One of the easiest things in the world to do is judge people.
It’s easy to look at someone’s life from a distance and think, What were they thinking? It’s easy to see the addict and call them weak. It’s easy to see the prisoner and call them a criminal. It’s easy to see the angry person and label them toxic. It’s easy to see the person who keeps making bad decisions and assume they’re simply foolish, lazy, irresponsible, or beyond help.
If I’m honest, I’ve caught myself doing it too.
Read MoreHow can a Christian leader reach men who are far from God?
I’ve been asked that many times, maybe because reaching such men has become a part of my mission. In fact two or three times each month I gather with guys in a neutral location just to hang out together. But my purpose is deeper than fellowship.
Of course it always starts there: loud laughter, rude kidding, good-natured insults. Soon it transitions to life and talk about work and wives and kids.
After awhile I pose two questions for each guy to answer. I’ve been asking these questions in meetings like this for seven years, and I continue to see the remarkable results they bring. The questions:
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