We go to church to worship our loving Father.  We go to church to fellowship with our local Christian family.  We go to church to minister to those around us.  We go to church to be fed spiritually.

But you know that funny bloopers and blunders happen at church all the time, right? 

Hey we’re all human.  Church bulletins have typos.  Preachers and teachers mix their words up sometimes.  Kids scream out embarrassing things in the middle of a prayer.  (Oh, but it’s so much funnier when it’s someone else’s kid…)

My uncle (yes, my very own uncle!!!) worked for several years compiling an entire book filled with all kinds of humorous things that have happened in churches all over America and beyond.  It’s amazing what true stories started pouring in when he asked people to send him their funny memories of bloopers and blunders that occurred during a church service!  Wow did people have some doozies! 

The Big Book of Church Humor, by Ken Alley is a great, fun read.  The first section is full of real life examples of funny church happenings sent or emailed to Dr. Alley (um, Uncle Kenny) by people all over the place. The second section of the book is a collection of fictional anecdotes from past church humor books (some of them 100 years old!).

Want to see some examples of some of the true stories?!  Here are a few church bulletin typos:

“Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community.”  (Hey, those in the community are probably sick of you too.)

“Spend one Sunday each week at your nearest church.”  (What a fantastic idea.)

“Thank you Steve, who once again has worked hard to clean the pastor off the basement floor.”  (Huh?)

“There will be waxers and strippers available for the Men’s Club when they do the fellowhip hall floor.”  (Oh dear…)

“Moving the church lawn this week will be Allen _____ and Roland ____.”  (Wow, good luck with that.)

“Musician Wanted:  Must be able to play piano in Spanish for two services.”  (Now that I’d like to see!  Uh, hear.)

Okay, that gives you a little taste of what fills this book.  I’m not much of a “laugh out loud” kind of girl, but parts of this book had me busting right out loud, which made my kids come running to say, “What’d you read this time?!  Read it to us!”

You can purchase The Big Book of Church Humor (this book makes a GREAT gift!) at iUniverse.com or by calling 1-877-823-9235.  You can also ask for it at your local bookstores.

I have two copies of The Big Book of Church Humor to give away…and they just so happen to be autographed!  (Yes, I have connections!)

Interested in winning a copy?  Leave a comment on this post!  I’ll draw two random winners on Monday, August 23!

I’m very excited to introduce you to a wonderful scripture memory resource CD called Gods Word from A to Z!

Abe and Liza Philips are excellent song writers, beautiful singers and well…they’re parents.  They have a two year old and a four year old and they desire to help their children (and ours) learn scripture.  They’ve put 26 scripture verses (one for every letter of the alphabet) to song.  Each of the songs has its own unique tune and wow are they catchy!  It’s amazing how quickly your child can memorize scripture when they’re singing the Word!

In addition to Abe and Liza singing each of the verses, the CD includes their children quoting the scripture.  It is absolutely adorable and it’s proof that even the tiniest of kids can memorize scripture!

My own boys are now 5 (and a half, he will tell you), 8, 10 and 13.  Not so little anymore.   When Abe and Liza sent us a complementary copy of their CD for our review I was a little bit concerned that most of my boys would feel like they were “too big for it”.  Nonetheless, without telling the kids what it was, I put the CD in one night after tucking them into bed.  At least I thought I tucked them into bed.  It wasn’t long before I could hear evidence of the fact that my boys were no longer “tucked in for the night”.  Nope.  They were all four (yes even the big guys) up dancing around their room.  I peeked in to see if they were goofing off…making fun of the CD.  Nope.  They were all four (yes even the big guys) dancing to the music, singing along already and having a good ol’ time.

Shucks, how could I resist joining in for that?  And so I did (even though my dancing skills are insanely scary).

The next day I asked the boys what they thought of the God’s Word from A to Z CD….

Asa (13):  Oh yeah…it’s cool.
Justus (10):  It’s really cute!
Elias (8):  Where is it?  Can we listen to it again?
Malachi (5) (and a half):  Yeah, can we?

And so we did.  We have listened to it now over and over.  It doesn’t get old.  My kids are now singing scripture all day long.  Big kids or not, they love this CD!

The timing of this giveaway could not be more perfect!  You will not believe how wonderful God’s Word from A to Z scripture memory CD is…and how wonderfully it goes along with Learn Your Letters, Learn to Serve Curriculum Kit!  (Not all of the verses used in the kit are the same as those used on the CD, but no matter!)  This CD is a great supplement to anything you could be teaching your kids about the Bible.  I very highly recommend it!

I have two copies to give away this week!  If you’re interested in winning one, leave a comment on this post.  I’ll draw a random winner early next week!