Ravi Zacharias will be coming to Malaysia for the Congress on Integrity somewhere in August. Born in Madras, India, in 1946, he attempted suicide as a 17 year-old university student. 'It was a very considered decision at that time - not the result of a trauma or depression. It was just the fact that life lacked meaning,' he said. From his hospital bed in New Delhi, he remembers vowing: 'I will leave no stone unturned in my pursuit of truth.' The Full Gospel Businessman Fellowship (!?) also got him to speak for the public here:
Date: 18 August 06
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Eastin Hotel, PJ Grand Ballroom
Interesting interview
Q: What should the church's priorities be as it heads towards the 21st century?
A: First, we need more than anything else today to return to the authority, the nobility, and the depth of the Scriptures. The Word of God is powerful, like a lion let out of the cage, as Calvin said. We have forgotten that. We have sort of watered it down, or dressed it up to look more like a pop theory for our times. But it will not work. As someone has said, if you are married to the spirit of the age, you will be left in divorce in the next generation.
Second, we need to know how not only to harness the mind, but also to influence the imagination, because the world has captured the imagination of our time. Writers like Lewis were brilliant at doing this, even with young people. How are WE going to touch secondary school young people? That's one of the biggest challenges we face.
Third, we need to know how to bridge heart AND mind in our own proclamation of the gospel so that we do not go to one extreme and forget the other.
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So do u know what Ravi is going to speak on?
Ravi will speak stg on Integrity in GCF and the Eastin hotel event will probably be evangelistic