Category: Just Something

Worst Movie Ever, So Far

Ok, my previous “Worse Movie Ever So Far” award went to “The Medallion.” Did anybody ever figure out that movie? Confusing and boring. The deadly duo. The good part? The last 30 minutes I slept like a baby. It was truly some of the most relaxed sleep I have ever had! The movie was that bad.

Well, sorry “Medallion,” you just lost your spot! As of last night, there is a new “Worst Movie Ever, So Far.” Medallion, you hung on for a long time, but your out. So… drum roll please… the new “Worst Ever Movie, so Far” goes to “Dragon Wars.” I can’t believe they got away with that one. It was so lame. For example, the movie is called Dragon Wars, plural with an ’s.’ At the beginning of the show they had a logo for the movie. It said “D-War.” Yep, singular, no ’s.’ Well, downhill from there.

I will say this… the movie was supposed to be serious but it gave us a lot of laughs. Congratulations, Dragon Wars!

Confession of a Near-Sighted Pastor

I have a confession to make. Last Sunday I was really discouraged during our Sunday morning service at FOSM, REALLY discouraged… like the way a 16 year old feels when his girlfriend dumps him. Honestly, I just wanted to quit and go work a “bread truck” job… any job that I just work from 8 to 5 that I can completely forget about when I am not at work.

Sometimes I get discouraged. That’s normal. On occasion, I want to quit. Who doesn’t from time to time? Being a pastor can be discouraging… people stop coming or leave the church completely, people don’t feel like they should obey God, I don’t live up to my own expectations, people get mad at you or each other… but I don’t let that stuff bother me TOO much because I get to see lives changed! But this past Sunday I was really discouraged. I didn’t know why. Attendance was a little down. A few things didn’t go as planned. Nothing was that big of deal. I was discouraged until Tuesday morning. Then it hit me… SUNDAY WAS A BLIP! We’ve had a difficult year at times, but the last couple of months we have been growing again and seeing great things happen. Because of the momentum we have in the positive direction, I was discouraged because I thought one Sunday was a TREND. As soon as I thought the word “BLIP” my discouragement went away.

I really hope I learn from this experience to not be so dang near-sighted!