Light side
The wonder of the transfiguration O
ur congregation worshiped with a neighboring church on Transfigura- tion Sunday due to a broken sewer pipe in our building. During the children’s time, the pastor asked the kids if they knew about Superman.
No response. Wonder Woman? Lots of raised hands from his mostly female audience. So he took off with the Wonder Woman illustration, saying how she seemed to be someone different in everyday life, but when she “became” Wonder Woman, her appearance changed and people saw her as someone else. In an attempt to bring it home, the pastor said, “Now in a few minutes, we’re going to read a story in the Bible …” and a little voice interrupted to fin-
ish his sentence, “… about Wonder Woman?” Jeanette Burgess Atlanta
Hunter’s women
I was teaching our first- and second-grade Sunday school class the story of Ruth, Orpah and Naomi. After the story I asked the class to name the three women in this great story of God’s faithfulness. Hunter’s hand shot into the
air immediately: “I know! I know! Ruth, Oprah and Wyoming!” Tracy Nerem Norfolk, Neb.
Not a five star rating … At the close of the service, Ella’s mother reported that when the 3-year-old came back from communion, she declared: “You know, Mommy, I think more
people would come if Jesus served better food.” Carl Hansen Lakewood, Colo.
BOB VOJTKO
“I realize you’re new, but we don’t set out dip with communion.”
Several years ago when our granddaughter was in line for communion, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, “I guess you really can’t consider this a snack, but it does
sort of tide you over until lunchtime.” Darlene Ruud White Plains, N.Y.
Oh, I see …
As a church secretary, I was considering ask- ing members in the weekly newsletter what their favorite Bible story was. Then I won- dered which story I would
choose.At that moment, someone came in the church, called out and I directed him into the office. He stood in the entry to the office and said, “I am the blind man.” All I could think of was the parable in John 9 about the blind man. Then he added, “I’m here to fix the problem blind at the window in the sanctu- ary.” I was so over- whelmed by the experi- ence, I forgot to ask him
“I understand that you met on the Internet and you want me to perform your wedding in a chat room.”
if he fixed the blind. JoAnn Richardson Lander, Wyo.
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