10. “Yappy”, the Shunned Wise Man”

9. “Finding God’s Facebook: A Teen’s Christmas Journey”

8. “My 30 Year Post Traumatic Stress: A Shepherd’s Story after the Announcement of the Birth”

7. “Either take the Room by the ice machine, or it’s the Stable. That’s all I got: The Innkeeper’s story”

6. “You Pick the Right Manger!” Interactive dinner theater

5. “King Herod’s Kid’s Christmas Cantata”

4. “Biblical Billy Bass tells the story of Christmas”

3. “A pregnant stranger, her husband, a blizzard, car trouble, a kindly old couple, a baby boy born, house foreclosure averted Christmas!

2. “Mimes Keeping their Flocks by Night”

1. “The Night the Animals Texted”

Copyright 2008 Dave Tippett (djtippHA@yahoo.com).

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Saturday Night Live comes to the rescue with a sure-fire solution to our economic woes.

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Note: what follows is not the approach we’re teaching in the Gospel Conversations class, but it’s good for a chuckle from the Jollyblogger:

The truth of the gospel is the principle article of all Christian doctrine… Most necessary is it that we know this article well, teach it to others and beat it into their heads continually. — Martin Luther

Just for fun… any captions you’d add to this picture?

“Have you ever heard of the Four Spiritual Laws?”

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This is the single most powerful argument I have seen to date on why there should not be dancing in church! I would even support that this dance routine never happen again on the planet earth. It’s like the Bible meets Disco with a splash of Tony Orlando and Dawn!

For those of you who like to watch traffic accidents…

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Lately, I’ve had some prayers that I’d really like some quick answers to. Thanks to my friend Dawn who sent me this helpful clip, I may be on my way to a faster and easier prayer life. Check this out!

Unfortunately, Ebay is currently out of these. Oh well, for now I guess I’ll have to stick to the old-fashioned ways of trusting God for answers.

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If you have over 200 friends, live near a world famous transportation hub and have some time on your hands then this would be a great April Fools Day prank!

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In mentioning Vacation Bible School in last weeks teaching, I inspired ‘O Ryan to send me the following story regarding the sometimes rabid parental approach to this summer program.

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Text messaging addicts, take note: the following quotes have identical wording, differing only in punctuation.

Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy — will you let me be yours?

Gloria

… vs. …

Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me.

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I read this article and thought it would be a perfect opportunity to laugh especially for those who are not “A” type personalities. Enjoy.

MY WEIRD CLAIM TO FAME
By Saralee Perel

The neat thing about being a writer is if you’re terrified of talking to people, you never have to.

Or so I thought.

A woman from a Boston radio station left a message about interviewing me. I begged my husband, Bob, “Please call and say I’m disabled (true) and can’t talk (lie).” He refused.

“What should I wear?”

“It’s over the phone.” He sat me down. “Sweets, just be yourself.”

Not good advice. Being myself would mean responding to every question with, “Can I hang up now?”

The interviewer was intimidating. “Today we have author – …

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