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Friendship evangelism?

Over the last week I've witnessed and been told about something that I'm finding incredible.

I was going to call it friendship evangelism...but it's only evangelism if it's intentional...what is it if it's just happening out of relationship without any other intention except sharing what's in your heart? Maybe that is what evangelism truly is...

Anyway...

Last Wednesday one of Lucas' friends came over and asked Vun if he could have a book about Jesus. The reason...him and Lucas had been talking about Jesus and he wanted to know more. You have to understand Lucas and Austin are only six years old.

Vun was going to lend Austin "Just in case you ever wonder - Max Lucado" Only one problem...Like Lucas, Austin doesn't read - this would mean getting Marianne (his mom) to read it to him...so Vun called her and asked it if would be ok...she said it would.

Next day I had to stay home, because my meds disappeared and I had to get new ones, I waited all day for that (besides the point) At some point in the afternoon Austin came over to play video games with Lucas. And then the most interesting thing happened. As they played, without skipping a beat or even stopping...they began to talk about Jesus. Austin's problem, isn't Jesus just one of many choices? My way of putting it, to which Lucas answered, "No, Jesus is God's son and he created this whole land, even us. (Acts 17 stuff). And then they continued playing videos, like I said, without skipping a beat.

You have to understand, I try very hard to not indoctrinate my children...just give them the right answers etc - sometimes I wonder if that's erring on the wrong side, but when I see this it blows me away, when he talks to me about it, it blows me away...

Next day, Friday as they're together once again - playing games...Jesus comes up...I was in another room so all I could tell was that they were talking about Jesus once again, couldn't give you the jist of the conversation though. But again, they dialogued as they played...no trying to make a pitch...one interested in Jesus, the other sharing why Jesus was important to him. Childlike in every way...theology full of holes (by some standards). But real and honest and friendly.

Is it friendship evangelism or just friendship?

Anyway...it's been really neat to watch as well as be part of discussions that came up as Lucas developed further questions.

Posted by ed