God-stories in the lives of ordinary people

Hoekendijk argued that “over the garden fence” or “at the coffee table” communication does not have to penetrate through an ideological barrier to be relevant – it comes, so to speak, under the radar. It is real-life God-stories delivered over the garden fence or at the coffee table, stories that honestly and spontaneously tell of what God did for me and my family. These heartfelt true encounters are very powerful (to my mind potentially the most powerful) in challenging this prevalent materialistic and rationalistic world view for different reasons...

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