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John Wiley Testimony Talking Ourselves into Being Christian 2013 Edition by Thomas G. Long
In this groundbreaking book, Thomas G. Long a theologian and respected authority on preaching explores how Christians talk when they are not in church. Testimony breaks the stained-glass image of religious language to show how ordinary talking in our everyday lives talk across the backyard fence, talk with our kids, talk about politics and the events of the day can be sacred speech. In a world of spin, slick marketing, mindless chatter, and easy deceptions, Testimony shows that the hunger for truthful, meaningful, and compassionate speech is ultimately grounded in truth about God. Table of contents :- Editor's Foreword xi Acknowledgments xv PART ONE: THE HUNGER FOR AUTHENTIC GOD TALK 1 Chapter 1 Talking Ourselves into Being Christian 3 Chapter 2 Can I Get a Witness? 21 Chapter 3 Sunday Words 39 PART TWO: TALKING THROUGH THE DAY 67 Chapter 4 First Light 69 Chapter 5 Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk 89 Chapter 6 Conversation over Lunch 109 Chapter 7 The Six O'Clock News 129 Chapter 8 Whispered Secrets and Bedtime Prayers 143 Epilogue A Last Word 157 Notes 159 The Author 167 Index 169