Author Archives: coachmc

Journalism or Evangelism?

Posted on March 5, 2023 by coachmc

Both sides can have a bad rep but in today’s ‘Encouragement Efforts‘ post, we’ll look instead at the relationship between the two title topics, via a bit of history in Lee Strobel‘s life. In addition to writing “Inside the Mind … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste Your ‘Water’

Posted on February 26, 2023 by coachmc

It’s a hot summer day and you’ve decided to give away some cold bottles of water to people in your town. You don’t stop and offer the couple sitting in their air conditioned Mercedes a bottle and you bypass the … Continue reading →

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A Motive for the Christ Like Life

Posted on April 4, 2021 by coachmc

In today’s Comments on Quotes article, I won’t be doing much reflection because the quote, from Joe Aldrich’s Lifestyle Evangelism, says so much itself. Here’s what he wrote… “Positionally, the believer stands blameless before God because of Christ’s substitutionary death. … Continue reading →

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And Then There Were ‘Oncers’

Posted on March 28, 2021 by coachmc

Chapter 15, of the Book of Luke, tells us parables of three ‘lost’ things; a sheep, a coin, and a son. It’s part of God’s message to us that we have never looked upon another human being who isn’t valuable … Continue reading →

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Evangelism: An Issues Process and More

Posted on October 25, 2020 by coachmc

How many words is too many for a ‘Readables’ article suggestion? This graphic is somewhat ‘hard’ to read, though it has only about 147 words in it. The article I’m going to suggest you tackle, has a little over 44 … Continue reading →

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Everyday Eisenman’s – Times Have Changed?

Posted on August 30, 2020 by coachmc

Tom Eisenman, writing in the introduction to Everyday Evangelism, says, “The world today is a tough place. People are in pain. People live in fear…People are used, abused and discarded. Everybody is banged up. Nobody knows which way to turn. … Continue reading →

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Retribution and Rejection: Gone for Good

Posted on July 12, 2020 by coachmc

To get a sense of the power behind sharing the gospel, think of these two areas of life that are guaranteed to befall those who leave this earth without Christ…Retribution and Rejection. There truly will be hell to pay for … Continue reading →

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Evangelism: A Post Engagement Process

Posted on June 28, 2020 by coachmc

In my last ‘Readables’ article, Evangelism: A Task of Importance, I shared that hearing about God’s gift of salvation through faith in Christ’s work on the cross is paramount to dealing with the lack of hope for the human soul … Continue reading →

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Strengthening Your Evangelistic Efforts

Posted on June 7, 2020 by coachmc

Get Out There and Share Your Faith! Too often that’s what we hear (or think) when it comes to our responsibility to communicate the gospel with people we know. But according to Doug Powe, director of the Lewis Center for … Continue reading →

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Little’s Bits: Don’t Pony Up the Phony

Posted on April 19, 2020 by coachmc

I went looking online for some reasons people don’t like Christians and found an article by Tony Morgan, the Founder and Lead Strategist of a group that helps leaders grow healthy churches. Wait…someone who works with pastors wrote about why … Continue reading →

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