memorable moments

I ran across Dan Heath's blog www.madetostick.com/blog this week and he writes about a "memorable teaching moment"...A few weeks ago, in his talk at TED, Bill Gates (former lead man at Microsoft) released a jar full of mosquitoes, sending them out to feast on some of the world’s best & brightest blood. “Malaria is spread by mosquitoes,” he said. “I brought some. Here, I’ll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected.” He then waited a few minutes before reassuring the crowd that the mosquitoes were malaria-free. A bit mean, maybe, but at least he broke through to people’s emotions.

He also used a nice comparison: “There is more money put into baldness drugs than into malaria,” Gates quipped, triggering laughter. “Now, baldness is a terrible thing and rich men are afflicted. That is why that priority has been set.”

This must have been a memorable teaching moment! Do you have a memorable moment that has been encapsulated into your mind so much that you will never forget? Teachable moments have probably been a major part of each one our lives. Whether it is a coach, a school teacher, a boss, a Sunday School teacher, God brings people in our lives on a regular basis to teach us something new or remind us of something true. Each one of us should think how we could take the truth of God and teach it in a memorable way to those in our circle of influence. -Get it? Remember it. Teach it!