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A Fear of Whales
Talk To People
By
rgaffney
Almost three years ago I wrote an article here condemning the trend to “Raise Awareness” as an alternative to actually making a difference. I challenged my readers to think of things to do to make the world a better place other than fundraising, marketing, and shopping. It’s a tough challenge to rise to. It seems…
Suddenly, She Bears!
By
rgaffney
One of the worst stories of the bible is found in II Kings 2:23-24 I want to do some work on interpreting it in a positive way. it goes like this From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at…
In Defense of Street Evangelism
By
rgaffney
Five years ago I got off a plane for an orientation with a Christian College Ministry I took a job with, and learned the training was going to entail going out and talking to strangers about the gospel. It was a very uncomfortable realization. Street preaching, and street evangelism have become such a presence in…
Small Groups and Gender Segregation
By
rgaffney
I wrote last week about a difficulty I have finding bible studies that study the Bible in a sea of group meetings that study other things they feel are more interesting or more important. I want to follow up on that with a related idea. What is up with all the separated men’s groups and…
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