Makes me laugh!

I have been smiling, chuckling and forwarding links all morning after reading Marko's reference to a new blog. It's called "Stuff Christians Like" and it does a fantastic job of humorously analyzing the cliches and trends in the Church. It is irreverent but easy-to-relate-to. Through the sarcasm, you can see the author's heart for God and for authentic Christianity.


For Kids Ministry people, there are several insightful and hilarious VBS entries! Here is an excerpt...

I can't prove this, but I secretly think some VBS teachers try to send the kids home as messy as possible. They do crafts like "make a picture with pine sap" or just give kids tubes of glue and say "go." And if the craft doesn't get them
sticky enough, they often give them snacks that involve peanut butter and honey.
Do you know how long it takes to get a honey and peanut butter mixture out of a
kid's hair? Roughly 19 months or 19 seconds if you use the scissors and just cut
the hair right off. I'm just saying, that's an option too.

Looking ahead...Way ahead!

We're two weeks away from the start of Vacation Bible School. We've got some incredible volunteers working with our paid staff on the leadership team. Up until this week I've felt really good about the planning. But this week panic set in. Will all the little details come together? Will plenty of kids come? What are we forgetting? Will the decorating be cool enough? Et cetera, et cetera.

As the panic has set in, this little thought has crept into my head ---- "I don't know if I can do this another year."

But today... Group Publishing released the first clue for their VBS 2009 theme. The message boards at Group VBS are buzzing as people try to figure it out. I was surprised to find myself getting excited too. A whole new theme, a new outlet for creativity and ideas! What could it be? More clues are coming with the theme announcement scheduled for next week. I can't wait. Maybe I will do this again next year!