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The Eternal Benefits of a Gentle Witness

By: Nathan Fox The Wrong Way to Witness Several years ago as a freshman at N.C State I saw something (or should I say someone) that has changed my perception on how to be an effective witness for Jesus Christ. On that day as I was walking through the main courtyard on campus, I  heard  a middle-aged man  loudly blasting people as they passed by, all in “ the name of Jesus,” which were his own words. Intrigued by his yelling and ranting, I (along with a great crowd of people)  began to assemble around him to listen to what he had to say  to each of us . Looking back now I realize I wasted 20 minutes of my life that I can never get back. What he said  and how he said it  has still to this day been etched into my mind  in the most negative of ways . ​ As we were walking up, he was addressing a n African-American   male who just so happened to have dreadlocks. This “preacher” for Jesus told this dreadlocked student that he was ...