Typically, I am a bit wary of “Christian humor” which, sadly, often ends up being some unholy (ironic!) combination of derivative, corny, uncomfortable and/or offensive.
That being said, this video clip did make me grin.
Earlier this week, when we went to pick up our daughter from her great-aunt’s house, we heard the story of how some Jehovah’s Witnesses came to their house. My aunt-in-law, who is a pretty dedicated Presbyterian, didn’t have to argue with them or engage in a theological debate.
Rather, the Jehovah’s Witnesses ended up leaving rather quickly because of the total racket the four kids there were stirring up. In fact, when we walked through the door, each of the four kids was performing different, crazed, taekwondo kicks and grunting up a storm.
Reminds me of the famous punchline Seinfeld once delivered about how to respond to telemarketers — watch for yourself below:
A friend of ours from church was telling the story of his college days and the various nicknames given to members of his campus fellowship group. This group took the nicknaming process very seriously and went far beyond simply differentiating between “Big Steve” and “Little Steve.”
More often than not, there was kind of a mean ring to the nicknames. For example, “Punching Bag Dave” was given that title after getting beaten up by a younger student, and one student was named “Home Plate” after her home plate-shaped jawline.
However, the championship goes to a boy named Dave whose nickname was “Good Looking Phil.” Apparently, the “Phil” came from his early onset male pattern baldness (which gave him a kind of Phil Collins appearance) and the “Good Looking” part came from his arrogant self-perception as a ladies’ man. Thus, Dave became “Good Looking Phil.” Brilliant.
Reminds me of when George wanted to be known as “T-Bone.”
For adventure seekers who are not afraid of being decapitated by their own recreational device, the good people of Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana have just the product for you — your very own personal rocket-powered helicopter backpack! [h/t: Engadget] Perhaps this helicopter backpack will revolutionize personal transportation the way the Segway was supposed to (never get stuck in rush hour again! almost lose your noggin every time!) — although it might be harder to customize your copter-pack, like this Segway with spinners.
And, if you ever have the cash to show Bill Gates who’s boss, then you might consider purchasing this $2 billion home [h/t: Gizmodo]. Does a person really need a 22-story home with 400,000 square feet of interior space? I guess there’s a certain madness that sets in when a person’s net worth hits ten or eleven digits. But, if each floor of this home were equally divided in worth, then just giving up one floor would be the equivalent of sponsoring almost 3 million World Vision kids for a year.
Recently, our church community entered a new season of life and ministry as my wife and I began to serve as co-pastors. We became United — a nod to the heritage of our mother church, Korean United Presbyterian Church, while also symbolizing the new direction in which we believe God is leading us.
We have hope that God is building up a missional community of Christ-followers who will stand united with Christ as individuals, with one another as a diverse community and with God’s purposes in the world.
I designed the United logo, which you can view below.
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