Final Edition

This is the last listing in our year end review. We have already covered a series of things that I think were the best last year. Mostly these have been entertainment related and that continues with this edition.
Best Waste of Time: I wasted a lot of time this year (as in most years), but this year I was able to take it to a whole new level. Without question the best waste of time this year for me was the first six seasons of Scrubs. I had avoided this show for quite some time because of the perceived sexual and off color content. First, my perception if the show initially was based on only a couple of episodes I saw five or six years ago. In the context of the entire series, I think the show does a much better job than I originally gave it credit for. The whole show, as a series, is really, really, well done. It has a unique way of dealing with real issues like grief, loss, faithfulness, marriage, love and just growing into adulthood.

Best Theological Insight: This award goes to my wife while we were travelling to northern Wisconsin. On the road we noticed a car with a bumper sticker that read, "Try Jesus." When I passed this nugget on to Abby, she immideately responded with, "That's dumb. That's like saying 'Try marriage.'"

Best Theological Illustration: Since Bible College, I have been fond of referring to an imaginary list of things least effected by the fall of man. Most people probably know that for me, Coke Slurpees are very near the top of that list. I shared this nugget of joy with a group of college students, and one of them asked, "But how are Slurpees effected?" "What do you mean?" "Well, if they are least effected, that means there is still an effect, so what is the effect?" Before I could get an answer out, another college student without missing a beat says, "Brainfreeze." There you have, brainfreeze is a result of the fall.