It’s a beautiful day up here on “the point.” Temps in the 70’s. A few clouds scudding across the sky. Nice breeze. The lake was filled with sailboats and other boats. It’s the last weekend of the summer. This morning was the last Saturday morning. Coffee on the porch. Anticipation in the air. Some of the leaves are even beginning to turn.
Imagine my surprise when complete strangers appeared on the porch and knocked on the door. A woman in a dress and two girls also in dresses. No one ever dresses like that out here so I knew something weird was up. The woman gave me a fake smile and started in on her pitch. “Are you having a great time out here. Boy, it’s really paradise out here. But have you ever given any thought to what it might be like to have a real paradise?”
O.
MY.
GOD.
Get OFF my porch! Get out of my face! Why are you shoving a piece of paper in my face and trying to convince me of the truths in the Bible on this beautiful morning? Go away and spend this gorgeous day with your family.
But I didn’t actually say any of that. I spoke around the knot that arose in my stomach. I smiled. LightBoy told her he was homeschooled (and we got big gold stars for that). I tried to be nice and assured her that I read my Bible and didn’t need her tracts. She felt better knowing that I’ll be with her heaven … whereever that is. My soul is safe. Okay.
Has anyone, any one ever done any kind of statistical study on how effective door to door evangelism really is? I mean really? What does it accomplish besides pissing people off. It may “save” one soul … but does that compare to turning 50 people away from church forever? I get the idea of catching that one poor hurting person … but if the cost is 50 people, ummm … I think the price might be too high. Or even if the price is 10 people? What then? Are we willing to condemn 10 people to save one? What’s up with that? That’s doesn’t seem very loving.
So give a look at this video. I have to introduce it … I don’t necessarily condone what this fellow has to say about Mormons. He doesn’t really like them all that well and ummm … he doesn’t hide it. I also don’t necessarily support atheism. But just watch this and open the the walls of the box a little bit. Thanks to Barry at Honest Faith for posting this originally …
