Amazing New Witnessing Technique!
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I was driving through a parking lot over the weekend and came across these two vans parked a couple of spaces from each other.


I imagine they were inside the restaurant leaving a 5% tip and a christian tract for the waiter after complaining about their poorly prepared food and gossiping about the Jones from church.
Ok…that may be an exaggeration. They probably left an 8% tip.
By now I’m sure you’re picking up on my obvious frustration with these kind of people. I’ll readily admit that I have to go to the Lord frequently to ask His forgiveness for not loving them the way that I should.
It’s far easier for me to extend grace and compassion to even the most heinous of sinners than it is to love judgmental “Christians” (and I use that word loosely in this context).
I have to question the heart of people who choose to apply stickers to the back of their minivans warning of hellfire and judgment when Jesus himself summed up the entirety of the law into “Love God…love others.” (Luke 10:27) Why can’t we put that on the back of our vehicles?
I really do think I’m growing though. At least I didn’t get out of my car and peel the lettering off their back windows.
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March 31, 2008
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Well written . . .
Those things bug me too, but I couldn’t word it as politely as you did!
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March 31, 2008
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Yes, I have to agree with Travis on this one. I think I’d have to profusely apologize to God for the things I’d be thinking when I saw that.
And yet, we don’t know for sure whether or not those people live lives of authenticity. We just assume that they don’t because they loudly witness.
Hmm.
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March 31, 2008
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i used to wait tables. and it is true - church people are the worst. i always leave at least 20% now. now - i always leave the even dollar. if it is $40.00 - i leave $8. if it is $40.01 i leave $9. and so on.
tips are how these people make money. you don’t get pay checks as a server. tips are your income.
i will get off my soap box now.
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March 31, 2008
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I’m with Abbey and Blake both. While I too understand being frustrated with their witnessing tactics, we really have no idea what they are really like. It’s too easy to draw conclusions based on one thing.
As far as tipping, yeah, been there. The first, and only time, I waited tables was in Florida. A guy I worked with told me, “Do whatever you can to get out of working the Sunday afternoon shift. It’s super busy, but it’s the worst tips you’ve ever seen.” He actually had a guy give him nothing but a christian tract as a ‘tip.’ Some people will say, “well why should I tip more than I tithe?” To that I respond, give more to God then!
That’s my two cents.
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March 31, 2008
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how’d u find my van?
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March 31, 2008
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Maybe this guy and his friends took a road trip.
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April 1, 2008
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Another blog redesign, I see. lol
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April 1, 2008
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Good post
So the question becomes…
Does God even love the owner of those cars?
>”It’s far easier for me to extend grace and >compassion to even the most heinous of >sinners than it is to love >judgmental “Christians” (and I use that >word loosely in this context).
Let’s hope we can show Christ’s love to those who are hardest to love (whomever they may be).
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April 1, 2008
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Wow, looks like you guys have lots to say about tipping…I’ll have to work that into a future blog post.
Evan…that’s what you get for driving around with those kind of stickers on your van!
Anonymous…you’re exactly right. God does love those people as much as anyone. And I’m the first to admit that I need to get my attitude right. It’s just hard sometimes!!
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April 1, 2008
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Warning: In case of rapture this van bill be unmanned!
(My personal favorite when it comes to Christian sticker propaganda/evangelism)
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