*Evangelism Workshop and Harry Potter

but not in that order...again

(With apologies to Harry Potter fans (actually, maybe skip this paragraph)) So, yesterday (thursday) i went with Edgar, Jennifer and Sophia and Sheryl to see Harry Potter. It was my first Harry Potter experience and i was a little disappointed. I know the basic storyline and stuff, the movie was well made and the acting was pretty well done, but i couldn't get over the fact that it was the *spoiler alert, skip this paragraph if you are going to be offended by that* lamest heroic death ever. He's freaking out because he finds out he has to die to kill the evil inside him, but he does the right thing after being told it won't hurt anyway, then he dies and then he wakes back up after deciding he doesn't want to stay dead. There really wasn't any sacrifice or heroism required... anyway, the whole thing about him being part evil or whatever ruins the potential Christ Type so we can't say Harry Potter reminds us of Jesus. And he is the one who defeats death and the Dark Lord so we can't say he's a Type for us either (wtg JKR). Ah well, i thought maybe if i liked the ending, i'd watch the others, but i'm really just not impressed. JK does a good job a making a world, but not a good job of making a story.

Anyway, tonight (friday) was our Evangelism Workshop. A bunch of people came. Like, a lot. I was as nervous as a cricket in a chicken coop, but it went really well. We said all our stuff and used the time we were supposed to and etc etc... God be praised! (this was said in a British accent a la Monty Python. i apologize). We focused on practical tips for evangelism rather than the why; because since we've been here, i've heard 4 teachings on why every Christian should share their faith (..easy answer: it's in the Bible), but none on how. So, we didn't teach the almighty Bridge Diagram, but almost everything i said was from the Outreach class (if you're in College Station this spring, i highly recommend it). We also talked about testimonies and conversations that glorify God (basically all the stuff i said 2 or 3 blog post thingies ago, with some extra). So, God was faithful and it went very well.