I don’t know about you, but one of my hobbies is making fun of really cheesy church signs.  I know I probably shouldn’t do it, but I can’t help it. 

It’s sad to me that so many churches are committed to putting up these unbelievably corny phrases on their signs.  All it does is confirm the community’s perception about the church being weird and irrelevant. 

So, it’s with this in mind, that I thought I would share with you some of the worst signs I’ve seen over the years.

• “God is here…where are you?”
• “Jesus should be your steering wheel, not your spare tire.”
• “Avoid truth decay:  brush up on your Bible reading”.
• “Seven days without prayer makes one weak.”
• “Stop, drop, and roll doesn’t work in hell!”
• “Bingo is Gambling.  Gambling is a Sin.  Therefore, Bingo is a Sin.”
• “Baked or Fried? You will be both if you do not have Jesus.” 

Now, let me ask you a question.  Do any of those signs make you want to run into those churches?

Just a thought.

So, if you’re into cheesy, corny, goofy church signs, I want to encourage you to take your ideas to this website instead. Church Sign Generator allows you to create whatever church sign you’d like to.  Really.  If you can dream it, you can put it on a church sign. 

So, if you’ve always dreamed of being the person who got to put those flimsy letters on that ancient church sign, today is your chance.  

Additionally, if you come up with a good thought for a cheesy church sign, I would love for you to send it to me, so I can post it on the blog. 

I hope you have a great weekend, and we’ll see you Sunday!

This past Sunday, an unnamed church member approached me with a DVD and said, “You’ve got to see this!”  It was labeled, “Youth Sunday, 1990”, and I immediately knew that if this DVD ever got out, I would be thoroughly embarrassed.     

This unnamed person went on to explain that she had found an old VHS tape of this youth service and had it converted to DVD.  I, in turn, explained that this DVD could ultimately be damaging to my future ministry in the Middle Georgia area.

I first thought about covering this video up, but since there were multiple copies floating around, I realized that my best plan of action would be to go ahead and put this out there before someone tried to blackmail me, and I didn’t really have a choice.  So let me just provide a little background at this point.

In 1990, I was a freshman in high school.  As best I can recollect, this is the very first time I ever set foot on a church stage (not counting numerous children’s choir performances!).  It’s a short clip, but as you’ll soon see, I’m leading the classic hymn, “Mansion Over the Hilltop”, and I’m not exactly very good at it. 

This video was obviously shot at our old campus on Pleasant Hill Road, so those of you who’ve been at Southside for a long time will especially appreciate this trip back in time. 

One last thing.  If you don’t mind, let’s keep the sarcastic comments to a minimum! 

I’m sure you’ve all seen the following video by now, but if you haven’t, be forewarned.  What follows is a song that will stay in your brain forever.  My kids wake up singing it and go to bed singing it.  I can’t stop breaking into it at random times throughout the day either.  It won’t be long until it completely takes over the airwaves.   Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

It’s Friday, so I thought I’d just post something fun.  It’s been a while since I’ve been in a wheelbarrow race, but if I were to be in one tomorrow, I would try to learn this trick.  Check this out.   

I thought I’d share with you a little Christmas video today.  I probably won’t be blogging for the next couple of days, as I’ll be spending time with my family.  I hope you enjoy this video and I wish you all a “Merry Christmas!”