“There are lots of other families who don’t even have televisions.”

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I worry more than you.

It’s not a competition, but if it were, I want to be honest, I would crush you. When I’m out of worries, when things feel calm, my wife says that I “interview” new worries. I poke the emotional bushes in my heart and head to see if I can stir up some new trouble.

But I might be relinquishing my title soon because my pastor is kicking my butt as of late. North Point Community Church, where I attend and a new sponsor of Stuff Christians Like, recently gave me a sermon series titled “Why Worry.” I remember the series from attending it but the DVD package is even better than that. It comes with 3 video talks from Andy Stanley and a 5 song CD, including a track from Fee. (Check out the product details on Amazon right here.)

I’ve got 3 to giveaway, and perhaps the easiest contest ever.

Simply comment with an answer to this question by Tuesday, April 20th. Here’s the question:

“What do you worry about?”

That’s it. Answer that question for a shot at winning and if worry is something you’ve ever struggled with like me, don’t wait on the contest. Grab a copy of the DVD here. It’s only $13.49.

What do you worry about?

The winner of last week’s rap giveaway is Leann Allen. (I used a random number generator to pick the winner.) If you happen to be Leann Allen, email me your mailing address and the record label will send you the special record package.

Thanks!

(I’ve never met Lyndsay Rush, but I have to confess I am a big fan of her motto, “No cheese left behind.” As a fan of queso, that is a motto I can get on board with. I can also get on board with her tale of having her life edited by her parents, something I’ve said my in-laws were pros at. I hope you dig it. I did.)

I’d like to start this post with a simple, three question test. Please answer honestly.

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After the jump is a page from the Stuff Christians Like book. (Which is now available.)

There are two unicorns galloping, or maybe frolicking really. It’s a pretty stunning scene actually. (It’s from a chapter about how easy and fun and spiritually uplifting it is to work at a church. Seriously, it’s like one long quiet time and people are always playing acoustic guitars around the office and hugging and church members only send you positive, encouraging emails.)

I think it would be fun to do a caption it.

What should this illustration say?

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The other day during church, someone leaned over to me and said, “Yikes, they’re buying that? I don’t think they’re using my tithe very wisely.”

I wanted to turn around and hug them. Seriously, I was feeling a front hug because that is such a perfect topic for Stuff Christians Like.

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I have a full time job. And although by getting up at 5AM and tweeting while I walk between buildings at work and hustling I can do most things other writers do, I can’t really do book tours. The reason is that I have a limited number of vacation days and have to use some of them for conferences and speaking at churches. So if I told my kids, “We’re going to hold Christmas in February because dad is really busy this year,” they’d probably tell me, “What you talking about Willis?”

But writers with new books need to be out there. They need to be meeting people and side hugging the day away. Fortunately, Zondervan found a solution …

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Long before Napoleon Dynamite made the offspring of lions and tigers popular, I knew all about ligers. An outdoor mall in Myrtle Beach used to have a few huge ones on display outside in case you wanted to look at deadly jungle cats while shopping for braided leather belts.

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I’ll be in North Carolina, California and Georgia next week. I’d love to give you a bunch of Booty, God, Booty buttons and hang out. Here is where to find me:

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Yesterday I wrote a post that someone didn’t love.

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