“Though not as often as prior to getting married, now and then I still take kind-hearted people up on the invitation to speak. I’ve always found the entire thing a bit strange, getting paid to travel and speak about matters of faith and life. In fifteen years, no engagement has ever been the same. As a former evangelical pastor, I had officiated weddings, spoken at funerals, baptized new believers and prayed for people on their deathbeds. Today, whether the audience is Catholic, Protestant, non-denominational or ‘spiritual not religious’, I’ve learned that people laugh at good jokes, love to eat and will respect anyone passionate and sincere enough to share their heart with strangers. From Costa Rica to Spain, Hawaii to New York or any of the other 40 States where I’ve shared the gospel, people want to know if God is real and what real faith looks like today . . . which you can’t really demonstrate by simply showing up to speak.”
In a recent commentary, speaker and writer Jeremy Rivera reflected on what one aspect of what faith in action looks like.
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