This book is a follow on to my first book “Relational Evangelism for Today.” If you did not read “Relational Evangelism for Today” Appendix 2 is a summary of the key text from the book. The book was the basis for my evangelistic strategy in our 55+ community. I wrote it 12 years ago andContinue reading “New Book “NEAR” Neighborhood Evangelism Around Relationships”
Author Archives: Ron Bowen
INTEGRITY
Wake Forest University philosophy professor Christian B. Miller, author of The Character Gap: How Good Are We? Says “From my perspective as a philosopher, honesty is stunningly neglected, Almost no work about honesty has been done in philosophy in the last 50 years. It’s been largely overlooked.” And yet, when you ask people what theyContinue reading “INTEGRITY”
Does God Exist?
In a Pew Research Center survey from 2017 only 56% of Americans said they believed in God as described in the Bible. This percent continues to drop as more and more Americans abandon the traditional Christian faith. As a result we are more often confronted with those in our family or community that fall intoContinue reading “Does God Exist?”
GOOD OR BAD
Is mankind inherently good or is he inherently bad? I think this is the question that greatly divides our country today. Are we basically good and influenced to do bad things or are we basically bad and sometimes do good things? This opinion is the moral foundation on how we as a society treat eachContinue reading “GOOD OR BAD”
New Book – “Wounded and Blind”
Description: Wounded and Blind takes you on a short journey to see some of the changes that have taken place in the American culture and in the American church. You will be challenged as you see how this has been a clear methodical plan by the enemy to oppose what God has done. Wounded andContinue reading “New Book – “Wounded and Blind””
The Bible Devalued
In 1962 when I was 17 years old I worked for a home builder as a laborer and made $1.50 per hour and that was a good salary. My friend worked at an ice cream parlor and made $.85 per hour. Actually a dollar in 1913 could buy $26 dollars of stuff today. The dollarContinue reading “The Bible Devalued”
Why are We so Angry?
Last summer we were visiting friends in a small town in Pennsylvania and during our visit we went to a town arts and crafts fair. The small town had blocked off Main Street and it was lined with booths of all different kinds, food, clothing, etc. So the people would walk down one side ofContinue reading “Why are We so Angry?”
The Cure for Crime
I don’t have any idea how much or how many people are working on crime prevention but it is a lot. Just to name a few: many criminologists, World Health Organization, United States National Research Council, UK Audit Commission, many opinion polls, and several books, etc. Personally I have not done a lot of researchContinue reading “The Cure for Crime”
How could God allow evil and Suffering?
Hitler, tornado’s, cancer, Coronavirus, car accidents, hurricanes, terrorist bombings, mass shootings, September 11,2001 ,with just a few words chills run down our spines and we get sick to our stomach. Then we ask the question: How could God allow evil and suffering? Some blame nature, some blame people, some blame themselves, some believe there isContinue reading “How could God allow evil and Suffering?”
The Cure for Anxiety
At the time of this posting anxiety in the US is running high because of the coronavirus. Even before the virus, anxiety disorders are the most common illness in the U.S. affecting 40 million adults. This group is taking medication or seeing someone about their disorder. This is about 12% or 1 out of 8Continue reading “The Cure for Anxiety”
Soaring Into Heaven 