A blog on the curious language on one of the Bible’s most popular “thanksgiving” scriptures: Deuteronomy 26:1-11.
Read MoreWhere There's a WILL, There's a Way! A Thanksgiving blog....
in Food, Holidays, Moses, Deuteronomy, Fool
Holidays
A Thanksgiving Prayer That'll Make You Puke!
in Celebration, comedy of the Bible, Food, Fool, God, Holidays, Irony, Jonah, Kingdom of God
Amidst the incredible sights and smells of the Thanksgiving table you are today undoubtedly in some way gathered around today, we invite you to bring into the mix a bit of sense memory of Jonah.
Read MoreButt Dust, Indeed!
This photo, very popular on Facebook this week, prompts The Comic Lens to do a little analysis about why, in addition to being hilarious, is most theologically apropos!
Read More"Amazing Grace!"
Thoughts on baptism (and wacky London donuts) through the comic lens!
Read MoreHola Scriptura!
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation and the legacy of Martin Luther inspire the Comic Lens, through a comic lens, to explore some of the most confusing, objectionable and venous verses of scripture. Roll out the barrell!
Read MoreLocust Bits
They're one of the few specifically-mentioned foods in our "Christmas scriptures." Wouldn't it be great fun - and more - to include at your next Holiday Open House?
Read More"Joy to the World, The End has Come!"
in Apocalypse, Advent, Christmas, Fun, Holidays, Jesus, Matthew, The Revelation
Apocalyptic Christmas Carols are but one fun and festive way to get your Advent Season off to a theologically correct start! Here's more!
Read MoreWhy We're Grateful for Gourds
in 1 Thessalonians, Food, God's Call, Grace, Holidays, Joy, St. Paul
Thanksgiving - and the Bible - invite us to be grateful for some pretty weird things. So how great there are gourds in our Thanksgiving centerpiece! (If not on our plate....)
Read MoreGame 7, Inspired Saints, and Unexpected Angels (starting with Jason Heyward, natch): My Sermon for 11/6/16
Here is my sermon from last Sunday. For All-Saints Day, Election Day, the Cubs (and even a little celebration that we got an extra hour of sleep Saturday night). By request!
Read MoreA Father's Day Card
A contemporary version of "The Parable of the Prodigal Son" is offered here, in all its weird humor, just in for celebrating Father's Day and NBA's big Game 7. Enjoy!
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