I just had a very interesting conversation...a girl came in to ask if we offered overseas education. I know I've heard about the Korntal school in Germany but I couldn't find any information on our new website. SIGH. Anyway, while we were chatting and looking things up, she talked about what schools she'd been to, what she was thinking of doing, and how she's unsure of what she really wants.
I started telling her about what CIU offers and told her about my major and what I wanted to do and she asked, "Isn't it hard for Christians to do film/theatre?" Which of course is one of my favorite topics to talk about - so I told her about Ralph Winter and "Knowing" and how there were more Christians than people thought in Hollywood and then she mentioned that she had two friends who were very talented but they weren't Christians and asked if she could connect us so we could talk.
Hence, I am now her friend on facebook and might be dialogging with some of her unsaved friends who were raised by lesbians. [Which, I also told her, were the people I've always wanted to minister to...it's always been a desire for me.]
Anyway...random? Perchance not...
That's awesome. I think that gently dispelling the stereotypes is possibly the most important kind of "witnessing" we can be doing in America.
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Ah yes, the unfortunate notion that the church has bred in us: we can't work in art.
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