20 Signs You Were A Church Kid In The 90s
Guess I'm in a list mood today. It's a slow Friday afternoon, so there's lots of time for Facebook and Pinterest. This made me laugh. I think this applies to the late 80's too. :) I saw this here.
1. You attended multiple Acquire the Fire events. (Not sure what this was?)
2. The earliest you got up all year was for See You At The Pole day. (Been there!)
3. You and your friends made up motions to the chorus of “Big House” by Audio Adrenaline and thought it was the coolest thing ever. (Big House .... Had it. Loved it. Oh, that blonde hair.)
4. The first tape you bought was more than likely Carman. It may have been Petra, but odds are, it was Carman. (Had it. Not a fav, but had it. Saw Petra in concert.)
5. Your youth group had matching t-shirts printed up, but one of the kid’s moms said she knew somewhere that would do it cheaper. You each saved $4, but it was the cheapest and most poorly made shirt you’ve ever seen. (? Don't remember having shirts, but I'm sure we did at some point. Camp?)
6. Most stories were explained to you through childhood using a flannelgraph. (Nanny!)
7. You were part of a mime or drama team and, at some point, did a routine to a Ray Boltz song. (Yep. FBC Plano. Thank You.)
8. Grits wasn’t a type of food, but the only hip-hop band you were allowed to listen to. (? No idea. Hmmm....guess I wasn't even allowed to listen to them. ha.)
9. Your VHS library included at least a half dozen Focus on the Family movies as well as a few McGee and Me episodes. (Pretty sure if it had Focus on the Family on it, Mom bought it.)
10. You got all of your friend together and went to see DC Talk & Audio Adrenaline in concert. The Supertones may have been the opener if it was a good night. (Ha.....was in youth group with a guy who became a member of The Supertones, so guess I am a little old for this one.)
11. Your youth pastor had a goatee and, more than likely a tribal cross tattoo on his arm or back. (Nope. Not this one. First preacher with a tattoo I knew was in CT!)
12. You bought one of those awful shirts where they take a popular brand’s slogan and change it into something about Jesus. Like “His Way” instead of Subway or some other borderline copyright infringing pun. (Nope. Too old for this one.)
13. People always asked if you were engaged because you were wearing your True Love Waits purity ring. (Nope. Too old for this one.)
14. You were never allowed to watch the Smurfs, for some reason. (? Loved the Smurfs.)
15. You had a WWJD bracelet in almost every color. (Nope. Too old for this one.)
16. Sesame Street was cool, but you still preferred Gerbert. (Nope. Too old for this one.)
17. You knew that a youth lock-in meant that at least three different couples would get caught making out in the empty Sunday School classrooms. (Been to many a church lock-in and house sleep over.)
18. You went to Vacation Bible School so much, you knew the Christian Pledge to the Bible as well as you knew the Pledge of Allegiance. (Yes!)
19. You know there’s a big difference between “salty” and Psalty. (Of course. Still catch myself singing "Have Patience" from time to time.)
20. If you were a guy, you sang “Friends Are Friends Forever” at a church event. If you were a girl, it was probably “Circle of Friends” by Point of Grace. (Oh, MWSmith. Friend are Friends Forever in AIM in 6th grade.)
1. You attended multiple Acquire the Fire events. (Not sure what this was?)
2. The earliest you got up all year was for See You At The Pole day. (Been there!)
3. You and your friends made up motions to the chorus of “Big House” by Audio Adrenaline and thought it was the coolest thing ever. (Big House .... Had it. Loved it. Oh, that blonde hair.)
4. The first tape you bought was more than likely Carman. It may have been Petra, but odds are, it was Carman. (Had it. Not a fav, but had it. Saw Petra in concert.)
5. Your youth group had matching t-shirts printed up, but one of the kid’s moms said she knew somewhere that would do it cheaper. You each saved $4, but it was the cheapest and most poorly made shirt you’ve ever seen. (? Don't remember having shirts, but I'm sure we did at some point. Camp?)
6. Most stories were explained to you through childhood using a flannelgraph. (Nanny!)
7. You were part of a mime or drama team and, at some point, did a routine to a Ray Boltz song. (Yep. FBC Plano. Thank You.)
8. Grits wasn’t a type of food, but the only hip-hop band you were allowed to listen to. (? No idea. Hmmm....guess I wasn't even allowed to listen to them. ha.)
9. Your VHS library included at least a half dozen Focus on the Family movies as well as a few McGee and Me episodes. (Pretty sure if it had Focus on the Family on it, Mom bought it.)
10. You got all of your friend together and went to see DC Talk & Audio Adrenaline in concert. The Supertones may have been the opener if it was a good night. (Ha.....was in youth group with a guy who became a member of The Supertones, so guess I am a little old for this one.)
11. Your youth pastor had a goatee and, more than likely a tribal cross tattoo on his arm or back. (Nope. Not this one. First preacher with a tattoo I knew was in CT!)
12. You bought one of those awful shirts where they take a popular brand’s slogan and change it into something about Jesus. Like “His Way” instead of Subway or some other borderline copyright infringing pun. (Nope. Too old for this one.)
13. People always asked if you were engaged because you were wearing your True Love Waits purity ring. (Nope. Too old for this one.)
14. You were never allowed to watch the Smurfs, for some reason. (? Loved the Smurfs.)
15. You had a WWJD bracelet in almost every color. (Nope. Too old for this one.)
16. Sesame Street was cool, but you still preferred Gerbert. (Nope. Too old for this one.)
17. You knew that a youth lock-in meant that at least three different couples would get caught making out in the empty Sunday School classrooms. (Been to many a church lock-in and house sleep over.)
18. You went to Vacation Bible School so much, you knew the Christian Pledge to the Bible as well as you knew the Pledge of Allegiance. (Yes!)
19. You know there’s a big difference between “salty” and Psalty. (Of course. Still catch myself singing "Have Patience" from time to time.)
20. If you were a guy, you sang “Friends Are Friends Forever” at a church event. If you were a girl, it was probably “Circle of Friends” by Point of Grace. (Oh, MWSmith. Friend are Friends Forever in AIM in 6th grade.)
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