DISQUS

Yes, seven times over. There must be times where Jesus has a hard time recognizing us as His followers.

I knew all too well about this stereotype as I've known several people who were in the restaurant biz and told me all about this. One of them also liked to contrast this with the fact that the men who stopped by after the gay bar down the street had closed for the evening, were among their best tippers and left a very generous tip for something as simple as coffee and pancakes.

By default, I give a 20% tip, even more if the service is better than I had expected it to be. I will, on occasion give a larger than expected tip just for fun, simply to surprise the heck out of the server and indulge my playful/mischievous streak by throwing a huge surprise someone's way. It's fun, and I will most definitely make an effort to try it the next time I'm eating anywhere after church on Sunday.

Also, who's the sadist who designed those tracts that you fold up so they look like $20 bills? Found one of those on the floor at a restaurant a few years ago and felt a wave of embarassment, humiliation, and anger. I'm sure the designer had the best of intentions, but there are so many better ways to do that than to disguise a tract as an actual $20 bill.

Asking the hot chick several rows down from me for her name and number and if she's available on Friday night.

I agree with what you're saying here, Justin. It's also one of the reasons why I don't put anything on my car (the icthus, bumper stickers/magnets, etc), I don't want it to be seen by others as a proclaimation on my part that I have the moral and spiritual high ground and that they're pond scum. Besides, it could really turn off people from Christ if they saw me get pulled over or inadvertantly cutting someone off in traffic and think that such behavior applies to all Christians.

BTW, a carpenter, guy in his 30s with a beard who liked to drink with his friends - it's obvious that Jesus would drive a full sized pickup! ;)