I once heard a story about a person who got jammed in a doorway. The more they pushed and pushed, the harder they got stuck. The only way to get through the doorway was to back up a little, turn sideways, then go through. Sometimes it is the same with faith.

We encounter a problem, maybe it’s a social issue, or maybe our evangelism isn’t working the way it used to, and we just keep pushing and pushing, doing the same things we’ve always done. The more we realise it’s not working, the more desperately we push.

But if we really want to get through the door, sometimes the answer is to back up a little, look at what we’re doing, change direction, then move again.

That’s why I find blog items like this one useful. It questions common ways of looking at things and presents a different perspective. You don’t have to agree with everything it says. Just be open to ‘backing up a little’.

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