The Road That Leads To Heaven...

Life just never seems to turn out the way you want it to. If you would've asked me even 6 years ago, I would've never told you I was going to be a comedian. Nor, would I have said that a long the way, I would substitute teach. The subs we had when I was in school were some of the most eccentric characters. We loved to torment them, although anything from me was just teasing. I never had it in for any of them. My favorite sub I ever had was Jim Sexton. He's no longer subbing, but so many people remember him, and we reconnected with him to invite to our recent school get-togethers. He used to write his name on the board for all to see so they would know how to refer to him. "MR. SEXTON..." Quite a few times I erased the "N" and replaced it with a "Y". Fun times!

Getting back to life, it's crazy how things happen that we don't expect. I took a job working at an inner-city church plant a few years back. My youth group was no where near the size of these mega churches, and I couldn't make enough to live off of. That's actually when I started to substitute teach, just prior to finding out someone from my Christian college stole my identity, which lead to my "CALLING to COMEDY..." Just you wait until the movie comes out...

For those of you who don't know, I went to Boyce College, which initially was a Bible College. I loved it, but many times it drove me crazy, because so many people came at me, trying to win me over to their specific theological views, and many of them made me go "HUH?!?"... I went for Youth Ministry. After the first semester I was there, two of the guys I ran with decided to withdraw from school. I heard quite a few people question their calling to ministry. Then I began to question my own. Of course later on, He would take me in a different direction, one of comedy, but looking back, I don't question it at all. It was a season of my life, where God refined me, and prepared me for something bigger. I had the opportunity to help lead in prayer seven individuals to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ, and even today I had the chance to be an example in a certain situation at school. I couldn't give the full plan of salvation being I was at school, but they know I do comedy, so they might go to my site and learn about salvation.

I enjoyed a banana for breakfast, and the new flat bread chicken sandwich from Taco Bell for lunch. Eating sparingly, it's been a great challenge, but I'm beginning to see the results. I had a strange craving today for Gushers, but the Lord delivered me to some healthy low-cal popcorn instead...

This continued journey is definitely refining me. I pray that you come to the point where you allow God to refine you too, because as singer, Steven Curtis Chapman says "There's no better place on earth than the road that leads to Heaven..." Thank you all, and have a blessed new day!

Forever In Christ,

Rich Jones
www.richjonescomedy.com

2 Corinthians 13:14 “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”