How confrontational should we be when witnessing to lost family members?
That will depend on the circumstance. Are you watching the ball game on Super Bowl Sunday, and some lewd advertisement comes on. Is that the situation? There’s ten people in the room, and everybody is yukking it up. Is that the best time? Or is it later that night, when Uncle Joe isn’t making his stupid cracks anymore? He’s sitting quietly out in the living room while everybody else is eating chips and dip in the kitchen. But there’s Uncle Joe, seeming kind of moody because the holiday wasn’t what he hoped for. There’s the point when you get in his face and say, “Uncle Joe, can I ask you a question? You don’t have to go there with me, but I want to talk about something serious. We’ve been yukking it up all day, and you look like you might be ready for something serious. Can I ask you a serious question?” And you go after him. The answer hangs on the situation. Pray in family settings for certain situations. Usually the reason it is hard to witness to family members is because there are
