"When missionaries approach a cannibal tribe, they don't protest outside the village, call them names, put an ad in the paper, or complain that they eat people. Missionaries develop a relationship with the tribe, earn their trust, and become part of the community. Once they do that, the tribe is far more open to listening to their message."
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The Humility of Facing Oneself
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Encountering moments of truth is not always a pleasant experience. One
such recent moment I was acting out of self-righteous hurt in a relatively
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6 days ago
4 comments:
3:30 pm
Ah yes, but if you do that then they might eat you!
Which explains of course why he made the statement.
Thankfully we are moving beyond adversarial evangelism
3:55 pm
Phil was talking in the context of right wing christians who are pushing their Christian agenda in the media....but by itself I liked this quote
6:08 pm
interesting how context actually changes the vibe of the comment a bit
it is still valid either way, but i can see how it would apply so much more in that context
6:32 pm
http://www.philcooke.com/confronting_culture
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