We went minivan shopping again. Quite the adventure. By the way, thanks for your advice a few weeks back! We got into some serious negotiations. Definitely wanted to drive home in a new minivan, but no such luck.

What a difference between a good salesman and a bad salesman. About the same difference between a good evangelist and a bad evangelist.

The best salesmen aren’t trying to sell you anything! They help you make good decisions. You feel like they’re on your side. Give me a low pressure salesman who answers questions over a high pressure salesman who asks questions any day of the week!

One salesman told us what we wanted to know–we were his agenda. The other salesman told us what he wanted us to know–his agenda was his agenda. I felt like one salesman just wanted to get through his entire sales pitch! I just wonder if our evangelism comes across as a canned sales pitch when our agenda is our agenda.

Less agenda. More listening.

For what it’s worth, Francis Schaeffer was once asked what he’d say if he had ten minutes to share the gospel. He said he’d listen for nine minutes and talk for one minute.

One more thing.

Don’t tell me about how much money you’re losing offering me the price you’re offering me when I’m the one buying the mini-van! I know you’re not losing money. You know you’re not losing money. Let’s stop pretending