{"id":834,"date":"2011-08-08T18:49:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T18:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/thinplaces\/?p=834"},"modified":"2011-08-08T18:49:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T18:49:31","slug":"words-and-deeds-together-gratitude-for-the-ministry-of-john-stott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thinplaces\/2011\/08\/words-and-deeds-together-gratitude-for-the-ministry-of-john-stott\/","title":{"rendered":"Words and Deeds Together: Gratitude for the Ministry of John Stott"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Because I was away, I missed the opportunity to express my gratitude for John Stott\u2019s ministry after his death on July 27th. But I wanted to take a moment to draw attention to two of the many wonderful tributes written about his long and full career as a worldwide evangelical leader.<\/p>\n

First, Christianity Today\u2019s obituary<\/a>, which offers an overview of Stott\u2019s life and ministry.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019d also like to point out Nicholas Kristof\u2019s tribute to John Stott: Evangelicals Without Blowhards<\/a>, in which he commends Stott as a leader of many evangelicals who put their faith in action by offering compassion and care for many around the world. Kristof acknowledges the \u201cblowhards\u201d within the evangelical tradition, but he defends evangelicals who follow Stott\u2019s (and, I hope, Jesus\u2019) example:<\/p>\n

Those self-appointed evangelical leaders come across as hypocrites, monetizing Jesus rather than emulating him. Some seem homophobic, and many who claim to be \u201cpro-life\u201d seem little concerned with human life post-uterus. Those are the preachers who won headlines and disdain.<\/p>\n

But in reporting on poverty, disease and oppression, I\u2019ve seen so many others. Evangelicals are disproportionately likely to donate 10 percent of their incomes to charities, mostly church-related. More important, go to the front lines, at home or abroad, in the battles against hunger, malaria, prison rape, obstetric fistula, human trafficking or genocide, and some of the bravest people you meet are evangelical Christians (or conservative Catholics, similar in many ways) who truly live their faith.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not particularly religious myself, but I stand in awe of those I\u2019ve seen risking their lives in this way \u2014 and it sickens me to see that faith mocked at New York cocktail parties.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

People credit St. Francis of Assissi with the saying, \u201cPreach the gospel always. If necessary, use words.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Stott preached the gospel with words\u2013in sermons, in books, in lectures, in conversations, in letters. He also preached the gospel with his actions of humility, simplicity, and mercy. I\u2019m grateful for his example, and grateful that Nicolas Kristof chose to draw attention to the faith of many like him.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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