Interesting.
In many cases he's probably right, but he seems to ignore the integrity that comes with social evangelism. To use his example, why should "Tom" listen when i witness to him if my Converse shoes and their widely publicised inhumane factory policies communicate a different message? Surely in Toms shoes, whatever I say is supported by my clearly ethical choice of clothing? He does sort of say that towards the end in talking about bread for soul and stomach but he talks about us needing to provide both, still ignoring the fact that perhaps both can or should go hand in hand. What was that cliched saying? "People don't care how much you know..."
Obviously my response is a simplistic as his original view and the reality is neither as black nor as white. But both baby and bathwater can be useful sometimes...
In many cases he's probably right, but he seems to ignore the integrity that comes with social evangelism. To use his example, why should "Tom" listen when i witness to him if my Converse shoes and their widely publicised inhumane factory policies communicate a different message? Surely in Toms shoes, whatever I say is supported by my clearly ethical choice of clothing? He does sort of say that towards the end in talking about bread for soul and stomach but he talks about us needing to provide both, still ignoring the fact that perhaps both can or should go hand in hand. What was that cliched saying? "People don't care how much you know..."
Obviously my response is a simplistic as his original view and the reality is neither as black nor as white. But both baby and bathwater can be useful sometimes...
Oooh - you got into it there. I am about to switch off for the night so reply will be disappointingly short.
Let him who weareth not Converse cast the first stone...
Even Jesus was rude to people sometimes, and it would have been the religionists like us he would have been rude to. So grace and dogma probably ok but you have to know what you are on about.
Let him who weareth not Converse cast the first stone...
Even Jesus was rude to people sometimes, and it would have been the religionists like us he would have been rude to. So grace and dogma probably ok but you have to know what you are on about.
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