Today's Sermon: 4 Days!!

I should be Christmas shopping.. That's what most of you are thinking right now I bet. I know the thought has been popping in and outa my head all morning. Not to mention that there are still presents to wrap and end-of-the-season football games to watch. Oh and those "special" Christmas cookies to bake and .. Well there's just a shit load to do still. So why are you wasting your time at this phony baloney church. Have any of you seriously asked yourself that question today? I mean we certainly aren't an organized religion.. not by any stretch of the imagination. We don't threaten you with damnation if you skip a Sunday.. (Like those over-dramatic Catholics!) Hell.. half of us don't even believe in "God".
So what are you doing here today?
I know I've told you my reasons for being here every damn Sunday (archive, 11/16/03). Of course it is a little different for me.. seein as this is like my calling and all.
But in fact during the 5 months since 3rd Church opened it's doors we've heard sermons by many "lay" people.. all from pretty much different walks of life too. Joe the swamper over at the Boob Tube Bar, Li'l Julie the student and most recently Sister Ani-D2 reformed sinner. You can find their thoughts and feelings in the Holy Archives. And they are suggested reading.
But whether you read them or not I really want you to ask yourself.. What brought you here today? On this weekend before Christmas. This shopping party-hearty hurry push and shove and elbow your way right into Christmas weekend!!
Oh I'm sure all your answers would be different.. Yet they would also be the same.
And ya know.. I really think they would make you feel good.. kinda like a good Christmas gift!
Anyway.. Think about it. And hell who knows.. Maybe the next sermon you read may be your own!!

And somewhat on the same note I would like to formally welcome Mo Tolerance into the fold. Mo also (at my urging) preached his case (so to speak) a few weeks ago. Most of the responses were quite in Mo's favor though we did keep getting these anonymous emails that said "Stone him!". Ummm.. I sure hope that wasn't you Sister A-D2!! Anyway.. Mo's really a pretty cool guy. ( I knew him first in the "real" world.) And I'm sure he will be an asset to this congregation!

Also our first Christmas Pageant was rather successful.. Just a couple of snags what with a few "blinking" links and some rancid cocktail weenies. But otherwise everyone seemed to have fun.
OK.. that's it for this week folks.
Have a Merry Christmas. Though I'll probably be seein most of you later on at the mall.




 

the word was delivered at:
¶ 2:47 AM