Church Recycling? Trying to do my share to help the environment, I set up a trash basket at my church and posted above it this suggestion: "Empty water bottles

First Time Prayer A man came to church for the very first time in his life. He heard a sermon that really tugged at his heart strings and felt the need to

The Perfect Dress I was in a department store dressing room when I overheard a woman in the next booth make disparaging remarks about the clothes she was

THE LAWS OF ULTIMATE REALITY Murphy's Law ADDENDUM Law of Mechanical Repair After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll

NOT ENOUGH CASHIERS Here are the reasons I'd Like to thank Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and my local grocer for having 25 checkout lanes and only three open at any given

Angel Miss Queue? My first grade daughter, Jenny, loves to sing. One day as I drove her to school, we were "accompanying" Michael W. Smith on his song, "Angels

An Obituary For Someone Else Our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone's passing creates

Reasons churches don't ask clown ministries to return: 10.Pesky escaped balloons stuck to the Sanctuary ceiling for weeks after they've gone. 9.That cream pie

Birthday & Anniversary Reminder Because I had forgotten the dates for a number of my friends' and relatives' birthdays and anniversaries, I decided to compile

TO The Survivors ALL THE KIDS WHO GREW UP IN the 50's, 60's and 70's! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and while they carried us. They took

30 Things Learned from Ice Storm 2009 On January 26 and 27, 2009, a winter storm dumped more than an inch of ice on parts of 6 states, bringing lims and whole

The Prayer Request Leroy went to a revival at a local church and listened intently to the preacher. After awhile, the preacher asked anyone with needs to be

Loafs & Fishes Parable When the preacher approached the young boy who was fishing in the park pond, he said, "Do you know the parables?" "Yes Sir!!" the Lad

TOP WAYS TO CURB THE ANNOYING PROBLEM OF CHURCH GROWTH Begin your message with the phrase, "You know what's wrong with you people..." Move business meetings to

Top 10 Reasons Why The Average Christian Can't Play Baseball 10. Doesn't practice all week, but expects to start on game day. 9. Gets upset when every ball

The Missing Jesus The pastor of a large neighborhood church had some free time the afternoon of Christmas Day. He decided to drop by the church office for a

You Better be Good Sarah and her thirteen-year-old sister had been fighting a lot this year. This happens when you combine a headstrong two-year-old, who is