Recently, while wasting time on the internet doing important research, I ran across this article about a pastor in Kentucky who is inviting his parishioners to bring their guns to church.
The church is hosting a Saturday event that welcomes “responsible gun owners” to wear their firearms inside the church. The event will include a gun [...]

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At first I shook my head.  Then I started to laugh.  Finally a co-worker helped me realize he’s evangelizing to someone who is already a believer.
Stick with the whole thing (it gets good about a minute in) and share your thoughts.
(Thanks to Matthew Paul Turner for originally posting this on his blog.)

When I look at a church’s image, I have a big interest in visitor’s perspective.  What is it like from an outsiders view when they visit the church’s website, first drive into a church’s parking lot or walk through the front doors?  Most likely they have a lot of questions.  Where do I go?  Where [...]

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From ASBO Jesus:

Reverend Fun:

Naked Pastor:

Post your reactions and reflections in the comments.

Dave Zimmerman shared a link today that I’ll pass on to you. It’s an interesting post about our strategies for not making needed changes; but I’ll be honest, what I really like about the post is the story that opens it:
There is a story in which a young minister is sitting in her house one [...]

LarkNews.com is Christian satire at its best. Here’s an excerpt from Denominations reach non-compete agreement:
ATLANTA — Hoping to reverse on-going membership losses, several denominations have entered into a non-compete agreement that carves up certain U.S. cities into exclusive evangelism areas.
“We all need breathing room to build our congregations back up,” says a Southern Baptist Convention [...]

Stephen Colbert’s site has a “Religionizer,” which chooses a random religion and outputs a related joke. The jokes themselves are hidden by code but someone hacked in and got them all. So, for your entertainment, here are some of the best:
Christianity:
Sweet! More Bible!
Warning: Stigmata not covered by HMO.
Pro: Salvation. Con: N/A
Jesus died for your sins, [...]

Reverend Fun, while being highly perceptive, still managed to consistently deliver the funny:

Have a great weekend.

Oh my…more sightings of Jesus in animate and inanimate objects. Check out this MSN video…

Here’s a news report on the Cheeto Jesus.
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In performance there’s this little concept called the “train wreck”. It’s when something goes horribly, terribly wrong and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it. Any performer who has been on stage more than once is probably familiar with the feelings that bubble up during a train wreck.
Case in point:
A pastor brought out [...]