tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000837569274162013.post6926344140518717660..comments2023-11-18T11:12:48.687-08:00Comments on 'Am-ha'aretz Press: Relief Or Responsibility - Wondering about the motive of an argumentIsaiah Kallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05654198174625579865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000837569274162013.post-44166067216956589772012-02-07T04:37:23.730-08:002012-02-07T04:37:23.730-08:00Thanks for taking the time to comment, Lindsey. In...Thanks for taking the time to comment, Lindsey. Instead of writing a response to this, I wrote a whole post.Isaiah Kallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654198174625579865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000837569274162013.post-86531348962901597062012-02-03T22:00:24.580-08:002012-02-03T22:00:24.580-08:00I might be wrong, but I think one of the biggest f...I might be wrong, but I think one of the biggest fears of our generation is being "preachy." We don't want to turn people off by HOW we present the message and we're so self-conscious about it that we often don't present the message at all. I think there is something to be said for waiting for the right moment and the right conversation but we just can't always be waiting.<br /><br />For me, it's hard to share some of the things that I know might shut people down. Like that Jesus is THE way. Around other Christians it isn't a problem. But I sympathize with a lot of atheists. A lot of them have very sad misconceptions about God, like deep down they think He's a cruel, asshole. I want them so badly to know God's goodness and once they learn that to understand that it is has some necessary harshness. The older I get, the more God teaches me how to talk to people about him more holistically.Lindsey Reneehttp://lindseyreneegrace.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com