“Oh, we are totally going to shave your head! I am going to invite everyone I know!!”

That right there was my inspiration for inviting people to “Friend Day” at church.  For those who didn’t grow up in church or didn’t get the joy of having Friend Day, it’s one Sunday a year where EVERYONE invites neighbors, classmates, friends, maids, garbage men, etc to church.  They didn’t even have to be your friend. [..]

Ah revival. The time of year that you go to church on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night. As a kid this was a death sentence. “Every night!? Really??”

As a pastor this had to be a humbling time. If you are reviving something that means it was close to death. So you hire someone to come in and revive it. Or as I saw it as a kid, scare the crap out of everyone. [..]

*Warning* this is just a humorous (I realize that is debatable) look at memories of when I was a kid at church. That’s all. But, let’s be honest, if you grew up in church you had the same thoughts.

Things I remember about church when I was a kid…

After every service, and I mean every service, we had an “invitation.” Now, let me give this preface, I am not saying that this was a bad thing. But as a kid, it was long and painful. [..]

Things I remember about church when I was a kid…

When the preacher took his watch off and placed it on the pulpit. He would be introducing himself or the topic and he would go to his wrist and start unclamping the classy gold watch. It was always a comforting feeling. “Whew, we’ve got the lunch insurance today! He’s bound to see that watch at some point and be forced to stop!” Then my mind would wonder to what I was going to order at Casa Mexicana that day. [..]