Dorito Tacos!

I was on the phone with a friend a few weeks ago and with a level of excitement he asked me the following question "Have you tried the new Dorito Taco at Taco Bell?" Truth be told, I hadn't eaten at Taco Bell for ages, just lost the taste for it and I hadn't even heard of said item, but I was intrigued. So the next day I found myself calling him from the parking lot of Taco Bell to inform him I was about to try the ingenious new invention. It's possible he had some food-envy and asked for an update as soon as I had one.

I proceeded through the drive-thru and ordered some lunch. Once I got to the window to pay, the cashier was practically giddy at the thought of someone trying the taco for the first time. Fifteen minutes later I texted one single word to my friend Vic: AWESOME.

A few weeks before that, another friend had recommended I try Jersey Mike's Subs and the experience was similar. Jersey Mike came closer to a New York Deli than anything I've had and it indeed made me happy. I have since sent or brought several friends to Jersey Mikes.

So my Dorito Taco and Sub-Sanwich experiences got me thinking. Brad ate a sub and fervently suggested I try it, Vic heard about the Taco on Television, was excited about it and shared it with me. Then the cashier was excited for me to try it and once it had passed over my taste-buds I quickly shared the news with more people... leading to a thought... do we [myself included] have more enthusiasm for an interesting food item than for the most powerful, incredible, loving, gracious force in all the world, universe and everywhere else? Do we share the life-changing news of Jesus Christ with that kind of joy and passion?

Well, for some at least, the answer is yes. Over the last 4-5 weeks I've had at least 5 different people [including the taco-meister Vic and Brad, the Jersey Mike advocate] share with me with incredible enthusiasm that people they have been inviting to church, have finally said yes! They had been praying for the friends for a long time, inviting for a long time and didn't give up. Even more exciting, is that in every case - the friends DID come to church, I got to meet each one and all have been back or plan to come back.

So I say thanks for the effort. Not the effort to 'grow Rock Bridge Chatsworth', [or grow my belly], but the effort to make a difference in the lives of your friends by consistently and enthusiastically sharing the 'even-better-than-Dorito-Tacos' amazing love of God with them.

Now if only someone could recommend a place that has made broccoli taste good.