God is not sitting on his hands, waiting for people to discover him. As the ultimate missionary, he passionately pursues people and circulates invitations to friendship in every possible place. He’s patient for those he loves to bow the knee, but he’s not at all passive about it. He’s obsessed with bringing his children …
Speak to the Spark!
I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen that the Spirit has clearly been at work in someone’s heart ahead of my meager efforts to show up and share with them about Jesus. The grace-clues that the Spirit concocted converged to ready Rahab for rescue remind me of Philip’s arrival at the …
Tell Your God-Sighting Stories
If you’ve seen God in something, tell the story! Your God-sighting stories have an impact on others. Tell the stories of whatever Red Seas he’s parted for you. Those you tell may or may not rush directly into Jesus’ arms. It might take some time for them to get around to it. But in the …
Jesus Prioritized Rahabs
Twisted and confused by their inherent bent toward rebellion, humans are at the same time stamped by God as divine image bearers, his one-off work of art. To focus on one or the other exclusively either demonizes or deifies them. They’re neither demons nor divine, but lost sons and daughters––seldom as bad as they could …
“Plain Old Witnesses”
Not everyone is specially gifted for the good news-bearing task. We call those people “evangelists.” I love evangelists. I’m not one, but I love being around them. I’ve known a number of evangelists over the years, those with a God-installed aptitude for attracting people to Jesus. You can’t go anywhere with these flaming friendship-makers without …
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