Month: February 2013

(This post is part of our “Give away the gospel” series.)

One day during the course of his daily routine, Tim* came across a man along the street and they struck up a conversation. As they chatted, Tim learned that the man was “religious” and that he enjoyed reading books. A light went on in Tim’s mind—this man would be interested in reading a book about the Bible! Tim asked the homeless man to wait and hurried back to his car to get the copy of By This Name that he knew was on the back deck of the rear window. To his surprise, the book wasn’t there! Then he recalled that he had already given it away. Now he didn’t have anything to give to the man and the opportunity to share the Gospel with this homeless man was lost.

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(This post is part of our “Give away the gospel” series.)

Calvin* and a friend were going on a four-day road trip for a conference. They estimated that it would take four days by car to get to their destination and they planned on stopping for meals at diners and restaurants. As part of the trip, they loaded the car with copies of By This Name with the intention of giving them out at every place they stopped for food.

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(This post is part of our “Give away the gospel” series.)

I was having a chat with the handyman who had come over to my house to fix a leaky pipe. He had paused for coffee and we took a few minutes to chat. I learnt that he was more than just a handyman—he was a husband, father, grandfather, a house builder, a chicken farmer and a fan of folk music. He was not a stranger anymore but someone I knew. He was someone I could share the Gospel with. Just before he left, I asked if he preferred reading or listening to a story. He said he wasn’t much of a reader so I reached into my Be Ready Box (BRB) and offered him the audiobook version of “The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus” as a token of my thanks. He accepted.

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