![]() ![]() The answer is to work hard at making the Bible relevant and attractive. The answer to this problem is not to discard the Bible and use other things to attract people. Many Christians don’t realise what an exciting book the Bible is. In this postmodern era, objective truth has been devalued so much that even the Bible has lost its appeal to many Christians. But is it worthwhile spending so much time on a book that will not sell many copies? Here is my reasoning as to why it is worth the effort. But I decided that because my call is to be a Bible teacher, every spare moment must be spent on that call. And, several more publishers asked me to write a book on the tsunami. My booklet on tsunami-which was written in a few hours-has a circulation of about half a million copies in at least seven different languages. I have reflected many times on the fact that after all the struggle to write such a book only a few thousand copies would be sold. Though this was a tiring schedule, I found that the refreshment and inner security that comes from being exposed to the Scripture is one of the best antidotes to burnout. Since I had to take on new responsibilities in YFC during the same time, finding time to write was even more difficult than before. Writing for my preaching commentary on Deuteronomy (in the Preaching the Word series edited by Ken Hughes), the Ten Commandments alone required about 35,000 words, and took me over eight months to complete! I have gone back to my old practice of writing in the night after the day’s work. ![]()
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