This is a redirect to a great post by Bruce Gerenscer. He was an Evangelical Pastor for decades, but left the church and faith in God some time back. He now writes from an Atheistic/Humanistic perspective that has been informed by his Evangelical Christian background. The article can be found by clicking here. SEVEN THINGS …
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Many Christians memorize different evangelistic methods. Some are better than others. Some are more text-based. Some are more illustration-based. Some are more logic-based, or focused on propositions. But each one is designed for a target audience. Over-reliance on a method means that one's message will "miss the mark" with broad segments of society. Consider two …
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Not long ago I weighed in on an on-line question-- "Can God make anything Imperfect?" I made the suggestion that "GOD MAKES EVERYTHING IMPERFECT." In Metaphysics (Book Delta) Part 16, Aristotle gives a three possible definitions of teleios, a word we often translate into English as "perfect" --- unimprovable. complete (needing nothing additional) functional (achieving …
Okay, so I was watching this guy on TV. He was some sort of talking head type guy on Fox News. (Disclaimer... I have no idea who this guy is. I really don't watch Fox News. I mean, I live in Asia--- so why would I?) He was telling a story about some town in …
From Chapter of Same Name in Theo-Storying: Reflections on God, Narrative and Culture I believe that Counter-cultural contextualization best describes making the Christian message relevant and resonant in a specific cultural setting. The goal is to contrast the Christian message to the surrounding culture, but without being “anti-culture.” Counterculture suggests a critical agency to use …
Despite the "really geeky" title, this is a nice article on the relationship between Missions and Evangelism. It is written by an Anglican Missionary who is to be serving in Africa. Click on the Link below to read it. https://wp.me/p9t8hS-6n
One of my favorite verses in the Bible to meditate on is Mark 9:24. Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” The context is a father of a boy who is described as demon-possessed. The disciples of Jesus have been unable to provide help. Jesus questions the father, …
Been some time since I shared this article. Thought I would do so again...
Back when I was an engineer, most all of the employees in our company were trained in TQM (Total Quality Management). If you haven't heard of it, feel free to websearch it now. I'll wait. Okay. Anyway... an aspect of it has to do with analysis of problems. In it, one focuses on Process rather …
Mostly this post is to point you to read and consider an article of the same name on the Global Theology webpage. I would like to add first, though, that the issue is quite relevant to Missions. One of my students is writing a paper on expressing the message of the Gospel to Theravada Buddhists …