Compassion and Evangelism

I appreciate these words by Lesslie Newbigin from his book, A Word in Season. “In the old days we used to do a lot of street preaching.  I have done a lot of it myself, and I believe in it.  I cannot accept the view that would seek to downgrade evangelism.  …If you do not …

Confessing Christ in a Pluralist Society

Here are some great concluding words from a great book, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. “I want to suggest the word ‘confidence’ as the one which designates the proper attitude.  In a pluralist society, any confident affirmation of the truth is met by the response, ‘Why should I believe this rather than that?’  Every …

Lesslie Newbigin on the Gospel of John

In case some of you are unaware of it, I want to point out Lesslie Newbigin's exposition of the fourth Gospel: The Light Has Come.  It isn't a critical-exegetical commentary, so it won't replace those on your shelves.  However, Newbigin does interact with the story of John quite well and draws out some threads and …

Evangelism, the Church, and the Holy Spirit (Newbigin)

Here's a great section from a great book: A Word in Season by Lesslie Newbigin."We have good news to tell.  Before we begin to think about how it is communicated, it is well that we begin with a negative point.  It is not communicated if the question uppermost in our minds is about the survival …

The American Captivity of Christianity

 The lecture that Lesslie Newbigin gave in Stuttgart, Germany in 1994 is just as timely today as it was back then - if not more so.  It is called "The Cultural Captivity of Western Christianity as a Challenge to a Missionary Church."  I believe this article is something that all solid and serious Christians should read as …