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—–Original Message—–
From: Blake Bergstrom
Sent: Wed 9/14/2005 9:31 AM
Subject: if you thought the audio was funny..wait till you see my face on the video!!

Hi there,

Wow…I never knew that I'd be famous for my theology on
"TENTS and how to PITCH them"!! If you ever need a speaker for your
camps or retreats, my specialties are subjects that most people "feel
uncomfortable with"…I'm the kind of guy that just speaks what really
"needs to be heard"…I really get to the "heart of the matter"…"what
everybody's thinkin' but nobody will say"!! HEHEHE

My name is Blake and I am a High School Pastor at an awesome church in
Parker, Colorado, even though they don't claim me anymore. I recently
sent out an email about a sermon I was preaching and I explained that I
was going through a series called, "Ignite", which was a series from
Fellowship Church in Grapevine, TX. However, the way that I tackled the
account of Lot was probably a little different slant than the way that
Ed Young preached it!!!! In fact, he didn't hold a candle to the way
that I "undressed that passage"…I threw him under the table!! (I'm
sure he'll read this, so let me say this publicly…"I did a much better
job of preaching your sermon than you could ever dream!!!)

So, in case you didn't get the first audio clip that circled the globe
over night, then you'll need a little explaining. I was doing a quick
recap of the series and I was explaining to my students that bad company
corrupts good character and that we shouldn't "pitch our tents" to close
to evil. Let me warn you though, that my version of the Bible might not
read quite like yours. Dude, you try and say it out loud…it's hard to
say, alright…so get off me!!! It's amazing how switching around one
letter like an "N" can change the entire phrase!!! The look on my face
after I said it is absolutely priceless. Push pause after I "let it
fly" and look at the horror in my eyes…my left eye actually
crosses…funny stuff!!!!!!!

So, since there have been hundreds of requests for the video, here it
is!!! Now, while I've got you here, I just want to thank you for all
your emails confirming the fact that I'm an idiot!! I'm going down in a
blaze of glory on this one…I'll forever be known as the pinching ____
guy!! I'm trying to embrace this new identity, but to be honest I'm not
real sure I'm diggin' it! What's become of me…my parents,
grandparents, my children, and my poor wife will have to carry this
legacy for years to come. They had such incredible dreams for my
life…they wanted me to be a well-polished and dignified–"Prince of
all Preachers"…well, maybe I did become that in my own way…I don't
know!! All I know to say is…"Thank God for His GRACE!!!" After
talking with God about this whole thing, He let me know that when it
happened… all of heaven fell to their side, they started beating the
ground, with tears streaming down their face, and Lot was running around
pinching himself, and all the heavenly hosts roared with laughter…just
like you did!!!!

God's favorite character,

Blake Bergstrom
High School Pastor
Southeast Christian Church