3 ways to make the Gospel clear and compelling

3 ways to make the Gospel clear and compelling

The greatest gift of all time should not be hard to understand, or to communicate... for anyone. Below are 3 things we should keep in mind as we share the good news with others. But first, a few assumptions: - We have the other person's best interest in mind. We truly want them to grasp the good news for himself or herself. - We have the credibility and permission we need to be heard. This credibility and permission may have been built up over time through friendship, or it has come quickly. - We begin as a listener and learner.…
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Contentment

Contentment

Sometimes it's the small things The gray of dawn was still an hour away when he pulled onto the road headed out of town. A few days to fish lonely streams... His mind was mostly sorted by the end of the seven hour drive. Lunch was simple with coffee made over a small fire, just enough to boil a pot of water dipped from the stream, and then a few drops to settle the grounds. Within thirty minutes he had caught and released two small browns. Contentment doesn't come with requirements... The crispness of a fall evening in the mountains.…
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20 years later…

20 years later…

Life had been good... I had a great family. Heritage. Security. Foundation. Relationship with the world. It was where everything would be ok. Where the future was bright, and exciting. Of course it couldn't last. You can't build upon broken... The news that would tear down my self imagined security came through a pay phone. It was like a wrecking ball with 19 years and 4800 miles worth of built up force ... "I've moved to Fort Worth. We're gonna get a divorce..." So yeah, the next few years were hard. But I learned that people are complicated. We aren't…
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