One question/thought that has plagued me over the last couple of weeks and keeps ringing in my head is, “How am I reaching my neighbors?” And as a pastor my next thought is, “How are we cultivating this within the minds of God’s people?” It’s not that I don’t believe evangelism isn’t happening when folks go out and shop or go to the pool. What I know about myself is that I have not done an effective job of cultivating relationships with my neighbors. They don’t know that my home is open to them, because I have not offered. Yes, this has been plaguing my thoughts.

One reason this has been on my mind is because of a message preached by Ligon Duncan at the Truth & Life conference at the Master’s College this year (you can listen to it here). He does a great job of communicating the balance we as Christians need to have of being in the world and not of the world.

I am going to continue to explore this and will probably preach on this the next opportunity I get.

Another interesting twist in this is Dr. Varner’s posts, that seem to be dealing with much of the same topic (Starting with the linked post read on for a few posts).

I am curious as to our readers take on this. What does it mean to be salt and light in the world?

Your thoughts?