Growing up

A reflection from David Littrell:

I studied French in Paris the summer after my freshman year, only to return to K-State for a miserable and lonely sophomore year. Fitting the definition of a callow youth, I thought I didn’t need religion of any sort. Someone invited me to a Christian campus group where I proudly told the adult leader that I was an atheist. With the utmost kindness and a no-nonsense reply he said, “No, you’re not.” It was the proverbial 2x4 hit between the eyes. He saw through me and understood where I was in my spiritual life. I had grown up in St. Paul’s and was always fascinated by Bible stories, but thereafter I began to develop an adult understanding of Christianity. Since then, though I bottomed out a few more times, I have been growing in my love of Christ and what he did on the cross for penitent sinners. I can’t imagine life now if I weren’t serving God through Christ.