...if you bring a church bulletin you get in free...

Ya gotta love Indiana. I do and I'm not kidding. Last week I worked way more than what I think is morally responsible so my wife and I took a break this afternoon and went to the Home Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. We went today because I had coupons to get two dollars off the $9 entry fee. They oughta pay us to attend since the whole thing is one huge advertisement for things you probably don't need, and is designed to lift every dollar you'll make for the next 40 years, but it was fun to look. This show was certainly not about "need."

The main attraction was a beautiful two story, fully furnished house that they built inside one of the big indoor arenas. A house like that sells for $524,000 on the lot of your choice. There was no line so we walked through it twice. It was awesome. They built it brick by brick, stairstep by stairstep, ceramic tile by ceramic tile, fully landscaped with tulips, hyacinth and dogwoods blooming. Of course it will be torn down and carted away, every last brick, piece of mortar and wallboard.

We munched on roasted almonds, fudge, and teryaki flavored pickled garlic cloves; they were free samples. You've seen the roasted almonds in the malls. $8 bucks for one of those little packages? Could I have another free sample? $2 bucks for a bottle of pop? That's chump change though compared to the $900 dollar ironing board. It was made like the kind you see in a dry cleaners. The specially designed iron had such a powerful stream of steam it would just glide over your clothes. You could literally wad up every item of your clothing and throw it in a bag for weeks but on Sunday morning you could iron anything you wanted in seconds and it would be dry cleaner pressed perfect. If you wanted to perfectly press your wadded up blue jeans you could just lay them out on the board and the stream of steam was so powerful you could press all four sides at once. Of course this wonderful contraption would pay for itself in all the money you won't be spending at the dry cleaners.

But here's the best thing. If you bring your church bulletin with you to the Home Show on Sunday afternoon you can get into the show, including the model home, for free. Yes, free. I'm sure that is something that only happens in Indiana, and I'm not being sarcastic. Not only that, but your church bulletin will also get you ten percent off your lunch at many local restaurants.

So attend the church of your choice and get the bulletin, save 10% on your lunch, get in the Home Show for free, and buy yourself a $900 dollar ironing board, which by the way, if you buy a display model will be only $800 because it is the last day of the Home Show.

I know it's obscure but I thought of Revelation 6:6 "And a voice from among the four living beings said, "A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley for a day's pay. And don't waste the olive oil and wine."