I Think I Saw Jesus

Published in June 20th, 2008

I was driving to the Eugene Airport to pick up a friend, when I saw a guy carrying a cross. My first instinct was to do a double take…and say under my breath “Jesus?”
On closer examination, he did not appear to be THE JESUS, but rather a man in his mid-50’s, wearing a yellow polo [...]

My Church Shopping List

Published in June 17th, 2008

Posted by funnyinc in Church, funny

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The hardest part about finding a new church is that you can never agree on all the things you like and dislike. My wife likes upbeat music, I like exegetic preaching, Nicki likes toys.
This week we’ll begin our journey into the adventure of Church shopping. For the past decade I have been on staff at [...]

The Elephants Upstairs

Published in June 14th, 2008

Posted by funnyinc in Church, Funny Stories, Uncategorized, funny

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We used to do staff meetings in our pastor’s office. For years we would gather in this space, and listen to what sounded like an elephant parade passing by overhead. There is a preschool enrichment program that used the space directly above the office.
We would all pretend like we couldn’t hear the stomping. Everyone acted [...]

Confessions of a failure

Published in June 12th, 2008

Posted by funnyinc in Church, Funny Videos, Youth Ministry

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I am a disgrace to the profession of youth ministry. Tonight our church staff threw me and my family a going away party. Towards the end of the night our host invited us down into the basement for some foosball action.
I hate this game, mainly because I’m terrible at it. We played three games, each time rotating partners, [...]

You’re so vain…I bet you thought this blog was about you.

Published in June 11th, 2008

Posted by funnyinc in Funny Stories, funny

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If your name is Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, or Tom Cruise this blog is not about you.
If your name is Jesus Christ, Buddha, Gandhi or Tom Cruise this particular post is not about you either.
If your name is Rob Bell, Rick Mckinley, or Joel Osteen I know that you are kind of [...]

Vacation Bible School and the week of make believe

Published in June 9th, 2008

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Like Disneyland, Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a magical time in the lives of small children. The week is filled with fun adventures of treasure hunting, hot air balloons, or whatever the theme that year happens to be. There are crafts, and puppets, and skits — Oh my!
It’s not just fun for the kids either. [...]

Nursing Home Visits

Published in June 6th, 2008

Posted by funnyinc in Church, Funny Stories, Youth Ministry

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Sometimes when I hadn’t planned anything stellar for Sunday School we would take kids over to the nursing home next door. This is something that my grandmother did with me, and I wanted to pass this experience onto them.

For some reason teens serving elderly never quite works out the way you envision it. On one ocassion [...]

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