10 Comments You’re Least Likely to Hear at Church

1. Hey! It’s my turn to sit in the front pew.

2. I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went 25 minutes overtime.

3. Personally I find witnessing more enjoyable than golf.

4. I decided to give our church the $500 a month I used to send to TV evangelists.

5. I volunteer to be the permanent teacher for the junior high Sunday School class.

6. Forget the denominational minimum salary; let’s pay our pastor so [s]he can live like we do.

7. I love it when we sing hymns I’ve never heard before!

8. Since we’re all here, let’s start the service early.

9. Pastor, we’d like to send you to this Bible seminar in the Bahamas.

10. Nothing inspires me and strengthens my commitment like our annual stewardship campaign! [From: Preaching Now Newsletter].



Holocaust Remembrance Day 2012

“Hate is the projection of our fears onto others, and it destroys the hated along with those he hates. So let’s fight hatred together for the sake of our shared humanity. We can’t change the past, but by remembering it, we might just change the future.” So writes Chief Rabbi Sacks in his “Thought for the Day” piece, which you can read here.

Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple, has written an insightful and challenging essay concerning the Holocaust, titled: “Can we forgive & forget?” which you can read here.

Digital Scribble

                                                 Colourscape, April 9, 2012 GW-H