Welcome to Gateway Church's podcast. Wherever you're tuning in from, we hope you're encouraged by today's message.

Well, it is that time of the year when we're beginning to think about gifts that we want to give to

others. And I want to read an open letter to all of you wives that I wrote on behalf of husbands.

You're going to be mad at me, but I'm going to read it anyway. Please be patient with me. Dear ladies,

we know you mean well. We know you think you know best, but enough is enough. We have suffered

in silence for too long. Having shared our pain with each other, we husbands here by step out of

the shadows and we open up our hearts. This year's you shop for our Christmas gift. Please,

don't buy us what we need. We know we need to smell better and look nicer. We know you like us in

warm pajamas and new underwear. But we do not know what to say when we open these gifts.

How can you fake enthusiasm over house slippers? How can you look happy holding a nose hair trimmer?

We've lied long enough for the sake of integrity on Christmas morning. We offer this guidance.

As you look at any potential gift, ask yourself these questions. Can he play with it?

Does it swing, bounce, shuffle, cast or roll? Can you find on it a trigger grip, rip cord or stick shift?

Does it consume oil or dog food? Does it have a big screen and remote control? If it does, buy it.

Does it matter that he already has one? This is no time to be practical.

When considering an item of men's apparel, ask yourself, is it brown and green and rain resistant?

You can't lose with any garment that is, but realizing that many women prefer to shop anywhere

except the hunting department, we offer these two questions. Does it make him look cute?

Does it make him look like a honk? If the clothing makes him look cute, drop it immediately.

If it makes him look like a honk, buy two. When all else fails, ask this. Can he eat it?

Note, the question is not, would you eat it? Or do other humans eat it? Or is it edible?

Don't occupy yourself with trivialities. The question is, can he eat it? If the answer is affirmative,

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