There are many different articles out on the web dealing with Christian apologetics and how to defend your faith with others. Most deal with the technical nature of a specific claim or offer analogies for you to use when explaining your opinion. However, there is another aspect of apologetics that is often ignored – how to talk appropriately to people. 1 Peter 3:15 (the “apologetics verse”) says that we “always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence “(emphasis added). People seem to forget that the “gentleness and reverence part are included in the verse. Knowing how to approach people is just as important as having all your facts...

Mysticism \?mis-t?-?si-z?m\ – the pursuit of communion with, identity with, or conscious awareness of God through direct experience, intuition, instinct or insight.
It is amazing to me that people are so quickly abandoning the sound, historic teachings of the Christian faith and running headlong into the unknown…into the mystical. Christianity is NOT mystical. In fact, it is my contention that mysticism and mystical practices exposes people to notable dangers. Nowhere in the Bible are we encouraged or commanded to seek a mystical experience with Christ (or anyone else for that matter). The Bible stresses the importance of historical, objective revelation from God. Christianity is a rational, historic faith. As such, it is unique...