I wonder if God is speaking to me and to us as God’s people through Acts 8 about the simplicity and effectiveness of just sitting down with people whose lives are very different from our own with curiosity, care and thoughtfulness.
Articles tagged with conversations
Dear Christians in America
Whether it’s a family conversation around the dinner table or a quick chat over coffee after church, tensions around political views among believers has the potential to escalate quickly, causing many to shy away from the conversation altogether.
Working as a Christian
Our work, even when mundane, needs to be an offering to God. We need to make that offering our best work, regardless of what work we are called to do.
Disagreements as a Pathway Towards Common Ground in Politics
Considering the goal of politics to be the search for common ground that promotes the common good, there are enormous disagreements as to the substance of that common ground.
Respectful Conversations as Deep Expression of Love
To get to know someone well enough to create a safe, welcoming space for that person to express their beliefs and their reasons for holding to those beliefs, and then having respectful conversations in an attempt to uncover our agreements and illuminate our disagreements is, for me, a deep expression of love for that person.
We Need to Talk
WARNING: This article contains language that may be offensive to some.
"Shut up, ho, and get off the stage." "What I would pay for someone to shut the power off and shut her up."
This is how Christians talk.