Grace, Seasoned with Salt, and Evangelism

“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to respond to each person appropriately.” Each human being whose form we see, whose voice we hear, or with whom our lives otherwise touch, is a unique person, created by the Holy Trinity in the image of God. They …

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The Reason: The Love of Jesus (It’s Not About Hell)

The Love of God is so good and the worthiness of Jesus is so great that no other motivation is required, or even desired, to come to Jesus or to tell others about Him. No treasure compares to the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. No happiness compares to the joy of knowing Jesus. …

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Lessons from Jonah, the Whale, and Nineveh: Salvation is of the Lord

The most successful prophet in the Old Testament appears to be Jonah. God told him to go to Nineveh, and tell the people there that God would destroy their city in forty days because of their sin. Hating the Ninevites and fearing that they might repent and God would spare their city, Jonah ran away. ...Regardless, to hear Jesus say, “Well done, you good and faithful servant; enter into the joy of your Master,” will be incomparably worth it all. I do not ask for more.