I'm a West Wing fan (tv series abt president of U.S., white house staff, etc). At the moment fox is showing reruns nearly every night. I love the characters on it - they are full of personality and have some of the greatest lines. Watched it today and was laughing hysterically at the head counsel for the president - his top lawyer.
I said to the LORD, that's the kind of people he needs working on our side. I love people who are outrageous and show no fear and are full of balls. I'm just not a traditional conservative christian so if I could pick a dream team for the LORD I would pick most of the white house staff.
The writers made them so full of quick wit. They have a strong sense of right and standing up for what they believe in. Yet every one of them is fallable. But that's what makes them lovable. They stuff up, they pick themselves up, have a laugh, and get back to the good fight. Some of them (like Leo's secretary) are just weird yet they find a home in the white house, where weird fits in with everything else.
If I could pick one that represented who I would like to be then it would be that top lawyer character. He's completely out there and crazy but excellent at what he does. I don't remember him in the later series' - I think he gets replaced...but for the one episode I've seen him in he's great.
Someone needs to do a christian tv show where the characters are like this - mixed up bunch of full of life characters who range from moments of conservatism to outrageous and stupid. Instead of all conservative and traditional because that seems to be the world's view of us. Why would they think this if it wasn't an image we portrayed? But surely this isn't the reality of the LORD's body??
Surely their are more christians like us out there who are far from perfect and don't fit the world's image of christianity???? Who have fits, make bad choices and kick themselves over it, who can be loud and blunt, and quiet and snobby, who scream sometimes 'leave me alone, i'm having a moment', who lose the plot over stupid little comments their mum makes and then regret it, who watch scarry violent movies like 'Wolf Creek' and wish they hadn't...who are involved in personal relationships which drive them crazy and are far from perfect.....who have lots of moments of 'what about me' and then remember 'oh it's not about me, d'oh'...............surely there are others out there??
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