In this happenstance order
- The pastor only ever referred to Easter as “Resurrection Sunday”. I’ve no idea why.
- About 110 minutes into the 125-minute service, a banner appeared on the projection screen: “Will the owner of a GREEN CHEVY license plate [number] parked on 116 between 7th and 8th, please attend to your vehicle”
- The women beside me debated the age of the star soloist in the church choir. Their final guess: 51 years old. They also think it’s obvious she dyes her hair. I’m surprised, as I’ve never seen someone with dyed hair that short. (I would have assumed that shortness gets too much bleach & dye on the scalp.)
- The pastor opened his speech with, “I feel like doing a comedy set.” Then, a few beats later, he commented about latecomers seeking seats. “You mad you can’t find a seat? It’s eleven-o’-five on Resurrection Sunday. Services started at ten!” This line killed.
- The head pastor and the youth pastor share a last name. The youth pastor’s first name is “Tre”. I wonder if it’s short for “the third”.
- My fact-checker investigated this question. She says, “Tre is, in fact, his father’s son.”
- She finds this hilarious.
- And yes, Tre is the third.
- My fact-checker investigated this question. She says, “Tre is, in fact, his father’s son.”
Julian Wise 