Wednesday, April 09, 2008
I want to thank you for your prayers yesterday. It was a real quick trip. I went on Every Day with Marcus and Lisa in the morning, then went by another local Atlanta station for a 20 minute interview in the afternoon, and then jumped on a 5:17pm flight back to Philly.
My quick thoughts on Christian TV?
While there are certainly the excesses of crazy ladies with purple hair and nutty evangelists with $3,000 Italian suits, Marcus and Lisa were normal. I went in to the station and hung out with them, and then a little while later their three daughters came in and joined us. I found them to be a family who simply wants to be in ministry together, and felt that one way to do that was to serve God through television. I came away realizing that these guys really broke through my stereotype of Christian TV personalities. It was refreshing.
The best part of the trip
The best part of the trip for me, however, came when I got to my hotel room and found this little stuffed lion and a note from my 9 year old tucked away inside my bag. She knew I was more than a little nervous, so she decided to write a little note that said “do a good job daddy” and hid it and the lion underneath my clothes.
Maybe I was just being emotional, but I couldn’t help but see the unintentional symbolism of the lion, as well as the tender generosity of my daughter.
From now on I’m taking that lion with me whenever I travel.
Thank You For Your Prayers
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When I went on my first extended youth ministry trip my (then) 5 year old daughter tucked her favorite stuffed animal in my luggage with a note that said, "The wise men followed the star. Be a wise man and follow it back home." I always accused my wife of telling her what to write but she denied it. Now THOSE are memories, my friend.
Is it not awesome when the LOVE you pour out into others returns to you in an unexpected way?
Awwww, the little lion made me cry like a girl!
Caught you on TV last night. You are a natural. You didn't seem as nervous as you post describes. And the whole 'dropping the rock' analogy is really so simple, yet so powerful. Way to be, dude!
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