If ever there were a fabulous opportunity to begin a sermon with a stand-up comedy routine, it's with Jesus' "Parable of the Rich Fool." And you don't even have to come up with new material! George Carlin's will do just fine. Better! (Be sure to give him credit, tho.)
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The Comedy of Prayer
When the disciples asks Jesus how to pray, his response is pretty funny!
Read MoreI'm Not Dead Yet!
Why this Spamalot song - in all its splendid goofiness - has been surprisingly helpful as I deal with scripture and grief over my brother's sudden, tragic death.
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!
Read MoreWorship for an "Oscar Sunday"
When Jesus says "Be in the world not of the world" you know what that means for "Oscar Sunday" -- wacky (and surprisingly meaningful) worship in thrift store formal wear!
Read MoreBattle of Wits!
What difference would it make if we approached the famous "temptation" battle between Jesus and Satan like a scene from "The Taming of the Shrew"??
Read MoreGood Tidings of Great Jell-o!
Why I finally understand the unrestrainable excitement of the shepherds that first Christmas Eve.
Read More"Sprockets" Advent!
Elizabeth's leaping womb and Mary's words of joy are especially enhanced when SNL's Sprockets (or a Sprockets-inspired group of seminarians) provide the interp!
Read MoreA Christmas Story
We can learn a lot about "The Greatest Story Ever Told" by viewing the most watched sitcom episode of all time.
Read MoreAnd Jesus said, "I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception."
Jesus' "Beatitudes" were so far from proper rabbinical thinking they would have been heard, at least initially, as patently absurd. Not unlike something Groucho would gleefully espouse, and in a song??
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