Homework
September 23, 2008
I was the lucky one to draw a “coffee gift card” lottery ticket the other week after the Saturday Service.
I spent the first 5 days putting off.
I spent day 6 feeling like a bum, and remembering promising my friends that we were actually going to do something Dave told us to. I prayed for a bit – and realized that I could give this to one of my teachers.
I’m a Comm. Student at NKU – this semester one of my favorite professors is teaching a class on Political Communication. It is very obvious that Dr. Weiss is very very open about how liberal he is. So liberal – we don’t even get tests, there is no book for the class, and attendance – we’re lucky if ten people show up on Fridays. He’s a great teacher if your looking to actually learn though – and also great because he misses class almost as much as I do. I really do enjoy him as a teacher – and it’s making my last year at NKU a total joy. We also get off for all Jewish Hollidays….
I know that Dr. Weiss isn’t a follower of Jesus. He is very critical of all conservatives, evangelicals, the like – and a fan of Richard Dawkins. He teaches argumentation to meaning – he would be the type that would enjoy debating Christians…. He is the type – hes kinda done it in class.
I went to the Starbucks on campus, spent ten dollars on a gift card, and began to walk with it across campus to put it in his mail box.
I felt this overwhelming sense of shame. That I didn’t want people to know what I was doing…. That if I got caught with my gift card and little jesusy – business card I’d be ridiculed. Campus was pretty empty – the people there were in class – and yet I feel like something inside of me is telling me to NOT do it.
I realized – eithor my own thoughts or Christ in me – that I was being an idiot. I already spent the money, I don’t even like starbucks. I would have had no problem giving it to someone – but to Dr. Weiss??? and with the little card thing???
I made my way to his mailbox. I slipped the card in and left.
I don’t think getting a starbucks gift card is going to bring the man to Christ. I hope it does, and now am praying it does. But I know seeds are planted. I pray he checks out the website – and sees what happened and my motives behind it.
I hope he realizes someone cares about him. I hope he realizes that I care about him because God cares about him.
Thanks for the outlet to let me share.
