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March 16, 2005 7:39 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

It is interseting to see the ripple effect of Ashley's Smith's courage. It is indeed inspiring. Here are a few examples of people mentioning their desire to check out "The Purpose Driven Life"

Ashley Smith: Her Faith Got Her Through by Steve Bowers
I've heard of the book The Purpose Driven Life and heard it was good but never bothered to check it out myself. Likewise with the Bible. As a preacher's kid, I got the Bible stuff so much growing up that I welcomed to opportunity to get away from it as an adult. But it's quite obvious to me that this young woman's faith-based purpose-driven live is the reason why she's alive today. I think that maybe it's time to put The Purpose Driven Life on my reading list. And it might not be a bad idea to open up the Bible again. It seems to have worked for Ashley Smith.

MyWestTexas.com - Local News - 03/15/2005 - Sissom: Amid headlines of violence, America witnesses miracle of hostage reading to captor

Wow! Just one day before, I had stumbled across that very book gathering dust in my living room while cleaning and placed it in my desk for storage. It was a gift from a dear friend that I had never gotten around to reading, being the late-night TV news junkie I am.

As the hostage read to her captor, a human being emerged from what was perceived by the world as a complete monster. He wanted her to read more....

But tonight, I'm going to do something different.

I think I'll finally read that book my friend gave me.

This ounce of love transformed him rrom a rampaging murdorous madman to a human being, hanging curtains for a friend. At least for a bit.

So often Christianity is portrayed as a bunch of old men telling others what they are doing wrong. Every one of us is doing some selfish thing that is hurtful to others and offensive to God. That should be so obvious that it doesn't need to be pointed out. The real message is that even thogh we don't deserve it, God loves us.

We should love others in the same way. Even though they don't deserve our love, only good can come of it. Evangelism is most effective when it is done by leadership. Toss off the entanglements of this world and follow God. If we do this, nobody will miss the effects. They will be compelled to follow.

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It is interseting to see the ripple effect of Ashley's Smith's courage. It is indeed inspiring. Here are a few examples of people mentioning their desire to check out "The Purpose Driven Life"

Ashley Smith: Her Faith Got Her Through by Steve Bowers I've heard of the book The Purpose Driven Life and heard it was good but never bothered to check it out myself. Likewise with the Bible. As a preacher's kid, I got the Bible stuff so much growing up that I welcomed to opportunity to get away from it as an adult. But it's quite obvious to me that this young woman's faith-based purpose-driven live is the reason why she's alive today. I think that maybe it's time to put The Purpose Driven Life on my reading list. And it might not be a bad idea to open up the Bible again. It seems to have worked for Ashley Smith.

MyWestTexas.com - Local News - 03/15/2005 - Sissom: Amid headlines of violence, America witnesses miracle of hostage reading to captor Wow! Just one day before, I had stumbled across that very book gathering dust in my living room while cleaning and placed it in my desk for storage. It was a gift from a dear friend that I had never gotten around to reading, being the late-night TV news junkie I am. As the hostage read to her captor, a human being emerged from what was perceived by the world as a complete monster. He wanted her to read more.... But tonight, I'm going to do something different. I think I'll finally read that book my friend gave me.

The nice part of this kind of Evangelism is that iLove is what Christ is all about. Ashley gave Brian Nichols love that he didn't deserve. She mad him pancakes, she asked about his family, whe told him that he had value, when everyone else in the world overflowing with hatred for him. This ounce of love transformed him rrom a rampaging murdorous madman to a human being, hanging curtains for a friend. At least for a bit. So often Christianity is portrayed as a bunch of old men telling others what they are doing wrong. Every one of us is doing some selfish thing that is hurtful to others and offensive to God. That should be so obvious that it doesn't need to be pointed out. The real message is that even thogh we don't deserve it, God loves us. We should love others in the same way. Even though they don't deserve our love, only good can come of it. Evangelism is most effective when it is done by leadership. Toss off the entanglements of this world and follow God. If we do this, nobody will miss the effects. They will be compelled to follow.