One thing that I know...

...is that I don't know much.

One thought I've had recently that is that a lot of people think that Christians are closed minded - OK many are - but if we can let people know that we are OPEN to a dialog about things - let us reason together - we are starting at a point of humility which is more approachable and less arrogant. I think a big turn off is when people think you just want to talk AT them instead of talk WITH them and get to know their opinion on things and what they think. It's the whole eating from the tree of knowledge - the whole thinking we have ALL the answers - that is a major problem with Christians - and I'll be the first to raise my hand to admit I've had this stink about me before! I think a big reason we Christians can come off as arrogant and unapproachable is because we put on this facade that we know everything - out of a fear we may not be able to prove what we believe is true. Who likes to talk with somebody who is completely close minded to anything you have to say (i.e. a Christian who is completely close minded to your experiences and opinions about things) - not me! What a turn off! We Christians have a tendency to get nervous if someone has something to say that may cause us to question if what we believe is true. Let's not fear that - true faith is believing that God will come through in our fears and questions. Rob Bell talks a lot about this in his book Velvet Elvis. Here's my challenge today for me and my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ - let's be humble, approachable, and let's have a desire to get down and dirty with those questions that seekers have and we may have ourselves - let's not be afraid to have God reveal himself in honest questions from others and from our own minds!