“Do you think I can become a follower of Jesus?” I replied that yes, anyone can. He was silent for a while. I wondered whether he might next ask, “What do I need to do to be saved?” He didn’t. Instead, deep in thought, he asked, “But how would that work, because nobody in my family has ever been a Christian?” I was silent for a while. I’d never been asked that question before, but I understood how important it was to him. He thought in “we.” He was thinking how the stories of Jesus and the good news I had shared that night affected him as a member of a group. A lot of theology is produced and
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