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Torn between two Huskers

Posted on Thursday 22 February 2007 by Greg @ 3:19 pm
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I am torn. On one hand I am the farthest thing from a Nebraska Cornhusker fan. By the way, what is a cornhusker anyway? I’m guessing it is somebody who husks corn professionally. Let me apologize in advance to any professional corn huskers out there, but, come on Nebraska, you couldn’t come up with a better team name than that? But, on the other hand, I come from Denver where we named one of our professional sports teams after nuggets…nuggets made of what I don’t know.

Anyway the reason I feel torn (like a cob of corn from it’s husk) is that, while I’m not a Big Red fan (the team), I am a big Nebraska fan (the state). I love the people here. I love the teens here. I love the vibe here.

Friday night we expect a sell out at the old Pershing Arena in downtown Lincoln. The place is going to be packed and stacked with teenagers from all over Nebraska and surrounding states. They will be energized and equipped to take their corn-fed communities for Jesus one soul at a time. All of them will be turned loose on Saturday afternoon to collect canned food, prayer requests and "distribute" the best news in the world.

Right now as I type these words at a Starbucks in Lincoln I can’t help but thank God for this city. It was only seven or eight years ago that we did our first Dare 2 Share conference here with 600 teenagers. This weekend through God’s grace, hard work and the great partners we have in Nebraska,we’ll have more than 6,000 teens.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. I truly thank God for the teens and youth leaders from all across the great state of Nebraska. My knees bow in praise to the Lord Jesus Christ for the donors, prayer warriors and volunteers who have helped to pull all of this off year after year here in this city.

But if I see one more Big Red "N" I’m going to jump off a building.

Don’t worry, I won’t get hurt. There will be a huge pile of husks at the bottom to break my fall.

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On February 22, 2007 @ 3:58 pm :-) said:

Greg, I’m proud of you, Bro! You managed to write about Nebraska and shouldn’t generate too much hate mail! I’m thrilled to see what these 6,000 teens will do in this city when they are unleashed Saturday with the good news! And I wouldn’t worry too much about the jump off the building. Just fall on your head. Now that your hair has grown out a little, it’s spikey enough to cushion ya!
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On February 22, 2007 @ 4:48 pm erika said:

hey greg, i have proud of you too, but i have a question: did you ever feel scared that no one would show up? cause i am trying to do think out reach program at my school, but its a very anti christian school and im scared that when the day comes no one will show up, or the ones that do will only be 10. well your really my insperation, you rock. we missed you at e-free in st.loui! -erika
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On February 22, 2007 @ 5:49 pm Becky said:

Greg,you make me smile.Great allusion with nebraska.
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On February 22, 2007 @ 6:03 pm fordiym said:

Greg, I’ll be praying for you, the D2S staff, and all the teens that will be attending the conference in Nebraska. Have great weekend!
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On February 22, 2007 @ 6:56 pm PJ said:

Hey Greg, Im a big husker fan an I think the corn huskers are a good name I wont be attending Dare 2 share this year gods put it on my heart to go to Mexico on a missions trip, Aquire the Fire is promotin it so i think me and my youth group will be attendin it this year hope every thing goes ok in Lincoln ill try to be there next year!
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On February 22, 2007 @ 7:32 pm Ame said:

hey greg buddy dont be knocking the huskers…. its ok i used to live in denver and i still cheer for the nuggets and buffalos every now and then… I am coming to D2S tomorrow…. I get outta school early…. I am so excited…. Cya tomorrow… love always, Ame
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On February 22, 2007 @ 7:33 pm Scott Eaton said:

Greg - Two things: 1. Even if you jumped off a building in Lincoln you wouldn’t get hurt. It’s not like the place has the skyline of Chicago. 2. You don’t know what kind of nuggets as in Denver Nuggets? Did you not pay attention in your Colorado history class? Gold nuggets!!! You should have studied harder. What kind of example are you setting for all these fabulous teenagers looking to you as a role model? Hmm? Well, I think a pretty good one (historical ignorance aside). In all seriousness, I pray that God blesses you, the D2S team, and all the students in Lincoln this weekend. I appreciate you, bro.
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On February 22, 2007 @ 8:51 pm Husker Fan said:

Hmmm. A dive off a building wouldn’t be any worse than a dive off the front of a stage. Hmmm. I remember hearing that story…
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On February 23, 2007 @ 8:11 am Jessica said:

what you doing is amazing…you reach sooo many teens and adults at these conferences and i love being around so many other ppl who have the same beliefs and understand troubles you’ve been through and all the many hurdles in life…many of them have been through the same kind of stuff…i’m prayin for you and all the ppl involved in any of your ministries or conferences….God is absolutely amazing and is working big time!!!!!!!! good luck this weekend…hope you have a great turnout!!! Jessica
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On February 24, 2007 @ 12:11 am Stacy said:

well what can i say??..WOW!?!!..tonight was the first half of dare2share in lincoln, and i must say..i’m getting pretty tired of standing outside for an hour before the doors open. i go to st. marks, and generally we get the front rows. i’ve came to dare2share the past 2 years, this will be my third, and i just LOVE how much this conference touches all of the teens out in the audience. Well i guess i’m going to bed since i have to wake up in 5 hours. i hope to see you tomorrow!
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On February 24, 2007 @ 1:58 pm Caitlin said:

hey greg, Just asking if you’ve found any building taller than a story tall out there in nebraska to jump off of if you see another big red N. Caitlin
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On February 24, 2007 @ 3:23 pm AMBER REID said:

That’s great… Jump off a bulding… what if the husks blow away by the wind? AMBER
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On February 24, 2007 @ 8:09 pm Kristin said:

Greg, I just got back from Lincoln, and while I can’t understand how you feel about the Cornhuskers, I know how you feel about Nebraska. I love coming to Dare2Share!!! It is such a blessing to see so many of my peers on fire for the Lord. Thank you for your ministry to Nebraska. We love you too!!! Especially when you are wearing a shirt that says "Friends don’t let friends go to CU!!!" Kristin
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On February 24, 2007 @ 10:33 pm Kinsey said:

im so glad u guys came!! it wasn’t the best weather but thats ok! we all love God! at first i didn’t really know what i was gettin my self into but then after going and seein everything for myself i was so thankful that i did come! its sad that a lot of people had to leave but at least they got to stay for a while! i love lincoln! i’ve lived here all my life, there is no other place i would wanted to grow up, but in heaven! this weekend has showed me a lot! just being there seeing 1,000’s of people praising God made me so happy! u could really feel the presence of God in that room! thankyou so much for everything that u have given us! i loved it so much and so did all 40 some people i came with! keep doing what ur doing and ill be prayin for u this year!! thans so much! love y’alls
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On February 24, 2007 @ 10:52 pm Bri said:

you are funny. not gonna’ lie. especially that last line. anyway. i hate living in lincoln. and i do suppose that all the corn has a small reason to do with that. p.s. you’re great.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:28 am Thok said:

At least we are not still using the name Bugeaters…Go Huskers! God Bless Greg anyway…
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On February 25, 2007 @ 2:42 pm Laura Miles said:

You guys need to plann on having a dare2share in sioux City iowa . I had somuch fun at dare 2 share in Lincoln nebraska. it was my groups first year at dare 2 share and we plan on coming agian. Laura
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On February 25, 2007 @ 4:01 pm John Tatum said:

Haha, i love all the references to corn. It reminds me of the family guy episode when Stewie is in a roadside diner in Nebraska, talking to some farmers about random stuff. They dont seem very energetic until Stewie says, "so, how bout’ that corn?" then they get all excited and start jumping around and whatnot. again, thanks for bringing the crew to Lincoln, and im looking forward to next year already! (p.s., i think we should get an old christian rock band like Stryper or Whitecross to come to D2S one year.)
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On February 25, 2007 @ 5:56 pm Brin said:

The Conference was great, I just got back. First of all I am from Kansas, I live close to the border, and second of all you’d be surprised at what us Midwest kids can do, we broke the record for the most food collected in a food drive… To answer your question here is the Definition of Cornhusker: a worker who husks corn Nebraskan: a native or resident of Nebraska
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On February 25, 2007 @ 6:37 pm MonkeyGirl said:

I don’t care that you don’t like the Cornhuskers. I don’t like sports so it doesn’t matter. A cornhusker is something I once knew, but don’t any longer. It has some old meaning. I’m so glad you love us Nebraskan teens so much. We seem to get overlooked by a lot of bands, conferences, etc. I love D2S so much, it has forever changed my life! With God’s eternal love, MonkeyGirl (p.s. It seems as though you missed my nice Nebraska-spirited t-shirt!!!)
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:38 pm Marissa said:

Hey greg, I just went to your linclon dare 2 share and I have to tell you that I haven’t been this lifted up for along time. I tried to talk to my friend on the phone but i think she was laughing at me but you know what i don’t care because I know that God will work on her heart. Thank you so much for coming to Linclon, even if us Nebraskan are hicks. thanks for caring enough about where our afterlife takes us to come and help us learn to preach to others. I had so much fun collecting canned goods for others too. We love you Greg!!!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:46 pm zach said:

greg, are football team is at least humans. Not an animal but who cares D2S was a blast the whole youth loved it. About the building thing not to many are a mile high but the huskers will still catch you. p.s. u rock
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:20 pm fisher42490 said:

Wow, this confrence was great!! I was so supprised when we pulled out or cell phones and were supposed to call our friends on the spot. I almost diden’t do it because I only had one bar left on my battery and i wanted to call home one more time befor it died. But then i rembered all of the storys of god pricking your heart to sair the good news and then them passing up the oppertunty, only to find out the next day that, that person had passed on. I diden’t want to have that story so I called. My friends name was Alex and he had been going to our youth group for the last month and a half, he answered and i got to share the GOSPEL with him. He had grown up a lurthren and had gone threw confermation. he said he felt close to god durring that experance but, fell away since then. That night he made the best choice any of us could make, he accepted Jesus as his personal savior! I was crying and he was crying in joy! I can’t wait to see him in school tommarow. Praise GOD for letting me go to Dare 2 Share these last three years and taking my best friend into heven so we can be freinds for eternity! Thank you Greg, u are a god send. May god beless u and ur ministry! Sincerely, Matthew Kayton
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On February 26, 2007 @ 1:15 pm Kyle Sittler said:

what color do you bleed, my friend? red…. huskers… haha, we love you anyway. K
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On February 26, 2007 @ 7:00 pm Elizabeth said:

It’s ok Greg, I think they could have come up with something better too. I however come from Iowa so I don’t really care. I do love Nebraska because that is where I go to Dare2Share, by the way I hope you wear that shirt a little more often then you think. It would make the cornhuskers feel special! I’m pretty sure you saw another "big red N" and I don’t think you jumped off a building. I love you Greg and can’t wait till next year! ttfn
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On February 27, 2007 @ 10:28 pm David said:

GREG!!!! DUH!!! We did get a better name. Before we were the cornhuskers we were the bug eaters!
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On February 27, 2007 @ 11:11 pm Zachary said:

Haha, I feel the same way about Colorado. I’m going to search eBay and find that shirt we gave you. I want one. (JUST SAY NO!). CU sucks. They just suck. Especially this year. They lost to Montana! But Colorado itself is one of my favorite states. I love that place. I rededicated my life there last year at Quaker Ridge camp. Which brings me to this: Please, please be the speaker at Quaker Ridge camp in Woodland Hills, CO sometime. It’s YFC based. That would be awesomn! -Husker. (PS~ I came up from Columbia, MO to see you in Lincoln, NE)
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On February 28, 2007 @ 9:20 am john brunk said:

dude your crazy the huskers used to be called the bug-eaters ( why i do not know) but i’m preaty sure the "nuggets" are made outa gold but you know the huskers are at least good sportsmen and don’t bash QBs when they get a chance even after the play ( i’m still preaty mad about the late hit on zacin last years game ) but any way d2s rocked my some of my faves wer the bell thing, star field( rock on) and stretchy pants da da dadada wapsh :) and the wierd seventies clip right before we went dtd i got a sweat shirt and one of the bracelets but hoses’s ( sorry for da spelling) and your talks were sweet and insperational.
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On March 1, 2007 @ 12:39 pm Hilary said:

I take offense to that comment… lol jk but really it’s not like we are a bunch of country bumpkins… we just have the best corn on the cob you will ever eat… lol thank you so much for coming to lincoln for d2s i had a blast and it was so amazing to see that many teens on fire for Christ… i cant wait to come back next year!!!
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On March 1, 2007 @ 3:53 pm Laura said:

Hey but we got you to put on the Huskers shirt!!! Friends don’t let friends go to CU! haha I loved it I’m glad you wore it. You are great and I think you are awesome!!!
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On March 8, 2007 @ 5:12 pm theshetank said:

Hay Greg I’m one of the biggest HUSKER FANS out in Nebraska and I’m only a 16 year old girl. You need to come to one of the games this coming up season and you will be come a devoted HUSKER FAN. I was there for D2S that weeken and we didn’t have a rolling heater,but that didn’t stop us 25 from going to door to door. Sort of the meaning of a CORNHUSKER is when you go out in the corn fields and one by one you cut off the husk at the top of the stock, it is a very hard and it really wares you down and it pays good money. Can’t wait to see you next year. GO BIG RED! JUST CHILLING FOR JESUS
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On April 9, 2007 @ 8:49 pm Austin said:

man, you really got a gift of words and inspiration and Im glad yer on God’s side. I dont know if you remember me but I was one of the first group of 4 kids to give their testimonies, name is Austin Nichols, at the lincoln campaign back in Feb ‘07. Im now leading a bible/evangelism group at my school(bellevue west). Im also using myspace as an outlet for my work for God. If u wanna check it out its on my blogs here. http://www.myspace.com/austinjosephnichols Ive been reading all bunches of kool books(4 at one time) and i plan to use my group and myself to reach out to my entire school. It will be hard but im 18 and i think the youth of this age need the blunt and extreme version of the Truth, and i think you have hit the nail and hard. I wanna use your style in college and as hopefully an Air Force Chaplain (if the rapture doesnt happen, but thats koo too) and i plan on running for president to morally clean up this great country. Your style hits the nail and hits it hard. I hope you’ll respond to this and check out my blogs(i plan on making more, lots). peace out holmes -TeXaS
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