What I Learned About Spiritual Warfare From a Game of Dodgeball
The balls are placed along the center line. The teams take their places, one foot or hand touching the wall, bodies prepared to sprint at the sound of the whistle. Sizing up the teams, neither appears to have an extreme advantage in size or weight. But when the whistle blows, and the players race to take control of the balls, it quickly becomes obvious which team will win. One works as a team, taking aim as soon as they have a ball, rolling others backward, effectively arming the teammates behind them. All advancing. The other team has obviously been caught off guard. With their most aggressive players taken out in that first scramble, the others are on the retreat. Most still grab for balls, throwing at a distance, dodging as best they can. Still, they're mainly on the defense. The other team, united as close to the center line as they can get, slam balls against the wall so hard that even their misses work to intimidate. The noise makes the onlookers wince and the losing