tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post8233058052044420668..comments2023-12-10T11:54:42.104-05:00Comments on A Father Learning to Love: Preaching the Gospel in the Paradigm of Religionless Christianityfatherlearningtolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17666749738952674625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-74322521355253953392013-12-31T17:47:40.780-05:002013-12-31T17:47:40.780-05:00Good points. I think that "evangelism" ...Good points. I think that "evangelism" is as much for our own benefit as it is for others. When we embody love to others, all parties benefit.fatherlearningtolovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666749738952674625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-50186866125629209502013-12-31T17:35:34.070-05:002013-12-31T17:35:34.070-05:00I'm left asking the obvious, which you seem to...I'm left asking the obvious, which you seem to assume: why preach or evangelize at all? Because there's a rule that we should do so? You jumped from a nice distinction between religion and spirituality into Marketing 101. Genuine spirituality in action is its own argument. No one needs convincing that righteousness, peace, joy, and love are desirable when they see them in action and see how they work. Jesus' marketing strategy was to put a little leaven in the lump and let it live. It spreads on its own without a marketing plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com