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Andy was a guest on Fear Knot Radio, where he got to share Contradict Movement with Vincent and Cynthia Hill, the hosts of Fear Knot Radio.
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Episode 16 of Reconnect featured guest, Ken Chitwood, sharing an article he wrote entitled, “Building Bridges: Toward Constructing a Christian Foundation for Inter-Religious Relationships in the Shift from Religious Privilege to Spiritual Plurality”. The key points for inter-religious dialog that Ken suggests are: pay attention, find, and form, friendships, listen and learn, dine, dialog, and do together, discern, and witness to the worldview.
While I agree with many of Ken’s points to approaching inter-religious dialog, I have a different application of the term “building bridges”. I explain this approach in an article that I wrote for Reformation 21: “Embracing Religious Contradictions to Proclaim Christ Crucified: Tolerance and Coexistence”. Looking at Acts 17, I see how Paul knew the beliefs and culture of those he was sharing the Gospel of Jesus. He made the presentation of the Gospel from starting within their belief system with a point of contact that he could use to make a connection to the Biblical narrative of salvation. I was given the opportunity to share this approach to evangelism at Brookfield Lutheran Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin. This episode contains that sermon message.
Senior pastor at Brookfield Lutheran Church, Robert Mrosko, was a guest on Reconnect Episode 39, discussing Star Wars.
The building bridges technique I am advocating for is also shared in Episode 34: “Storytelling Evangelism”.
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Many religions teach that the soul is eternal and that it passes on from one life to the next, being incarnate in a new body each time. This teaching is called reincarnation. It contradicts the teaching of resurrection that says this life is the only life humans have before a bodily resurrection of all the dead at the final judgment of the Lord.
Mike Shreve of Shreve Ministries shares why he used to believe in reincarnation, how he used to teach others about reincarnation, how the Lord saved him and brought him to embrace the resurrection of Christ and the future bodily resurrection of all the dead, and how he explains that reincarnation isn’t logically consistent.
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Free Download of Mike’s Testimony: Encountering God
Website for Mike’s Book, In Search of the True Light: The True Light
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How does Hinduism compare to Christianity? Do they have any similarities? What about their differences? Two bright high school seniors (that graduated a few days after this recording) from Crean Lutheran High School tackle these questions as Andy leads them through a free Contradict Movement discussion guide.
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“What do Hindus Believe and What is OM?” Video
Hinduism/Christianity – Compare and Contrast Participant’s Guide
Hinduism/Christianity – Compare and Contrast Leader’s Guide
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