Once upon a time, I was a church youth worker. And part of my job, of course, was to convince young people to join the church’s youth group. So, with great evangelistic fervor, I threw myself into the task, inviting kids from all over the neighborhood, including the young man standing in front of me right now.
It wasn’t the first time I’d invited him to church. But up until now, he’d always given me a flat “No!” But this time, I saw an opening. All I had to do was shoot a hoop from halfway.