“Everybody, hold your babies in the air,” yelled a Globetrotter from center court. The arena filled with laughs and cheers as the Lion King soundtrack’s, Circle of Life, played for thousands of people. This was the scene as the Harlem Globetrotters proudly hoisted a toddler above head whom they retrieved from his mother and father who sat joyfully in the crowd. As the Trotters comically reenacted the famous scene of Simba’s public presentation, they found a way to include not just one young fan, but multiple young fans into their show, all at once. The basketball play was skillful, the comedy was entertaining, but what impacted me the most about the Globetrotters was their care for the children of our city. Multiple times they centered kids in their comedy routines. It was all new to the kids of course, but the Trotters listened and reacted to the kids witfully. They invited youngsters to dance, run and play with them on the biggest stage in town. Beyond the four quarters of play,
Seeing God's will, promises, and principles at play in today's context should be celebrated. The gospel is powerful and living. I believe that Christians should acknowledge where God's heart, revealed in the Bible, touches their lives. This is a journal of where I see biblical truths within contemporary culture, social systems, and in personal interactions. I call them Jesus moments.