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Real-Time Connections?

Last updated on: March 11, 2010 at 7:02 am by JBW

Real-Time Connections? 2010-03-11T07:02:07-05:00 JBW

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I have a guest post today over at Dan King’s Blog, where I am reviewing Chapter 8 of Bob Roberts’ book, “Real Time Connections.”

I must confess to you a scandalous secret: I have an aversion to Evangelism.

Oh, dear reader, please do not hate me! This distaste does not stem from a lack of love for my God – it’s just that my experience with evangelism has always been so – um, what’s the word? Fake.

I think it started in early childhood, when I was repeatedly pushed and prodded and terrified by various authoritative adults into “accepting Christ,” which I dutifully responded to by repeatedly raising my hand or walking down the church aisle. I did this at least six times, just to be safe.

This guilty conviction tracked right through to my youth, and later into college, when I joined an enthusiastic group of good Christians swarming the streets of our college town on Saturday evenings so that we might witness to the rowdy students making their rounds at the various drinking establishments. Our goal was to intercept these unsuspecting strangers on their way to the next bar, and strike up casual conversations about their relationship with Jesus. Awkward!

No one ever converted.

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