I needed to get the money shot….
My wife had only one request when my daughters and I attended the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade: Get a picture of the Mustang Monument float where Madeleine Pickens, wild horse advocate, was riding.
My wife has been concerned for awhile now about the plight of the wild horse 
population in the States. The Bureau of Land Management has been systematically eradicating these great symbols of the American West to the point where there are very few of these beautiful creatures running free. Madeleine has been trying to bring an awareness to this cause using many methods, one of which was to sponsor a float that championed wild horses.
Who’s her husband? T. Boone Pickens, oil magnate and billionaire, who finances this
worthy cause and many others. The challenge? Get our Giant Money Gospel tracts into their hands, along with a few million dollar bill tracts, take a picture and tell them we are praying for them. Did we do it?
My girls and their friend Amy were poised and ready for action. “There it is, girls!” I shouted.
“Awww, Dad. That’s not it.”
“Wait! There it is, now!”
“No, Dad.”
(I didn’t see the float ahead of time, so I didn’t know what it looked like.)
“There it is! There it is!” I yelled again. This time I was right.
The float actually stopped right in front of us, giving the girls time enough to run into the parade and give out their Gospel tracts.
After a quick mix up, we asked the lady in blue if she was Madeleine? She pointed to the woman in red. “That’s her.” And there she was, sitting right next to her husband, T. Boone.
You’re probably wondering: Did we get the money shot?
The Chinese New Year Parade had its share of dignitaries. My daughters caught the vision of handing out Gospel tracts to politicians as they drove by. If you need to be reminded of the purpose of this foolhardy endeavor, click here and here.
L.A.’s own embattled Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, was overjoyed to receive his tracts from my eldest daughter D.D.
This is probably the third or fourth time he’s gotten one from us. Hopefully, he’ll read the back of the bill and answer those questions about the Commandments…. No further comment about that is necessary.
Because there is really only one big question he has to answer:
See members of the U.S. Congress, the State Assembly, and some reeeeealy big stars receiving Good News from my daughters’ hands by reading the rest of the post.
MLK Jr. Parades, Pt. 2: Changing Hearts and Minds
To some, a parade dedicated to the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. is an opportunity to take a political stance; to others, a social stance, without regard to the eternal truths of the Bible in regard to sin, righteousness and the judgment to come.
Some may read of their culpability to a Holy God by a simple tract, or hear from the lips of a Gospel preacher how they have transgressed His law, how they need to turn from their sins, and trust in the Savior. Then, who knows? there could be a greater purpose for them than simply socio-political issues.
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