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Watch Your Language!
Several years ago, a local disc jockey played a Charlie Daniels song, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, on his live radio show. The DJ didn’t realize that he had inadvertently put on the uncensored version, the one that uses … Continue reading
Get Real!
A man applied for a job at a zoo. The human resource manager explained that the zoo’s gorilla had died, and it was cheaper to hire someone to wear a gorilla suit than to buy another gorilla. Since he was … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged authentic, Ephesians 4:25, hypocrisy, illustration, man in a gorilla suit, pretending, telling the truth
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Very Efficient
In his book, Eats with Sinners, Arron Chambers shares the following story. A construction worker accidentally shot a nail into his hand with a nail gun. Fortunately, the construction site was right across the street from the hospital, so the … Continue reading
Mixed Message
I have my car radio programmed to a station that used to play contemporary Christian music. The station recently changed their format. They still play an occasional Christian song, but they mostly play contemporary secular songs. This gives the listeners … Continue reading
Living in the Light
Our church recently began to have two Sunday morning worship services. The early service starts at 9:00am. I had not preached at that time of day before, and it was interesting to notice how brightly the sunlight shines through the … Continue reading
Confession Is Good for the Soul
A bizarre story began to unfold earlier this week when it was reported that two teenage brothers were brutally beaten in church. One of the young men died in the attack, which was an apparent attempt to get the two … Continue reading
Now, that’s Different!
A respectable looking lady entered a drug store and walked up to the pharmacist. She said to him, “I want to buy some cyanide.” The pharmacist asked, “Why in the world do you need cyanide?” “I need it to poison … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged forgiveness, illustration, marital unfaithfulness, pharmacist, revenge, Romans 12:17
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Under-Appreciated
A minister friend of mine was recently chastised on social media for not going to visit a person’s loved one in the hospital. This highly inappropriate public rebuke was immediately met with responses of people defending the minister. When all … Continue reading
Changing Things Around
My wife and I are building a house in the country. The basement has been poured, the walls are up and the roof is complete. We drove out there the other day to see the progress. I jokingly asked our … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Prayer
Tagged forgiveness, illustration, impossible with man, Jesus, Luke 18:27, possible with God, sin
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