Evotional.com - Mark Batterson

One of my motivations for writing has always been to share my faith in a non-threatening way. When I share my faith verbally some people are on edge or defensive. But a book does what the internet does--it creates neutral territory. People who might never come to church will click on the church website or crack a book. Writing allows me to share my faith in an asyncronous and unintimidating way.

Last week I had a conversation with someone I've known for years, but never really had the opporutnity to share my faith with. He told me he's reading my book. We had a ten or fifteen minute conversation about some of the things I wrote--things that probably wouldn't come up in a normal conversation. It was so cool to see that dream become reality. I felt like all the time and energy invested in writing was worth it.

This week I gave the book to our UPS guy and a coffeeshop manager--two people I'd probably never have the opportunity to verbally share my faith with. But the book is my trojan horse. It gets me behind the defenses that most people have.

I'm really praying that God uses it as a spark to ignite conversations about Christ.