“Engage” By Being: “Very many Christians who seem to be concerned with “engaging the culture” don’t actually seem to participate in culture. Rather, they study it from afar trying to learn the secret handshakes without ever actually shaking hands with anyone.”
Colossians Three Sixteen » “Engage” By Being
– November 15, 2007
“Engage” By Being: “Very many Christians who seem to be concerned with “engaging the culture” don’t actually seem to participate in culture. Rather, they study it from afar trying to learn the secret handshakes without ever actually shaking hands with anyone.”
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I would just point out that one of the valid definitions of engage is simply “to do battle with.” So those throwing stones really are engaging culture – just not in a very hip or pop-culturally with it sort of way.