August 21, 2007
I’m here at school, working in the Writing Center, and I come across a bookmark. Just wanted to share this quote with you guys:
“A Christianity which will bear witness to God’s Word in Jesus will be a speaking, thinking, arguing, debating Christianity, which will not be afraid to engage in intellectual and philosophical contest with the prevailing dogmas of its day.”
–Oliver O’Donovan
We (I am very much included in this “we”; maybe we’ll say, “wIe”) are often fearful to overstep the normal boundaries of conversation and this particularly American personal space. However, even those who are lost are ready to voice it, to deny Christ as truth and to explain their beliefs in something different. We should be all the more empowered to speak up. God is pleased when truth is discovered. If it is discovered through intellectual challenge, it is then truth that might be etched even deeper into the mind and heart.
August 22, 2007 at 2:38 am
You are right, Berger. I often pray simply that the Lord will reveal truth to me. How much more should I be willing to share truth with others. If a person is uncomfortable with the truth, they can change the subject. But really, they probably want to discuss truth rather than their new haircut.
August 26, 2007 at 11:51 pm
i wish i would speak more about my life with others, about my faith with others, and about what I truly care about.
August 27, 2007 at 12:11 am
You couldn’t be more right, Berger. I am completely shamed by the outspokenness of unbelievers who loudly and clearly present their case for all to hear. The gay rights movement has fewer members in America than the Church and yet it seems that it is their voice which fills our evening news and schools. Thanks for the challenge.