live the gospel...

By nature, I'm not much of an eavesdropper. But I happened to hear part of a phone conversation one of my friends was having with his roommate from college. Really, all I heard was the very end...

"Live the gospel."

That was it. Just "live the gospel."

I think that might be the coolest way I've ever heard a conversation ended. It's an amazing encouragement between two men who want to make much of Jesus with their lives. It wasn't softened by a routine "see ya later," or "take care."

And in three words it says so much more than that.

We'd all do well to follow my friend's encouragement. Problem is, it sounds much simpler than it actually is.