Here’s a brief review (presentation) the work “Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey To Christian Faith”.
Since this is my “Soulfriend” blog, one emphasis in the book is not to be overlooked… the author’s hospitality both in her time as a lesbian and subsequently as a Christian.
Hospitality to visitors, neighbors, students, abused children, etc. is the hall mark of her ministry as a pastor’s wife these days.
Ironically, hospitality was the means by which the “early church” so famously mastered Rome by picking up children left to die of exposure to the elements or wild animals.
I think as you read about her life, I think you’ll find yourself praying for God to open doors to bring people into your path for hospitality, fellowship, teaching and ministry.
I’m really hoping this book will challenge many Christians, change our way of doing evangelism, and help us focus on hospitality and the kind of evangelism we see at work here.
We need to stop reading books about “lifestyle evangelism” and do it, following the model described in Rosaria’s narrative.
The interesting thing about this form or “relationship” evangelism is that it starts with Christ up front… He is not an afterthought or mentioned if and when we feel “comfortable”. It’s Christ up front or nothing at all in a sense, but not in a dismissive or judgmental way. She simply knew, up front, of this pastor’s Christian commitment and that was part of the dynamic all along. He was a wise man (generally) and ministered over a period of years to Dr. Butterfield.
If you’re interested in the book or the full review of “Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert”… check the links below!
