#3

I went up to a guy the other day and told him that our church believed in the Trilogy. The problem was, I wasn't prepared to tell him which one. For instance, the orginal Star Wars trilogy was awesome. Back To The Future was pretty amazing as well. Indiana Jones was my absolute favorite until they made a 4th movie and took away the "trilogy" status. THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE IN THE TRILOGY!

Simply put, 3 movies should be the max amount allowed for any movie franchise. Indiana Jones was great, and then they ruined it with number 4. The old Superman movies would be so much more appreciated if they stopped at 3 movies. (The 4th Superman is quite possibly one of the worst movies ever made....END...OF...STORY!) Star Wars had three great movies, but then they followed those up with 2 awful ones and another that was tolerable.

To be honest, our church has never had a discussion about a stance on trilogy's, but I'm sure our leadership would agree with me. Our church does believe in each of those movie franchises, but maybe talking about Trilogy's is something we shouldn't do. I think from now on we'll just believe in the Trinity.

#2

So today I was sitting at a red light, minding my own business, when all of the sudden the car behind me starts honking their horn. I had been paying attention to the light and was so excited for it to turn green so I could get on with my life too, but I looked down at my radio for a half-second and wouldn't you know it, the light turned green! Apparently, the person behind me made sure that their hand was placed firmly on the horn once the light changed.

I recently read an evangelism book that told me I should always look for the holy spirit's leading when witnessing to people....SO....as my new best friend laid on the horn behind me I had a random thought, "Maybe this person is honking their horn because they know I'm a pastor and they want me to share Jesus with them!" You should have seen the look on their face as I walked toward their car.

So, the next time you find yourself in a situation like this, just remember, they may not be honking because they're in a HUGE rush...BUT, they may be honking because they just want you to have a little talk with them! (Just make sure the talk is about Jesus)

P.S. I didn't really walk toward their car, but I wanted too!

#1

And so begins Random Christian Thoughts...the funny thing is, I really don't have many thoughts in my head right now. I think it would be a shame to start this blog on such a low note so give me a minute to come up with something random....oh yeah, and christian too.

(I'm thinking.......still thinking........ok, got it!!)

I think the most overlooked word in the church language is "pew". Seriously, have you ever stopped to think about how awesome that word is? I imagine a carpenter working in his shop one afternoon and staring down on his new creation. A loooooooooong wooden chair that extended the length of the entire room. The man then calls in his wife to show off his wonderful creation, "Honey, I call this....a PEW!"

Now look, I'm not saying this word is stupid, but I would have no problem if you wanted to say that. On the other hand, it's not like we can call them loooong wooden chairs!

I kind of enjoy the word, and my immaturity often reveals itself whenever I say the word. In fact, I'll often lean over to the person sitting next to me and whisper, "pew" in their ear. Then I giggle like a little kid. I probably shouldn't have done that to the new couple visiting the church, but I'm sure they'll come back. That was 2 years ago though :(

Maybe I just need to leave "pew" alone for now.