And one area of shyness of witness that I believe can be remedied (I personally pursue this through poetry and songwriting) is to relate the witness of Christ through the creation back to Christ himself.
Some weird things have resulted — I call them weird in a self deprecating way. Ever think of Jesus as a redneck? I have. Much of His biblically documented background is roughly in that vein, although the term is a modern one. The result, love it or hate it, was this:
https://soundcloud.com/daniel-levy-6/a-humble-redneck-i-was-born
But the redneck himself/herself is an American phenomenon... which in turn harks to its gospel believing foundation. They aren’t separable.
Kind of ironic that the term "Redneck" referred to "poor, uneducated Southerners" who got red necks from working hard in the sun and folks sneered at those who provided food/cotton and host of other necessities for a civilized society.
Love the song - have it playing now.
I'm not musically inclined at all (my Dad used to describe me as one who couldn't carry a tune if it was strapped to my back - he was right, but I love music and a lot of the modern Gospel music - I remember the first time I heard Mercy Me's song "I Can only Imagine", but used to get into poetry - both reading and writing, and may give it a go again with a more spiritual slant.