This past Saturday, Frontline hosted the Second Annual Winter Banquet. If you are unfamiliar with this event, the youth at SVCC host a fancy dinner for the adults at the church. To add to the aura of it all, the youth dress up in fancy clothes and serve and interact with the adults. Not to be outdone by my beloved youth, I too wore a suit. Many in the church were shocked an surprised. One individual asked me why I don't dress in a suit when I preach. While unable to respond at the time, I now present my top 10 reasons why I do not wear a suit to church when I preach.
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| A Bohm in a suit is a rare thing indeed. |
9. Fancy clothes actually would hinder my ability to recall my manuscript. For example, in college I learned that if a student was under the influence of drugs when he/she was studying for an exam, he/she should take the exam under the influence of those same drugs. I cannot remember the name of that effect, but that effect also applies to preaching. If I do my study in casual clothes, I should also preach in casual clothes. To do anything else would be detrimental to my sermon and to the body of Christ.
8. Putting on a suit takes more time and energy than normal clothes. Ain't nobody got time for that.
7. Since I look so dashing in a suit, the listener would be unable to focus on the words coming out of my mouth.
6. I'm rebelling against my Baptist and Lutheran upbringing.
5. I don't know how to iron clothes.
4. I'd get divorced if I asked my wife to iron my clothes every Saturday night.
3. It's harder to swing Elliot Even around when restricted by a suit.
2. To wear a suit would be an insult to John the Baptist and all that he stood for.
1. I'm a slob. There I said it, are you happy?
You don't iron a suit...
ReplyDeleteYou do iron the shirt though.
DeleteLove #3! It's not really Sunday unless my child is hoisted in the air by a Bohm.
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