My dyslexic friend got kicked out of church for singing ‘Our Dog is an Awesome Dog.’
Category: faith
Jul 26
How a grudge is like a turd
While teaching a lesson on the book of Obadiah to my church youth group , I used the following illustration: Similarities between holding a grudge and holding a turd You think it’s valuable, but everyone else sees that it is not. It makes you unpleasant to be around. You can’t get clean as long as you …
Oct 06
William Tyndale
On this (traditional) date in 1536 William Tyndale was strangled and burned at the stake for the crime of heresy, heresy which included translating the Bible into English from the Hebrew and Greek source texts. “I defy the Pope, and all his laws; and if God spares my life, ere many years, I will cause …
Aug 26
VBS Hangover
A friend of mine coined this term to describe the fatigue experienced by those church members that worked Vacation Bible School and which contributed to their tardiness the following Sunday morning.
Jul 22
Sad but true
From the Wikipedia article on bonded leather: “Bonded leather is not as durable as other leathers, and is recommended for use only if the product will be used infrequently. An example for the use of this type of bonded leather is in Bible covers.”
Mar 27
8 Cardinal Virtues of George Washington Carver
The world is a better place thanks to George Washington Carver, and not just for his brilliant invention of peanut butter. The following is excerpted from a thank-you he wrote to the members of his senior class at the Tuskegee Institute: “…it is needless for me to keep saying, I hope, except for emphasis, that …
Aug 21
Quotable: Matthew Henry
“Note, it is a sin against God not to pray for the Israel of God, especially for those of them that are under our charge.” “Our rule is to pray without ceasing; we sin if we restrain in general, and in particular if we cease praying for the church.” –Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole …
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