Stryper!Actually, I’ve discovered that there are only two degrees of separation between me and Stryper! Isn’t that exciting!

So, this is just for fun… A few weeks ago I discovered that Jim Hagelganz, a retired pastor in San Diego who preached at my church last summer before I arrived, and will again be preaching in a couple of weeks at Northminster, is the father of a guy named Tim Hagelganz. Tim Hagelganz’s stage name is Tim Gaines. And Tim Gaines was a member of that good ol’ Christian 80’s heavy metal band, Stryper! (Jim Hagelganz is also the former pastor of Arcadia Presbyterian Church, where my dad was also pastor in the 90’s. Who knew that Stryper was Presbyterian?!)

Then, tonight, my brother sent me a video in which I’ve discovered another connection between me and Stryper. Check out the video below. It’s 9 and a half minutes long, but if you skip to the 8 minute mark, you’ll see the director (Jim Yukich) and the producer (Paul Flattery). In the summer of 1994, I did an internship in L.A. for a production company called… FYI (Flattery Yukich, Inc.)! These are the guys I worked with that whole summer!

Anyway, just kinda crazy stuff. Thanks for indulging me… heh heh…