This cracked me up.
I found it on another pastor’s blog.
I think he said that it originally came from Dave Barry:
Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.Q. But isn’t that stimulating the economy of China?
A. Shut up.
Two things from the last book I read for my next class this June.
Maybe you could turn each of these into some kind of God honoring prayer request for me…
Preaching to convey information is predictable and unthreatening. Preaching to effect transformation is hard work and risky business. Yet this is the whole point of preaching. It is about leading listeners to change their minds and hearts. To repent of sin. To relate to God and others more constructively. To grow in our capacity to reflect the reality of Christ in our lives. To think more clearly about him and who he is. To think more clearly about who we really are.” (Joseph Stowell)
“The only thing worse than sitting in the pew and listening to a boring sermon is standing behind the pulpit and knowing you are delivering one.” (I forgot which book this was from)
Thanks for praying for me.
I will be preaching in Lake Geneva a few times this weekend and then, Lord willing, at RBC on Sunday.