In a conversation with my pastor yesterday, we were discussing connections: connections between people, and connections between the church and the community. To be sure, the reason we work together in this endeavor called 'church' is because our experience of faith in Jesus Christ. But in our culture, in this time and place, conventional norms discourage someone from being a "witness" for Jesus. Rather, you must first have "with-ness."
Be with others. Put your phone down and be there. It may be your spouse. Your child. Your colleague, or a friend. Be there...with them. Your with-ness is your first and most powerful witness.
Then witness.
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