People tell me I have a gift for evangelism. I’m not so sure, being an introvert and all, but I do know how much I love it, and want to stay bold doing it. For me it’s about watching God open eyes, and seeing His power overcome the most stubborn heart. It reminds me how…
Author: kevinjyoung
Living in Austin, Texas with the love of my life, Ginnette. Here to bring Jesus to this generation, calling everyone everywhere to get serious about prayer & evangelism.
Daring to Live in God’s Wake
My brother JoJo approached life full throttle, and most of the time I was right behind him. But not every time! One day while riding our motorcycles through a farmer’s field, he pointed to a high mound of dirt in the distance and shouted over the engines, “come on, lets do a wheelie off that…
Lap Time With Dad
“Ruk” “No, Kevin, it’s “t”ruk.” “Ruk” “Listen very carefully….T.t.t.t.t…ruk” “Ruk” “Can you say “T.?” “T” “Good, good, now “truck.” “Ruk” My father was a patient teacher. There on his lap, up in the ‘’off limits’ living area where my parents entertained guests. Sitting wide eyed, listening to him coach me in my diction. I was…
First Kiss
My first kiss was with Brenda, at Regina Vaccaro’s seventh grade party. Little did I know, my brother JoJo watched us, steaming mad. Even then he was in love with her. He and Brenda were married right out of high school. Four days after that kiss I was a bachelor again. Not only because of…
Dear ‘Jeremiah,’
It didn’t surprise me that you asked my advice during our final meeting. You’re teachable, which I pray you never lose. While I mulled your question, I looked into your eyes. Some call them windows, and if so then God has used a squeegee on yours. I saw nothing but clarity, nothing but expectation and…
Meet a ‘Jeremiah’
I had invited him, along with a small team of others to a school called Thomas Jefferson, in East New York, known for violence and poor graduation rates. The week before I had helped a dazed and bloodied student off the floor after she had been beat up, her blouse ripped, eyes glazed over. This…
Do You Know a Jeremiah?
I just finished reading “Death in the City,” a series of talks given in 1968, by the late Francis Schaeffer, to the students of Wheaton College. Schaeffer was calling them to step up and be Jeremiah’s. To voice a message of pending judgment, similar to how the prophet called out the nation of Israel. When…
The Changing of the Guard
As I step outside, I notice a line of elderly neighbors making their way down the sidewalk, very, very slowly. Maurice, my friend two stoops down, is bent over a walker, and glances up at me. We have history, and he shows me that toothy grin sometimes to let me know, he knows I know…
How I Keep it Real in Evangelism
My father is a common man; simple, intelligent and honest. A lot of the world is like him. I meet them all the time in my day-to-day romp around New York City, strangers at first, but friends when we part. Dad reminds me to keep my message a common man’s language, and so does the…
A Table Set Only for Two
Spiritual lessons are learned through setbacks, heart breaks and failings; a heavy toll paid to create a conviction, and lived out by the grace of God. Here’s one I can’t get out of my system. “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…” Jesus invites me to sit down with Him…
Can You Sit Still?
Can you sit still, just an hour or so? Will you find in your calendar minutes for me, squeezed from seeming nothing? Not time for time sake, or to appease conscience, but time for love to sit and relish in the company of companions. I want to help you prove to yourself that you can…
