What Yo Gotti, Dolly Parton, and Friday the 13th Have in Common

What does Yo Gotti, Dolly Parton, and Friday the 13th have in common? They are the top trends on Twitter for the Tampa Bay area today. Yo Gotti's new song "Harder" is replete with rhymes about Crips, Bloods, sex, and drugs. The perfect ingredients for a hit song and our community is eating it up. In his rap he says "Expletive, if I die today I went to church I pay my tax, I leave my son a couple million dollars so I did alright" and "26 inch rims, chrome mac 11, doing right so hard, but I pray I get to heaven".

See, even Yo Gotti.. with all his cars, guns, drugs, and money is worried about where he's going when he dies... and no amount of money and fame can conquer a fear of death. Interesting... Yo Gotti missed the promise Jesus made in John 14:27 "I am leaving you with a gift — peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid." Jesus's lyrics may not rhyme either.. but they definitely bring a comfort that Yo Gotti's album will never rival.

Now Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah star in a little more positive and uplifting movie released today called "Joyful Noise". It is a good thing that the evil forces of this world are not stealing all the top trending hash tags today. This movie depicts unfortunately why many people have chose to avoid church at all cost as two "Christian women" fight it out over who will direct the choir. As honest as the screenwriter was about what goes on behind some church doors, it is important to note that even "Christians" are sinful creatures who cannot go unchecked on a daily basis. At least the writer made the title a verse from the Bible that says in Psalm 98:4 "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all the earth".

Now Friday the 13th is synonymous with superstition and stress. This year, we will have three "Friday the 13ths" and millions of people allow this simple date to explain away every bad event.. some enjoy horror movie marathons and others hole up in their homes.. but.. we must remember Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.

Now that is a wrap up of today's twitter trends!