The Sacred Sandwich
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  • January27th

    Up until now, Pastor Humphrey had always enjoyed a little congregational feedback after one of his sermons.

  • July21st

    Although Pastor Dudley was giving a sermon on the sin of covetousness later that morning, he still wanted to throttle his son for grabbing the Sunday funnies first.

  • June24th

    To make their worship services more interesting, Hilldale Presbyterian Church added a big screen to display hymn lyrics, Powerpoint presentations, and the occasional showing of The Princess Bride when the sermon is too boring.

  • May12th

    A medical team was dispatched to Valley Family Church on Sunday after several members of the congregation complained of itching ears during the service. Medical personnel immediately gave cortisone shots and sent everyone home. Pastor Blaine Sikeston apologized for the mishap, saying, “I made the mistake of preaching directly from Scripture, instead of using a topical monologue from the ‘Sermon-of-the-Month’ Club. It won’t happen again.”

  • March8th

    When it came time for the sermon, the congregation had a bad feeling their pastor would be phoning it in.

  • February18th

  • December14th

    Leaving Sunday services to go to lunch after a thought-provoking sermon on “God or Mammon,” Tom and Walter ponder a more pressing decision: Ponderosa or KFC?