Head Injuries, LSATs, and the Caped Crusader

Head Injuries, LSATs, and the Caped Crusader

I was born head first onto the hard floor of the hospital. I almost died. Muhammed Ali’s neurologist cut my skull open and removed some blood clots off of my brain. I had a bruise on my brain. God healed it. I made it out alive. Then I wanted to be a brain surgeon.

I grew up watching the old 1960s Batman show with Adam West. I always wanted to be Batman. Who wouldn’t want to live in a mansion like Bruce Wayne and then dress up in a bat costume and save people from evil villains? I still want to be Batman.

Have you ever seen the movie “The Firm.” I know Tom Cruise’s personal life is a bit sketchy with all the Scientology stuff and everything, but, to be honest, he’s still one of my favorite actors. Every time I watched that movie I wanted to be an attorney. I even signed up and took the LSAT. I didn’t do that great. I still think about being a lawyer sometimes, but I’m getting older and I’ve heard that law school is a lot of work.

I’ve always wanted to be an actor. Any time I see Denzel walk into a situation and take charge or Jim Carrey ad-lib something hilarious it ignites something within me. I want to be like that. I want to make people cry or laugh or respond in some way to something I’ve done. I started doing community theatre almost thirteen years ago. I’ve been acting ever since. I hope I can always be an actor.

I’ve been a Christian since I was 5. I grew up seeing the love my parents had for God and for other people. I went to Bible College. I became a missionary.

I’ve also done things I wouldn’t want to post online…

Our affections are stirred by what we see, what we hear, and with whom we surround ourselves. It’s easy to watch Tom Cruise on a movie and think I can magically become a cool attorney in 3 easy steps. But reality is a lot more complicated than all that.

Sex, money, and power sure have an appeal. Don’t get religious on me and pretend like they don’t. But we often only see the sweet side of the darkness. “The lips of an immoral woman drip honey…but in the end she is bitter as wormwood.”

Maybe I’m too easily influenced by my surroundings. Maybe you’re not like that at all. Maybe you have some amazing intestinal fortitude. You could never be so easily influenced.

Faith comes by hearing…oftentimes, so does unbelief. What are you watching? What are you listening to? What are you reading? Who are your closest friends?

Our affections are easily influenced. What is influencing you?