On Sunday I preached for the first time at NC3. This post isn’t about the sermon, but I’ve got to acknowledge what a good experience Sunday was and how kind folks were after the service. I’m really thankful to be a part of this church!

One of the things I mentioned in the sermon on Psalm 33 was that although we live in a culture that thrives on fear, those whose trust is in God have nothing to fear but the God who loves us with an unfailing love. I gave a few examples of how many fearful stories are in the news, including a recent one about salmonella and jalapeños which is truly scary for those of us spicy-food lovers.

Today Daniel, a member of our church, emailed me with the best example of a fear-based news story. The headline? INJURED WHILE TEXTING | Distracted texters fall down stairs, get hit by cars. Most hillarious sentence in the story?

Summer is peak season for texting-related injuries, which Adams said are “both common and underreported, because people don’t really want to admit what they were doing.”

Who knew that summer was “peak season for texting-related injuries”?

If you come across any other of these types of ridiculous fear-mongering stories please let me know. Better to laugh together than shake our heads in disbelief by ourselves.