Evangelism Inside the Box [Or Cube, Rather]
It’s the word-less book, only more complex. It’s a Rubik’s cube, only easier. It’s the Passion of the Christ, only less emotionally compelling. It’s the 4 Spiritual Laws, only with seven.
It’s the Evangecube.
The best part was that a reader found this in the Google Ads linked from this blog. Way to go Google! They know just what my readers are looking for.
It’s the Evangecube.
The best part was that a reader found this in the Google Ads linked from this blog. Way to go Google! They know just what my readers are looking for.
posted on 11/02/2005 | permalink | more bloggy goodness
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Here's my favorite line from the Embarrass-Christ-A-Cube website:
"Israel and the Middle East is the spiritual epicenter of the world. Misdirected religious passion is leading the nation into another war. You can help by buying EvangeCubes for Middle East believers to share the Gospel. One EvangeCube will bring the Gospel to 100 lost people. You can make a difference."
So here's the deal. I'm offering a matching gift of $1 Million. If you, faithful readers of Pastor Shaun's blog, will donate $1 Million, that will result in $2 M being donated to EvangeCube.
At $3 per cube (bulk orders, yeah!) that works out to 666,666.666 cubes. Don't let that 666 number throw ya'!
Based on EvangeCube's super-sophisticated, unassailable market research, each cube gets viewed by 100 lost people in the Middle East. So, our combined donation will result in 66,666,666.6 lost people in the Middle East viewing the cube.
Juding from the downloadable PowerPoint, it would seem the Cube is in English, not in any of the Semitic languages of the Middle East. Don't let that be a concern because God's Word will not return void, even if it's unintelligible to its hearers. It's a promise!
Now it's mathematically possible that each of the 66 million people might reject the Cube. But, if it turns out that Middle Eastern people LOVE kitsch, who knows, maybe more than 144,000 will be saved.
Rumor has it that EvangeCube will be rolling out pink flamingo yard decorations for evangelism next week.
When it comes to Jesus, if I may paraphrase a statement by P.T. Barnum, no one ever went broke underestimating the kitschy-ness of American evangelicals. But it's never about the money, is it?
At my last church my secretary actually gave me one of those as a gift. I loved her but promptly looked for a wall to bang my head against.
David, that's pretty funny. It's also hilarious that Google Ads sent such an ad to Shaun's site. Why, oh why, did Google Ads, in their infinite algorithmic wisdom, provide this to Shaun and his readers?
Since "the cube" (Glenn, love your rename) speaks through images, it doesn't need to be translated. However, since it speaks outside of words, we are actually being anti-Evangelical, anti-Protestant by using it in evangelism. We are reintroducing the icon as means to peace with God.
Press on, my fellow iconoclasts! (But don't hurt your head too much, David.)
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