[warrior81680]

Originally Posted by keith4him

Hey I liked to really dress nice, I wore very nice suits, still do on occasion. In my closet I have Armani, have had Brioni, Boss. Versace ties, Format Ties (the best ever) I have Johnston and Murphy before they became mall stores etc.

But my desire to reach the common man and relate to him became greater than fitting in among my brethren and my tradition that I was raised in.

It would be good for all to read how Hudson Taylor of the famed China Inland Mission reached the masses, but of course many on here will discount him because he wasn't saved, didn't have truth, the old mantra.

He shaved his head, grew a pony tail and learned the language, left the Western mission cites and lived with the Chinese people, the result when the Western Mission agencies with their American idealism, standards of living and conduct could only convince a few to be won to the Lord, Hudson won thousands, you should read the blistering criticism that the other missionaries said about him.

This radical incarnational mindset we must capture again if we are to make an impact in our world.

The old mantra--"gotta be like 'em to win 'em".