Listen

So how can they call on someone they don’t have faith in? And how can they have faith in someone they haven’t heard of? And how can they hear without a preacher? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the good news.

Romans 10:14-15

Think

My family has gone camping in Yosemite every year since before I was born. We have our routines by now — and one of those routines, for my Uncle Vic, is getting to know everyone in the surrounding campsites. Boy Scouts, bocce ball, and Jesus — those are some of my uncle’s favorite things, and he never hesitates to share them with strangers.

The kind of evangelism that my uncle does feels way out of my comfort zone, though I’ve learned to appreciate his boldness. I still have a lot to learn from my uncle in that respect. But I have learned a lot from my family in other ways. For example, I’ve learned to feel comfortable singing “Great is Thy Faithfulness” at the top of my lungs around a campfire, simply because it felt like a great thing to do.

Evangelism can take many forms. Sometimes stepping out in faith looks like shaking the hand of a stranger. Sometimes stepping out in faith looks like sitting around a campfire, singing hymns with joyful abandon.

Heidi Thorsen Oxford

Pray

Indescribable God, give me the words to share the good news that I’ve discovered in you with other people. Thank you for all the people in my life who have found the words to share this good news with me. Amen.

Go

I have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus,
No turning back, no turning back

The world behind me, the cross before me,
The world behind me, the cross before me,
The world behind me, the cross before me,
No turning back, no turning back

from “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus,” author unknown