Bivocational minister and former gubernatorial candidate for Arkansas, Mark West, sits down with Craig to talk about his article Jesus Is Why #ILeftTheGOP, published on GodArchy. Mark reminds us that to spread the gospel we must be witness to it with every person we meet. When we become blinded by our religiosity we tend to forget we do not get to choose our neighbors, but everyone of God’s creations is our neighbor that we are called to love. No matter what group someone may appear to be a member of, Christians are called to show them the love of Christ and not force of our faith. Real change can begin with conversation, with a human to human invitation to listen and perhaps bring about a change in heart.

To follow Mark’s tracking the Coronavirus and explore his blog please visit his website. You can also learn more about and connect with Mark on Twitter & Instagram.

Starting Points for Further Exploration:

4:07 Matthew Chapter 7

5:50 Bivocational Ministry

6:40 The Sermon On The Mount

13:20  Ron Paul - 2012 Republican Debates - Clip 1 & Clip 2 

16:04 2018 Campaign for Governor Mark West (press clip)

30:12 The quote being referred to is:

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

The quote is commonly attributed to Gandhi, but there is no source to be found to confirm it. It may be a quote from a 1931 book by Millie Polak entitled Mr.Gandhi, The Man. To learn about the association between Gandhi and Millie Polak you can read this article.