evangelism

I have never lived on a farm—never milked a cow, never plowed a field, never waited for the harvest. I am a city boy. This puts me at a disadvantage, at times, when I read the parables and illustrations of Jesus in the New Testament. Many of his images in preaching came from a context of farming—ancient Israel was an agrarian society. The people not only understood but lived their lives around the planting and harvesting seasons.

During one of my tours as an Army chaplain, I served in one of our branch schools teaching ethics to junior officers (lieutenants and captains) as they were preparing to advance to higher levels of responsibility.