Do you have a dar? There are lots of people that claim that they have some dar or another. What? You don’t know dar? It’s like radar but instead of picking up ra’s it picks up characteristics of other people.
I have Christ-dar. I can sense a Christian a mile a way. I also have p-dar. I can tell a pastor just by looking at him. Oh and don’t even get me started on my yp-dar. Youth pastors are just asking to be spotted by me. They used to make it easier back in the 90’s with their mandatory goatees. Even though they have wised up and shaved those bad boys I can still spot em. I digress.
The other day my wife and I were watching TV and I told her that someone on the program was a Christian. She asked how I knew. I just knew. But if you are unlike me here are some things that you can look for to spot a Christian on TV…
- If they say “gosh” instead of the Lord’s name in vain then it’s safe to assume that they are a Christian.
- If they are females and they don’t flaunt their girly parts then it’s safe to assume that they are a Christian. As soon as I saw the Natasha Bedingfield’s video for “Unwritten” I knew she was a Christian. In the video she gets rained on. When the scene goes to her getting rained on she mysteriously is wearing a high cut undershirt that she wasn’t wearing the rest of the video. My wife thought I was silly when I spotted her Christianity but I Googled it. Success!
- If it’s a talent competition and they mention that they grew up singing at their church then it’s safe to assume that they are a Christian.
- If they wait until the middle of the season to have a breakdown and during their breakdown they say something about God letting them down then it’s pretty safe to assume that they are a Christian. Especially on reality TV Christians seem to start off strong but they also seem to have a strong breakdown in the middle of the season. Sure it’s embarrassing, but don’t worry they come back like a plate of Mexican food…more powerful the second time around. Eww-wee.
- If at some point they pray for a meal then it’s safe to assume that they are a Christian.
- If they share stories about other Christians it’s safe to assume that they are a Christian. Christians stick together. If you ever watch a show like the View (one of the hosts is a Christian) or anything with Kathy Gifford then they will call out other Christians faster than an unleprorous person can yell, “unclean” at the site of a leper.
- Bonus one (added at 8:49 AM): If they put Bible verses somewhere on their body then it’s safe to assume that they are a Christian. This one was inspired this morning while my wife and I were watching the Amazing Race. We had our suspicions that two of the contestants were Christians but when they showed Bible verses on their book bags we knew our c-dar was intact.
Okay maybe I’m just trying to be silly. The truth is the only way that we are supposed to tell that others, whether on TV or not, are Christ Followers is by our love.
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” – Jesus.
What type of dar do you have?
Rob, I have Christianbar nar. This is where I hear Christian music and can determine that it’s good or crap.
Larry, I think that would be Christmusiccrap dar. I may or may not have it as well.
I have always had a fairly sensitive “jerkdar” or “bedwetterdar”. I can tell very quickly if a person I meet is a weenie. I mean, I can usually tell within the first few moments. I have had many skeptics tell me to stuff a sock in it with my opinions, only to have them sheepishly come back to me later on to let me know that I was correct. So, if you need my services, just let me know. Oh, and this was a really funny post my friend. Good way to start a Monday morning.
Daniel, the bedwetterdar was really funny. I hope you don’t sense that very often.
I youtubed the “Pocketful of Sunshine” video and she never got rained on in the version I watched, but I’ll take your word for it! I was at a hockey game the other night and one of the sponsors was A Step In Time Chimney Sweep. I never noticed it before, but they have an Ichthys on their advertisements. It’s not like I subconsciously figured out that they’re a Christian business, but it’s still pretty sweet!
Danielle, I was wrong. My memory failed me. It was unwritten. I should have checked before I blogged. Sorry about that. Good catch.
Another one to add to your list: They use the term “blessed.” They’re not lucky; they’re blessed. They don’t tell me to have a good day; they tell me to have a blessed day. If I hear you use the word “blessed,” I’m going to automatically think you’re a Christian.
From one blessed person to another, have a blessed day! =)
TJ, spot on! You nailed that one!
If someone listens to R Kelly’s “I believe I can fly” while booming on their system… you know they are Christian.
Moe, do you see this one often? I thought this applied only to Michael Jordan.
I have a master’s degree in micro expressions. So, I guess my dar would be I can spot un-truths.
Ok, that was an un-truth, just thought I would get everyone wondering if they spoke to me and told me a fib..lol. Let’s see, what type of dar do I have.???
I guess I would say a rank-dar. I generally can tell if someone is an officer, or enlisted when seeing them in civilians. Oh, and the other dar I have, and this can be verifiyed by Rebecca is a weight-dar. I have no clue why, but I can guess someone’s weight within 5 to 10 lbs. Definatly not something I recommend using on a regular basis though.
On a side note!! JUST PICKED UP NEEDTOBREATHES NEW ONE IT ROCKS!!
Joseph, I’m glad you picked up the disc. It’s amazing! Are you a Switchfoot fan? Their new disc is really good.
I like some of their stuff, I will have to check it out.
You should have seen how excited you were when it was confirmed those two pro-snowboarders are Christians on the Amazing Race! You are always right.
Monica, I’m not always right but thanks for noticing that I’m right some times.
I have finely tuned “bad coffee-dar” – I can smell a rancid pot of Joe at 50 paces…
Tor, the link to your blog is broke. Just in case you didn’t know it says that your blog is getting worked on and that it will be up shortly.
Glad you mentioned Andy/Tommy from the Amazing Race. I think it was last week’s episode where they had a really quick easy-to-miss line about God being in control or something, and then in last night’s episode we saw the Bible verses on their backpacks and the works.
I also use the “gosh” point to determine Christians on TV. Haha.
TMZ, I love the Amazing Race. My wife and I liked them from the first race.
As a parent, I have “toothbrushy-dar,” i.e., I can tell when I toothbrush has actually been used for the brushing of teeth, or has merely been run under water. It’s a gift.
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Chad, I might need you to teach me this dar. My kids only have a combined total of 4 teeth so I don’t have to worry about it yet. But the day will come.
Rob, it helps–like I do–to know some police officers. It creates great leverage with one’s child when one tells them “I have friends down at crime lab who can test your toothbrush to see if you actually used it, or just ran it under water.”
I’m not sure I follow this… what about all the people you see on the 11 o’clock news who’s kids just got locked up for shooting someone but they are standing there professing ” Oh he was such a good boy… he just turned his life over to Christ. ” I know I am being kinda’ cynical here but it really just aggravates the you know what out of me to see that every night on the news… If he WERE such a good boy and HAD just turned his life over to Christ then MAYBE he wouldn’t be in that situation… On another note… I have a tattoo of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns on my shoulder… has you ” Dar ” ever gone off around me?
Brian, what you are saying is the point of the post. It ended with saying that the only real way we can know that someone is a Christian is by their love. It was meant to be funny and not taken serious. And you’ll have to tell me which Brian this is before I can tell you if my dar has ever gone off.
I know you were being ” tounge in cheek ” with your post… And you know me as Brian Hollifield… Don’t know why my pic won’t show up.
Thanks Brian. And if I would have seen your tat my dar would have been a buzzing. Thanks for the comments.
If they are not tolerant of other lifestyles and are VERY vocal about it – then they are a Christian.
If they don’t have a good sense of humor and are prone to being VERY EMOTIONAL – then they are usually a Christian.
If they are judgmental – then sadly, they are usually a Christian.
I don’t want to be that kind of Christian – and hope that I am not. I hope others are just drawn to me because of my tolerance and love for others – my laughter and love of life.
Cindy, I think that by the way you blog and the way that you encourage others that people are drawn to God through you. You ROCK!
My p-dar is pretty good. As is my n-dar–I’m able to spot nerds with ease.
I have dorkdar. I can spot a fellow dork two states away.
@Matt & @Ricky:
All this talk of nerds & dorks–you’ve seen my video, haven’t you?
You rascals!
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If the car that just passed you doing 75 has a fish or cross or catchy license plate like “4GVNALRDY”, then you know they’re a Christian.
I specialize in B.O.-dar. That comes from checking to see if my teenage son had decided to use deodorant that day…
Love your site, by the way!
Navy-dar, I work with the navy and can spot those jokers a mile away.