(For some reason, I don’t have a lot of memories of the show “Adventures in Odyssey.” He-man, GI Joe, Transformers? I could talk about those all day, but when it comes to Focus on the Family’s wildly popular radio drama, I got nothing. Fortunately, Jonathan Friday is here with a guest post. I promise that is not me writing under a pseudonym but actually a real live person checking in with a guest post. Enjoy.)

Stuff Christians Like: Adventures in Odyssey

Parents around the world have found twenty years of Focus on the Family’s radio drama to be thrilling entertainment – or at least, a welcome distraction on long car rides! And if you’re a Millennial whose parents really loved you, every Christmas brought packages just slightly larger than VHS clamshells, each containing six sparkling new cassette tapes!

But for some of us, Odyssey obsession goes too far. Here’s the definitive, seven-point list for knowing you’ve listened to one too many of the 700 episodes.

1. When the Holy Spirit convicts you, he sounds just like John Avery Whittaker.

Aslan, Neo, and Optimus Prime can all step down. When I look for divine qualities in fictional characters, I turn to the man who, if he was any more holy, could turn water into chocolate sodas. And when God speaks to me, sometimes I’d swear he has a mustache.

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(Lyndsay Rush is hilarious. Her last guest post blew up and I think this one is even better. She shares some great ways to identify a potential Christian when it comes to dating. (Unless of course, you feel called to date hot, non-Christians and win them over for the Lord with your dates.) I’m a big fan of Lyndsay. Enjoy!)

“I feel very blessed…” said our waiter as he cleared away our empty appetizer plates. He was responding to one of the many questions we had asked him throughout the night as we flirtatiously tried to determine if he was single and–even more important–a Christian.

I couldn’t tell you what he said after that because with one distinct word he had told us all we needed to know. Let’s just say he had us at ‘blessed.’

You may be rolling your eyes at this ridiculous assumption but the chances are you know exactly what I am talking about. Truth is, when you are a single Christian person in your 20s or 30s, this amateur detective work comes with the territory.

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(“Some Guy” sent me this guest post. That is literally his name. But despite his incredibly secrecy, he wrote a really, really funny post. I dug this and hope you do too.)

Growing up, I attended a small independent church and I went to a public school. I liked both of them, but the combination helped make me blissfully unaware of the larger trends in Christianity.

I was in for a rude awakening when I went from a Sunday school class of 5 or 6 high schoolers to a campus of about 2,000 Christians at college. I was suddenly surrounded by a bunch of people who were very spiritual. How did I know?

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Someone once told me, “You should write about DKs, Deacon Kids.” I told them that was ridiculous. No one says “DK.” They don’t have their own awkwardly sexual theme song like us pastor’s kids. (Son of a preacher man.) But then Robby Kiley sent me a guest post about YMKs or Youth Minister’s Kids. And I was willing to relent on my “PK or the highway” rule. Hope you dig this as much as I did.

The YMK

Our laser-like focus on Pastor’s Kids has left out a large segment of the church population. One such group that I’d like to bring to your attention today is the Youth Minister’s Kid (YMK). While I may not have kids of my own right now, as someone who desires to be in youth ministry “for the long haul,” I hope to one day be able to sit my hypothetical kids down like in How I Met Your Mother and tell them all sorts of wacky stories about what they can expect out of their formative years.

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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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(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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(I don’t know anything about ladies. Seriously, ask any girl who met me in high school. I’ve got nothing. But fortunately, Daniella Summers does. She is funny/talented and has a very cool husband and a great family. She also agreed to write a post focusing on the ever fantastic Lady Worship Leader. I thought it was great. Enjoy!)

One day I discovered this blog. I can’t recall exactly, but I might have stumbled upon it by typing a mixture of the following words into Google: John Piper, Lady Gaga, Grace and Honesty. I read and read until my infant son practically slapped me across the face and in a perfect Stewie Griffin voice said “earth to you, woman!” and demanded a diaper change.

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(This is the very first guest post from my wife, Jenny. Who is hott and funny and wicked smart. Please know it was hard for me not to introduce her by quoting Ludacris and simply saying, “My chick bad.” Without further ado.)

Jon and I only really have two types of arguments in our house.

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