The overwhelming emphasis on stranger evangelism using intellectual defenses of the faith in the absence of incarnational ministry amounts to nothing more than “Christian Drive-By’s.” We place great emphasis on ‘being bold enough’ to memorize proselytizing presentations apart from relationships. But here’s the deal: Jesus didn’t just blow through town to recite the Romans Road or to leave a tract on the urinal of your life. He bankrupted heaven to be born as a baby, to grow, and then to spend a lifetime on the slow road of presence. He patiently and painstakingly pursued you and me. And today,
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