This year the International Air Guitar Championships were held in Denmark. Contestants “played” before huge crowds, screaming devoted fans, and enjoyed World Wide Web exposure. The Air Guitar games are dedicated to world peace. According to the ideology of the Air Guitar Championships, wars would end and all bad things in the world would disappear if all the people in the world played air guitar.

[At this point, you might consider arranging for one of your kids to come to the front and show the congregation what it means to “play” air guitar. Or you might show one of the many videos on YouTube of people playing air guitar. For example, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=‑3oEtGZuG4A ]

Here’s what I love about “playing” air guitar.

You can’t hit a wrong note.
You can’t sound bad.
You can’t ev…