Cue the locust....

Last night I was sharing an episode of This American Life with Brian. I had listened to it earlier in the day and couldn't get the story out of my mind. It was about a church in Dallas that puts on a Haunted House every Halloween. Except instead of goblins and chainsaw killers, it's filled with "horror" rooms of teenage actors.... girls having abortions, gay teens dying of AIDS, a Columbine-like school shooting, etc. Truly sick in my opinion. And what is even sicker is the fact it's sponsored by the church and that THOUSANDS of people attend each year. You can learn more about it here: www.thisamericanlife.org Click on the link called "Devil on my shoulder". There was also a documentary made about the haunted house. You can find more info at hellhousemovie.com
After listening again to the episode I was thinking "What does God think of this? Is He as appalled as me?" Just then the brightest bolt of lightening lit up the sky followed by a clap of thunder that shook the house. Was God agreeing with me? Or disagreeing? And just when I thought it couldn't get any more Old Testament like, the roof was pelted by what sounded like locust, but turned out to be gum-ball sized hail.

We raced outside to watch the hail show. I half expected to see Charles Heston standing in our driveway, holding up rock tablets. That would have been very fitting. Or a burning bush.