Preaching Without Pushing
Long bus rides are not my preferred form of transportation. Still they provide evangelism opportunities. On one such trip from Rockford, Illinois to Minneapolis, I got to minister to a fellow passenger who was going to Rochester, Minnesota. Originally I approached Ross while he was smoking during a meal stop in Mauston, Wisconsin. I handed Ross a tract and asked a few questions regarding his eternal destiny but he wasn’t receptive to the gospel. Later during our bus ride, Ross moved up and sat across from me to initiate what became a lengthy conversation. I found out Ross grew up Jewish but had since become a pagan. Although he was still resistant to committing his life to Jesus, Ross thanked me for listening to him and not being pushy like other “religious people” he previously encountered (specifically mentioning Jehovah’s Witnesses). A final seed was planted when I gave Ross a Mark Cahill book explaining the difference between Christianity and various religions. J