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A Fun Post
Posted by Geoff Baggett in IMPACT Features
I thought I might do something a little different today. So often our discussions are about serious stuff … as well they should be. But I thought today that we might take a step away from ministry, church, and theology and talk about fun stuff. And we might even get to know one another a little better along the way.
So here’s what I want us to talk about today …
What do you do for fun? Seriously. What are your hobbies? What do you do for enjoyment? What do you like to do when you’re not preaching, ministering, reading, and studying?
I’ll start. I like fishing, especially surf fishing. But I don’t get to go that often. But there’s something else that I really love to do. Now, you might be a bit surprised about this one. You might even chuckle a bit. I am an avid metal detectorist. No kidding. I try to pack in about eight hours or so each week “coinshooting” for old coins. I absolutely love it. It’s one of my favorite things to do. It’s relaxing, as well as great exercise. I love doing research to try and find historic sites that may yield old coins. And it’s one of the few hobbies out there that “pays” for itself. I have found many silver coins, as well as jewelry … some of it gold.
Anyhow, that’s what I do for fun. I even participate in an online community of fellow detectorists called the Friendly Metal Detecting Forum. Here’s my page. And I even have a blog where I tell stories and show pictures of my finds. (I know, I’m a complete nerd … but it’s what I like to do.)
So, what about you? What do you do for fun? You know, it really is okay to have fun and enjoy the life that God has blessed you with. So, go ahead … tell us what you like to do.
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If you tell me that you wear sandals with black socks then you’re off my Facebook buddies list!
Sandals are my only footwear from April until October … but no black socks. Ever…
There’s GOLD in dem dere hills!
You’re not alone in having a somewhat obscure hobby, Geoff… my wife and I are avid geocachers. Basically? We hunt tupperware containers in the woods using multi-billion dollar satellite systems (GPS!). It’s great family fun, good exercise, and it takes us to a lot of neat out of the way places.
Oh, well, I guess it’s just as I suspected … Baptists don’t believe in having fun (unless it involves eating).
I will share two things:
Because I live on the coast, I hunt redfish, trout and flounder as often as possible.
I also get together with a bunch of pastor friends of mine and split the cost of the pay per view UFC bouts.
Less exciting to the rest of the world (but just as fun to me) I read.
PS- I know I said two things and actually shared three
I like to hike, camp, 4 wheel, shoot black powder; basically anything outside that does not involve me being cold or wet. I like to read too but I usually do that inside.
I also like to routinely ask my pastor the hardest theological questions I can think of. (He’s probably going to read this and block my e-mails now…lol)
I have a couple of hobbies.
One is ham radio. I’ve been playing with radios since 1958 when I was a teenager. My callsign is K5RKS.
My other hobby is cruising around in my Corvette. Last February my wife and I took factory delivery of our new Vette from the Corvette plant in Bowling Green KY.
My bonus pastime is reading various theology books and books about Biblical subjects. However, the more I study various Biblical subjects I discover the less I know. But I “excuse” my ignorance by saying that most of the stuff I study regarding the Bible is either “unknowable in principle” or “not important”. Such things would include Calvinism/Armenianism or Eschatological frameworks.
Brother Geoff,
Golf is certainly a lot of fun for me….but lately my son and I have been riding dirt bikes in the mountains of Tennessee. Getting in the dirt is a lot of fun!
Blessings,
Chris
Geoff,
I used to hunt, fish, trap, and go canoeing, but don‘t do much of it today. I enjoy gardening and growing and propagating fruit and nut trees. I’m a member of Urban Harvest and the Southern Fruit Fellowship.
Every now and then I get out in the country and clear brush or work cows. I enjoy reading theology, gardening, history.
Enjoy walking in a wildlife refuge area close to the Houston Ship Channel and the San Jacinto Monument. It’s relaxing and you always see some interesting wildlife. John, I know where a geocache is out there, but I’ve been sworn not to tell.
Every pastor, and probably everyone else, needs some kind of enjoyable, relaxing, diversion.
David R. Brumbelow
I enjoy going to good resaurants. I just took my family to Bozo’s over the Christmas break. It was goooooooood! I also enjoy going to sports games, like football, basketball, and baseball; especially high school and college games. No soccer. No hockey. I also like to play NCAA football on my son’s XBox 360. I have my own dynasty and everything!
And, David B. is right. Every Pastor ought to do something that gives him a diversion…time away from thinking about things like Church, and his people and all the suffering and heartaches and troubles they have.
David
I heard that there was a steep decline in the pig population in West Tennessee …
BTW David … do you think I could ever come shoot the ground around that historic church of yours?
Geoff,
Sure.
And, the pig population in W. TN did take a strong decline last week.
David
Everybody sounds so outdoors oriented. Other than walking, my favorite things are needlework and genealogy. I have a subscription to ancestry.com and enjoy looking things up for friends.
I also like going to antique malls and looking for old postcards.
Geoff,
I’ve collected a few coins through the years. What are the best coins you have detected? Your favorite find?
David R. Brumbelow
I just enjoy watching the Yankees buy new players. That hobby keeps me pretty busy.
David,
My oldest is a 1912 Barber Dime … would have to be my favorite. But I’ve had a really good December/January – dug 16 silver coins in that short span and 20 Wheat Pennies. Almost 400 coins total.
Geoff,
I’m impressed. I have two or three Barber Dimes, but I had to pay for mine.
Those are outstanding finds as well because a dime in 1912 was a lot of money. Dad told me when he was a kid, if you lost a nickle or dime, you looked till you found it.
David R. Brumbelow
I know … I’ve dug five quarters from the 1940′s. One hole had a quarter and two dimes in it … 45 cents!! My daddy worked for 25 cents an hour in 1950. That was a lot of money to lose.
I remain shocked at the amount of cash that is laying just underneath the sod, and have committed my leisure time to liberating some of it.
Geoff,
May you “liberate” more.
David R. Brumbelow
Hobby/ reading nonsensical blog posts.