Comments on: In which Imaginative Literature Stirs the Heart to Conversion (A Guest Post by Holly Ordway) https://anitamathias.com/2014/10/13/holly-ordway/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:44:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Exclusive Interview with Holly Ordway and her new book Not God’s Type « Crystal Hurd https://anitamathias.com/2014/10/13/holly-ordway/#comment-62302 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:44:44 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=62188#comment-62302 […] I wrote a guest post for Anita Mathias’s blog Dreaming Beneath the Spires, with a little preview of the book: http://anitamathias.com/2014/10/13/holly-ordway/ […]

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2014/10/13/holly-ordway/#comment-62265 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:43:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=62188#comment-62265 In reply to Linda.

Linda, thank you so much for your kind words about my writing. This particular post though was written by Holly Ordway and is a guest post 🙂

]]> By: Linda https://anitamathias.com/2014/10/13/holly-ordway/#comment-62247 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:01:23 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=62188#comment-62247 Hi Anita; I love your stories and articles; very encouraging. I can see where you are coming
from in regards to witnessing to athiest. I agree that Christians can speak what seems to be
a foreign language around unbelievers. We must be relevant to them so they will listen.
However, don’t be too hard on Christians that use words the world may not understand.
There are some people that look for any excuse to NOT believe the gospel, simply because
they like their sin and have no intentions of leaving their lifestyle, no matter what anyone says
or does. I know when I became a Christian as a young adult, my language changed. I started
saying things I too would have laughed at in someone else years earlier.
The people who made the biggest impact on me in my teen years were the ones who spoke
differently than I did. My aunt was the only person who ever said the words “born again” to me.
Those words stuck in my head for years, yet I pushed them away as long as I could. Many athiests,
or non-Christians will act indignant or irritated with Christian talk, but if spoken in love, kindness
and respect, accompanied by a lifestyle that matches their talk, I promise you they are listening
more than they let on. Maybe some Christians come on too strong. As I’ve grown in the Lord, He
has shown me how to witness more effectively. But the bible says to be the salt of the earth, a
city set on a hill that cannot be hidden. To be a light in dark places. I think the real danger is
when young or brand new Christians try to become so much like the world around them nothing
about them makes them stand out. It’s always easier to blend in than to stand out.
In your case I see the Lord used the things that meant a lot to you because He is so personal. Not everyone
responds the same way. But no matter what He uses, it is the Holy Spirit that draws a person.
Thank you for writing some of the most insightful, encouraging posts I have ever seen since becoming
a Christian 30 years ago. You truly have a gift from the Lord and you are using it well.

]]> By: Dave Malnes https://anitamathias.com/2014/10/13/holly-ordway/#comment-62238 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 01:04:18 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=62188#comment-62238 That’s a great post. My daughter recently graduated from college. A Christian, she struggled with the Christians on the campus who tended to stick to themselves and blurt out phrases that just didn’t seem real. And the non-Christians on campus, and there were plenty, were quite turned off. Enjoyed your story on how God uses books to plant the seeds of His presence. Great encouragement for a seed-planter like myself. Enjoyed your words.

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