MIDDLE EAST: A Christian Muslim Encounter: Short, Sharp and Shocking
MIDDLE EAST: A Christian Muslim Encounter: Short, Sharp and Shocking
By Abu Daoud
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
December 19, 2012
We moved to the Middle East over seven years ago and I would like to think that after this much time I have learned how to (more or less) read people I'm talking to. Normally when I'm talking with M's I take an irenic approach, but I have also learned that sometimes you meet someone who wants to talk about religion with you but from a combative point of view. This happened the other day and I felt in my spirit that I should take a short, sharp, and shocking approach (I learned this from an Egyptian pastor). One can hope that something you say will stick in the person's head and over time lead to a genuine openness and questioning attitude. John the Baptist and Jesus used this approach quite often when they were talking with the self-righteous folks of their day.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Abu Daoud
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
December 19, 2012
We moved to the Middle East over seven years ago and I would like to think that after this much time I have learned how to (more or less) read people I'm talking to. Normally when I'm talking with M's I take an irenic approach, but I have also learned that sometimes you meet someone who wants to talk about religion with you but from a combative point of view. This happened the other day and I felt in my spirit that I should take a short, sharp, and shocking approach (I learned this from an Egyptian pastor). One can hope that something you say will stick in the person's head and over time lead to a genuine openness and questioning attitude. John the Baptist and Jesus used this approach quite often when they were talking with the self-righteous folks of their day.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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