Dormitory presentation again Wednesday night, but with a twist. Coinciding with the Star, the dorm hosted a free beer bash and mixer in the entry plaza. Dance music at disco levels, rowdiness, kissing, shouting, dancing, breaking glass, running about; you know. As show time approached, we had *no* takers for the Star. A beer storm was raining us out. I was ready to present to five people if that's who showed. But popping bottles, thumping music plus the opposite sex... the mix is a kind of Siren call to the college ear and eye. Tough to run that gauntlet. Not just beer. Free beer.
Perhaps everyone can agree that God and beer are a mismatched fight. By the 8 o'clock hour, we had two people. But then a dozen came in. Then a dozen. Another dozen. Another. Another. When we began, we had a core group of about 60, with another dozen or so of froth at the back. This crowd was more intense than last night. More engaged. Amazing, but the noise outside did not seem to disrupt. Cross-cultural humor is dangerous, so I don't attempt much of it. But tonight, attention was so close that I did, and it worked. Laughs across the language/culture gap. And then awe at the close. In short, a great audience. He was there tonight.
It was very good for the Slovak team to agree that the show would go on. We set up out of faithfulness when it looked pretty bad. And then He provided an excellent, engaged, appreciative audience. He boosted our faith tonight.
If you have time, please thank Him with all of us:
"It would be good if we were always full of faith, Lord. Sometimes we do things out of dogged determination, without any real expectation that you will change the course of reality. And then you do change the course. We give you praise that you do so much more than our puny faith expects. We thank you for encouraging us to believe you a dozen times, then another, and another. Build us into faithful people by helping us to see it when you work. Open our eyes to the things you do for us so that we can learn more of who you are. So we can adjust our expectations to your nature. We often do the opposite. And we want to stop. We pray in Jesus' name, amen."
Many more presentations coming. Don't know when I can write next. Pray, even if you don't hear from me.
Friday, October 4, 2002
Beer Storm
Dormitory presentation again Wednesday night, but with a twist. Coinciding with the Star, the dorm hosted a free beer bash and mixer in the entry plaza. Dance music at disco levels, rowdiness, kissing, shouting, dancing, breaking glass, running about; you know. As show time approached, we had *no* takers for the Star. A beer storm was raining us out. I was ready to present to five people if that's who showed. But popping bottles, thumping music plus the opposite sex... the mix is a kind of Siren call to the college ear and eye. Tough to run that gauntlet. Not just beer. Free beer.
Perhaps everyone can agree that God and beer are a mismatched fight. By the 8 o'clock hour, we had two people. But then a dozen came in. Then a dozen. Another dozen. Another. Another. When we began, we had a core group of about 60, with another dozen or so of froth at the back. This crowd was more intense than last night. More engaged. Amazing, but the noise outside did not seem to disrupt. Cross-cultural humor is dangerous, so I don't attempt much of it. But tonight, attention was so close that I did, and it worked. Laughs across the language/culture gap. And then awe at the close. In short, a great audience. He was there tonight.
It was very good for the Slovak team to agree that the show would go on. We set up out of faithfulness when it looked pretty bad. And then He provided an excellent, engaged, appreciative audience. He boosted our faith tonight.
If you have time, please thank Him with all of us:
"It would be good if we were always full of faith, Lord. Sometimes we do things out of dogged determination, without any real expectation that you will change the course of reality. And then you do change the course. We give you praise that you do so much more than our puny faith expects. We thank you for encouraging us to believe you a dozen times, then another, and another. Build us into faithful people by helping us to see it when you work. Open our eyes to the things you do for us so that we can learn more of who you are. So we can adjust our expectations to your nature. We often do the opposite. And we want to stop. We pray in Jesus' name, amen."
Many more presentations coming. Don't know when I can write next. Pray, even if you don't hear from me.
Perhaps everyone can agree that God and beer are a mismatched fight. By the 8 o'clock hour, we had two people. But then a dozen came in. Then a dozen. Another dozen. Another. Another. When we began, we had a core group of about 60, with another dozen or so of froth at the back. This crowd was more intense than last night. More engaged. Amazing, but the noise outside did not seem to disrupt. Cross-cultural humor is dangerous, so I don't attempt much of it. But tonight, attention was so close that I did, and it worked. Laughs across the language/culture gap. And then awe at the close. In short, a great audience. He was there tonight.
It was very good for the Slovak team to agree that the show would go on. We set up out of faithfulness when it looked pretty bad. And then He provided an excellent, engaged, appreciative audience. He boosted our faith tonight.
If you have time, please thank Him with all of us:
"It would be good if we were always full of faith, Lord. Sometimes we do things out of dogged determination, without any real expectation that you will change the course of reality. And then you do change the course. We give you praise that you do so much more than our puny faith expects. We thank you for encouraging us to believe you a dozen times, then another, and another. Build us into faithful people by helping us to see it when you work. Open our eyes to the things you do for us so that we can learn more of who you are. So we can adjust our expectations to your nature. We often do the opposite. And we want to stop. We pray in Jesus' name, amen."
Many more presentations coming. Don't know when I can write next. Pray, even if you don't hear from me.
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