Discouragement

If God has made such a difference in your life, shouldn't you want to talk about it?

You don't have to be a fanatic to want to let others experience the same joy you've found in a relationship with God.

You don't have to look further than next door to find people who are looking for fulfillment in their lives, in all the wrong places, and still coming out empty.

Easter should be a perfect time for sharing, since telling the story of Easter invariably leads to telling about the change that has been made in your life.

Why is this a difficult concept? Why do people feel so threatened by a God who loves them? The new believers here are afraid to speak up because they could get in trouble. Their teachers have told them that they will be punished if they try to spread "religion". This is at my school! And I think my city is fairly tolerant, for this area of the world. This is the world we live in.

Some of my foreign friends in another city - also teachers - gave a welcome address to their school on the first day. Immediately after they gave their speech, the school officials stood up and told the crowd that these new teachers were "religious", and might try to talk about "religion" in the classroom. The students were told expressly to ignore them. What they have to say is untrue and could seriously undermine the very fabric of our society. Not to mention these religious nuts are all probably bent on overthrowing the gov't or world domination. They eat babies, too.