Welcome to Contending for the Faith.  Why contending for the faith?  To contend means to strive in debate or dispute earnestly.  Synonyms for contend might be: wrestle, grapple, battle, fight, argue, hold or claim.  As followers of Jesus Christ I believe that we need to contend for that faith in the marketplace of ideas.  To be clear, I am not advocating trying to argue someone into the faith.  Our interactions with those who come into our lives should always be respectful, and in an attitude of love, caring and kindness.  But, as a member of the corporate world, I am given the opportunity to mingle with folks from all walks of life, and the world, at least five days a week.  Most of these people don’t have a personal relationship with Christ, and I have a mission field in downtown Atlanta that is as challenging as anyplace on Earth. 

I know that I am describing a situation that is very common for most Christians, however, I believe am not describing a situation that is easy or trivial to deal with.  These folks are grappling with the implications of humanism, materialism, evolution, cults of every kind, and more problems than can be chronicled.  In other words, they are men and women caught in a fallen world of fallen world views; and we are like them, yet saved by the grace of God. 

For you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is gift from God – not by works, so that no one can boast.  For We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.  (Ephesians 2:8-10)

I believe part of those “good works” involves contending for the faith in the mission field of our workplaces.  This blog is dedicated to this end.  I believe God has blessed me with a spiritual gift of teaching His word.  I humbly submit these blog entries in the hope that I represent Him well and that my efforts are profitable to you, my fellow workers in the faith.

 I am stepping out in faith that I will be able to consistently give you something to think about, discuss with fellow believers and be part of your spiritual growth.  As the leader of a small group ministry and Sunday school teacher at my church, I am constantly studying God’s word and with his leading, helping those in my group and class to apply the Word to our daily lives and relationships.  My prayer is that readers of this blog will find something in these thoughts and meditations of my heart that will give confidence to share the Gospel and a Christian world view when opportunities arise in the workplace.