Hasta la Vista, Preachin’ Peter
It’s with great sadness and joy that I will be saying goodbye to this young man, at least for a few years, anyway… Peter Johnson had the distinction of graduating at the top of my evangelism class with the exact same score as his fraternal twin, then becoming the youngest Academy Awards street preacher at
Atheist Tuesday: “Just live the life” Evangelism
Several months ago I wrote a controversial article explaining to atheists why evangelists must share their faith; I entitled it “The Drowning Woman” and received over 130 comments. In a nutshell, I compared the unbeliever to a woman who doesn’t realize that she is drowning, and the evangelist/lifeguard must do whatever is necessary to rescue her, even if it may appear rude. (Click here to read it.)
An atheist then brought in his viewpoint: That article, “The Relaxing Man,” essentially describes the atheist as a man enjoying a pleasant lull on the grass in a park when suddenly he is accosted by a crazy person, the evangelist. (Read that here.)
But the most curious comment was from a guy named Bizzle, who calls himself a Christian, but has different ideas on how evangelism should be performed. Here’s his perspective: