Love vs. Indifference

"If you believe in heaven and hell, how much do you have to hate someone to not proselytize them?" (Penn Jillette from Penn & Teller)

I remember hearing this quote by Penn from one of Pastor Dennis' sermons. What's amazing about this quote is that this is coming from a freaking atheist. After he says this quote, he continues to talk about how although he doesn't necessarily believe in God, he respects those who at least try to talk to him about God.

The other day, I was listening to another Tim Keller sermon. One of the things he said was: "The opposite of love is not anger. The opposite of love is indifference."

Both of these quotes have humbled me deeply, and coincidentally, both quotes pretty much go hand-in-hand. Why aren't we actively trying to evangelize the Gospel to our non-Christian friends? Is avoiding an awkward conversation really worth it? Do we really love ourselves so much that our insecurities about ourselves influence our actions? Or are we simply just indifferent?

For me, personally, it is so hard to be shameless about my identity in Christ. And for some reason, I can't come up with one good reason why.

Oh Lord give me strength.

-Simon

Poor Guy...

There's this one dude who always sits next to me in one of my math lectures. He's this funny looking Chinese guy with a ridiculously high voice. He always asks me if he could copy my notes because he always comes in late. On Wednesday, he actually came on time to lecture. But unfortunately, the professor called on him to answer one of her questions, and he was really unprepared and caught off guard. He started muttering all these random words in his high voice. Then the professor said it. The professor actually said it: "Don't worry, it's okay if you don't know. Does anyone want to help this girl out?" The professor thought he was a girl! Like forreal a girl!

You thought the professor was messed up? I literally laughed out loud. I felt terrible.

But yeah, that was the highlight of my week. :D

-Simon