Sharing

This is Walk the Way. Brought to you by Q Place. I’m Jeff Klein. And I’m Pam Klein. I grew up with this version of the gospel: I sinned, Jesus died for my sins, accepting Him into my heart would lead to forgiveness and I was Heaven bound. Those four principles, known as the four spiritual laws, were originally developed to help people share their faith – and they did simplify huge, mysterious, mind-boggling concepts into a concise framework of understanding. But somehow, they took on a life of their own, almost to the extent that if a person doesn’t recite those...Read more …

The Psalms are full of reminders of God’s goodness, beauty, splendor, majesty, sovereignty and faithfulness. Just read these bits from Psalm 104: He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts. He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. It’s such a...Read more …

Spiritual lessons can often come from the most unlikely places. For me, it’s the Food Network. Jesus calls us to be like salt and, undoubtedly, many of us have heard countless sermons about the power of salt to flavor and preserve. As I’ve pondered about how to best share Christ with my neighbors, I’ve wondered this: If Jesus came today, might He use my favorite chefs’ expertise as modern-day examples of how to share and how to be salt? Giada DeLaurentis instructs me to season every layer. She has taught me that salt adds much more flavor to my food if...Read more …

This is Walk the Way, brought to you by Q Place. I’m Jeff Klein. And I’m Pam Klein. Our daughter, Morghin, got her driver’s license this month. And besides wanting to announce to the rest of the world out there to drive extra carefully to protect my baby girl, I also realize it’s time – she prepared, practiced and logged lots of hours to get to this point. She was ready. I’m pretty convinced that when it comes to sharing our faith with others, most of us are just like Morghin getting her driver’s license – We’re ready; and actually more ready than we...Read more …

As I ran errands last week, I blasted Mandisa’s “Overcomer” through the stereo in my Suburban. The windows were open as I pulled up to the library’s drop box. Momentarily aware of myself, I wondered what someone would think if they observed me – after all, it was “Christian” music I was blaring. Later that day, a friend texted me, exasperated with her life. When I asked why she was so upset, she shared that she was stressed about money. It took several exchanges before I worked up the nerve to type, “Have you prayed about that?” And right before...Read more …

Most of us have probably been to a used car lot and experienced what happens as soon as you get there: a salesman comes hurrying from his or her little office, hungry for a sale. It’s commission time. You know it and they know it and no matter how much they try to hide it or act natural, it makes you want to run. I wonder if non-Christians feel about Christians what I feel like after going to a used car lot. Does sharing about Jesus have to be this way? Or can sharing your faith become an Art? First,...Read more …