Ah, Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! Guys, I know you want to show your spouse you still love her after all these years. You might lovingly tell her that even though the wrapper is wrinkled, the candy is still sweet. Or maybe you want to be biblical and compliment her like Solomon did. The old, “teeth like a flock of sheep” and “temples like pomegranates” lines work every time. Take it from me. 🙂
But I’ll tell you what my mind turns to on Valentine’s weekend – CHILI! Right? It’s finally here. The Christ Fellowship 24th Annual (I don’t really know) Chili Cook-off! Yay! And, as always, there will be the ever-coveted Bent Spoon Awards for the Spiciest, the Best Tasting and the Most Exotic. These award-winning awards are made from solid gold spoons set on imported gopher wood from Israel and are hand-crafted by the master craftsmen of Nepal specifically for our chili winners this Sunday after the morning service. So, bring a crockpot full of your favorite chili and maybe you can take home one of these worthless, I mean priceless awards!
There will be no evening service so the winners can recover mentally and physically from their overwhelming good fortune and glee.
I can’t wait to see you all! We will be continuing our study of the parables of Jesus. I promise this part of this email is factual. No guarantees on most of the rest. But I do love you and will miss you if you aren’t there! — Todd