True story. A man was recently arrested for hitting a preacher with a pie in the face during the pastor's sermon. The pastor of the church in Colorado apparently received the unexpected dessert due to a controversy going on in the church organization. The headlines covering this story were all pretty humorous, although I have to feel sorry for the pastor. As funny as the tactic seems, bringing to mind images of circus clowns and fundraisers, it was certainly a major disruption to the service.
So, have you ever wanted to paste a preacher with a pie in the face? I once sat through a two hour sermon and if I'd had a banana cream pie on hand, the preacher would have had a banana cream pie on his face. Just kidding, of course. But it was an agonizing two hours. As one of my seminary professors once said, "Anybody that preaches over forty-five minutes makes me so mad I could punch them!"
All this is my roundabout way of saying thank you to the members of Joyful Life Ministries for not throwing pies or punching their pastor after a Bible study that went a little later than usual on Wed. night. There was a lot to cover on a very important topic. As I said after the conclusion of the study, thanks for your patience. It meant a lot to me that there were no pies hurled my way. It meant even more that after getting done later than usual, some of you still stuck around and spent time in fellowship. It was nice to enjoy some conversation instead of all of us going our separate ways.
And don't worry, no two hour sermons on the horizon for us. Ever.
So, have you ever wanted to paste a preacher with a pie in the face? I once sat through a two hour sermon and if I'd had a banana cream pie on hand, the preacher would have had a banana cream pie on his face. Just kidding, of course. But it was an agonizing two hours. As one of my seminary professors once said, "Anybody that preaches over forty-five minutes makes me so mad I could punch them!"
All this is my roundabout way of saying thank you to the members of Joyful Life Ministries for not throwing pies or punching their pastor after a Bible study that went a little later than usual on Wed. night. There was a lot to cover on a very important topic. As I said after the conclusion of the study, thanks for your patience. It meant a lot to me that there were no pies hurled my way. It meant even more that after getting done later than usual, some of you still stuck around and spent time in fellowship. It was nice to enjoy some conversation instead of all of us going our separate ways.
And don't worry, no two hour sermons on the horizon for us. Ever.
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