A Kansas man received a computerized bill from a store showing that he owed “$00.00.”  He discarded it.

The next month he received another bill stating, “This account is now past due.”  He circled the zeros and returned it.

A few days later came a scorching computer letter exhorting him to pay his debt of $00.00.  The man finally mailed a check in the amount of $00.00.  He received no further pleas from the store.

Have you ever thought about how some of the events in the Bible sounds to those who haven’t heard them before.  

Nine-year-old Joey was asked by his mother what he had learned in Sunday school.  “Well, Mom, our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.  When he got to the Red Sea, he had his engineers build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely.  Then he used his walkie-talkie to radio headquarters for reinforcements.  They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved.”

One small mountain church is located by a frequently-traveled road.  Sometimes during services, the church PA picks up CB broadcasts from passing motorists.  The CB’ers, of course are unaware that their voices are being heard in a meeting.

Once, the pastor began a prayer, saying, “O Lord, we beseech you to meet our various needs . . .”

Suddenly he was interrupted by a loud voice that crackled over the PA, “I’ll be right on down!”

Three contestants in a television quiz show were down to the last round.  The master of ceremonies explained the final question.  “I’m going to give you a phrase with a word missing at the end.  Come up with the missing word and you’ll win our grand prize – an all-expenses paid two-week trip to Europe.  Ready?  The phrase is, ‘Old MacDonald has a ______.’  And remember, you must not only name the missing word.  You must spell it.”

The first contestant answered: “Old MacDonald had a ranch – r-a-n-c-h.”

The studio audience moaned.

The second contestant tried: “Old MacDonald had a barn – b-a-r-n.

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five- and six-year-olds.  After explaining the commandment to honor thy father and thy mother,’ she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?”

Without missing a beat, one boy (the oldest of a family of seven) answered, “Thou shalt not kill.”

Summer brings all types of word pictures to our minds.  We may think of beaches, vacations, travel, camps, etc.  When we think of summer we usually think of all the fun things we can do with our family and friends.  But for me, the highlight of my summer is VBS.  I am so looking forward to this year’s VBS!  This year our theme is Maker Fun Factory.