We’ve all been there. We want to share Jesus with others but can’t get the words out of our mouth or make an impact when we do. But there’s no need to stay stuck. With easy-to-digest insights, the Reach Blog will help you share Jesus more freely and in a way that makes people lean in.
Dave Wilson and John Hopper—You have a friend who doesn’t believe in God. You want him to change his mind.You have a sister who thinks Jesus was nothing more than a moral teacher. You want her to think differently.You have co-workers who think the Bible is simply a book of myths. You...
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Dave Wilson and John Hopper—If you’re like us, you want to meet people where they are in their spiritual journey and help them take the next step toward God. But how do we do that when people have ideas that are in direct opposition to what Scripture has to say?In football (either the...
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Don Barkley—Don, did Jesus really say that He was the only way, and that there’s no other way to God?Yes. He said He was the way, the truth, and the life, and that no one comes to the Father except through Him. Jesus even called Himself the door that we have go through to get to God.How...
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John Hopper—I’m glad you asked.Yes, Aristotle was a philosopher, but he was also an observer of life, including how people are persuaded to think or act in ways they may not have arrived at on their own. In his classic work Rhetoric, Aristotle explained that a person’s ability to...
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Mary Jo Sharp—Apologetics isn’t just about having the right answers; it’s about hearing the story behind the questions. I watched this play out at an apologetics summer camp when a high school student asked an apologist: “How does the Kalam Cosmological Argument affect your spiritual...
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John Hopper — It’s not always easy to start up meaningful conversations. Having a few questions to ask about people’s past, present, and future can help get you there. Furthermore, if you listen well to the answers people give, you often will uncover the hopes, joys, fears, motivations,...
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Chad Blankenburg – “Jesus Loves You, Everyone Else Thinks You’re a Jerk”This is a bumper sticker found behind a bar in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Actually, it uses more salty language than that, but hey, this is a Christian blog!) Unfortunately, it is an accurate description of how...
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John Hopper – I knew nothing about the sport of rowing until my son joined his college team. He was part of an eight-man crew that often competed against other teams on a course that took less than 15 minutes to complete. His team did not always finish first, but regardless of their...
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Drew Waeckerle – “I do not know any lost people, and I am not sure how to meet any.” That’s what I often hear from fellow followers of Jesus when I encourage them to reach out to those who don’t yet know Him. Of course, not knowing any lost people is an issue if we are to fulfill Jesus’...
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Don Barkley – “Don, I know you are big on Christianity, but aren’t all the religions really the same?"“There certainly are some similarities. For example, all major religions of the world recognize that something isn’t right about our lives. They also provide a way to fix that...
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Johnny Russell – I’m not sure if you’re like me, but I am certainly a creature of habit. I go to the same gas station. I go to the same grocery store. I go to the same restaurants. Boring? Maybe. But part of the reason is that I like getting to know the people at each of these...
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Alissa Perry — I’m a married woman, but I go on multiple blind dates each month. That is, several times a month, I reach out to a woman in my town whom I've wanted to meet, befriend, or get to know better, and I invite her to lunch or coffee.If someone says, “You should know…”, “You...
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