Talk to me Goose…

Have you ever had one of those lines that you use all the time?  It may be a quick one liner, or it might just be a quick catch phrase.  For example back in the 90’s that little taco bell dog got everybody saying, Yo Quiero Taco Bell.  I need to admit something.  I have a phrase that I use all the time.  It originates from my days working with a crew of stone masons.  I find myself using it in any different number of applications.  I will say it to other people, I will say it to inanimate objects, I will even say it to myself from time to time.  It’s quite possible that I have even said it to you.

Here it is.  

“Talk to me Goose” 

Name the movie that this line comes from! 

So, I’ve been thinking… Every time I stand up in front of an audience, wether it is before the Youth Group or even before the church body as a whole, in my mind I hear them saying, Talk to me Goose…  Or more appropriately, communicate to me.  But no matter what you do… Communicate well.

Here is a fictional letter that I might recieve… 

Dear Junior Pastor,

         I see that you are a youth pastor!  Congratulations on being in training to becoming a real pastor.  Is that like some sort of apprenticeship or something?  I have been in church a few times, and I have seen you around.  You seem to be going all over the place…  Um… I wanted to write to you though because I am kind of confused.  I am wondering… when you were up there on the stage, I was really confused by a couple things you said.  

          One time you said that I needed to be born again…  That sounds yucky, and I am not sure that is even possible.  But, I was wondering if you could explain that to me?  Oh and the other thing you said was you kept telling me that I needed to  have devotions.  I mean, I’m pretty devoted.  I work out, I am on a traveling soccer team, I play paintball on a competitive team, and I play classical recorder.  I’m a pretty devoted guy.  It kind of made me upset for you to assume that I’m not a devoted person.  

          Oh, here’s the one that really lost me…  Were you even speaking english the whole time?  I don’t know…  I guess I might come back… I mean everyone else around me was shaking their head in agreement with every bulleted point that came up on the TV screens.  But I didn’t get it.  Could you talk a little more like a normal person next time?  Then I might be able to really get what you are trying to say…  Thanks man…  Oh, by the way, sweet mic.  You look just like Justin Timberlake!  

From,

     The guy who had the confused look on his face most of the time…

~Peter

Los got two of these letters too… check it out here and here.