Confusion

I'm too confused to really post on the topic of confusion at the moment. It's pervading my life at every level. I like the word pervading, I want to use it more in conversation. As for confusion, watch this space!

So, for the rest of this post, I'll talk about the book I've been reading this evening, which is called Bridge-Building by Alister McGrath. It's good. Read it.

It's all about apologetics, explaining what apologetics are (which is a good start), and so far looking at their role in creating points of contact from the world to the gospel.
The opening page of chapter 1 says this:
'Effective Christian apologetics aims to locate the points at which there exists a seperation between the gospel and individuals and communities within the world, and to identify the best points at which to build bridges, in order that contact may be established. The nature and location of these gaps varies from one culture and one individual to another, as do the sites and types of the bridge which need to be built. And the Christian apologist will discover, with delight, that God has already laid the foundations for those bridges in the world and in the human heart; our responsibility is to build upon those foundations, and make the necessary connections.'

He has so far been explaining what this means, very helpfully. Again, buy it, read it.