Radical subject line, right?
But I’m not some lunatic fundie over here. A few years ago, I was the snarky atheist. That means I know their best arguments and many of them are great.
They’re wrong, but they’re worth engaging with.
Not all of them, though.
Take, for example, this sentiment which shows up on the regular:
“There have been thousands of religions throughout human history but, yes, YOU were smart enough to pick the right one.”
The only flattery I get is sarcastic, so I’ll take it.
It’s wrong, though.
Yes, I follow the one True religion but, no, I feel no pride about that.
God gave the world His word, God took human form to spread His word, and it still took Him opening my mind to see the Truth.
That’s pathetic.
I didn’t come to Christianity through some mighty feat of my own. I needed the facts laid out before me and then I needed to get past my own biases to see it.
The logic of Christianity has been there my entire life. I couldn’t see it for 35 years. When I finally did, it wasn’t from me being clever. It was from me not being foolish anymore.
Which brings me to another snarky atheist jab:
“Grow up and face reality!”
I did. And when I did, I saw my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ staring back at me with loving kindness.
Facing reality is a beautiful thing.
That’s how I got the insights to help folks in a range of ways – through my books, through my coaching and, of course, through products like I linked below.
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