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ittle Randy was full of excitement after his first day of Sunday school. When asked about his teacher, he exclaimed, “I don’t know her last name but her first name is Mrs.”
Diane Slotty Prairie du Sac, Wis.
As I held the offering box at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, following music, one girl dropped in her offering, looked inside and
said, “Goodbye, Idaho.” She’d put in her Idaho state quarter. Allison Grainger Decorah, Iowa
When the Gospel reading was John 6 (about eating flesh and drinking wine) I decided to use Ephesians (about psalms and hymns) during our “time for children.” I asked the one brave 4-year-old who came forward, “Do you
know what hymns are?” She quickly replied, “Boys?” Emily Geiger and Chris Weidner Gilbertsville, Pa.
After learning the Lord’s Prayer, our 3-year-old granddaughter had this
reply when asked what she wanted for breakfast: “Daily bread.” Carolyn Gornowicz Sarasota, Fla.
Watch who you sit by One Sunday my wife decided the sermon would be a good time to use the DENNIS FLETCHER
“Good evening, fellas! Tonight’s topic for dis- cussion is men and their fear of intimacy.”
scribble cards and pencils in the pews to make a grocery list. Later that afternoon she returned from the store and handed me a bottle saying, “Here’s your vodka.” When I said I didn’t want vodka she replied, “Then why did you put it on the grocery list?”After a brief argument over who wrote vodka, we started to think about who had sat behind us in church that morning. Our friend Ellen had reached over the pew and added something
to the list while we went up for communion. Dan Klepp Rochester, Mich.
Help me, Jesus Granddaughter Catherine was sent to her room for a second time-out. As her mother closed her bedroom door she heard Catherine say, “Oh, God, please come down here and help me behave. And
The Carters recognize the importance of attending church as a family.
bring Jesus with you.” Kay and Ken Peters Hayden, Ala.
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