soo...
beth came home from work today with another tract someone had left her at work. it reads (the parts in curly braces {} are my comments, they're not actually printed):
and then it has a bible verse and another line or two about how this is the best thing the person who left the tract can do to say thank you to the one receiving it.
at first glance this one seems much nicer than the last one. none of that fire and brimstone type of outreach. (that's soo 1600's) but look a little deeper - the person straight up says that a 'small' tip is a great way to say thanks. so they think a larger tip isn't? or just that less money means they liked your service more? (remember, beth is a waitress...) honestly i think most people would disagree. a 'small' tip generally means they DIDN'T like the service you gave and are just leaving a tip cuz it's the right thing to do, not that they want to say thank you. a tip of 15% or more is what is generally considered a 'thank you.' especially since the VAST majority of a waitress' salary is made up of tips, n'est pas?
it also says that leaving this tract is the best way the person could say thank you. OK...show of hands: who out there really thinks a single sheet of paper 5" square saying basically "Jesus loves you" is the penultimate way to say thank you? even the tract AND a tip would be better. or if you don't want to leave a tip at all, what about actually TALKING to the person you're trying to outreach to? be interested in people. ska albums notwithstanding, quality really is job one - not quantity. and even if quantity really is job one, what good is it to tell someone Jesus loves them without giving them any help getting to know him? the closest comparison to handing out a tract is:
oh did you also notice that in the tract, when 'he' and 'him' referred to Jesus, sometimes it was in caps and sometimes not? inconsistency is dumb. just like misspelling. grr.
beth came home from work today with another tract someone had left her at work. it reads (the parts in curly braces {} are my comments, they're not actually printed):
Thank You! {then it opens to say} Thank You! We say it so often...{gives examples} Sometimes we show as well as say our thanks...{gives examples - and one of them is "when we leave a small tip" - remember this later} I'd like to show my appreciation to you by telling you something that is of far greater value. It is simply that the greatest gift in the world can be yours for the asking. That give is the friendship of my best friend -- Jesus Christ. He took away my sin and guilt and gives me joy and peace. I serve him with loving obedience and find in Him my life, my hope, my everything!
and then it has a bible verse and another line or two about how this is the best thing the person who left the tract can do to say thank you to the one receiving it.
at first glance this one seems much nicer than the last one. none of that fire and brimstone type of outreach. (that's soo 1600's) but look a little deeper - the person straight up says that a 'small' tip is a great way to say thanks. so they think a larger tip isn't? or just that less money means they liked your service more? (remember, beth is a waitress...) honestly i think most people would disagree. a 'small' tip generally means they DIDN'T like the service you gave and are just leaving a tip cuz it's the right thing to do, not that they want to say thank you. a tip of 15% or more is what is generally considered a 'thank you.' especially since the VAST majority of a waitress' salary is made up of tips, n'est pas?
it also says that leaving this tract is the best way the person could say thank you. OK...show of hands: who out there really thinks a single sheet of paper 5" square saying basically "Jesus loves you" is the penultimate way to say thank you? even the tract AND a tip would be better. or if you don't want to leave a tip at all, what about actually TALKING to the person you're trying to outreach to? be interested in people. ska albums notwithstanding, quality really is job one - not quantity. and even if quantity really is job one, what good is it to tell someone Jesus loves them without giving them any help getting to know him? the closest comparison to handing out a tract is:
~you're walking down the sidewalk in town and someone with out of state plates drives up and asks you how to get to a store in town. you reply "go to the library. they have maps" and walk away.~
now, yes your response was slightly better than ignoring the person. and there very well may be maps at the library... but how can they even find that? telling a person to become a christian does no good without AT LEAST pointing them in the right direction to make that happen. it's much better to actually walk with them and HELP them on the way.oh did you also notice that in the tract, when 'he' and 'him' referred to Jesus, sometimes it was in caps and sometimes not? inconsistency is dumb. just like misspelling. grr.
