I Set a New Record!

Twenty five people in a row said "No" to me (I was counting), which is a record, at least unofficially.  For our outreach to kick off the semester we were asking people to take part in our campus survey in which we were asking people if they thought, "God is a God of love or wrath?" (Pictured)  They would answer by putting a sticky dot on our board.  Even though many people didn't want to talk, we were still able to talk with hundreds of people on campus about God.  We then invited them to our outreach event in which our speaker addressed the hard question of "God of Love or Wrath?"  (His answer was both)  I've seen at least two of the people we met at the outreach be actively involved in the club since, and for the outreach talk, we had our highest attendance of the semester, including many new faces!  Please be praying for the people we met and the new people that have been coming.

Is Christianity Just a Crutch?

We started off this Spring semester with a talk series called "Hard Questions About Christianity," and I had the honor of giving two, the first being, "Is Christianity Just a Crutch?"  It is fun and challenging for me to sincerely dive into these types of questions because I have to research, be articulate, and give what is hopefully a satisfactory answer.  This question is relevant because people often see Christianity as something that merely gives people comfort during hard times, that weak people use to find meaning, or that people need to not feel alone. I explained that Christianity at its essence is not a crutch, but oftentimes is used as a crutch.  Everyone turns to some sort of crutch in their life (needing to be liked, substance abuse, pride, etc.), so I asked people to reflect on what they find dependency in other than God.  As Christians, we believe that we are weak, which is why we need God, and God's power is made perfect in our weakness. (2 Cor. 12: 9-10)  I challenged the non-Christians to make God the thing they rely on and I challenged the Christians to be active in their faith, rather than just use it as a "crutch."  Pray that these students would rely on God alone, and be active in their faith.  Also, consider whether you have been using Christianity merely as a crutch...