I'm been living in Knoxville, TN for the last eleven years. I love this city and this famous icon from the Knoxville World's Fair in 1982 has a dear place in my heart. It's also responsible for bringing me here to minister from my parishes in Scotland.
When I was being tormented with the call to come to Knoxville, I just couldn't cope. I told God to leave me alone for a while and just let me relax. I sat down with a cup of tea and a cheese sandwich, intending to watch one of my favorite TV programs - the Simpsons. It was that creepy episode - the Cape Fear spoof.
As I watched the cartoon, I felt at ease because God had stopped afflicting my soul. I could get back to Him about the call after the show was over. And then God hit me with another 2x4. The Simpson family were sitting in the cinema and Homer was obnoxiously smoking a cigar. And what did the band read around the cigar?
World's Fair Park '82!
I'm the only pastor in existence who has been called to a church three thousand miles away by God through Homer Simpson. Need I say more? Duh!
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