An Accidental Meeting

So far the only picture I've gotten from the Together for the Gospel conference with someone I've never met before is the horrible picture above, where I'm squinting at the camera. I'm hoping to get more pictures tomorrow, but I may not be able to if I cannot figure out how to turn the flash off while taking pictures, as flash photography greatly aggravates Dr. Sproul for medical reasons associated with a previous stroke. (Dr. Sproul, from the pulpit, threatened to assist someone in personally meeting Jesus face-to-face when they took a flash photograph of him. He was kidding- sort of.)

Anyway, the more normal-looking gentleman above, who is not squinting at the camera, is pastor, author, and blogger Josh Harris. Pastor Harris sat on the row behind me during the first night of the conference. Before the conference, I saw him speaking with some of the conference speakers and I thought, "I know that guy from somewhere." It wasn't until I saw his name badge, however, that I realized who he was. I then had the privilege of thanking Pastor Harris for impacting my spiritual life, particularly in his book Not Even A Hint (Now titled, Sex is not the Problem- Lust Is.)


If you are a single person struggling with temptations concerning sexual immorality (did that miss any singles out there?), then this book is an invaluable resource.

In our brief meeting, Pastor Harris displayed an incredibly gracious attitude- I could tell by his whole demeanor that he truly considered me to be a brother in Christ even though we had never previously met.

[For a much better picture of me, please visit Purgatorio.]