SCLQ – New Show from Rob Bell & Exec Producer of Lost.

My friend Bryan Allain's twitter bio ends with a confession, "I miss Lost." I do too. That show was like a sermon illustration gold mine. So many avenues you could go down. The smoke monster, the sense of feeling trapped between two worlds, the importance of community, the "others." That show sweat sermon illustrations like unicorns sweat jelly beans.

And now it's gone.

But fear not, ABC just bought a new show from Rob Bell and the Executive Producer of Lost, Carlton Cuse.

According to a site called "Deadline Hollywood," the show, called Stronger, "revolves around Tom Stronger, a musician and teacher, and his spiritual journey as he becomes a benefactor and guide to others."

Let me repeat that, the guy from the uber creative Nooma videos and the guy that was the "co-showrunner" of Lost are making a show together. (The Nooma video where the kid hides under the covers, absolutely whupped me.) No word on whether the smoke monster will make a cameo, but I am predicting 1 million sermon illustrations will be generated by episode three. And it will be fascinating to see what kind of conversations this show sparks. (Here's the link to the full article on Deadline Hollywood and thanks Jess for sending me that story!)

Question:

I still haven't read "Love Wins" or Chan's response, "Erasing Hell" so instead of the usual discussion, I've got a different question today. What's a show or a movie your pastor has used as a sermon illustration?