Emotional Beings? Even Men?

Creating Passionate Users is one of my favorite blogs, and they’ve just posted a challenging thought regarding emotions versus logic. Here’s the key thought:

"People don’t choose rationally to listen to your message and then have a feeling about it. They choose to listen to your message because they have a feeling about it."

And that goes for men as well. Oh my. If that’s true, what does that mean for the church? What does that mean for our message?

Wake up folks. This one better grab your attention. The truth is people may never hear your message if you’re only playing to their intellect. This should cause you to pause and reevaluate how you teach, and it should reinforce the important role the arts have in helping people hear and then respond to your message. Oh my…