Archives

The Stuff of Stuff Christians Like

#1. Putting a God Spin on Popular Secular Ideas
#2. Saying "bless her heart."
#3. Reading "love is patient" at your wedding.
#4. Books with people on the cover.
#5. Bootleg cookies.
#6. Songs with bottomless lyrics.
#7. Stryper
#8. Singing friends are friends forever at camp.
#9. Comparing Braveheart to Christianity.
#10. Weird Memorabilia
#11. Thomas Kinkade
#12. Getting awesome in a certain number of steps.
#13. Adding gyms to your church.
#14. Dating God instead of me.
#15. Calling Satan, "the enemy."
#16. Greeting the people around you.
#17. Unspoken Prayer Requests
#18. Cross Stitch Bible Verses
#19. Dressing up church with cool words.
#20. Psalty
#21. Saying "I thought marriage would change things."
#22. Mixing sign language and music.
#23. Tattoos for God.
#24. Church names that sound like clothing stores.
#25. Jonah, Noah and David.
#26. Songs that sound Christian but aren’t.
#27. Famous Christians
#28. Rob Bell
#29. Not dancing
#30. The end of the Harry Potter series.
#31. Occasionally swearing.
#32. Lasers instead of stained glass.
#33. Singing with our hands raised.
#34. Subtly finding out if you drink beer too.
#35. Lock-ins.
#36. Creating new types of services.
#37. Abstinence
#39. Giving expert advice on things we’ve never experienced.
#40. Ignoring the Sabbath.
#41. Making music that is impossible to exercise to.
#42. Putting God on your business card.
#43. Metrosexual Worship Leaders.
#44. Saying God is not funny.
#45. Getting the money’s worth out of youth group liability forms.
#46. Super, happy shiny Christian radio.
#47. Rooting for secret Christians on American Idol.
#48. Doing a mime to Michael Jackson’s "Man in the Mirror"
#49. Odd sales promotions.
#50. Bible Fanny Packs.
#51. Fun mission trips.
#52. Andy Stanley
#53. Saying "I’ll pray for you" and then not.
#54. Halloween Hating
#55. Getting a precise defintion of "virgin" from your youth minister.
#56. Talking to strangers on airplanes.
#57. Not owning nice stuff.
#58. Calling people "seekers."
#59. Watching Jon & Kate Plus 8
#60. Youth Sunday – A parade of mediocrity.
#61. Being Relevant
#62. Being slightly less nice than Mormons.
#63. Rededicating your life. Again.
#64. Fearing the rapture would come before you lost your virginity.
#65. Ending emails with God shout outs.
#66. Eating your body weight in goldfish in Sunday School.
#67. Editing Pop Culture.
#68. Saying "I don’t even own a TV."
#69. Saving seats at church.
#69. Saving seats at church.
#70. Discovering our spiritual gifts.
#71. Calling things "postmodern."
#72. Love offerings.
#73. Getting caught off guard by divorce.
#73. Getting caught off guard by divorce.
#74. Youth group vehicles that break down, blow up and in general suck.
#75. Quoting from the message when the normal Bible is being disagreeable.
#76. Grape Juice
#77. Offering a safe approach to life.
#78. Using the Christian "F" Word
#79. Journaling
#80. Fixing things with mo’ prayer or mo’ bible.
#81. Disguising gossip as a prayer.
#82. Books that become empires.
#83. Telling instead of showing.
#84. Stock Photography
#85. Hating your enemy in the church parking lot.
#86. Publicly hating but secretly loving facebook.
#87. Throwing the G Card.
#88. Associating "meditation" with yoga, candles and chanting.
#89. Knowing where not to be during the rapture.
#90. The tankini
#91. Seeing sin as a catapult.
#92. The Shack
#93. Riding on the cool van in youth group.
#94. Highly specialized Bibles.
#95. Fearing God will send you to Guam.
#96. Using God’s favorite word.
#97. Getting angry that Ned Flanders slept with that girl.
#98. Emerging from something.
#99. Mixed bathing.
#100. MC Hammer’s "Pray"
#101. Letting anyone play music.
#102. The day after retreat blues.
#103. Singing "Our God is an Awesome God."
#104. Putting God in the liner notes.
#105. Wishing your testimony was more exciting.
#106. The side hug.
#107. Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!
#108. Not knowing how to hold hands.
#109. Baby Crack and Veggie Tales
#110. Donald Miller
#111. The Five Love Languages
#112. Trying to be liked.
#113. Booty, God, Booty – Remix
#113. Booty, God, Booty.
#114. Not knowing how to act in a counselor’s lobby.
#115. Kissing dating goodbye.
#116. Using "let me pray about it" as a synonym for "no."
#117. The search for "one more person."
#118. Slowly turning against Oprah.
#119. Saying "In Christian Love" before you punch someone.
#120. Evangelism tools
#121. Thinking God’s call will be long and detailed.
#122. Redefining sin (or how I justified doing drugs)
#123. Flags, handbells and puppets.
#124. The kid that makes out with girls from other youth groups.
#125. The mandatory youth minister goatee.
#126. The hype man.
#127. Building a community of communities within a community.
#128. Throwing stuff away out of guilt. Buying it again later.
#129. Chick-fil-A
#130. Praying at people.
#131. The Bald Worship Leader
#132. Thinking God Lost His "A" Game.
#133. Refusing to paint my mural. Now Illustrated!
#133. Refusing to paint my mural.
#134. Witnessing to people that don’t believe in the Bible using the Bible.
#135. Dave Ramsey
#136. Dropping "wake up" phrases in sermons.
#137. Holding retreats at locations that could double as horror movies.
#137. Holding retreats at locations that could double as horror movies.
#138. Saying "I grew up in the church."
#139. The "Choir Side Step Dance."
#140. Telling the pastor what his kids have been up to.
#141. Getting freaky deaky with the Song of Solomon.
#142. Gloria Estefan’s song "Coming out of the dark."
#143. Getting your kids beat up.
#144. Wishing sin was not so fun.
#145. Weird Christian Dating Sites
#146. Casually writing books about God.
#147. Trust falls.
#148. War-themed ministries.
#149. Boycotting stuff.
#150. Waiting on God
#151. Francine Rivers, the Thoenes and other books with windswept people on the cover.
#152. A liberal use of exclamation points!!!
#153. Grossly underpaying the designer of the "salvation illustration."
#154. Breaking up after a retreat.
#155. Painfully named divorce ministries.
#156. Telling you how many people come to our church.
#157. Testamints – Sending bad breath to hell.
#158. Calling someone just "Pastor" instead of their first name.
#159. The "pray if you feel led" prayer.
#160. The bait and switch.
#161. Refusing to make songs you can slow dance to.
#162. Pimping your kids from the pulpit. (3 video examples)
#163. The mysterious arrival of the letter "e."
#164. The Christian version of speed dating.
#165. The Double Sermon (4 warning signs)
#166. Telling the person next to you that God loves them.
#167. Believing in calendars.
#168. Printing bulletins on pen repelling paper.
#169. Clapping our hands (a step by step guide to the death of rhythm)
#170. Email Forwards
#171. Meticulously, Magnificently Making Multiple Messages Match (M)letters.
#172. Letting Porn Win
#173. The crock pot, a love letter.
#174. Forcing little kids to sing the end of your song.
#175. GodisGoodandBeautiful777@yahoo.com
#176. Giving open flames to kids on Christmas Eve.
#177. Singing duets with waterfalls and sunsets.
#178. Overusing your one "seminary word."
#179. Referring to that Jesus clears the temple verse when you get angry.
#180. Patronizing the "baby" Christians.
#181. Preaching an 87-week long sermon series on a single book in the Bible.
#182. Saying "pot blessings" instead of "pot lucks."
#183. The movie "The Passion of the Christ."
#184. That table and chair ministers use on stage.
#185. Good enough for the church (or God’s love letter to artists)
#186. You down with O.P.P.? Whoops, I meant G.O.D.
#187. Leaving room for the holy spirit when you dance.
#188. Judging someone’s faith based on their Bible underlining.
#189. The (G)DTR
#190. Hating Church Marketing (And how God invented it.)
#191. Committees on Committees about Committees.
#192. Using "love on" as a verb.
#193. Fist fights in church softball games.
#194. Traveling Mercies
#195. Believing bad times equals bad us. (The cocaine testimony)
#196. The secret bathroom at church.
#197. Super spiritual Christmas cards or letters.
#198. Orange Drink
#199. Refusing to take compliments.
#200. Confessing roughly 37% of your junk in premarital counseling.
#201. Tagging kids like whales at Sunday School.
#202. Thinking Vegas is slightly worse than hell.
#203. Not knowing what meals to pray before. (A handy SCL Guide)
#204. Thinking temptation just "kind of happens." (AKA the people to have affairs with don’t just fall from the sky theory.)
#205. Frisbee – God’s Favorite Sport
#206. Putting the devil "on notice."
#207. The idea of kicking old ladies in the face for God. What?!?
#208. Christianizing your Facebook profile, a how to guide.
#209. Counting swears in movies.
#210. Judging people you see jogging on Sunday mornings.
#211. The Youth Group Hot Seat
#212. Shrinking God.
#213. Not knowing how to baptize tall people.
#214. Disguising baby beauty pageants as baby dedications.
#215. Taking 2 years to do a read through the Bible in one year program.
#216. Precious Moments
#217. Giving mediocre high school graduation gifts.
#218. Confusing "never" with "ever."
#219. Melon Farmer! Melon Farmer!
#220. The kid crying that makes every kid cry at Sunday School.
#221. Convincing youth group girls to make out with you.
#222. The "first time visitors" message.
#223. Well actually, the Sabbath is a Saturday.
#224. Lying because I love you.
#225. Turning ushers into the secret service.
#226. Promise Rings (6 New SCL Versions)
#227. Narnia.
#228. NIV vs. KJV vs. ESV (Bible wars told via GI Joe)
#229. Margin or life balance or what $3 gets you.
#230. Looking in the offering basket or bucket.
#231. Drinking coffee in church.
#232. The magical power of denim.
#233. Reading every single word in the bulletin when bored.
#234. Bible Verse Arms Race (or people that prove you wrong with 17 Bible verses)
#235. Confessing things around a campfire.
#236. The friend that went to counseling once and is now an expert on counseling you.
#237. Tipping at restaurants with a tract.
#238. Wishing you had partied more before becoming a Christian.
#239. Offering 37 million different ministries at your church.
#240. Kirk Cameron
#241. Awkward youth group rap.
#242. Developing highly sensitive "God-dar" (or how to spot a famous Christian)
#243. Going through "seasons."
#244. Making God Emo.
#245. The casserole of hope.
#246. The smell of old hymnals.
#247. A bizarre relationship with CAPITALIZATION.
#248. Christian Comedians
#249. Backsliding, a Christian thing or an Indiana Jones move?
#250. The unicorn hymn or worship song.
#251. The “Everyone is on vacation, anything goes” church service. (AKA tomorrow)
#251. The "everyone is on vacation, anything goes" church service. (AKA tomorrow)
#251. The "everyone is on vacation, anything goes" church service.
#252. The youth group leader that makes people cry during games with his over competitiveness.
#253. Painting God mad.
#254. Secretly wanting to name your son "Aragorn" or your daughter "Arwen."
#255. The song "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield
#256. Mission trip fundraising letters (And why I should write your next one)
#257. Eagles
#258. Taking a date to church. (6 fun tips.)
#259. Thinking faith is an event.
#260. Drawing in the bulletin.
#261. Parking in visitor parking for 14 years.
#262. Hoping TBS edits the Sex and the City movie too.
#263. Competing in the "VBS classroom decoration wars."
#264. When the pastor takes his coat off. (AKA, "It’s relax time.")
#265. Asking someone at VBS to watch "that kid" all week.
#266. Seeing your pastor in shorts only at VBS.
#267. Leaving things secretly in people’s mailboxes.
#268. Slow dancing with temptation. (The dump, throwing up and your dad.)
#269. Understanding how metrosexual your worship leader is. (A handy guide)
#270. Snacks at VBS
#271. Being afraid to use our gifts.
#272. Paying people "the ministry rate."
#273. Powerpointing for the Lord.
#274. Not knowing how to do a proper standing ovation.
#275. Playing red rover at VBS.
#276. Doing super holy things for God’s sake.
#277. Crazy rapture products. (Cue hate mail)
#278. Evander Holyfield
#279. The senior citizen volunteers at VBS.
#280. True Love Waits
#281. Using God as a financial plan.
#282. "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West
#283. The unwilling volunteer.
#284. Willow Tree Figures.
#285. The lady worship leader.
#286. Secretly wanting to be a mega church.
#287. Father Abraham had many sons – the VBS mix tape
#287. Father Abraham had many sons – the VBS Mix Tape
#288. Loving issues, liking people.
#289. Christian Cheers!! Christian Cheers!!
#290. The youth minister that tries to talk like the kids.
#291. Saying "I was just flipping channels" when you watch something you shouldn’t.
#292. Eating the homemade VBS play doh
#293. Not saying "but" enough.
#294. Confusing Ben Franklin with the Bible.
#295. Singing the 1st and 3rd verses of hymns.
#296. Fishbowling the drummer.
#297. Senior Pastor Syndrome
#298. Bringing weird things on stage at church.
#299. Playing hide and seek with God.
#300. Civil wars between the pastor and the worship leader.
#301. The prayer grunt of affirmation. (The prayer score guide)
#302. Prosperity or 28 ways Jesus blings
#303. Donating junk to the church.
#304. The Sound Guy/Girl – In Haiku Form
#305. Arguing about what a "real" ministry is.
#306. An "US Weekly" magazine approach to Atheists.
#307. The "please turn to" Bible race
#308. Torturing the janitor during VBS.
#309. The Judgment Olympics
#309R. The Judgment Olympics.
#310. Confusing God with Blockbuster.
#311. Those wacky VBS themes.
#312. Talk Singing
#313. Liking the Bible less than Hunter S. Thompson liked the Great Gatsby.
#314. Selling out or why I can’t shave my unibrow.
#315. The Unaccountability Partner
#316. Final Performance Night at VBS
#317. Telling someone the sermon was for them.
#318. Profusely Perspiring Pastors
#319. Doves
#320. Making purple – 11 ways to stop camp kissing.
#320. Making purple: 11 ways to stop camp kissing.
#321. The background music for prayers.
#322. Too many kaleidoscopes. Not enough telescopes.
#323. Trying to look cool at church.
#324. Dear blob, a love letter.
#325. The superhero guide to famous pastors.
#326. Using the Hermit Lie
#327. Conferences, AKA the Christian Prom. Remix
#327. Conferences, AKA the Christian Prom
#328. Christian Music Festivals
#329. Arguing about the "wives submit to your husbands" idea.
#330. Saying "if only"
#331. Missionary family photos – Part 2 of 2
#331. Missionary family photos – Part 1 of 2
#332. That dude with the guitar at camp.
#333. "Mayer" Christianity
#334. The "stop that" church hand grab.
#335. Red Bull Christianity
#336. Praying with our hands on people.
#337. The guy that screams "Jesus!!!" at concerts.
#338. The last night cry fest at camp.
#339. Forgiveness (or lessons from the Cuban torture specialist)
#340. Liquefying God’s Love
#341. Being Switzerland (Or me and the "Family Guy")
#342. Biblically named ropes courses.
#343. Hades Hot or Snow Cold – the two sanctuary temperatures
#344. God: author of life, the Bible and billboards.
#345. Hand Raising Worship – The 10 Styles
#346. Worship leaders that add the word "and" to songs.
#347. Using faith as "God currency."
#348. Pastor’s Wives – The 3 Types
#349. Shining up our scars.
#349R. Shining up our scars.
#350. The Whisper of Importance
#351. The Worship Leader that wants to be a Preacher
#352. Preachers that want to be Worship Leaders.
#353. Camp food.
#354. Holy phone ring tones.
#355. Warning friends that your new friend is a non-Christian.
#356. The 7 Types of Christian Camp Counselors
#357. The prayer version of "You Stay Classy San Diego."
#358. Color coding salvation.
#359. Arguing about taking little kids to big church.
#360. Jessica Simpson – Should we take her back?
#361. Taking God Seriously
#361R. Taking God seriously.
#362. The movie "Facing the Giants"
#363. The Camp Testi-whoa-ny
#364. Feeling unqualified for "that thing"
#365. Mission Trip Souvenirs (or the sandals that prove you’ve been to Africa.)
#366. Holy quotes at the end of emails.
#367. Asking for money at church.
#368. Massages during church. (A manifesto against them)
#368. Part 2 – Fans of Church Massages Respond
#369. The magical things that happen on stage when you close your eyes to pray.
#370. Getting addicted to religion.
#371. The dude that drinks the water and gets sick on mission trips
#372. The marriage triangle.
#373. The Prayer Ninja
#374. "<><" – Christian Emoticons
#375. Forgetting who we are.
#375. Forgetting who we are.
#375R. The little girl’s tattoo.
#376. Falling in love on a mission trip.
#377. The music minister that gives his wife all the solos.
#378. The mission trip airport layover.
#379. Michael Phelps sermon illustrations
#380. The rapper’s guide to televangelists.
#381. Accountability
#382. Perfectly timing your communion walk.
#383. Christian hate mail, a how to guide.
#384. Mission Trip Leader Fanny Pack Syndrome
#384. Mission Trip Leader Fanny Pack Syndrome
#385. Always sitting in the same seat at church
#386. The greatest exercise-focused Bible verse ever.
#387. Thinking our junk will shock God.
#388. The 11 signs of a wicked awesome mission trip interpretative dance song.
#388. The 11 signs of a wicked awesome mission trip interpretative dance song.
#389. Church Mafia – The 4 Ruling Families
#390. The 13 things you don’t want to hear on a mission trip.
#391. The Holy Sounding Mascot Game
#392. Treating God like the dentist.
#393. Family Fish Bumper Stickers
#394. Dressing up for Sunday lunch in college so it looks like you went to church.
#395. The Christian version of Guitar Hero.
#396. Rounding up your attendance for God.
#397. Feeling too small for God.
#398. The 5 Types of College Chapel Speakers
#399. Using words you learned in counseling.
#400. Homeschooling
#401. Jesus, the sports hero.
#402. Thinking God is far away.
#403. Stuff Christians Like/Stacy From Louisville Cooperative For the Preservation Of The Integrity of Bible College Love Super Quiz 2008
#404. Grand Theft Auto Xian Edition
#405. Saying, "The Bible" when asked what your favorite book is.
#406. Meeting famous pastors.
#407. Christian Singing Groups
#408. The Double Greeting
#409. Treating God like Letterman treated Carson.
#410. The Youth Group Intern
#411. Labeling people "the next Billy Graham."
#412. The Christian Energy Drink.
#413. Trying to find a cause.
#414. Secret singing.
#415. The 5 stages of emailing friends an unintentionally funny Christian video.
#416. The 3 Rules of Movie Sermon Analogies
#417. Fatal After Church Restaurant Mistakes
#418. Throwing rocks at squirrels.
#419. Bass Player Face
#420. Embellished Blazers
#421. Empty Room Lessons
#422. Singing when you’re supposed to be praying.
#423. Creating the holiest church logo possible. A how to guide.
#424. Three new names for "Blended Worship"
#425. The little David Caruso on our shoulders.
#426. Upward basketball
#427. Inducting Coldplay into the "Sounds Almost Like a Christian Band Hall of Fame"
#428. Folding under the pressure of passing the offering plate.
#429. Treating God like a Juice Machine.
#430. Pretending to like C.S. Lewis.
#431. Boys vs. Girls Tithing
#432. The Election Post You Have to Write
#433. Something God never says to us.
#434. Gross Food Related Youth Group Games
#435. Holding church in odd locations.
#436. Arguing about giving from gross or net.
#437. Living better or new?
#438. Refusing to let people borrow your pen in church.
#439. The church offering envelope.
#440. Not knowing what to do with yoga.
#441. Claiming songs from the 80′s for Jesus. (Or "I yell at Cyndi Lauper")
#442. Teaching yourself to breathe underwater.
#444. Avoiding Your Favorite Christian Radio Station Like the Plague During Share-a-Thon Week
#445. How Christian is Your Cubicle?
#446. The Secular Culture Parental Filter or "How I almost got to listen to Europe."
#447. The Jelly Bellies of Christendom.
#448. Judging people that use iPhones during church.
#449. Wondering if God is enough.
#450. Breaking the Chains
#451. The 7 Sports Myths Christians Like
#452. Leg dropping elves (Or the real meaning of Christmas)
#452. Leg dropping elves. (Or the real meaning of Christmas)
#453. A hate mail mongoose. (Or the Pastor’s Gift Guide.)
#454. Wishing faith was convenient.
#455. How Christmawesome is your Christmas Sweater?
#456. Christmas Shoes, Greatest Song Ever?
#457. My jail mustache (Or giving people three gifts this year)
#458. Fixing our motives.
#459. Women’s Ministry Christmas Tea
#460. Manger Management
#461. Christmas
#462. Making Christian-Flavored Resolutions
#463. Jeff Buckley and the unexplainable.
#464. The official point system of SCL commenter fitness.
#465. 30 Rock is the new Office (and 5 other TV Shows that could be Sermons)
#466. Wearing a Bluetooth earpiece at church.
#467. Great Sex! Flat Abs! And Jesus!
#467R. Great sex! Flat abs! And Jesus!
#468. Sharing an email address with your spouse.
#469. Thinking you’re supposed to be a minister.
#470. The American Idol like sermon audition pastoral candidates have to do.
#471. Falling asleep in church.
#472. Wishing every idol was as honest as Harley Davidson.
#473. WOTAM baby, straight up WOTAM. (Christian Text Abbreviations).
#474. Leaving Bibles in the Lost & Found – An Open Letter
#475. Going green for God.
#476. Facebook friend suggesting Jesus.
#477. When the pastor calls someone out from the pulpit.
#478. Sitting next to sick people at church.
#479. Critiquing the sermon at lunch.
#480. Guilt trips.
#482. Talking about the end of the world.
#483. Feeling guilty for rooting against the Christian guy in the Super Bowl.
#484. When people you are witnessing to think you are hitting on them.
#485. Making your church smell so fresh and so clean.
#486. Finding God in nature.
#488. Planting new churches.
#489. Not knowing how to drop a kid off at Sunday School.
#490. Giving people the easy stuff.
#491. Saying "let’s pray" when you mean "let’s make out."
#492. Creative Niche Ministry Groups.
#493. Getting single people married as fast as possible.
#494. Sin Synonyms – Pretty ways to say an ugly word
#495. Wondering if we’re worth anything.
#496. Crafting the Perfect Christian Dating Profile
#497. Giving your kid a Biblical name.
#498. Finding subtle ways to tell your pastor to "wrap it up."
#500. Lists
#501. Giving up stuff for Lent.
#502. Confessing "Safe Sins"
#503. Taking out Jesus’ Trash
#504. Church Hopping.
#505. Visiting people at the hospital.
#506. Asking God if He wants you to go on an adventure.
#507. The Sound Guy Neck Crane
#508. Emotionally Confused Church Services.
#509. A tenuous relationship with St. Patrick’s Day.
#510. Apologizing after an April Fool’s Day Prank – The Terror Level Color Coded Apology System
#510R. Apologizing after an April Fool’s Day Prank – The Terror Level Color Coded Apology System
#511. Feeling slightly guilty for telling people "good luck!"
#512. Thinking you’re naked.
#512. Thinking you’re naked.
#512R. Thinking you’re naked.
#513. Using your palm branch as a weapon of mass sibling destruction.
#513. Using your palm branch as a weapon of mass sibling destruction.
#514. Christian End Zone Touchdown Celebrations.
#515. Taking a sympathy scoop from the dish no one eats at the pot luck.
#516. Joking about sex during wedding ceremonies.
#517. Forgetting how exponential God is.
#518. Being slightly terrified of certain books of the Bible.
#519. Wearing matching t-shirts at the beach.
#520. The Worship Leader Mini Sermon
#521. Judging people that use the table of contents in their Bible.
#522. Going far too quietly.
#523. Singing with your eyes closed.
#524. Photocopying whatever that successful church is doing.
#525. Not knowing whether to pray before a dinner party with strangers.
#526. The Swiss Army Knife Volunteer
#527. Thinking God needs you.
#528. Calling someone "anointed."
#529. Manly Men Retreats
#530. Buying a new bible. (The 9 easy questions you need to ask yourself.)
#531. Good cop, bad cop youth group leaders.
#532. Arguing about why bad things happen to good people.
#533. Pastoral Search Committees
#534. Fancy Electronic Bibles.
#535. Communion Tray Etiquette.
#536. Having a very specific idea of what certain people from the Bible looked like.
#537. Forgetting that you are famous.
#538. Getting tricked into volunteering for VBS.
#539. Doubting Doubt.
#540. Feeling guilty about giving your bulletin back to an usher after church.
#541. Making an Idol Out of Sports
#542. Gospel Gift Bags for First Time Visitors
#543. Throwing out disclaimers before you recommend something secular.
#544. Taking the college years off.
#545. Pastors that tell you how "hott" their wives are.
#546. The Church Secretary, the most powerful person in the church.
#547. Wishing being a Christian meant a pain free life.
#548. Throwing the B Card.
#549. The Essential Cast of a Great Mission Trip
#550. Surviving church as a single.
#550R. Surviving church as a single.
#552. Judging pop culture as if we’re immune to its woes.
#553. Wanting to yell, "I still love Jesus!" when you run into someone from the small group you quit.
#554. Doing things that are "not very Christian."
#555. Making up a prayer request because everyone else has one.
#556. Asking our kids to be a mini Jesus.
#557. Creating tracts that look like money.
#558. Saying you were going to preach a different sermon but God changed it at the last minute.
#559. Davey and Goliath
#560. Writing twitter messages that sound 14% holier than you usually are.
#561. Wishing there was a socially acceptable way to buy rum for cakes.
#562. Making God Almost All Powerful.
#563. Keeping at least one non believer friend around strictly for witnessing purposes.
#564. The version you wrote.
#564. The 11 people every youth group needs.
#565. Developing a sixth sense to locate free food at church.
#566. Discounting our small steps toward stupid.
#567. Opening your eyes in church when you’re supposed to be praying.
#569. The sermon illustration score card.
#570. Getting disappointed when you don’t have a life changing moment on a retreat.
#571. Using "we live in a fallen world" as an excuse not to do anything about it.
#572. Getting kids ready for Sunday School.
#573. Anxiously awaiting AutoTune to infect Christian music.
#574. Grumbling
#575. Refusing the gift of the desert road.
#576. Hand Dancing
#577. Surviving church as a married couple without kids.
#578. Treating the announcements at church like an open mic night at a comedy club.
#579. Forgiving people who didn’t apologize.
#580. Sleeping with spiders.
#581. Thinking pre-marital counseling is for everyone and post-marital counseling is for failures.
#582. Reading books that are not the Bible.
#583. Feeling guilty for not homeschooling your kids or sending them to a Christian school.
#584. Planning the ultimate Christian wedding.
#585. Thinking God will run out of welcome home banners.
#585R. Thinking God will run out of welcome home banners.
#586. Not forgiving Amy Grant nearly fast enough.
#587. Booty, God, Booty and the 4 Word Gospel.
#588. The Sexy Sermon Series.
#589. Judging people that watch television.
#590. Learning the same lesson over and over again.
#591. The things your kid brings home from Sunday School.
#592. Taking the pursuit of holiness too far.
#593. Being a Christian Culture Snob
#594. Confessing a sin to someone who has no idea what you’re talking about.
#595. Praying something bad will happen to someone so they’ll see how good God is.
#596. Quitting your job so you can follow the Lord with all your heart.
#597. Wondering what your pastor does all day.
#598. Trying to wake up an early morning crowd at church.
#599. Feeling guilty for feeling angry.
#600. Asking God geography questions.
#601. The Husband and Wife Ministry Team.
#602. Trying to be humble, a 7 Step Guide.
#602. Trying to be humble, a 7 Step Guide.
#603. Prayer Walks
#603. Prayer Walks
#604. The Arch Rival Family at Church
#605. Having a Doesn’t Count List
#606. Finding creative things to say when someone dies.
#607. The sales pitch prayer request.
#608. Going to an online church.
#609. Using the "thorn in the flesh" verse as a get out of jail free card.
#610. Wondering why God goes quiet sometimes.
#611. Going to church while on vacation.
#612. Worrying about the rapture.
#613. Church Hugs
#614. Being brave.
#615. Making sure everyone online knows you’re married.
#616. Near death visits to heaven.
#617. Flannelgraph
#618. Forgetting the 5 commandments of church league sports.
#619. Offering grace and forgiveness exclusively to people named "me."
#620. The sermon with 247 different points.
#621. The Popcorn Collision
#622. The Pastor’s Kid.
#623. Believing in the magical power of the :)
#624. Having bonsai faith.
#625. Sermon Body Language
#626. Evangelizing about trivial things.
#627. Footprints and shot glasses
#628. The church flavored Q&A.
#629. Raising Dorks
#630. Awkward opposite sex friendships.
#631. The campus babysitter.
#632. The Power Team
#633. Stealing from a church.
#634. Having “This is weird, but …” moments.
#635. Praying that God will fix a situation as long as you’re not part of the solution.
#636. Coming to church late.
#637. Prayer sneak attacks.
#638. Spelling “ministry” with a “me.”
#639. Playing fantasy football for money.
#640. “Ripped from the headlines” sermon illustrations.
#641. Getting mad when someone interrupts your quiet time with God.
#642. Asking “Is it true?”
#644. Deep V-Neck Syndrome (DVS)
#645. The guy who refuses to scoot at the end of the pew.
#646. Comebacks.
#647. Not having the spiritual “gift of helps.”
#648. Pastors who forget to tell you to sit back down.
#649. Rooting for Tim Tebow.
#650. Watching the wrong movies.
#651. Youth group rules.
#652. Secretly believing the prosperity gospel.
#653. Using the word “gospel” as a verb.
#654. Staring at someone in the choir during the sermon.
#655. Having “savior moments.”
#656. Arguing about whether heaven will serve Chick-fil-A or In-n-Out (Part 2)
#656. Arguing about whether heaven will serve Chick-fil-A or In-n-Out (Part 1)
#657. Seeing your pastor in the wild.
#658. Resisting the vampire invasion.
#659. Not recognizing our cars.
#660. Wishing there was a Christian version of Lady Gaga.
#661. The guy who always flips his Bible open to the exact verse he needs.
#662. Solving our junk.
#663. Taking notes during sermons.
#664. Not knowing what to do with Santa.
#664. The lost and found Tupperware table.
#665. The shelf that holds your Bible in the bathroom. A love letter.
#666. Giving satan a free pass.
#667. Judging who is poor enough for our charity.
#668. Subtle worship distractions.
#670. Inviting people to church.
#671. Saying Merry Christmas.
#672. Pretending we have boxes.
#673. Prayer Closets
#674. Treating our quiet times like magic spells.
#675. Spiritual Attacks.
#676. Secretly hoping your city’s NFL team stinks so people will come to church.
#677. Romanticizing the manger where Jesus was born.
#678. Struggling with new.
#679. Grumpily telling people they should use the word “happy” not “joy” unless they’re talking about God.
#680. Being single during Christmas at church.
#681. Wondering if the guy next to you will share gum once you’ve seen it.
#682. Looking for Goliath.
#683. Taking things from the head to the heart.
#684. Meeting Jon Acuff.
#685. Debating whether God is a Mac or a PC.
#686. Rage in the church parking lot.
#687. Acting surprised when God doesn’t seem close.
#688. Trying to find “your thing.”
#689. Digital fasts.
#689. Digital fasts.
#689R. Digital fasts.
#690. Christian Romance Novels.
#691. Caring too much about failure.
#692. Saying “you’re called to that.”
#693. Asking the pros to pray.
#694. Christian Bumper Stickers.
#695. Wishing certain celebrities were Christian.
#696. Regret.
#697. Pretending you care about community.
#698. David Crowder & Michael Hogan Guest Posts
#699. The scared straight marriage speech.
#700. Smoking or not smoking, definitely one of those two.
#701. Hope.
#702. Getting riled up about the Tim Tebow super bowl ad.
#703. Zombie angels.
#704. Fearing your prayer request isn’t “big enough.”
#705. Awkward Singles Events
#706. Worrying about talent.
#707. Throwing Away the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
#707R. Throwing away the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
#708. The Youth Minister Uniform.
#709. Secret Christian undergrounds.
#710. When people apologize for swearing around you.
#711. Throwing up.
#712. Approaching Lent in 4 ways.
#713. Abraham Piper guest post.
#714. The Obligatory Lost Sermon
#715. Assuming God is a morning person and satan is a night owl.
#716. Mice in our couches.
#717. Christian Strangers who ask you awkwardly intimate questions.
#718. Pigeonholing the Preacher’s Daughter
#719. Pastors who mess you up.
#720. Dogs at church.
#721. Boomerangs.
#722. Telling someone they shouldn’t tell you about their fast.
#723. Cool Christian Litmus Test Questions
#724. Christian Greeting Cards
#725. Wishing the snakes would quit biting.
#726. Making Old Testament Bible Themed Jokes about the iPad.
#727. Tangible Sermon Reminders
#728. The 4 types of angels.
#729. Leprechauns.
#730. Thinking size matters.
#731. Skipping parts of the Bible.
#732. Giving NCAA brackets a free pass.
#733. Pastor’s Kids Gone Wild
#734. Getting wrecked by these 2 words.
#735. Expecting your kids to memorize more Bible than you.
#736. Having Job Titles that No One Understands
#737. Making scents of faith.
#738. The baldhawk.
#739. The comma.
#739R. The 9 words you missed last weekend.
#740. Preparing for Easter.
#741. CSI-ing where your kids learned bad stuff.
#742. Hatin’ on Christian Movies.
#743. The “Is that contestant on American Idol a Christian? Scorecard”
#744. When we miss the golden eggs.
#745. Having a favorite, “God is amazing” item.
#746. Using the Stuff Christians Like book as a devotional.
#747. Wondering how youthtastic your youth minister is.
#748. Twudging.
#749. Believing in logic.
#750. Thinking the church is not wisely spending your tithe.
#751. Having Your Life Edited By Your Parents
#752. The fictional family your family compared you to.
#753. Bragging about being clueless about pop culture.
#754. Worrying about the little things.
#755. Skipping church. (The definitive rules.)
#756. Figuring out if you’re at a Christians concert.
#757. The Daniel Fast.
#758. Icelandic Volcano Christian References
#759. Fearing we’ll out sin grace.
#760. The guy who says you are rich globally.
#761. Avoiding door to door witnessing as if it were the plague.
#762. Having a big fight right before church.
#763. The guy who takes credit for an answered prayer request.
#764. Resisting Rest.
#765. Wishing someone would do a Dos Equis beer style commercial about Jesus.
#766. Trying to explain to men why you love Beth Moore so much.
#767. The Justin Bieber Effect.
#768. Caffeine.
#769. Believing the 2-Star Reviews too often.
#770. Feeling slightly embarrassed for male singers who don’t play instruments.
#771. Starting a Christian Blog.
#772. Arguing about the faith of U2.
#773. Weird Prayer Requests
#774. Being lazy for the Lord.
#775. Thinking about the Lost finale more than the second coming of Christ.
#776. Taking Stuff Christians Like way too seriously.
#777. Secretly believing in the magical power of the number 777.
#778. Pretending you’re looking up Bible verses on your iPhone during church.
#779. Consoling pastors now that the best sermon illustration generating television show of our generation is over.
#780. Brad Pitt & Hott Wives.
#781. Feeling embarrassed for VBS programs that don’t have bouncy things.
#782. The Lady Worship Leader.
#783. The Social Media Sermon Pause
#784. Worrying too much about trends.
#785. Iffy Prayer Requests
#786. Setting Physical Boundaries in Dating Relationships
#787. Wishing they’d stop releasing “unrated” editions of movies you want to see.
#788. Holding your church technical team to slightly higher standards than Apple and Steve Jobs.
#789. Pretending the steering wheel is enough.
#790. Turning the near perfect game into a near perfect sermon illustration.
#791. So You Think You Can Ush?
#792. The North vs. the South.
#793. 4 ways to Febreze, “Blessed Be Your Name”
#794. Two “F words.”
#795. Vuvuzelas in church.
#796. Predicting which summer movie will be sermon illustration fodder.
#797. The wild difference between a Mother’s Day sermon and a Father’s Day sermon.
#798. Having faith like Robert Pattinson.
#799. Not using snopes.com or google.
#800. Hobby Lobby.
#801. Getting font-tastic with faith!
#802. Immediately applying what you heard in a sermon.
#803. Wanting the wisdom without the walk.
#804. The reformed rock star.
#805. The YMK.
#806. Eagerly awaiting the invasion of Christian Silly Bandz.
#807. The last option.
#808. When Christians try to convert Christians.
#809. Overcommitting to God in Worship
#810. Suddenly realizing you’re more conservative than you used to be.
#811. Break up books.
#812. Too much grace.
#813. Hating Harry Potter, giving Gandalf a free pass.
#814. Having a Spiritually Competent Conversation (or at least the impression of it)
#815. Becoming an expert on Africa after a 6-day mission trip.
#816. Predicting the end of the world too often.
#817. One letter that changes everything.
#818. The most dangerous vehicle on the road.
#819. Secretly being liberal.
#820. Treating youth ministers like silver medal ministers.
#821. Pastors who read sermon notes from an iPad.
#822. Cause and effect.
#823. Not knowing how to tell someone their favorite book didn’t completely change your life too.
#824. Baby Sunday School
#825. Reacting to Anne Rice.
#826. Not knowing whether to sprint or be still.
#827. Nouning ourselves.
#828. 5 people you meet in any small group.
#829. Quietly distancing ourselves from Mel Gibson.
#830. Trying to find a new church.
#831. Building benches instead of frisbees.
#832. The guy writing the check during the offering.
#833. Spotting a missionary. (& Caption this photo)
#834. Twitter.
#835. Professional athletes who quit sports and become pastors.
#836. Making horrible trades.
#837. Big Church Hats, a love letter.
#838. Having a “life verse.”
#839. TOMS
#840. The anonymous person used as the sermon illustration.
#841. Forgetting 1 geography lesson.
#842. The power ballad worship song.
#843. Facebooking your mission trip.
#844. Sex.
#845. Writing “open letters.”
#846. The question we all ask.
#847. Fancy pulpits.
#848. Handbells.
#849. Getting all riled up about Stephen Hawking.
#850. Wondering why God makes life impossible sometimes.
#851. Loving on your friend who is 3 weeks late on Internet trends.
#852. Doing Dating Detective Work
#853. Joining a new small group.
#854. Church Names.
#855. Having a curious reaction to the prosperity gospel.
#856. Thinking God blocks you from the Internet sometimes.
#857. Thinking the rapture has happened when you’re alone.
#858. Crazy sermon props.
#859. Having a Black Belt in Worship Crowd Control.
#860. A near life experience.
#861. Prayer Insults
#862. Born-Again Water Parks
#863. Getting abandoned by the worship leader.
#864. Reacting to church scandals.
#865. Elbowing someone during a sermon.
#866. Letting go of the barns.
#867. Desiring Chick-fil-A more on Sunday than any other day of the week.
#868. Passing the prayer at dinner.
#869. Fall retreats.
#870. Asking people to “scoot to the middle” in church.
#871. At least faith.
#871. The guy who tries to fix your problems when you make a prayer request.
#872. Leaving a church, 2.0
#873. Loving or hating Glee.
#874. Having our ideas stolen by pop culture. (Finally!)
#875. Three more words.
#876. Chilean Miner Sermon Illustrations.
#877. Awkward Prayer Request Moments.
#878. Explaining to your kids they found a tract, not a million dollar bill.
#879. Packing.
#880. Distancing ourselves from the word “religion.”
#881. Starting new churches.
#882. Josh Hamilton
#883. Praying for things you shouldn’t pray for.
#884. Ignoring the soundtrack.
#885. Wondering if you could get out of the way if a stereo speaker fell from the ceiling at church.
#886. Phoning in dinner on Sunday night.
#887. Feeling bad that you didn’t blog about Halloween.
#888. The person who starts a coughing chain reaction in church.
#889. Finding out Justin Bieber is a Christian.
#890. Having 2 Gods.
#891. The rarest church musician of all time.
#892. Listening to devil music.
#893. Leaving church before it's over.
#894. Putting the wrong Bible verse on things.
#895. Getting the bus all wrong
#896. Creating a Christian Version of _________
#897. Not knowing what to do about good friends who are raising punk kids.
#898. The Jesus Juke.
#899. These 7 words.
#900. Being wildly inflexible with quiet times.
#901. Christian-fying up your house if the pastor comes over.
#902. Awkward moments with Ke$ha.
#903. Not knowing if we’re still supposed to be all mad about Harry Potter.
#904. Our $29,000 God.
#905. 1 Yard Pop Culture Fumbles.
#906. Blaming God when you lose a sports game.
#907. The soft X.
#908. “Lil’ Wayning” God in Christmas Songs.
#909. Not saying “happy holidays.”
#910. Being the only man at a women’s conference.
#911. Singing “new” Christmas songs.
#912. The repetition of redemption.
#913. Facebook Feeding Frenzies.
#914. Feeling Bad About Leaving Your Bible At Home When You Go On Vacation.
#915. The crying room.
#916. Zack Morris Prayers.
#917. The “R” word.
#918. Grace online. (Or 4 People I have a hard time loving online.)
#919. Christmas Program Scorecard
#920. The Santa Problem.
#921. Peeking to see who is raising their hands during a prayer.
#922. The Ordinary.
#923. The guy who wears shorts to church in winter.
#924. Candlelight services.
#925. Going back.
#926. Bootlegging Christian Music.
#927. Adventures in Odyssey.
#928. Already being behind on your read through the Bible in a year plan.
#929. Sinning in jealousy over people who got iPads for Christmas.
#930. The wrong type of fishing.
#931. Editing someone’s prayer, mid prayer.
#932. Comparing our situations to Job.
#933. Precisely predicting the end of the world.
#934. Raising kids who get the Bible stories all crazy.
#935. Thinking every other Christian but you has it all together.
#936. Getting a Hebrew Tattoo.
#937. Office Prayers.
#938. Creating a “Cone of Silence” when you miss your favorite team because of church.
#939. The trouble with fruit.
#940. The Preemptive Meet and Greet
#941. Jell-O, the Potluck Staple
#942. Creating your own “Love Languages.”
#943. Talking trash about your Bible reading skillz.
#944. Finishing what we didn’t start.
#945. The problem every church wants.
#946. Sermon Note Turning.
#947. Proverbs 31 Wife – 3000 and 8 edition.
#948. When Lil’ Wayne defines the gospel.
#949. Getting prideful over the most obscure things.
#950. Bible Cozies.
#951. Hosting the Super Bowl at your church.
#952. “Wait, what???” Bible verses.
#953. The problem with the pigpen.
#954. Using a fear of legalism as an excuse to be lazy.
#955. The first Sunday home from college at your “Home Church”
#956. Awkward “You’re single?” conversations at church.
#957. The Justin Bieber Bible Study.
#958. Going solo.
#959. Feeling like you might be completely bombing your kid’s spiritual upbringing.
#960. Purchase Justification
#961. Pew corks.
#962. Realizing you’re one of 7 Bible Studies at Chick-fil-A.
#963. Works of art.
#965. Doing Crazy Things With the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
#966. Flirting with the Sabbath.
#967. The friend who assumes you’ve read every one of their tweets or Facebook status updates.
#968. The secret about ideas.
#969. Saying you’re having a hard time “connecting” at church.
#970. Running Off Sunday School Teachers
#971. Realizing you’re judgmental in some crazy ways.
#972. Making obscure Lord of the Rings references.
#973. The bird, the letter and the job.
#974. Mysterious church services.
#975. Intentional Community
#976. Missing church because of the time change.
#977. The youth minister’s secret lair of awesomeness.
#978. Trying to order from the menu of me.
#979. Expecting all emails to end with a God shout out.
#980. Reacting in Christian Love When Your Spouse “Out Parents” You.
#981. Wondering why God created allergies.
#982. The problem with a platform.
#983. Using NCAA brackets as a form of witnessing.
#984. Kissing Metaphors in Worship Music
#985. Running into famous Christians. (AKA, the “Michael W. Smith Incident.”)
#986. Not knowing whether to add an S to “Psalm.”
#987. Trying to figure out who we are.
#988. The friend who brags about not owning a TV, but watches Hulu.
#988. The Message Disclaimer.
#989. Wishing you could find your missionary souvenir machete when something goes bump in the night.
#990. Hiding the things that hurt.
#991. High tech prayers.
#992. The Power Key Change in Worship Songs
#993. Pre-judging a church based on the quality of its website.
#994. When Easter and Candy Collide.
#995. Grace Spots.
#996. Trying to teach your kids about helping people.
#997. Pew whispering.
#998. Getting called out in church.
#999. Joe Rogan’s story.
#1000. Lists.
#1001. Ranking the Seven Deadly Sins
#1002. Trying not to be late on Easter Sunday.
#1003. Grandmothers who love Jesus.
#1004. Feeling like you should write a blog post about Lady Gaga’s song, Judas, but not knowing how to.
#1005. Improving your church directory.
#1006. Getting cut off by someone with a Jesus fish on the car.
#1007. When pop culture comes home. (Or my kid learns Ke$ha.)
#1008. The miserable god.
#1009. Getting excited when a Christian trends on Twitter.
#1010. Being Disappointed That it’s Serious Wednesday on SCL.
#1011. The 4 types of Modern Christian Songs
#1012. Agreeing to disagree.
#1013. The guy who says he only uses his iPhone to read his Bible in church.
#1014. Move that bus, heaven edition.
#1015. Reacting to the Royal Wedding
#1016. Not knowing if you’re supposed to clap after a slow song at church.
#1017. Losing sight of the tweets that matter most.
#1018. Referencing the plague of locusts whenever two or more bugs are gathered in the same place.
#1019. Proofreading your way through worship.
#1020. Kind of, sort of, secretly wondering, “Hey, what if the world does end on May 21?”
#1021. When your minister tells a joke that bombs.
#1022. Asking questions.
#1023. Christians in the NBA.
#1024. Kid-ifying wild Bible stories.
#1025. Pretending you didn’t see the Hangover 2 last weekend.
#1026. Having no clue how God will use your story.
#1027. When you have a major reaction to your church changing a minor detail about service.
#1028. Debating why we pray before a meal
#1029. Getting ready for Vacation Bible School.
#1030. Grace on a plane.
#1031. The past
#1032. Speaking authoritatively on books you haven’t read.
#1033. Rebelling against pew pencils.
#1034. Wondering why Christian bands break up.
#1035. Using the NBA Finals for a Sermon Illustration.
#1036. Prayer Demands
#1037. Comparing going to church to going to the dentist.
#1038. Going beyond Deep V-Neck Syndrome
#1039. Calling your wife your “bride.”
#1040. Seeing people.
#1041. Complaining.
#1042. The people who comment on your Christian Facebook status.
#1043. Taking church off in the summer.
#1044. Videos in church.
#1045. The problem with punctuation.
#1046. Preaching from an easel or a whiteboard.
#1047. Taking seat saving to an art form.
#1048. The chase.
#1049. Sneaking out of church early.
#1050. The 4 Types of Christian Newlyweds (and 1 bonus couple)
#1051. Saying “I’ll ask God that when I’m in heaven.”
#1052. Picking your favorite version of the Bible.
#1053. The god in our heads.
#1054. Bidding adieu to Harry Potter.
#1055. Praying for Your Future Spouse
#1056. The Sunday Afternoon Nap.
#1057. Saying goodbye to Vacation Bible School.
#1058. The tell.
#1059. Laughing when you’re not supposed to in church.
#1060. Confessing Secrets
#1061. Not messing around when it comes to fill in the blank sermon notes.
#1062. Realizing you’re the person who sits in the same place each Sunday.
#1063. When God goes quiet.
#1064. Coming to grips with the fact that you’ll never say “Habakkuk” correctly.
#1065. Sword drills 2.0
#1066. Maintaining your faith while playing Words with Friends.
#1067. The man hat.
#1068. Believing the phrase “Just saying” is some magical get out of being a jerk card.
#1069. The Christian College’s Jennifer Aniston
#1070. Things I shouldn’t know exist.
#1071. Talking about hell.
#1072. Skateboards, seventh graders and the return to joy.
#1073. The GPS Sermon Illustration.
#1074. So Blessed
#1075. The first shall be last.
#1076. Free music.
#1077. Hymn Request Night
#1078. Sitting at church near someone who can sing.
#1079. The perfect formula for God.
#1080. Earthquake sermon illustrations.
#1081. The “Church bathing suit.”
#1082. Secretly hating to journal.
#1083. When things add up in unexpected ways.
#1084. The Inspirational Offering-taker Guy
#1085. Redeeming culture.
#1086. Christianizing Reality TV Shows
#1087. Trying to figure out if a business is “Christian.”
#1087. The trade we all forget to make.
#1088. Baptizing Heathen Words.
#1090. House dates.
#1091. The fake thing we sometimes pray for.
#1091. The Self-Deprecating Faux Pas
#1092. Hoping nobody creates a Christian version of Instagram.
#1093. Wishing AWANA would add an S to their name already.
#1094. Found.
#1095. Seven Unsavory Bible Snacks
#1096. A la carte Jesus.
#1097. Why I hate surrender.
#1098. Amen Etiquette.
#1099. Throwing the “LL Card.”
#1100. Being Disappointed When Missionaries Don’t Look Like Indiana Jones
#1101. Sports in the Bible.
#1102. Wondering if you should wait on God?
#1103. Grocery Store Makeovers
#1104. People who pray with British accents.
#1105. Adding an S to the book of Revelation.
#1106. Halloween Costumes
#1107. The guy who reads your sermon notes.
#1108. Stillness isn’t sexy.
#1109. The 5 Kinds of Church Nursery Volunteers
#1110. Jump start prayers.
#1111. Hearing your name for the first time.
#1112. Stuff Christians (Guys) Like: Girls That Have a Past
#1113. One ring of grace.
#1114. Buying tacky souvenirs on a mission trip.
#1115. Siri is the new church Secretary.
#1116. Developing a Noah Complex.
#1117. Christian Pickup Lines
#1118. Christian Video Games
#1119. Suspecting you attend a Hipster Church: A Quiz
#1120. The Ninja Nod-off
#1121. Dear Atheists, Chick-fil-A & Waiters.
#1122. Covet 2.0
#1123. Kids’ Christmas Program Field Guide
#1124. Wishing your contemporary church would go old school during Christmas.
#1125. The flute and the 5 year old.
#1126. Faith like a child.
#1127. The 4 types of clappers.
#1128. The 5 types of Christmas Cards
#1130. Losing your religion.
#1131. Doing life together.
#1132. Questioning people’s parenting skills by the gifts they give their kids.
#1133. Cancelling church on Christmas Day.
#1134. Wondering if you can be a part of something bigger than yourself.
#1135. The guy who ad libs during the announcements.
#1136. CCMdar.
#1137. Wearing the same clothes you wore to church on Sunday to work on Monday.
#1138. The friend who goes on a mission trip and then tells you that you’ve got such a “Western approach to faith.”
#1139. The beautiful reason God might not be talking to you right now.
#1140. Cloves, Hookahs, and Other Non-Cigarettes
#1141. Sonic Happy Hour or “The Christian Happy Hour.”
#1142. The God you least expect.
#1143. Penalty flags in church: Service Referees
#1144. Solomon invented Twitter.
#1145. Tim Tebow: The Christian Girl’s Heartthrob
#1146. Not singing with your hands raised.
#1147. Direct depositing your tithe.
#1148. My new problem with rap music.
#1149. The Clap Offering.
#1150. Wishing you could dance like they do at Greek Orthodox Churches.
#1151. What our Twitter viruses say about us.
#1152. Church Greeter Ninjas
#1153. The digital version of plucking out your eye.
#1154. Taking a chaperone with you on a date.
#1155. Does God want you to be miserable?
#1156. SNL-ing a Christian book.
#1157. 10 ways to have a horrible first date if you’re a Christian.
#1158. The R-word.
#1159. Using “Ministry” to Avoid Real Life Responsibility
#1160. Wondering if there will be pets in heaven.
#1161. Wishing the Bible was a self help book.
#1162. U.S. vs. U.K.
#1163. Having a favorite version of the Bible.
#1164. Trying to Shazam Christian songs.
#1165. When good isn’t good enough.
#1166. Ring by Spring or Your Money Back
#1167. Raising money.
#1168. Giving your kid an obscure Bible name.
#1169. Putting the “fun” into fund drives on Christian radio stations.
#1170. Moses Was A Wuss & Potential Viral Sensation
#1171. Things kids say in church.
#1172. 4 people at your job who need “printer grace”
#1173. Do we really love people who aren’t Christian?
#1174. Seeing God in Stuff.
#1175. CROSSRoads
#1176. Surviving spring break when you don’t get one. (Part 1)
#1176. Surviving Spring Break when you don’t get one (Part 2).
#1177. Spontaneous Meal Prayer: A How To Guide
#1178. Realizing you’re the only Christian who hasn’t …
#1179. Dangerous Youth Group Games
#1180. The map & the plan.
#1181. Calling God By His First Name
#1182. The 10 Commandments of Chick-fil-A
#1183. The best thing I’ve learned on the road this year.
#1184. The stranger at church who has never had kids but yet is compelled to give you unsolicited advice on how to parent yours.
#1185. Claiming Musicians as One of Us
#1186. Rabbit rage.
#1187. Signature sins.
#1188. How to tell if you’re dating a preacher
#1189. Worship Leader Simon Says
#1190. Babies crying during the sermon.
#1191. Believing the Elders are Bond. James Bond.
#1192. Road trip wedding vows.
#1193. When worship songs go blank.
#1194. Is God boring?
#1195. Too Loud for Jesus?
#1196. Refusing to change seats.
#1198. 4 reasons it’s better to grow up at a small church.
#1198. Going on a mission for God.
#1199. The Bible App Holiness Guide
#1200. Sunday Morning Quarterbacks
#1201. Looking through the telescope.
#1202. Breaking up with your small group.
#1203. Doing the Holy Shuffle
#1204. The Assumed Hug.
#1205. Missing Sunday School.
#1206. Kids get the gospel.
#1207. Trying not to complain around missionaries.
#1208. WWJD – What Would Jesus Design
#1209. Grace for the friend who talks during the song you asked them to listen to.
#1210. Loving the unlovable.
#1211. Making sure everyone knows your fiance isn’t living with you.