August 27, 2012
By Phil Maynard
I was sitting in my preferred seat (the nosebleed section) of the annual denominational meeting of my tribe with a lot of other bored people. Then it happened.
The smell of fresh popcorn wafted across the aisle. The little girl enjoying her snack had no idea the impact she was about to make… 
I whispered to my neighbor how good some popcorn would taste right about then. Apparently I wasn’t the only one having that thought.
One by one, about half a dozen people from the section of seats around the little girl went to the concession stand and got their own popcorn!
I have to admit….I got one “to go” for the ride home.
It struck me as I was enjoying my snack what an interesting witness the little girl had been. She didn’t preach to anyone about the value of having a snack. She didn’t hand out any bags of popcorn kernals to thank people for “popping by” and to encourage people to get a popcorn for themselves. She didn’t gather a study group to explore the benefits of eating popcorn.
She was simply being herself…exhib