Comments on: Thoughts from Off the Map Conference http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/11/24/thoughts-from-off-the-map-conference/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: James http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/11/24/thoughts-from-off-the-map-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-13501 James Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:36:53 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7925#comment-13501 I don't argue that Christians have said and done a lot to harm our image, and thus our credibility when we try to share the Gospel. But I take issue with this: "after 9-11, I did notice that we didn’t have a Rev. Peter Marshall or Billy Graham issuing a call for the nation to gather round for prayer. Seems like the only thing we could rally around at that point was a good old fashioned boot-kicking." I don't know where you were, but I saw countless Christian leaders calling for our citizens to get on our knees, and I saw countless Christians doing so. I don’t argue that Christians have said and done a lot to harm our image, and thus our credibility when we try to share the Gospel. But I take issue with this:

“after 9-11, I did notice that we didn’t have a Rev. Peter Marshall or Billy Graham issuing a call for the nation to gather round for prayer.
Seems like the only thing we could rally around at that point was a good old fashioned boot-kicking.”

I don’t know where you were, but I saw countless Christian leaders calling for our citizens to get on our knees, and I saw countless Christians doing so.

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