Back to School

by Bill Allison
Imagine what it would be like to intercept a memo from Hell.  A memo that was written by a supervising demon meant for his underlings who are supposed to try to derail Christian students as another school year starts.  It might go something like this...

My demons of deception, another school year is upon us! In years past, we were often able to undo any work the Enemy did in Christian students over the summer simply by returning them to school—where we could, through certain teachers and students, slowly put out their Holy Spirit fire. Thus, we used to look forward to the start of another school year. Where else could you see a Christian student who left a camp determined to become a missionary or a youth pastor chicken out totally to the point where NO ONE IN THE ENTIRE SCHOOL knew he/she was a Christian. HA! The beginning of school used to mean that those students who made promises to God to leave the partying life got back into the same partying activities they promised to leave. I LOVE IT! The same Christian students who, over the summer promised to save sexual activity for marriage, were once again tempted—and often lured into the very same sins they renounced a month or two earlier. The Christian students who diligently read their Bibles and walked with God would, once school started, get so busy with school that they would forget all about spending time with God. YES! That was what the beginning of school used to mean to us.

However, that has all changed now thanks to...

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