Monday, November 5, 2018

#107 Mini-Biographies

On November 18 I'm scheduled to preach at Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Ames, IA. The church asked me to send in a 2-3 sentence biography for the bulletin. So I started with two pretty predictable sentences: Brian Hofman is the pastor of Kanawha CRC. He has been married to Tessa for 5 years, and their daughter, Lanie, is nearly 2.

When I got to the third sentence, my mind starting going several directions. None of them seemed like great bulletin material, but I thought I'd share them here. So here's a few one-sentence autobiographies. Pick your favorite!

  • Brian grew his beard to help others believe he's old enough to be a pastor.
  • A native Wisconsinite, Brian believes there cannot be a more perfect food than a beer-boiled cheddarwurst.
  • Brian will gladly talk your ear off about theology, the Milwaukee Brewers, or Superman comics.
  • Brian studied mathematics and ran cross country in college, but he no longer does either of those things as often as he'd like.
  • A Chris Farley enthusiast, Brian has a Chris Farley bobblehead on his desk and every Chris Farley-led movie on his shelf.
  • Like a wannabe hipster, Brian listens to a lot of music by artists that most of the people he knows have never heard of before.
  • Brian is fairly certain heaven smells like a climate-controlled acoustic guitar showroom.
  • Brian thinks there are almost no circumstances where it is inappropriate to quote The Lord of the Rings.
  • After 11 years driving a green Honda Civic named Janie, Brian now cruises around in a Honda Odyssey he calls Diana.
  • Brian sometimes wishes he could be paid in Culver's double strawberry custard.
  • During high school Brian wore sweatshirts so often that a few of his friends called him Hoodie.
  • Brian used to organize jam sessions in college and still finds few things as enjoyable as playing his acoustic guitar, Autumn.
  • Brian still hasn't given up hope that Jesus' ascension is a sign all humans will be able to fly like Superman in the new creation (even if he thinks that's theologically doubtful).
Grace and peace,
BMH

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