Apologetic “dumping” or “blasting” with little concern for the state of the soul of the unbeliever may relieve pent-up tension and display the apologist’s knowledge, but it does little to bring anyone closer to eternal salvation.

In a much more desperate time and in a much more dangerous place, the prophet Jeremiah told the people of Israel, “Seek the peace of the city where I have exiled you. Pray to the Lord for that city, because when it has peace and prosperity, you will have peace and prosperity.” Yet now a Christian movement seeks conflict. It traffics in lies. It