I have never been shy about my love of the movie, “Newsies.” I hate to exaggerate, but it’s fair to say that it is my generation’s “Gone with the Wind.” So when my friend Leslie sent me a video with Newsies remixed with Lady Gaga, I had to see.

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(Curtis Honeycutt is ridiculous. Every now and then he emails me the funniest things. I love the countless guest posts he has done on SCL and hope you dig this one too.)

So You Think You Can Ush?

Are you qualified to be an usher? No, not the Usher. Those qualifications include: Is your outfit ridiculous? Are you in the club lookin’ so conspicuous? Do you refer to Hotlanta as “A-Town”? If so, you might be qualified to be Usher. If you’re wondering more about becoming an usher at church, read on.

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I can’t stop looking at this photo of the Guatemalan sinkhole.

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Is the name Carrie Underwood real or is that her stage name? I only ask because it sounds so perfectly country it almost seems fake. Like former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy. If that’s not a fake name then that kid had two options growing up:

1. Be the quarterback of Texas.

2. Rob stagecoaches.

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A few weeks ago, I leaned over to my wife during the middle of church and said, “That transition into the sermon wasn’t very smooth.”

What?

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I want to see the new movie “Get him to the Greek,” but when I saw the trailer, my “nudity warning system” or NWS went off. It’s like Spiderman’s danger detecting spidey sense only it allows me to detect possible toplessness.

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Come hear me speak and hang out this summer. After the jump are a few places you can find me. If you want to add your church or conference to this list and have me speak, feel free to shoot me an email.

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Cameron Strang, the founder of Relevant Magazine, is a fan of the Orlando Magic.

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(John Crist is on fire. Out of nowhere he keeps coming up with great guest posts. This is his second one. I thought it was fantastic. Enjoy.)

Jon Acuff and I went to Samford University. We never knew each other, but I guarantee you we both knew about the Freshman Dorm Female Visitation Policy.

“No members of the opposite sex in your rooms, except from 3:00-6:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and only after they’ve signed in. While a guest is in the room, the door must be propped open a minimum of six inches.”

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Someone recently got in trouble in the middle of a prayer circle and it was kind of my fault.

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