Now as you all know by now, my husband is the writer and philosopher when it comes to television. However, this time, I had no choice but to respond to what we viewed last night. As a general rule Sunday nights are not very exciting at our house, Ron usually goes to the evening service the kids and I watch the Sunday night Disney movie, followed by the boys bed time, currently the battle of the blades, then sleepy time for the rest of us. Last night however, we were well just not ready for bed yet. So we surfed our 6 channels in search of mindless entertainment to help lull us into a sleepy state of mind.
We didn't find it, instead what we found was this show called Conviction Kitchen. The name itself sounds as though it is going to be a more offensive version of Hell's Kitchen, which we aren't big fans of. However, our lust for mindless entertainment drew us in. We were, ok I was, shocked and surprised to find out that this show is NOTHING like Hell's kitchen! This show if you haven't seen it is based on the premise of offering a handful of adults who carry a criminal record, a chance to well, work. A second chance if you will. Well we were hooked; I had to watch it to the very bitter end. Now I am convicted. I am carrying my own criminal record of the highest offense, not doing the work of Jesus here on this earth.
Here is a couple who have opened up their own restaurant, put their own reputation on the line, for a bunch of criminals. They have offered them the opportunity to learn new skills, and trades; they are on two teams, front service and kitchen. Not only will they learn the skills necessary for hospitality, they will learn how to renovate the restaurant. After all that, they will have three months to turn a profit. Wow what a chance. Who knows if this couple know Jesus or not, but if we are to know others by their fruit........
It has been a great personal challenge to us. As our daughter is getting ready for high school, we want to encourage her to make something of herself so she has something to give back. It has been a good reminder to us what our first goal was as we started our business, which was to help kids learn new skills. My husband challenged us some time ago to think about what we watch and well, this show sure has me thinking. Why is this idea coming out on mainstream television, why isn't this sort of program running ordinarily in our churches?
Here's a brief summary of the show if you want to read the whole article the link is at the bottom
Another thing that sets Conviction Kitchen apart from the pack is the refreshingly short elimination process. Entering episode three, all the cuts have been made already (or, the planned cuts anyway — there's sure to be the odd screw-up that leads to firing in some of the contestants television futures), giving Conviction Kitchen an opportunity to be more of a highly entertaining documentary on restaurant industry life than just another load of boring small-screen filler. Thirteen are left — six learning the ropes as wait staff, seven in the kitchen. All that's left to see is whether they can pull it together in the allotted three-month time period and get Conviction Kitchen, the restaurant, making a profit. If not, they'll be pulling the plug on the operation.
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