Excellent post, Sister Alamo.
There have been those skeptical of the Christian message from the beginning, but in these latter days, they have refined their rejection into sneers. I read recently about some sports announcers who run big-name sports talk programs. The writer had had a chance to sit in on one of their studio sessions in which they fielded questions over the phone. He was amazed he said that these announcers joked off mike about the stupidity of each and every caller. None were as smart as them. It was worse than that. All were cretins by their approach. The same with modern skeptics. Behind the scenes they don't just reject our message. The sneer at our God and at His Son. They hate us for our acceptance of this you write about, our "foolishness". Yet they engage us in debate realizing not that it is the Spirit of Christ giving them one more telling of the Gospel that His sacrifice, burial, and resurrection prove God has offered them the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ His Son. One more telling and once more. For some of them "almost but lost." For others He opens their hearts and they are saved.
Thank you so very much for sharing your insights, dear brother in Christ, and thank you for your encouragements!