One of the first great acts of Christian ministry in my life was for YoungLife.  Well, Wildlife to be exact--the junior high version of YoungLife.  I was in the ninth grade, and I was a student leader for the 7th and 8th grade meetings.  Me and three other guys dressed in full drag and did a lipsync'd song and dance of Aretha Franklin's "RESPECT"!

I was told it was important to be a fool for Christ!  You know what?  They were right.  It was important!  Kids laughed.  They knew we had done it for them.  And they listened openly and easily when the leader presented the gospel later on in the night.

I'm still a fool for Christ in many ways (I hope).  One of them you see in this picture!  Who dresses like that?!!

It's a picture of me in front of Providence Presbyterian Church, Gum Spring, Virginia.  I've been there to preach four times now, and I usually wear the collar and tabs.  Why?  Well, just off my chin you see a couple of memorial stones.  One of them is to Rev. Samuel Davies.  Read more