July, 2007 Archives

The Top 10 (Well, OK, 11) Religious Episodes Of THe Simpsons

July 30th, 2007 · Posted in Christianity, Church Humor, Current Affairs, Humor, Movies, Religion · 0 Comments

The Simpsons has been a TV phenomenon for 18 seasons — and came to “the silver screen” a few days ago.
Belief Net has identified their top 10 (plus 1) religious episodes. I am listing them with links to the write ups Belief Net
1. Homer the Heretic
2. Like [...]

You Are Valuble

July 25th, 2007 · Posted in Christianity, Practical Christianity, Religion · 1 Comment

My brother in law (Rob’s Dad) sent me this today, and I wanted to share it:
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up.He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one [...]

Keep The Message Simple

July 23rd, 2007 · Posted in Practical Ministry · 0 Comments

This post from Crosswalk’s Pastors Resource reminds me that the message the message the church gives to the public needs to be simple and easily understood.
Christ calls us to reach out to the world with the message of His love. If a local Church complicates that by not being as inviting as [...]

Sermon: Matthew 5:33-48

July 22nd, 2007 · Posted in SERMONS · 0 Comments

I have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. It’s part 4 of my Sermon On The Mount series — based on Matthew 5:33-48 and entitled Walk Like Jesus Taught: Walk In Love.
Here’s a portion of it:
Did you ever watch the TV show Seinfeld? If so, you remember the character George. In one [...]

Learn To Listen

July 22nd, 2007 · Posted in Church Humor · 2 Comments

Will we ever learn to listen — I mean really listen — to each other — or will we always be like the guy in the above cartoon?

I thank Monastic Mumblings for this one!