November 30, -0001
We've been posting videos of Peace Catalyst staff speaking at a recent event called Lumen, and today we'd like to post one last video. A friend of ours, Carl Medearis, also spoke at this event, and we thought you would enjoy hearing his story. Carl is an American who used to live in Lebanon, and in this video, he speaks to Christians about his friendships with Muslims leaders in Iraq and the conversations he's had with them about Jesus.
November 30, -0001
It seems as if I receive weekly emails from my evangelical friends and Bible Study classmates that lament the role that Christianity currently plays in the American public square. For example, a number of my friends have made it a point to wish me, electronically, a “Merry CHRISTmas” – an obvious reference to their perception of the inability of Christians to be true to their religious faith during the Christmas season for fear of being “politically incorrect."
November 30, -0001
My friend Carl Medearis tells an enlightening story about teaching at a large church in Texas. He asked the group “what is the gospel?” and then made a list of the students' answers on the chalkboard. They answered, "the free gift of God, freedom from sin, eternal life, grace, unconditional love, healing and deliverance, redemption, faith in God, new life." Next he asked the class if they missed anything. The class sat silent for a minute. Then a girl raised her hand and asked, “How come none of us mentioned Jesus?”
