I recently read a book titled Contagious by Jonah Berger. The book addresses how ideas spread, what drives word of mouth, and why online content goes viral. I read the book to see if it could give me some new ideas on how we can spread the gospel message. Here are some of the main points of the book that could help you to evangelize others.

The book addressed six primary reasons for contagiousness: social currency, triggers, emotion, public awareness, practical value, and stories. We will now take a closer look at each one in relation to our goal of spreading the gospel message.

As we end our first Holy Day season of the year (Passover and Unleavened Bread), we need to be reminded of the fact that we must work at eradicating sin from our lives. Yes, we are saved by grace through faith, but we are also expected to do good works (Ephesians 2:8-10). Good works, of course, are the opposite of bad works, or sin.

We will begin by defining the Greek and Hebrew words for sin. In Hebrew, the word for sin is hata or chattah. It can mean erring, doing wrong, missing the mark, or going astray. The primary Greek word for sin is harmatia. Much like the Hebrew word, it means to miss the mark. There are other terms in the Hebrew and Greek pertaining to sin, but these are the primary words associated with it.

As spring creeps in and the holy days get closer, I always feel that quiet tug in my heart. Life is too busy, the kids are running around, the house needs a deep clean, so much to do, and no time. But I know that I need to slow down and take a look inside. Passover is not just about sweeping out every last crumb of leavening from the pantry (though I do that too!). For me, it is really about looking deeply into the hidden corners of my heart and mind, and then confessing what I found there.