Dave Decker
Dave Decker, Jr., seeks to care about those “under the lights” through his unfolding non-profit, When the Lights Go Out (wtlgo.org).
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The Journey of Life
- By Dave Decker
- Published 05/12/2008
- Theological Themes
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As I talk with my buddy on the phone, getting the skinny on the retreat he’s having me speak at, he drops the ol’ “um…and like…I know you’ll do this anyway, but we like really want a clear presentation of the gospel.”
“Okay…” I reply, biting my tongue.
I’m often asked to speak at retreats and functions within Christendom. By often I mean occasionally. Um…by occasionally I mean three times in the past four years. Each of these three requests has brought with it an awkward request of me, a youth pastor of 15 years who’s managed to not lose a kid, kill one, or suffer too major a catastrophe.
“Okay…” I reply, biting my tongue.
I’m often asked to speak at retreats and functions within Christendom. By often I mean occasionally. Um…by occasionally I mean three times in the past four years. Each of these three requests has brought with it an awkward request of me, a youth pastor of 15 years who’s managed to not lose a kid, kill one, or suffer too major a catastrophe.
