Randy's Blog

In July 2011 I preached a series entitled, "Living Generously." As I neared the end of the series, Dennis Adams passed along to me a great video. In it a boy demonstrates the value of living generously. In choosing to be generous he is blessed, though not because he was seeking the blessing. In fact, he didn't even know it was a possibility, but as you watch the video you see he gets so much more than he ever imagined. It really brings to life Jesus' teaching on this:

Jesus: “‘Give, & you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.’” (Luke 6:38 NLT2)

Click here to watch the video, and see how Jesus' teachings always work!

Like any vocation, there are professional publications for preachers, and occasionally they offer humor. Below is a list from one that I thought was a great way to begin the summer. Enjoy!

This was in the "Bob Levey's Washington" column in the Washington Post. Every year he compiles and prints the "Best T-shirts of the Summer", and I came across this list in a preaching resource I receive:

• (around a picture of dandelions) I Fought the Lawn and the Lawn Won 
• So Few Men, So Few Who Can Afford Me 
• I Suffer Occasional Delusions of Adequacy 
• God Made Us Sisters, Prozac Made Us Friends 
• If They Don't Have Chocolate In Heaven, I Ain't Going 
• At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, Heard It All...I Just Can't Remember It All 
• My Mother Is a Travel Agent for Guilt Trips 
• I Just Do What the Voices Inside My Head Tell Me to Do 
• If It's Called Tourist Season, Why Can't We Hunt Them? 
• Princess, Having Had Sufficient Experience with Princes, Seeks Frog 
• No, It Doesn't Hurt (on a "well-tattooed gentleman") 
• (on the back of a passing motorcyclist) If You Can Read This, My Wife Fell Off 
• I Used to Be Schizophrenic, but We're OK Now 
• Veni, Vedi, Visa: I came. I Saw. I Did a Little Shopping. 
• What if the Hokey Pokey Really Is What It's All About? 
• I Didn't Climb to the Top of the Food Chain to Be a Vegetarian 
• Coffee, Chocolate, Men...Some Things Are Just Better Rich 
• Liberal Arts Major...Will Think for Money 
• Growing Old Is Inevitable; Growing Up Is Optional 
• IRS -- Be Audit You Can Be 
• Gravity. It's Not Just a Good Idea. It's the Law. 
• If You Want Breakfast in Bed, Sleep in the Kitchen 
• The Old Pro. Often Wrong -- Never in Doubt 
• If at First You Don't Succeed, Skydiving Isn't for You 
• Old Age Comes at a Bad Time 
• In America, Anyone Can Be President. That's One of the Risks You Take. 
• First Things First, but Not Necessarily in that Order.