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The slinky Gospel

/ The Pastor / 9 Comments

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Why is this simple little toy so hard to put down (except, of course, for this picture)?

I am trying to resist the urge to find a way to work this into a sermon sometime.  But wouldn’t it be fun to have a contest to see who can come up with the most creative way to incorporate a slinky into a sermon.

Hmmm….”Stop it Eric”…

…anyway…when I was in seminary, the on-going joke among my group of friends during my senior year was how to compare Jesus to an armadillo at Christmas time(don’t ask me how that started).

So…if you want to submit an idea (about the armadillo or slinky) I would love to read it 🙂

-edh-

SIDE NOTE:  I know these last couple posts have been a little more light-hearted with little depth, but don’t worthy…I will post some depth soon.

Recharged

/ The Pastor

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“Come to Salem Lutheran Church and get recharged.“

On Monday morning a parishioner stopped by the church.  She was running some errands in a vehicle she knew had a bad battery.  All morning she kept reminding herself not to shut off the car, but when she arrived at the church…well…she forgot…and her car wouldn’t start.  She came inside and mentioned to me her car was dead.  Of course I offered to help and jumped her car.  When I came back in with a good report she was all excited and delivered the above quote.  I laughed.

I wonder…new mission statement?  I would like to think people get recharged here to go out and  serve the Lord.  And…if need be…find a set of jumper cables.

-edh-