My wife and I are sometimes frustrated by the local Christian Radio station here. It used to be because they play a lot of Amy Grant–from the 80s/early 90s. Then they started playing Seal about three times a day. (”I Believe I Can Fly”) Honestly, I change the station every time those choices come on the air. (Makes me want to gag)

But recently, we’ve been irked by the addition of John Tesh. Now, I don’t know him (or of him) very well, and I won’t make any judgements of his character/beliefs. But I will say this: 99% of what he talks about is fluff.

Take last night, for instance. I get in the car to hear him promising to reveal the one thing you can do when you’re stressed out and need to find peace. [remember, Christian radio here] Instantly, due to past experience, I know that the one thing he’s surely not going to say is pray. So I wait patiently until he reveals the secret: humming. That’s right, hum. What the crap!? Forget Philippians 4:6-7, and hum.

Good grief. He calls his show “intelligence for life,” but squarely misses the most important of all wisdom. Since they’ve started playing him on the Fish, I have yet to hear him mention a single tidbit of wisdom from the Bible. It’s all “the experts this” or “a study that” or “an article I read.” Now, I don’t mind some good scientific facts/advice. But if you want to help people live happier, more productive lives, you’re going to have to use some of God’s wisdom at some point. In an effort to be more accessible to the masses, he’s abandoned the most important thing of all.

Now, 1 Corinthians pretty clearly tells us that the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight, and that the world will see God’s wisdom as foolishness. Offering Christian wisdom means that sometimes you’re simply going to have to say stuff that non-believers don’t understand/ think is stupid. Johnny boy, please–cut the fluff some time and give us some real meat.

Ah, the Amazing Race is back on TV, and it’s looking to be much better than season 8, the much-loathed “Family Edition.” (Their tag-line could have been get the whole family together for a nap! or some such nonsense) It’s looking like it could turn out to be an interesting season, but all the adrenaline involved in me sitting on the couch watching it with Lisa just makes me wish I could be on the Amazing Race myself.

Ah, yes, it’s getting to late to still harbor hope, but if you’re a CBS producer, it’s not too late to call Lisa and I up and have us come interview. I swear, we’d be way more exciting even than BJ and Tyler–AFTER ALL, I DO HAVE FOUR….but this is a family show, right?

(If you’re shaking your head, obviously you’re not one of my close friends, or high-school co-workers, or CBC campers/co-counselors….)

But I digress. So far this season is lacking a dedicated Christian couple (the “glamazons” praying because they were “closer” to God in a helicopter doesn’t count), and I would love for Lisa and I to be that couple on the next season. If you agree that Christians should be known by their love, sign our petition and let us be that way on TAR 10!