To my rescue...

My friend, Loraena, found the quote I referred to in my last blog post. As I re-read it, images came to mind at how many times I have ran away from opportunities to share the gospel because of a cultural line. This is to my shame. As a mom, I want to protect my kids (and who am I kidding, myself) from the foul language, the stench of pot smoke or the smell of neglected hygienic practices. But, is that what Christ did? Absolutely not. And, aren't they a picture of our un-regenerate state? Most definitely. Read this and tell me how you and your family are getting around cultural barriers. And, might I add, we will not teach our kids to have a love for the lost until we model it to them. Please, let me know what you do to share Christ to all people. And, if you're like me and you aren't, pray with me to have a desire to reach out to the unlovely. Praise God, He did!!

"Now that the wall is down, the servants of Christ are called to crawl over the rubble with the message of salvation. It is comfortable to stay in the sphere of people like ourselves, seeking refuge in a familiar ghetto of Christian contacts. But we cannot wait for non-Christians to cross the culture gaps, to scale the walls to get to know us well enough to see Christ’s grace in our lives...We who have experienced this grace are the ones who must climb the walls, build the bridges, and suffer the stresses of culture shock. People who know Jesus must pay the price to pierce the barriers between peoples." -Dennis E. Johnson