Category Postcards from Palookaville

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A Teaser on Preaching

Here’s an interesting quotation: “Preachers must not be boring.  To a large extent the pastor and boredom are synonymous concepts.  Listeners often think that they have heard already what is being said in the pulpit.  They have long since known…

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The Exorcist

The Vatican’s chief exorcist has written his memoirs.  You can read the story here.   He claims ca. 70 000 exorcisms which is, I suspect, a workload which might even make Benny Hinn stop and take notice.

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The Exorcist

The Vatican’s chief exorcist has written his memoirs.  You can read the story here.   He claims ca. 70 000 exorcisms which is, I suspect, a workload which might even make Benny Hinn stop and take notice.

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Laugh out loud

Laughter is generally a social phenomenon; usually, it is very difficult to laugh at, say, a comedy program if nobody else in the room is so doing. It is also even more difficult to do, for some reason, when reading…

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Laugh out loud

Laughter is generally a social phenomenon; usually, it is very difficult to laugh at, say, a comedy program if nobody else in the room is so doing. It is also even more difficult to do, for some reason, when reading…

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Back to School

I have always been a huge fan of Luther and especially of his pastoral advice, especially the comment he made to the effect that no Christian should ever think they have so mastered the ABCs of the faith that they…