Expelled is finally here!
Ben Stein's creating waves.
What now? "The film was great. Tell me more about Intelligent Design? How is it relevant to me, my friends?" Probe's and Evantell's Redeeming Darwin curriculum fills the void, creates traction for you and your small group. Apologetics...evangelism...
answers.
Advocacy Apologetics: Finding Common GroundChristians in America today are viewed by outsiders as not only irrelevant and hypocritical, but for an unseemly "swagger" and "us-versus-them mentality." David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, writes in unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity, "In studying thousands of outsiders' impressions, it is clear that Christians are primarily perceived for what they stand against. We have become famous for what we oppose, rather than who we are for "[emphasis his]. Surely this negative perception is self-induced, at least somewhat. How can it be mitigated and turned around (which Barna's research shows is possible)? Veteran writer and speaker Rusty Wright, drawing on broad global experience, offers help, recalling advice from an Indian national regarding apologetics and evangelism: find common ground where possible, then move to the differences. Read Rusty Wright's brief article here. |
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