More than Writers

  A topic I’ve been pondering recently is: when your writing is explicitly Christian, how do you share it with those who are not Christians? Is it an opportunity to witness, or would it be seen as trying to force your faith on others?       Until recently, my main method of sharing has been occasional articles on social media, where I have friends and connections with a variety of different beliefs. I don’t share everything I write, probably only once every few months - pieces I’m particularly proud of or that I think people may find helpful.        Judging by the likes and comments I receive on those posts, it is mainly my Christian friends who engage with them, but of course others may have quietly clicked on the articles and read them. I like that it gives people that opportunity without any pressure to respond. Most of my writing is Bible-based, and I hold to God’s promise in Isaiah 55:11:        It is the same w...

Ironic, isn't it?  Placed into lockdown on 23 March with still no end in sight to social distancing – and the local ACW group invites us to write about new avenues for sharing faith.  A few years ago someone suggested that Maslow's well-tried hierarchy of needs should have WiFi as the foundation layer. This did the rounds of social media as a joke, but maybe there's a point. First my trip to Cyprus was cancelled – which meant I could, after all, be confirmed into the Catholic Church at Easter along with the rest of the Journey in Faith group. Then that was off too.  Do churches ever close I asked myself?  Did they even close for the 14th century  Black Death pandemic?  Should they close?  I'm not sure. But they did and there have been positives. The first has been the weekly Bible study by zoom (including priest and laity, age range 15-75) set up and led by a lad in his mid teens. The second is the WhatsApp group in lieu of weekly meetings. T...