The Top Ten Ways To Tell You Grew Up In The Church of Christ

Friday, January 27, 2006

10. You know the 1st, 2nd, and 4th verses to nearly every song in the book.

9. You ever thought that it might be unscriptural to drain the baptistry.

8. You were 18 years old before you knew that "guideguardanddirectus" was not one word.

7. You used to think the offering was part of the Lord's Supper.

6. You've wondered who Ebon Pinon was.

5. You never saw an orignal showing of any program aired on early Wednesday or Sunday evenings.

4. You were the only kid in the 6th grade who knew what "acappella" meant.

3. You were the only kid who had actually sung alto or tenor before taking junior high chorus.

2. During a service you have laughted, cried, spanked a child, dropped a book, walked to the bathroom, passed a note, emptied your purse on the pew, eaten a cookie, chewed gum, taken medicine, whispered to somone sitting beside you, winked at a friend, coughed, sneezed, burped, or maybe even said, "Amen," but you have NEVER, EVER CLAPPED.

1. You have stood for 13 verses of "Just As I Am" with the last stanza sung softly.