The media got their facts straight. He is a son of Christian Missionaries, and spends his free time in the mission field. Tebow's a solid dude.
And if he made a bunch of people go to google to look up John 3:16, then it seems he did his part in increasing biblical literacy among the young people (folks who watch college football).

I'm not going to claim that this player is God's gift to evangelism, but sheesh, cut the guy a break. Maybe he simply saw an opportunity and tried to take advantage of it. Sure, it's not an emergent, post-modern cup of coffee at a fancy Starbucks over a MacBook and a Bible, but this response here seems a little critical to what could be an authentic act.

Matt—

I don’t think anyone is doubting Tebow's sincerity. Brian’s just questioning the effectiveness of such tactics. Barna’s research found that after The Passion of the Christ movie came out a few years ago, less then 1/10th of 1 percent of people came to faith in Christ as a result of the film. In a culture that inoculated to Christianity, it’s fair to doubt the evangelistic usefulness of “John 3:16” painted on one’s face. Rather than an evangelistic tool, it seems more like a way to reveal one’s self-identity as a Christian—rather like a WWJD bracelet or chrome Jesus fish on your car.

Matt H,

Thanks for the honest comment. Just to clear something up, please do take a moment to reread the post and note that in my comments (admittedly exaggerated for fun/provocative reading), I actually did not take a side at all concerning Tebow's approach, let alone his sincerity. I actually only offer that there will be two schools of thought on the matter. However, if you like, I will say that I actually don't really have a strong opinion about his actions. I've seen them so many times before at sporting events, that I've grown a little "ho hum" about it (akin to what Url raises concerning being inoculated). I would have been okay if Tebow had done it or had not done it - and I'm convinced he did it for many wonderful reasons. My main concern in this post is what I'm learning on the other side of what Tebow did (the illiteracy issue).

And why are we not happy with a successful popular figure self-identifying as a Christian?
Sure, it'd be bad if he came across as phony or self-righteous. I didn't see that. I saw a quick, easy way to communicate a message he believed. Pretty "effective" and a lot better than nothing.

Url makes a good distinction here. I have noticed a radical transformation in how the gospel is spread in our culture. While it doesn't require a latte or a macbook it does require a relationship.

So would it have been better for Tebow to do nothing at all? I would think something is better than nothing. I doubt Tebow was thinking about the statistical probability that someone would receive salvation.

Is the day coming, given our pluralistic society, when we will see “Koran 3:31" under cups (like In-N-Out Burger), shopping bags (like Forever 21), and painted on the naked chests of overweight sports fans? Somehow I doubt it. Muslims generally revere their scriptures too much to trivialize them in such a manner. (BTW, if you don’t know what Koran 3:31 says, try Google. That will give you some idea how the rest of our culture reacts when they see John 3:16.)

Earlier this week, for financial reasons, I dropped my subscription to PreachingToday.com. After reading Skye's reactions, I feel better about the decision. When getting people who haven't had a thing to do with Christ to for once actually read John 3:16--I don't see how that's trivializing it at all. If a simple attempt to parlay what Tebow knew would be nationwide face time into a proclamation of his faith and thereby the gospel is trivial, then I do not need to spend another dime on Leadership, PT, or any other CT product.

And yes, I looked up Koran 3:31; I then read the surrounding verses. I'm sure Allah's evangelists would call that profitable.

"I've seen them so many times before at sporting events, that I've grown a little "ho hum" about it (akin to what Url raises concerning being inoculated)."

This is certainly understandable.

I suppose I might have to get on from time to time and interact. Hope that's okay. I love the conversation. One thing I want to continue to point out, is that though my commentary is a little cheeky - perhaps too much so, and I apologize if that's the case - I really would like for everyone to reread the post and see that I do not tear Tebow down. So, Stacey: "And why are we not happy with a successful popular figure self-identifying as a Christian?" I'm not happy or sad, to be honest. I'm totally fine with Tebow doing this. Matt H.: "So would it have been better for Tebow to do nothing at all?" No. As I noted in my post: "I suppose no matter where you land, you do sort of have to admit that Tebow's case for Christ worked—sort of. John 3:16 was the number one search item when the day began." I presented/present no strong feelings about Tebow doing this at all. I only want to acknowledge that there will always be two schools on this.

So, let's have at the real reason for my post: how is this striking you all that we've moved into a new realm of illiteracy? That's what I'd really love to hear about.

Above all else, though, thanks so much for interacting. It's good for us all.

Interesting conversation. I saw a story on Tebow recently outlining how he spent a large chunk of time in the mission field along with his parents. Seems to be a remarkable dude! Wouldn't we say (as Christians) that people googling John 3:16 is a good thing? I think it also points out the past failures of the church and it's leaders. If the church were to be truly engaging today's culture people wouldn't have to google John 3:16. As a church leader I find this very humbling and at the same time energizing because it shows that a large mission field exists in our own backyards!

"I suspect most methodologies and theories still had a working presupposition—whether they would admit or not—that there was a line of understanding and knowledge that most people had already crossed."

And THAT was the mistake. It was never a valid assumption to begin with.

Not that he needs me to defend him but Tim Tebow wears those black glare patches every game and I have noticed that during the season he has written other references on them such as Phil. 4:13. So maybe he's doing something for Biblical literacy there.

And its true while many college kids spend spring break in Daytona, he's in the Phillipines ministering to the poorest people there.

ESPN and the other sports networks have focused heavily on his sincerety and his overseas ministry. They love him. My only caution is that he's on an awfully high pedestal.

For those that may be indifferent or, possibly, negative about Tebow's actions...it reminds a bit about the Dwight Moody story about how he was criticized for the manner of his evangelism and how his response was, "I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it."

As for the new low...while I'm a bit surprised, I'm not shocked. The pendulum swing away from the things-Biblical to things-"Oprah" (tongue in cheek...kinda)is clear in our day and age. I'm curious to see (& challenged to live out) how brightly or dimly the Gospel light will shine from God's people as the culture grows darker and darker.

I think you stretch it to say you know why John 3 16 was googled. Perhaps they were looking for what it said (so how many people don't have Bibles or a New Testament), or maybe because people are becoming more used to web searching they wanted to see what others have blogged about it, or maybe some totally different reasons. This would not be so much a case of Biblical illiteracy as Biblical curiosity. I do agree with your conclusion, just for different reasons. I think Americans crossed the line you see long ago. It has more to do with the passing of club programs and "teaching" Sunday schools that provided the basis of a generation's Biblical literacy when they were young. Why does the post-modern church look the way it does today? I think part of the reason is we failed in good discipleship with our children and youth. I'm in Canada and we did a joint church service with the Royal Canadian Legion on the Sunday before Remembrance Day. They did their flags and wreaths; I preached about sacrifice and love. My wife had one middle aged lady come up and say it was a very touching service,and that it was the first time in her life she had been in a church service!

Paul became all things to all people so that he might reach some. This was one thing Tebow did. Hurrah for him in doing something. Now to get back to what I am doing to live as a light to the world...

Interesting that would we blame the nation for biblical illiteracy. It's the responsibility of Jesus' followers to entice others to want to read the book and know what makes us tick. We have not done that. I would say that true biblical illiteracy is reading it a lot but not drawing others into what you're becoming. Certainly, in such a case, we've missed what we're reading.
Why would we blame others for not having an appetite for the crap we're cooking?

I'm pretty shocked that so many people had to look up John 3:16 that it was the NUMBER ONE hit on Google. Like you, I was raised with every goal post shot including a poster of John 3:16, and even as a pretty Biblically illiterate kid, I knew that verse. So would bringing out scripture references in public events mean more literacy? Or are there other ways to bring about better literacy for the general population? It used to be public speeches, entertainment (think Shakespere!),etc. all contained Biblical references that gave people a sense of continuity and relationship with scripture; now no one would know if a public official or television show quoted a Biblical story!

I was amused when I Googled "Koran 3:31" and found Skye's blog post at the top.

I don't know whether branding ultimately has a good, bad, or neutral effect on the lost, but I do know that if we don't engage society with relationships then we have failed.

And I also think the motives behind such branding of commercial items are primarily PR-oriented (but that's typical of me...).

Two quick thoughts...

Clym - I actually did think of that very story (I thought it was Billy Graham - but who knows): "I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it." No matter how I or you or many others feel about Tebow, he did a lot more than I or you or many others did Thursday night. I or you or many others might question its effectiveness, but it was something.

Sarah - I was shocked, too. IN fact, if you read most news stories, they almost ALL mention that "Tebow drew attention to point people to the most famous Bible verse of all time." Well, if they had to Google it, is it that famous anymore? But, I might also add that you bring up the number one thing that has been floating around my head over the last 24 hours. How intriguing is it that one of the more played out approaches to witness (John 3:16 at sporting events) has come full circle to somewhat working again! Now, I'm not advocating that we should all of sudden think, "That's it! Let's do more of that!" This should probably not lead us to more John 3:16 moments, but at least a moment of reflection on the mediocre state of our witness in general. Maybe this isn't just an event to tell us we've hit an all-time low in literacy. Maybe it's also an event that shows we've hit an all-time low in our witness - i.e. we've gotten to the point where the old school 3:16 actually works again.

Just a few thoughts.

Tebow has a scripture reference on his eye black at every game. I commend him for doing this. He shows his faith, which is more than many do. He is making a strong effort to share. If he were to start preaching at the post game show, do you think the media would keep filming and do you think the audience would keep watching? Maybe, but Look at what his eye black did...top search result. I think it is a great thing.
As for America's Biblical literacy, I'm surprised that you are surprised at how low it is. I'm a Christian of less than 3 years and in conversations with the lost and with long-time church-goers, I find most people only know a handful. Adam, Eve & an apple; Noah; Jonah; Parting of the sea; birth of Jesus; Crucification; Rapture...stray from any of these topics and you might be having a monologue.
It is disheartening, but as followers of the Christ, it is our responsibility to encourage and share the Good News, any way we can. Tebow is doing it the most visible way he can, we should be making sure those Google-ers find the Truth...making sure we know the Truth when someone asks us.

It seems to me that Tebow has been given an opportunity and he has been faithful to glorify Jesus above all else.

Please watch this video that was featured on ESPN.

http://www.morethancake.org/2009/01/tim-tebow-on-mission-for-jesus-christ.html

The "concerns" being raised seem to be from ignorance about Tebow's ministry. I guess that is what happens when people who don't watch football comment on stuff they know nothing about.

Cleary, Brian, you have struck a raw nerve with football fan(atic)s. Your deeper point about this new low we've hit with biblical illiteracy is interesting. But I'm going to be honest: I was raised in the church--Catholic, and it wasn't until I accepted Christ at 24 that I learned about John 3:16. I had to look it up, but not on Google because the Internet hadn't been invented yet. So I'm not sure you can deduce that we're more illiterate now than ever before just because so many people Googled it. Maybe the Googlers were people like me--outside of the Protestant evangelical community--who just didn't grow up having to memorize the verse at church or see it at football games. Are there more Bible illiterates today than in years past? I don't know. But if there are, then thank God there's eye black to point the way toward literacy. Plus, January 9th's online activity could easily lead to some new slogans, like, "I found God on Google." If that's not a first down, I don't know what is.

Question for Nate: Where does the Bible state or imply that the spreading of the "good news" requires a 'relationship'? I'm not saying relationships are ineffective but I would just like something other than opinion on this one.

is "showing your faith" really about painting some scripture reference on your face? Showing your faith is about all the other things that Tebow does (on and off the field) and from everything I hear, he does live very much like a Christian. I don't have an issue at all with him doing it, just like I don't really have an issue if you want to wear a Christian t-shirts (you know, the ones popular back in the early 90's), but I think the point Brian is making here (and effectively) is that our culture has marginalized Christians (and anything that references our little sub-culture). Therefore, the huge poster stating "John 3:16" or "The End is Near" (pick your flavor) doesn't mean much anymore. I walk past these people on the streets and see them in stadiums and just sigh. Maybe the sad thing isn't so much that America is biblically illiterate, it's that we Christians have become so prolific at "getting the word out" that we have immunized the world to the real messages of love and peace that Jesus taught. Let's not forget where the majority of Jesus' ministry was spent...

Hmmm...love the discussion though...keep it up.

So we can't celebrate that thousands of people are interested in what John 3:16 is? You are Debbie Downer!

You assume that in today's world that there would not be a huge number of people we were NOT raised to read the Bible and recognize references? What world do you live in?

Tim Tebow is giving glory to God. I suppose we should lament that somehow. Good grief. Go peddle your negativity somewhere else.

Wow. This conversation is an adventure in missing the point. Brian never criticized Tebow. I don't know why he needs defending. Did everyone read to the end of the post?

I think the problem with criticizing Tebow's actions is that maybe we think what the article said about him is true: he did this to save souls.

If this guy is solid, he already knows that a Bible verse wont save a soul. I dont really see this as evangelism but I give him credit for finding a way to be a public witness without opening his mouth in an industry that makes sure Jesus gets none of the spotlight.

I was watching the Eagles/Giants game and was reminded of the power of a public witness: McNabb gestured very obviously in thanking God after a touchdown but the best example was, while he was being interviewed after the game, in the background were a small group of Eagles/Giants players praying on the field. They cut away quickly when they realized they were there but I SAW it!!!

The idea of a public witness does not save souls but it reminds the public that there are professionals who take their Christian faith seriously whether they or the industry likes it or not.

Phil. 1:18 ". . . in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice, yes, and I will rejoice."

In November 2006 Back to the Bible published their Biblical Literacy Report - an enlightening if discouraging read on the real theme of this post (find at centerforbibleengagement.org).

Is not the real issue what the Bible means to us and our fellow believers? Many of us posess multiple versions, study Bibles and other wonderful resources. But is not the breakdown in the doing of the thing - the disciplined working to really know the Book and the God of the Book?

We shouldn't be surprised that the unchurched around us know so little about the Bible. Perhaps they figure it's not a big deal to Christians either.

Tebow's picture with the John 3:16 eye-stickers was printed in our local paper on Saturday and I smiled... almost 20 years ago, while watching a football game on TV, I saw a man holding up a sign with the John 3:16 scripture. As someone who hadn't grown up attending much church, I had no clue what the verse said. When I read it, God used that verse to tell me of his love. My life was changed as I came to faith. I'm now a pastor of a church in Colorado. I'm thankful that someone (I think it was the rainbow man) took evangelism seriously, even though such a method is often put down.

IMO, this isn't about biblical literacy. It's about literacy in general. It's also about "memory" in the information age. As has been expounded by various scientists, authors, and radio personalities, our brain's memory needs repetition and exercise. In this culture, it's becoming more and more possible to avoid these exercises and count on google for all our answers. The Bible isn't the issue. The issue is what's happening to our generation's ability to think and remember.

On the subject of Tebow's eye paint, this is not the first time he has had scripture there. At every game that I have seen, he has had a scripture scribed in white with the black back ground; and they have all been different. So as to his motives or sencerity, I belive they are true.

As far as the literacy or illiteracy of our culture, I believe that is a result of scripture being moved into the realm of a talking point or even irrelavence. It has even been seen in our churches to some effect. In our move to be more life applicable we tend to focus on life experience rather than scripture led living. I am even guilty of this at times, because what I have gone through stands out in memory greater than the scripture that would have led me through that experience.

And the point that is being missed here is how many of the folks who googled that took one look and started laughing, to dismiss Tebow as just another religious nut and never pay attention to anything he says or does again.

Sort of like the folks whom, after seeing what The Passion of the Christ was like resolved to not want to be on the same planet with anyone who could watch that thing and not become violently ill.

How fortunate that the majority of the body of Christ is not lactose intolerant!

Good for Tebow. One of the reasons there's so much biblical illiteracy is that our churches simply aren't telling the story of the Bible in a compelling way. Too often, we get either self-help type platitudes at one extreme, or abrasive and confrontational moralism (sometimes mixed with the culture wars) at the other. Too few teachers/preachers really submit to the text of Scripture or try to really understand their audience. I taught a SS class for about 2 years and emphasized the unity of scripture around the person of Jesus as an underlying theme to the teaching (from the OT covenants and prophecies to the NT letters, etc). It was news to many, and these were churchgoers. But it helped make it relevant, because the person of Jesus is always relevant and compelling.

Perhaps the bible isn't the point at all? That the Son of God died for all men's sins so that we could repent from evil and live in love like He taught--this is the point of the bible. The point of the bible is not that we should know the bible. The whole bible is summed up by telling what Jesus did and what He commanded ("Love God and love your neighbor as yourself.")--if you believe what Jesus says, that is. Everything beyond that is at best clarification. By and large, we have become merchants of "bible" at the expense of God, truth, and love. This is why John 3:16 and everything else has become so meaningless to people.

i have to say that the danger is not only that the world is biblically illiterate, but that christians are. i found this to be true while leading a young adult bible study in my church. all those who attended had at least some church background, most of them growing up in the church. when we did a study of romans 4, i don't think any of them really knew anything about abraham. they had no clue who he was or what had happened to him or how he was significant to our faith. now that was disheartening.

perhaps part of the reason the world knows nothing of the bible is because christians know little of the bible. somehow we seem to have gotten away from the basics of good bible teaching and study. just a thought.

Glad to hear that others like yourself are beginning to understand the reality of Biblical illiteracy. I've been saying this for years and it semed to fall on deaf ears.
Just yesterday I was wittnessing to the bag boy, who seemed lost and sad. He told me he owned a Bible, but It sat unopened in his car.I told him it needed to be read and studied, that he would find salvation in It's pages along with aloving God who cared for him.
In the 19th verse of John 3 it reads,"And this is the condemnation that light has come into the world,and men loved darkness rather that light,because their deeds ae evil."
Verse 20. "For everyone that doeth evil hateth The Light, neither cometh to The Light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
So here we have The truth of why people are not studying His Word. They don't mind praying and asking for things and help, but they do not want God speaking to them, for by reading His Word It will reprove their deeds and show them for what they are, SINNERS!
The flesh is powerful and it is what put Christ to death!I am hoping that more pastors and church lay people will wake up to this truth and begin to really seek Him in earnest for souls.

Wow! Whats wrong with all the commentators? Are we linguistically illiterate too? Brian's post is neither about Tebow (I have to confess I'm a sports "illiterate) nor about Google, but about Biblical illiteracy in our country. That John 3:16 was the number one search suggests that at least a good number of Google "searches" didn't know what the verse said. That's all. Its not saying some of these people were not Christians or didn't have access to a Bible etc. Just that they didn't know the verse. So Brian is just concerned that in an extremely technologically advanced age, such few people know a once famous Biblical verse.

Now you guys are going to misunderstand me too. Yey!

Thank for finally acknowledging what those of us in the college ministry have known for a while... that the under-30 male crowd (which is the primary audience of the Nat'l CF Championship) doesn't even know John 3:16.

I remember mentioning John 3:16 in a talk to a college group five years ago and got blank stares. Last year I saw a Youth Group kid mention "hey like when you see John 3:16 at football games", and I was like -- "yeah they did that back in the 1990s -- back when most of your audience was 7 years ago.

I always feel like the church is ministering to an audience that's 10 years back.

On Bible illiteracy:

I was part of a College 'n Careers Bible study a few years ago that highlighted to me just how illiterate even the very faithful may be. I didn't grow up in a Christian environment. I came to faith around the age of 11, got serious around 15 or 16, and when I started college in '01, my main preparation was to buy a "locker Bible" - a compact but complete text I could easily store at school, or carry in my backpack, because I knew there would be, to quote Ricky Ricardo, "some 'splainin to do". I wasn't wrong. That first college, Dawson College in Montreal, Quebec, had clubs who got rooms on campus, and the Christian Fellowship Club was divinely blessed with a room right in a hub of student activity and college visitors, and unless it was a prayer meeting, our door was always open. We got a lot of visitors at the DCF; on top of that, I had a particularly militant atheist teacher whom i spent 12 hours a week of classes with (I was in a small, specialized stream and social issues were a prevailing subject), and that, combined with peer-led (we took turns) Bible studies, made for a hunger and thirst for knowing Scripture that worked itself out daily. Two years later, I had a one-semester stint at Bible college, and learned some more.

Three years after that, I found myself in a College 'n Careers Bible study in another part of the country. It was comprised of about seven or eight students including myself and my husband, facilitated by an older couple who were (are) undeniably full of the Holy Spirit, passionate about the Lord's work, and eagerly seeking his face in all things. And yet, when we got down to the actual business of Bible Studying, I quickly found that my husband was the only other person there with sufficient knowledge for discussion that went beyond the Text of the Night. The faciliating couple would make pleased and earnest comments on how much Scripture I knew...and I felt so embarrassed, because I never felt that I knew any more than anyone interested in the Word should know. I thought I just had a good grasp of the basics, plus the ability/determination to remember what Scripture said (and occasionally, where it said it).

I don't think this had anything to do with being a "better Christian" than anyone else. That's a ridiculous idea. But I have noticed a trend in people who grow up in Christian bubbles, at least the ones in their twenties like me: I've noticed a distinct lack of empirical biblical knowledge within this group. I wonder if this has something to do with the fact that, when you grow up in a place and environment where something is normal, you don't need to KNOW all about it. That's applicable to a lot of ways and ideologies - I grew up in a huge ethnic 'melting pot', so I never had a particular idea of why racism was wrong, it just was, because everyone living together was normal, and you don't go around making dumb slurs about someone else based on colour or culture. It wasn't until I moved somewhere really racist in my early twenties that I actually sat down and thought about why racism is bad, and not being racist is good.

So, I believe motivation and perceived need is a big factor in literacy/illiteracy. I also believe that memory use is in decline, and that this plays a factor. I also read a study four or so years ago which found that multitasking - and the people of this decade multitask like none before - has the same effect on short-term memory as regular marijuana use. Zoinks!

I think part of the reason that people are missing the point is Url's subtitle: "Why 'John 3:16' being the top Google search isn't something to celebrate."

But I'm starting to think (and not just because of this conversation) that the seminary should be relocated to the congregation. I can understand (a bit better) going to university to be a theologian, but a minister? The wealthy and intelligent are not the only ones under the Great Commission, and ministry doesn't need to be a full-time job - or even a paying job.

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Which is worse? The biblical illiteracy of of the 2000's or the biblical 'literacy' of the 1950's and onward that saw the rise of fundamentalism and absolutely erroneous forms of Christianity...or the apex of the 'social gospel' that was about country club church?

I'll take the illiteracy of the 2000's thank you. Helping people see Jesus for the first time is a lot easier than helping people see a Jesus different than the one they've constructed.

Two important issues are raised in this article. Biblical illiteracy is no surprise. That has been a fact in the US for my entire life. The problem is that Christians associate so much with Christians that they fail to realize that the rest of the world, most of the world, does not read, hear about or care about the Bible or its contents. Non-Christians wouldn't be surprised by this and if we are paying attention, we shouldn't be either

As to the effectiveness of such acts, we should remember that effective ministry is not determined by our tactics, but by His. When I was twenty-four years old living mostly on the street in Honolulu, a Chinese evangelist spoke to me one evening on Waikiki Beach. After some time talking this very combative drug user, he told me that I would have to make a decision soon and that God would be talking to me in the coming days. I laughed him off.

Over a two week period, it seemed like everyone I talked to wanted to talk about Jesus: cab drivers, drivers who picked me up hitch hiking, strangers on the bus, even drunks at Jack in the Box. Finally, I broke down and cried out to God, "I don't know if you are real. I don't know if Jesus is truly your son. But if you are - please help me." Sometimes all I saw was a guy in a colored wig at an NFL game holding up a sign that said John 3:16, which I was sure had something to do with Jesus but I didn't know what.

I came to Christ not because of some spectacular or involved ministry experience, but because of a myriad of small unexpected contacts provided by the Holy Spirit. Someone, somewhere may be on their knees tonight, because a football player with John 3:16 written on his face was that person's final straw driving them to God.

Which is better? The Gospel preached on the street? a well-written tract left with my restaurant tab? evangelistic sermons? crusades? John 3:16 written across the sky?

I say the more (venues) the merrier! "If you're not against us, you're for us!"

Great post, thanx!
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RE "less then 1/10th of 1 percent of people came to faith in Christ as a result of the film [Passion of the Christ]" That would be something like 300,000 people! What have you done that brought 300,000 people to Christ at one stroke?

I don't know how effective Mr Tebow's effort was. Did millions of people see this on their TVs and leap to their feet crying "What must I do to be saved?" Probably not. But perhaps a few said, "Hey, what's this John 3:16 stuff?", looked it up, and were convicted. Maybe a few knew what it said and the reminder got them thinking.

Whenever Christians organize some evangelism program, someone always says, "If one person is saved from this, it's worth all the effort." But then we criticize each other because someone's program didn't result in every unbeliever in the country immediately turning to Christ. Did Tebow's effort result in millions of people being saved? I doubt it. But did it bring at least one person to Christ? My guess is it likely did. And if so, it's worth celebrating.

Quite fascinating read this was for me. I too have been saved and will use evry opportunity to spread this good news.