My job on earth.
Give me a minute to explain.
Bill Murray stars in the movie Vincent. Murray plays a world-weary character who befriends a young boy.
At the end of the film the young man praises Murray’s character for his friendly care. St. Vincent teaches us that listening and loving are the best responses we can give to anyone.
To my Christian friends, I would remind us of Billy Graham’s words,
“It’s Jesus’ job to judge, The Spirit’s job to convict and my job to love.”
I quoted that to my atheist university colleagues, to our church, and many times in my Friday emails. Defending the Christian faith with logic, evidence, and clarity, something called apologetics, is important. Perhaps St. Vincent could help our apologetics: the best way to demonstrate the love of Jesus is by listening and loving.
Thanks for spending this minute with me, Dr. Mark Eckel.
Mark Eckel (MA English, ThM Old Testament, PhD Social Science Research) is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration, Liberty University.
“Give Me a Minute” is an ongoing effort to simply, clearly, and quickly explain aspects of true Truth.
Gratitude, as always, to my longtime friend, videographer, and tech guru Josh for his continued service.