Last week, my pastor sent me an e-mail about the Sermon Team I am on with him and the other pastors. I responded to his question, but had to do some soul purifying first:
Kathi to Scott: “Hey there – first a confession. Yesterday (Sunday) Roger and I completely slept in. We felt so bad but just couldn’t make it to church. So, we decided to run some errands. Roger and I were in the car and he said ‘Knowing our luck, we’ll probably see someone from church.’
Talking on my phone to my mom I went ahead of Roger into Target and saw…you. And like a two year old – went down a different aisle. I wasn’t raised in the church, but I got all of the guilt of a Jewish and Catholic upbringing combined…”
Scott to Kathi: ” Church ditching is not the unforgivable sin, but hiding from your pastor is! (said with a big out loud laugh) I just read a story yesterday about someone who hid, her name was Eve. (again, said with a huge smile on my face!) Don’t take the ribbing personally, I think it’s funny. If I were you I would run the other way next time because I will shout across Target ‘Hey, Kathi I didn’t see you in church today!”
HELLO – That’s exactly why I avoided him. He would have no problem calling me out at Target.
Kathi to Scott: “Mind if I put this up on my blog – it is pretty funny.”
Scott to Kathi: “You bet, because you know it’s going to show up in a sermon.”
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LOL … this just makes me laugh!!! Thanks Kathi for not only being real and sharing something like this, but for also showing a side of your pastor that maybe many don’t get a chance to see … I think so many times we only see the pastor side of them and either don’t realize or forget they are real people. I love that he is planning to use it in a sermon … LOL.
I was cracking up out loud on this one. ANd I have to say, I have been playing “catch-up” for over a month now. I am at that point of crying over things like dropping my napkin on the floor at dinner because the thought of more effort an one more thing to do is killing me. I decided last night that I wasn’t going to church tomorrow….but I kinda don’t want to miss hearing Scott tell this one 🙂
Busted! Now that’s funny! We’ve all been there and done that, but your post gave me the laugh I needed for the day. Thanks. 🙂
Stephanie
Phil 3:7-14
That is hilarious! I could see my pastor doing the same thing! 🙂
Ha, ha, ha! I want to go to your church! That guy is funny! Thanks for sharing!
That’s hysterical ! It has happened to Jim and me, too ! You can run, but you can’t hide…lol !
LOL!!! “You know it’s going to show up in a sermon.”
That’s fabulous Kathi – I admire your honesty (and Scotts). Years ago, I bumped into my old secondary school headmaster (translation: high school principal) and instantly felt guilty for not being in school. The thing was, I’d left school 15 years earlier.
Yep – and it already showed up at staff prayer – and now we all know who it was referring to….Too funny.