WWJD Thursday, February 27, Crestridge Elementary in Omaha, Nebraska sponsored a "Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character" day. One eleven year old boy came to school dressed as Jesus. He wore a tunic and carried a staff to complete the image. A 12-year-old boy from a neighboring middle school saw the young man dressed as Jesus and began taunting him, calling him "Little Bo Peep" and "Heidi." The two boys got into a fight, and according to the local paper, "Jesus got a black eye." According to the police report, both boys claimed the other threw the first punch. The reporter who filed the story asked a telling question. "What would Jesus do if he were an elementary school kid and someone called him Little Bo Peep?" WWJD bracelets are more than fashion statements for believers, they remind us to walk in His steps and behave as He would. If we take the question to heart, "What Would Jesus Do in this situation?" maybe our behavior won't give Jesus another black eye. —www.omaha.com, Tuesday, March 5, 2002., Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell ________________________________________ WWJD While saying that she believes her husband's untimely death was in God's will, Tracey Stewart, Payne Stewart's widow admits that there are times when she asks "why?" Her faith is strong; she knows God has a purpose for what happens in life, but she still deals with the pain of losing her best friend. Among the things that survived the terrible plane crash was Payne's WWJD. (What would Jesus do?) bracelet. Tracey wears it all the time to remind her to be a good example to her children and a faithful witness to the world. In their book, Payne Stewart: The Authorized Biography, Stewart and co-author Ken Abraham shows how God brings hope through tragedies. And that, no doubt is what Jesus would do. —BP 6-8-2000 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson To read an illustration about Stewart's Conversion experience, paid subscribers may go to http://www.freshministry.org/Illustrations/012500.html#Gospel's For more information on Payne Stewart: The Authorized Biography go to http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805423966/freshministry
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