Sunday, November 9, 2008

Murder Mystery Dinner Party

Tiffany's sister and brother-in-law hosted a Murder Mystery Dinner Party at their house last night themed "Honky Tonk Homicide." In case you intend to play this game soon, I won't reveal the murderer here (but if you really want to know see my facebook profile). Anyways, it was a great time and we had lots of laughs. Tiffany and I were cast as the televangelist and preacher's wife. We aimed for the 80's Jim Baker/Jimmy Swaggert/stereotypical televangelist look. I think you'll get a kick out of our costumes (which only cost us $9.00 at the Salvation Army):



Here is Tiffany sipping on a beverage all preacher's wives should enjoy! As a side note, Martin Luther wrote an essay on how there is nothing better than discussing theology over a good glass of beer. ;)



Tiffany's shirt was $3 at the Salvation Army, and it was ridiculous! Someone even took the time to sew a little animal on the back taking care of business. . . .



Here is Tiff's sister and our brother-in-law Desi and Rob. Rob was cast as a karaoke host in a country bar, and Desi was the town barmaid. They were great hosts and made it a fun party!



This is Tiffany's parents, Tim and Cindy. Tim was cast as the rowdy biker and Cindy as the town sheriff. Very funny!



Overall, it was very fun and a great time. It was certainly fun examining the stereotypical things Christians do and say while playing the role of a televangelist. While I certainly was "over the top" (I passed an offering plate around after my dinner prayer), it really made me think about the exclusive language Christians use. While all of what I did was in gest, it did carry some thoughts to ponder. So enjoy the posts... and remember, your gift of $50, $500, or $5000 dollars can be used to sow a seed that God will use to bless you for eternity! Call 1-800-PRAYERAMEDIC now to be blessed by giving to our ministry! (Just kidding, I hope you knew that already).





2 comments:

briefs said...

That's awesome Dan. Love the photos and the whole concept. We had friends do a similar event two weekends ago (not us, we have four kids so we're swamped weekends) and they reported having a terrific time.

I'm a bit odd, in that I don't mind speaking in public, leading worship (did that part time for five out of the last 20 years) or debating perfect strangers. But I won't Karaoke and dressing up has never really appealed to me.

I have done some acting and musicals, but Halloween parties give me the heebie geebies. Oh well we all have our weaknesses.

prayeramedic said...

lol, it's all good Steve. We didn't dress up for Halloween, either, but I couldn't pass up a chance to make light of televangelists. The plot ended up being pretty crazy and profane, but it was fun and hilarious.