When we share the Good News of Jesus with people, it’s easy to get distracted by a lot of side issues – conversations that are important, but not as important as knowing Jesus. How can we stay focused on the main thing: a relationship with Jesus?
Continue readingHow often do we expect people to learn to speak our Christian language to understand Jesus’ good news? What if instead we imagined how Jesus’ good news might sound if we translated it into terms they already know?
Continue readingWhen we share the good news with others, we often fall back on formulas that don’t connect with where they are. But if God is already at work in their lives, what happens if we look closer? How is God good news for the people we know and love, even if they don’t know God?
Continue readingEvangelism often relies on guilt, shame or fear to motivate people. But those aren’t good news, and they’re not where God’s posture towards us begins. Jesus’ baptism is an invitation for all of us to remember the heart of the good news: that we are God’s beloved children, and God delights in us.
Continue readingEvangelism so often comes across as bad news. But God loves all of us, and is already at work in each of our lives. The story of the magi visiting Jesus demonstrates God’s persistent love for us – and that is good news worth sharing!
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