Handel and Humor

Check out these silent monks "singing" the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah.

Happy Reformation Day

Tim Hawkins' Ode to Chick-fil-A

Many of you have likely seen this video before, but with the recent controversy involving Chick-fil-A, I thought it was a good time to watch it again (and get a good laugh on a Monday).

Out of the Mouth of Babes

Children are humorous, especially when they don't mean to be. Their responses to questions are classic (evidenced by the number of forwarded emails we've all received with such responses). Our 2 year-old daughter is no different. Two incidents occurred recently that left my wife and I laughing at her own "classic" responses to our questions.

The first happened when we were in a store and saw an inflatable Santa Claus. I asked my daughter who that was in the red suit with the white beard. Her response: "Noah" (she probably wondered why there were toys rather than animals in the sled).

The second incident was in the midst of my wife going over catechism questions with our daughter. They were talking about Adam and Eve, sin, and the punishment for sin. My wife asked, "What happens when we sin?" The answer we expected was: "It separates us from God." The answer our daughter gave: "We get a spanking."

Happy Reformation Day!

A little Reformation humor...

It's Funny Because It's True

This humorous description of the growth of Baptists is sad but true:

Our numbers can be at least partially explained. Like cats, we multiply by fighting. One Baptist, a believer; two Baptists, a church; three Baptists, a church split.

--Ralph Wood, "My Water, His Wine" in July/August 2011 issue of Touchstone

Holy Humor

As a pastor (and as a parent), it's always a joy to look out over the congregation on a Sunday morning and see a father or mother teaching a child how to follow a hymn or find a biblical passage. This past Sunday, I had the privilege of seeing one of our fathers explaining to his son the symbolism of the bread and cup during our celebration of the Lord's Supper. What a beautiful picture it was of a father instructing his child in the truths of the gospel.

But there was more to the story, which I learned the next day. This father in our congregation shared with me that the conversation was going very well until the cups were passed their way. As he began explaining to him that the cup represented the blood of Jesus, he noticed his son closely inspecting the cup. Thinking that his son was growing very interested in the atoning sacrifice of Christ, he awaited the thoughts of his young mind.

His son leaned over and whispered to him, "Daddy, Jesus' blood smells just like grape juice."

Makes a Great Father's Day Gift Too

In case you missed this on Valentine's Day, it makes a great gift for Father's Day as well. So if you want the dads in your life to smell like an old theologian, give them this irresistible fragrance.





















As always, you can trust The Sacred Sandwich to provide us with a healthy dose of humor.

Dubious Photojournalism

In his next Christian conspiracy thriller titled “The C.S.

Lewis Code,” author Dan Brown exposes the truth about

Aslan the Lion, who purportedly left Narnia, got married,

and settled down with his wife and adopted lamb in

Secaucus, New Jersey.

While this is a little creepy, it is also a little funny. Thanks again to The Sacred Sandwich for providing us with a good laugh.