No Tears Yet
The past two nights, I’ve gone to Crossings @ Cedarmore to hear Brent Gambrell speak. He was the camp pastor at my first Crossings experience (Jonathan Creek two years ago). To date, he’s the only man - aside from my Dad & brother, and maybe a bully or two growing up - to bring tears to my eyes.
He’s a very powerful & engaging speaker. He engages both students and adults. When I first heard him, I was still a “baby” Christian. After two years of spiritual growth, it’s been interesting to hear him speak again. Especially now that I tend to put speakers & authors to a theological “test” whenever I hear them. Maybe this is wrong, but I always listen for keywords & phrases that may reveal whether they’re reformed (Calvinist) or not (Arminian). This isn’t to say I pay too much attention to theological issues and not get anything out of their message.
I love to hear him challenge today’s church. Issues ranging from kids not being able to find the book of Thessalonians in their bible to not teaching the true meaning of “soul, body & spirit.” Considering how much the church has lost touch with society, we need voices like Brent to bring us back to fundamental, B-I-B-L-I-C-A-L teaching.
Thus far, I’ve only heard repeats of messages & bible studies that I heard him give at J-Creek two years ago. Somewhat disappointing, but I’ve still enjoyed hearing him. What’s exciting is the fact that a large number of kids came to know Christ tonight, and the entire camp is in for a wonderful experience with Brent as camp pastor this week.
I probably will not get to hear him speak the rest of the week, even though I will be there again on Thursday night with the Josh Martin Band.
