Dear Nicky, I am a new member of our local Church in Bala. i have been an Atheist all of my 63 years and only attended Church recently to accompany my Wife and have a bit of a sing-song. from the first time of going i was very moved with the service and appreciated the sermons which i actually "listened to". Since getting O level scripture in about 1961 i have never read the bible ( and now really look forward to the daily readings on line}and now an Alpha course is starting soon in the Church.
i have read some of your books and listened to the weekly Alpha course on line. There is so much to learn.
The reason i am writing is that i find that the course is affording me a wonderful opportunity to learn about Christianity, but at this stage it is a fascinating academic exercise which I know will develop into something a lot greater.
what i am slowly getting to is that the general population today, like me, has very little opportunity of learning about Christianity and about the Truth about God and his Son, Jesus Christ, without searching it out for themselves,which is not something that is done a lot!
If some form of abreviated Alpha course was introduced into a school curriculum,maybe as a secondary course in the sixth form, i feel certain that, put over correctly, it could be a very popular course with a good return!
in this secular and science orientated world it is all too easy to be convinced by the beliefs of atheists, and to only hear about what the secular laws say you cannot do and the punishments for doing those things; rather than hearing about the evidence of the existence of God and His Son, and the positve things He encourages you to do and the rewards received for so doing.
These thoughts will have been written many many times before, but i felt i should voice them again for myself. Thank you for reading them.
Lord, thank you for opening Your doors to me. Please help me to open mine to you, through Our Lord Jesus Christ.