I was driving home this afternoon from work and as I passed the movie theater I decided to go see this movie that was filmed at my old church when I worked there. When they were filming it, I got to watch a whole lot of it being shot and my parents are even in a scene in the movie. I also found out that a whole lot of people that I know are in it. One of my friends sings in a couple of scenes. Curt, one of our church custodians is in the first scene. Logos and posters that I'd designed were in the background all over the walls throughout the movie. It really actually made me homesick even though it portrayed my church as the big rich white suburban church... (ok so that's actually true.) It was a pretty good movie, I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. If you have a little extra time and cash on your hands, go see it. It's a really great story and it makes you think about what the Church is and what it should be.

The weird thing was that I was the ONLY person in the theater. I had my own private screening. I didn't even turn my cell phone off because it wouldn't have interrupted anyone but me. It was strange to be alone in a big theater, and to see my mom on the screen (even if you could barely see her.) To see the halls of a church building that I used to wander down when i needed to get away from my desk on movie screen was very very surreal. The credits rolled, and I knew like 15 people listed. I guess you can say the movie was quite a nice afternoon surprise.

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