The ground we have in common with unbelievers is not the Bible, but our common needs, hurts, and interests as human beings. You cannot start with a text expecting the unchurched to be fascinated by it. You must first capture their attention, and then move them to the truth of God's Word. By starting with a topic that interests the unchurched and then showing what the Bible says about it, you can grab their attention, disarm prejudices, and create an interest in the Bible that wasn't there before.

I just think the Internet has made us ruder.

In Eden, worship was not an event to attend, but a perpetual attitude.

There is no growth if there is no change. There is no change if there is no loss. There is no loss if there is no pain.

Love pays attention. Love listens to the fears and the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts others the way Jesus accepts you.

Now God has never shouted out to me. I've never heard God speak audibly. He doesn't have to.

A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.