Reactions

It was interesting to see people's reactions to some random Korean dude at this random booth in the middle of campus asking people about their "sexual positions." I got a lot of laughter, smiles. The funniest reaction was this quiet Asian dude who walked by and looked for a second and almost seemed embarrassed. He walked by our booth stopped turned around, turned back and then turned around and walked toward our booth to "get a newspaper" from a nearby box... but he was just stealing glances the whole time! I wonder if he felt ashamed for looking... I just smiled at him the whole time.

Since I was by myself for an hour or so, I was a little nervous that some women might think I was harassing them, but it got me thinking... what's weirder: asking people about their favorite sexual positions or asking if they would ever considered Jesus?

What's cool about this week is that those two questions aren't really all that different... that Jesus and the Christian faith does have to do with REAL questions people ask about sex....which is kidn of a relief to me.

The interesting thing is, I might have been SLIGHTLY worried about people seeing me as a heeby sexual position asking dude or a really random weirdo but I was definitely NOT worried about them thinking about me as a pushy/narrow-minded/dogmatic/Bible-banging Christian. And to be honest, that alone was a huge weight off my shoulders.

There were some people that were trying their hardest to mock our booth, our random sexual positions or some of our quotes... but I realized that they couldn't... or at least not very effectively. (One guy tried to say something really vulgar about the arm wrestling sexual position, I think he was hoping to make me blush or something, but he just sounded kind of stupid in front of his friends... but we all laughed it off) I think the majority of people who actually took the time to read the quotes and vote, thought that it was at the very least, interesting and thought-provoking... and just overall cool. Some people spent a lot of time in front of the booth just thinking and reading... and that was really a joy to see.

The trick now I guess is to maintain this kind of interesting relevence as we go deeper into the Gospel message at our evening seminars and such... and maybe there's a point where we have to concede a certain amount of awkwardness or become a little pushy as we share our convictions about the hope we have in Christ... but I have to say I'm very hopefull and excited to try!