How many pens do I carry?

I always try to have a pen in my pocket. More often than not, I have two of them, one blue ink, and one black ink. They tend to come in pretty handy, like a person who always has a pocket knife. I've been thinking lately though, that maybe I'm carrying three pens.

I'm very analytical, very logical, and very technical. I correct people's odd misuses of grammar and take words literally. I often find myself using an imaginary red pen when people talk. Sometimes publicly, but if you think I say it a lot, you don't want to know how often I think it.

I have, and hope again to someday make my living preaching sermons. Because of this desire I am one of the most critical people of pastor's as they preach, but more for the grammar and consistency than for the message. As long as the message is biblical, I'm okay, I may not enjoy it, but I don't berate a pastor for not enticing my senses. But if you make your living speaking, from the pulpit or not, please, at least be grammatically correct. At least pretend to have a grasp on one of the languages you use in a sermon. Don't contradict yourself, it confuses everyone.

I often repeat things, not just for emphasis, but because I want to make sure that people understand exactly what I mean. I will make the same point in four different sentences consecutively just to make sure I'm clear.

Please, for the sake of the church, be clear. I'll try my best when I speak to do so. Feel free to use your red pens.