An atheist recognizes a need for God
First, a shout out to Randy Alcorn for this article.
This is a profound, honest observation from a self-described atheist. In short, the writer, Matthew Parris, offers some insightful thoughts about how Christ is the Answer to deal with human suffering in places like Africa. I think a great deal can be learned about how the Gospel can be shared by simply being a Christ-follower.
The work being done in Africa by Christians is, as a good friend describes it, the Gospel that is social, and not a social gospel.
Also noteworthy is Parris’ irenic spirit. He’s not a militant atheist (imho, an unfortunate stereotype), but seems to be a person looking for honest conversation with intellectual rigor. I’m sure he’s got an engaging story for why he became an atheist — if anyone knows it, i’d like to hear about it.
The comments in response to Parris’ column are worth checking out, too.
