“Most
people are talkative. Some seldom stop talking! Why is it then our flow of
speech so quickly dries up when the conversation drifts to religion? Sometimes
our silence betrays our lack of Christian conviction and experience. But even
when we are sure of the gospel and have known its power in our lives, we are
still inhibited by natural diffidence, by conventional taboos, and by the fear
of ridicule or of a rebuff. Only strong, positive incentives will enable us to
overcome these resistances” (John R. W. Stott, Our Guilty Silence), 13.
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