The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Even if you are a movie star, politician or orator, people can refute your logic, but they can’t refute your experience. That’s why stories are so important.
The main thing is to talk about what God has done, not what you’ve done. That’s the mistake a lot of people make. They want to talk about their own accomplishments – that’s the world. We want to talk about what God has done in our lives. That’s where people really will listen.
One beautiful Sunday morning on Jon Leonetti in The Morning, I talked on Iowa Catholic Radio about my hesitancy to evangelize. I had six minutes to share what God did to bring me to become an author and speaker who equips other Catholics to evangelize through their personal witness. Even if you are a movie star, politician or orator, people can refute your logic, but they can’t refute your experience. That’s why stories are so important.
The main thing is to talk about what God has done, not what you’ve done. That’s the mistake a lot of people make. They want to talk about their own accomplishments – that’s the world. We want to talk about what God has done in our lives. That’s where people really will listen.