“Jack, I’m gonna give you a D minus if you promise you’ll never take Spanish again.” “I’ll take it.” A missionary to Mexico since 1967, relating his college Spanish class experience. He would later go on to graduate at the top of his class in Spanish language school.
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“Down in interior Mexico it’s no more dangerous than driving in Kansas City at night.” –missionary to Mexico, who was saying that as a positive thing
“God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.” –Otto von Bismarck
Galatians 2:12, “For before certain men came from James, he [Peter] was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.” I’d be afraid of anything called a ‘circumcision party’ as well.
The other day I was dictating voice notes on my phone for my Wednesday night lesson at church. At one point what I said was “Three offices in Old Testament were prophet, priest and king.” What Siri translated was, “Three offices in Old Testament were probably pretty stinky.” While technically true, due to the hot […]
This week marked 4 months since we started working on this year’s VBS. Typically at the 4 month mark we are getting ready to perform, but we haven’t even created any props, sets, or costumes, and haven’t rehearsed a line. In fact, the performers don’t even have the script yet. The reason is this: despite […]
n., one who attends church only on Christmas and Easter, or adj., ‘Chreaster dad,’ via Wes Molebash‘s Insert [IMG].
“There’s no such thing as a bad short sermon.”
For years I have used and taught a maxim that our Pastor taught me regarding whether or not I should say what I am thinking: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? And by “used” I mean “I have tried to use this but sometimes I find myself speaking before I think and […]