Facebook evangelism: speaking with people, not at them
- Is commenting about Jesus on Facebook a real relationship or a substitute for one?
- Are there dos and don'ts for talking about Jesus in a Facebook comment section?
- Why do I not care about fasting when Christians I respect practice it?
Boova raises his crossroads question: when friends pour out hurting posts on Facebook, is commenting about Jesus legitimate evangelism or a substitute for real one-on-one relationship? John Wagner argues electronic communication is real communication and the hosts should not dismiss it; the hosts converge on treating comment threads like face-to-face conversations — don't verse-drop and leave (imagining 'Proverbs 8:9' quoted at a stranger then walking away), don't pile on, prefer private messages for heavy things, and remember that throwing chapter-and-verse without the words is pompous and excludes people. A sidebar takes up a host's question about why he does not care about fasting: the hosts point to Jesus' example of fasting before choosing the disciples and before the temptation as a biblical discipline worth asking God about.
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