In the world of fast food Hardee’s is by far my favorite. Now, it's not my favorite because I eat there. I think I’ve been to Hardee’s a total of 1 time in the past 20 years, and that was by necessity only. So you may be asking yourself “Self, why does Kelley love Hardee’s so much but never eats there?” The answer is simple: They give the proverbial “Up Yours” to the fast food world. Think about fast food for a second. Fast food chains do nothing more then present mounds of calories, fat and sodium into recognizable eatable products. That’s what we love about them! It’s their job to put fat on a bun, cover it with cheese and special sauce and serve it to us quick and cheep. However, there has been a movement over the past few years to get fast food chains to offer healthier choices on their menu. Healthy fast food is an oxy moron. It’s like asking a German not to invade France, it just can’t be done. What I love about Hardee’s is that they have turned the health food nuts on their heads. They say not only are we going to continue to serve fat on a bun, but we’re going to make it as un-healthy as possible. Now, I’m not saying people should eat as un-healthy as possible. But I think it’s idiotic to expect a fast food chain, whose business it is to sell fat, to do otherwise. Check out Hardee’s Monster Thickburger compared to what can arguable be considered the Granddaddy of fast food burgers:








If that’s not saying “Up Yours” I don’t know what is.

I like to think of Community Christian Church as the Hardee’s of the church world. Most churches decide that hunkering down and taking care of their own is the way to go. Sure they like visitors, but only if they look, smell and act a certain way. Oh, and they can’t be sinners either. They say that in order for a church to be “healthy” they need only serve “healthy” people. If we went with the flow and did what most churches do we’d be no different. But, just like Hardee’s is not in the health food business, we are not in the business of serving healthy people, we’re in the business of serving spiritually unhealthy people and letting God make them healthy. We go against the flow. Our church is full of spiritually unhealthy people, from the senior pastor all the way down. And we want more spiritually unhealthy people to join us. It is only through God’s grace that we can one day be completely healthy. And if we don’t provide a place for everyone to get to know God then we have failed as a church. Now, if I could only find a way of getting them to serve the Monster Thickburger after communion. That may truly be Heaven on Earth!