Last week we began to digest Paul’s speech at Mars Hill in Acts 17. We saw how his address to his Stoic and Epicurean hearers is vastly different than the open-air evangelism that often happens today – with weak results at best, and terrible results at times. This week we begin a new series looking at the Gospel in the 21st Century. There are many different contextual challenges that we face when trying to faithfully articulate the Gospel in our diverse cultural settings: religious, philosophical, literary, and scientific. How do we begin to think about relating the Gospel in a personal way to different people with different backgrounds? We will explore these issues over the next few weeks. Wearing thick-rimmed, rectangular glasses while speaking in free verse is not required. 🙂
