• Evangelism

    Patrick of Ireland and Evangelism

    In a villa on the west coast of England during the 5th century, Irish raiders disrupted the sleep and security of a fifteen-year-old boy named Patrick. They stole him from his home and placed him in chains, taking him as their slave. They forced Patrick to tend their sheep in Ireland for six years. Seeking escape from his captors and yearning to return to his family in England, Patrick snuck away and hiked about 150 miles from western Ireland back to an eastern port seeking a ship to deliver him home. He joined the ship’s crew sailing to England and…

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    Social Media: 7 Tips for Evangelism

    Last night I experienced a first on social media. A person claiming to follow Jesus Christ questioned my salvation. This individual did not know me nor anything about my beliefs — other than the fact that I differed with him regarding a political issue. A third person who also commented on the Facebook thread said they left evangelical Christianity because of the type of comments my critic used in the exchange. It doesn’t bother me that someone who doesn’t know me would make such a ridiculous claim regarding my faith. The incident, however, did make me think of how many…