The Truth can be missed when the quiet part is not explained correctly, is not lived correctly.

The Canaanite Woman recognized Jesus because people talked about Jesus, talked to Jesus, were unembarrassed by Jesus.

Depravity prospers in all places where there is a conspiracy to keep the quiet part quiet.

When the chips are down nobody yearns for someone, some church that is merely “nice.” We want true believers in all their oddness.

The information about reaching heaven is available now, and has been for a long time. Focus on that.

Teach them, encourage them, be an example to them, show them Jesus in you.

It takes the Church to understand what Jesus is talking about, that is serious about praying, thinking, reading, writing, and knowing Jesus.

The Church grew after it became illegal b/c ordinary Christians took on the task of bearing witness to their families, neighbors, friends.

The Gravity of Sin, the Miracle of Mercy, Heaven touching Earth, Heaven touching You, in your hands, right now, right here.

There is danger in public witness. There is only hell without public witness.

Jesus made it pretty clear that the gospel was for everyone including the Gentiles.

Evangelization is up to the lay faithful.

Successful believers and Churches organize themselves around the things the Bible has identified that build up intimacy with Jesus.

It was Christian charity that overcame the Roman world.

Why would Jesus not want people to talk about the marvelous things he did? Why would he not want people to acknowledge him as Messiah?

How did people find out that Jesus was the Messiah? One saw, and told another, “Come and see”.

John the Baptist did not make modest claims about Jesus.

If we do not see Jesus, the likeliest reason is that we are hiding, or asking the wrong questions, or looking in the wrong place.