Brian Johnson
Pulled Up Green

Dr. Steve Harper, Professor of Spiritual Formation at Asbury Seminary Florida Campus

Steve preached a sermon last year which he prefaced by saying he “Pulled it up Green.” What he meant was the idea had not yet fully formed. It was not 100% worked out. In spite of its “greenness” the message was quite powerful. I share this for two reasons. First, I enjoy pulling one up green every now and again. Sure, I like most ideas to be fully formed before presenting them others, especially when working with scripture. However, there are occasions for putting a thought out there when it is still developing for others to collaborate on. Secondly, my “green thoughts” hope one day to be as transformational as Dr. Harper’s. :)