Mark Overstreet

You may have heard of Skyler Bartels this week in the news. He certainly has received a great deal of coverage as a result of the camping trip he took over spring break — to Wal-Mart. He spent day and night there until he was confronted by the management.

Here, the local press identifies his stayover as part sociology experiment, part school project.

Yesterday, The Des Moines Register reported his stay as less than comfortable. Sleeping in bathroom stalls, living off energy drinks, doughnuts, yogurt, and Subway sandwiches.

Far from his luxury loft in Lawn-n-Garden, today Skyler’s inbox is jammed with emails and his voicemail box is full.

He’s scheduled to appear on ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” on MSNBC, and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”

From anonymity to stardom, this university student-turned-national media sensation for only 41 hours in a Supercenter.

Today, there’s a groundswell of students longing to live out their lives for some great and memorable moment. For Christians, that sense of adventure and thrill-seeking could be used for God’s glory on the mission field, or serving meals to the homeless at the Christian rescue mission.

Today, we hear a great deal about extreme sports and adrenaline junkies. Why not fuel that passion for the gospel, for God’s glory? Then, the rewards last forever, and not simply until the endorphines wear off.