Commercials I Like

I've been watching a lot of the bowl games and the playoff and Superbowl are right around the corner. Commercials just get better during these times.

Allstate has some good commercials right now. I love the one with the kicker on the college football team. He's in class and a really cute girl asks him if he's going to the game. He's like, "Yes, I'm on the team." She smiles and responds, "Good one." The coach of the football team calls him into the game in the final, crucial seconds. Even the coach doesn't know his name, but he tells the kid that if he makes the kick, everyone will know who he is. He kicks the game winning field goal and is carried off on the shoulders of his teammates. I love that one!

Allstate has another commercial where different people are in the middle of the road - on a playground, in their living rooms, etc. The announcer says, "Maybe we should treat others on the road as if they're guests in our house, rather than in the way." It's great. I don't do business with Allstate, but based on these two commercials alone, I'd consider it.

I'm not a beer drinker, but I love the commercial where the guy says "Dude" in a variety of funny settings. This one doesn't make me want to develop a taste for beer, but I love when it comes on.

The Fantasy Football commercials have all been enjoyable. I'm not exactly sure what they're promoting, but I like them. I also like the commercial for the sleeping pill where characters from the guy's dreams are saying they miss him. Good stuff.

There are other commercials that totally turn me off. I don't eat fast food, but if I did, I would not eat at Hardees based on how much I detest their ads. Maybe they appeal to men, I'm not sure, but I find them offensive. Wendys is not offending me, but their latest commercials are beyond stupid.

Some commercials are memorable but incomprehensible. The one with Peyton Manning in the hallway of what looks like a hotel trying to find someone to pass to is an example. I still don't know what the ad is for.

In some ways, Christians are like living commercials for Christ. I want to be a funny one or a compelling one or both. I certainly don't want to be offensive or stupid. And I hope that on some level my life is comprehensible to others - not in a sermonizing way, but as a whiff of grace, mercy, and good humor.