Have you heard that cheer echoing from the depths of Beaver Stadium, the house that JoePa built? I’ll bet you didn’t know that my friend Doug invented it, didya? It’s true. My buddy Doug was a cheerleader at PSU back in the day, and he started that chant one day at a football game (or pep rally, I forget which he said.) The thing got a life of its own, and you’ll hear it a lot this weekend. This is Blue & White weekend, and 70,000 loyal PSU fans will file into my backyard Beaver Stadium to cheer the Nittany Lions on in the annual Spring football game.
Before all the commotion, I’ll have the opportunity to address a class of PSU students about religion and adolescence. Our friend Megan teaches the class, and she’s invited me to speak tomorrow afternoon. The class has a list of questions prepared for me. I found it interesting that a lot of the questions have to do with sexuality. We’ll see how things go. I’d appreciate you praying for me.
I think one of the greatest surprises in our move to Happy Valley is the number of PSU students who are hungry for something that’s real in the spiritual realm. I didn’t anticipate that. We see hundreds of students every weekend, and the campus ministries (Navigators, Campus Crusade, etc) have great participation.
It’s an honor and a blessing to be in this town, to get the opportunity to influence the next generation of leaders. Almost every week I find myself in a booth in some eating establishment (Waffle Shop) with a PSU student, talking about life, faith, and hope. I had one today, and another tomorrow morning.
This week I read Jesus’ words from Matthew 9:37–The harvest is great, but the workers are few.
I am asking God to help me have more faith to believe that, to act on that truth. What will this community be like when the Spirit of God draws thousands of young, passionate people to his mission? I can’t wait to see it!
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