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Roger wrote:

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As things stand now, I believe they would prefer the status quo in which Tim is comparatively not well known and they are "the internationally recognized authorities." As long as he remains relatively unknown, they have nothing to gain and everything to lose by debating him. They can afford not to respond to him. But if his teaching were to become more prominent, they would have no choice but to respond. They don't want that to happen. And THAT is the reason he won't be invited on the Ankerberg show with Tommy Ice.

Tim,

What Roger says here is likely the case. It's a crying shame that your material is not better known. I've been doing my best to promote your articles and audio sermon content among those who are not closed-minded, but these teachings should be reaching a wider audience. Have you considered writing any books? Having some background in writing myself, I think it would be relatively simple for you to convert most of your articles into book form. It would take some time, yes, but not nearly as long as trying to write a book from scratch.

The immediately advantage of this would be the ability to reach those who either can't or don't like to spend time reading material on the Internet (many of whom complain that it hurts their eyes to stare at a computer screen for long periods of time). There are many, many such people, and a more visible presence in the world of theology could really allow you to help influence the important debates that are raging out there, many of which are being waged by people with plenty of zeal but little real knowledge. These "teachers" are doing real harm.

If it is a matter of "freely you have received, freely give," you could always divert the royalties from your sales into the general fund at Oasis (along with other worthy ministries), and continue to post free materials on the Internet at the same time. People will continue to spend their money on Christian books and other materials, no matter whether you do or not. But I, for one, think that they should have more and better things to choose from, rather than continuing to soak up material from men like LaHay and Hagee.

You might also want to consider uploading some of your content to Youtube. You don't have to make actual video presentations to do this, if it's a matter of time. You could simply limit the visual to the Oasis Christian Church logo. There are posters who do this very thing (i.e., apply audio to very simple video content). For an example, take a look at this audio presentation of C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxJwSIIqQrU. Millions of people access Youtube on a regular basis, and it's not at all difficult to upload content.

Just a few thoughts.

- Robert