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Madea, boy oh boy if you have not met her or heard her, she can preach it!  This is a snipit from the play

If you haven’t seen this before you totally should! I did not create this, the creator of Family Guy did. I do not own the rights to it either.

“In Essentials, Unity; in Non-essentials, Liberty; in All Things, Charity,” – St. Augustine

I like your christ, i do not like your christians, your christians are so unlike your christ. – Mahatma Ghandi

A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked the monsignor how he had done. 
  
The monsignor replied, ‘When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get nervous, I take a sip.’ 
  
So next Sunday he took the monsignor’s advice. At the beginning of the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink. He proceeded to talk up a storm. 
  
Upon his return to his office after the mass, he found the following note on the door:


1)   Sip the vodka, don’t gulp.
2)  There are 10 commandments, not 12.
3)  There are 12 disciples, not 10.
4)  Jesus was consecrated, not constipated.
5)  Jacob wagered his donkey, he did not bet his ass.
6)  We do not refer to Jesus Christ as the late J.C.
7)  The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not referred to as Daddy, Junior and the spook.
8)  David slew Goliath; he did not kick the shit out of him.
9)  When David was hit by a rock and was knocked off his donkey, don’t say he was stoned off his ass.
10) We do not refer to the cross as the ‘Big T.’
11) When Jesus broke the bread at the last supper he said, ‘Take this and eat it for this is my body.’ He did not say ‘Eat me’.
12) The Virgin Mary is not called ‘Mary with the Cherry’.
13) The recommended grace before a meal is not: Rub-A-Dub-Dub thanks for the grub, Yeah God.
14) Next Sunday there will be a taffy pulling contest at St. Peter’s not a peter pulling contest at St. Taffy’s.

If you haven’t seen these videos, you should.  They are terrific and give you a great overview of various biblical and philosophical topics.

I went to a dialogue series between a Buddhist Scholar (J. Bruce Long, Ph.D) and a Christian Scholar (Kenneth A. Locke, Ph.D) at University of the West.  This is what they had to say:

Buddhist-Christian Dialogue

Buddhist - Christian Dialogue

If you don’t know about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, you should.  They are one of the most unique volunteer nonprofit organizations in the GLBTQ community which is out there building awareness and raising funds for various charities.

Read about the history here on Wikipedia:

Organization’s website: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

I have to say, this is one of the coolest blogs for clergy.  Being in seminary I’ve already shared this with 200 of my classmates.. trust me this one blog I’ll continue to speak about.
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PeaceBang thinks of herself as the stage mother to the American clergy, and she wants ALL her babies to be stars!

This is the gospel of Beauty Tips For Ministers: if clergypeople believe that religious life is vital, relevant and beautiful, they should look the part. PeaceBang is fond of saying that if we do not project an image intentionally, we will project one unconconsciously. She believes that God has made a good gift in you, and you don’t bring an unwrapped gift to God’s party. Check out her blog here: