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This post was originally written in and scheduled for November, but never got published.
I have been talking about “Walking the Streets of Athens” in a number of places. This idea applies to anyone wanting to make a difference in other people’s lives. You need to walk their streets, understand their culture, understand their needs, and [...]

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The word “Gospel” has become a swear word in certain circles. What a pity. Let’s rather talk about “Good News” then.
What this world needs, is good old-fashioned, nay, ancient, evangelism and missionary work. Yes, you read that right. Evangelism and missionary work in the style of the pre-colonial, pre-modernistic era. Missionaries that understand the power [...]

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This is an open letter to the Freethinking Maties executive committee, that consists pretty much of atheists. (I would like to specify more accurately what kind of “atheist” I am talking about, however, I will refrain from doing so. I do not really want to offend anyone, and the rest of this post will be [...]

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You spend the better part of 25 years believing you are supposed to be sharing some good news with someone, everyone. You are supposed to tell them what great effect this good news has had in your life. Except, it hasn’t. You don’t understand what is good about this news. You try your best, but [...]

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This is the third post in a series of three, aimed at making evangelicals in the field more successful in their ministry to atheists. The previous post was Get the Good News Right. (Getting the Good News right is really the crux of the issue.)
The only difference between theists and atheists, is that we speak [...]

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This is the second post in a series of three, aimed at making evangelicals in the field more successful in their ministry to atheists. The first post was How to Convert an Atheist. Go and read that one first if you have not already done so.
What exactly is the “Good News”? Evangelising Christianity is about [...]

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We hereby interrupt our regular broadcast with a message to all Evangelicals in the field. This special is the first of a series of three, aimed at making your ministry to atheists more effective and successful.
I suppose one of the biggest accomplishments an Evangelical Christian could hope for, is to convert a hard-core atheist to [...]

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