Well, there are two things (maybe three?) that I learned last night. Before getting into those it should be noted that we (HHS) kicked Lewisburg's posterior. Let's hope the same can be said of the homecoming game against DC. :)
Well, first I learned just how good even a high school football game can be for evangelism opportunities are used wisely. See, most people aren't there for the game but for each other, for the good social times. This means people are talking and that conversations can be steered towards the eternal if done properly.
The second thing I learned is that, well, people will even talk with a weirdo like me. Amazing, I know. There we a girl at the game that was sitting behind a building next to the away team bleachers texting on her phone and really just looking a little lonely. Scared as I was to do so, I walked up to her and just began a conversation trying to get to know her. Forgive me for being so stereotypical, but by her attire she did not look like the type that would want to talk with someone like me and I was pleasantly surprised at her openness. I didn't end up getting to eternal topics with her (to my own shame) but I can certainly see how I can make it there with her and with others.
Perhaps one more thing. I recall seeing two boys that didn't have much company other than themselves. One was wearing a black trench coat and had a Halloween mask with a pentagram on it's forehead on the back of his head. The other was also dressed in mostly black and had a skateboard. At the time I was, to my shame, a little intimidated by them. Looking back I see they would have been a great pair to talk with and I hope I get to opportunity to speak with them again and take it.
"For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline." - 2 Timothy 1:7
As I have written, I fall short of that verse all the time. It is my hope that as I grow in Christ, I will embrace His spirit and be timid no more.
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