church signs

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While driving through Virginia over the weekend there was a church sign that caught my eye.  It was much like any other found outside places of worship throughout the Bible Belt of America: usually the name of the church, some other info (website address, etc.) and then lots of space for some timely text or witty remark.  I think one of my all-time favorites has to be “SOMEONE CALL 911, THIS CHURCH IS ON FIRE!”  And I’d be horribly negligent as a blogger if I didn’t note one nearby congregation’s humorous reaction to all the precipitation we’ve had lately: “WHOEVER IS PRAYING FOR RAIN: PLEASE STOP”.

When you think about it, church signs were Twitter before we ever had the Internet.  And even today they convey their messages much better… and with far fewer than 140 characters.

But here’s what was emblazoned on this particular church’s outdoor sign:

A COUNTRY
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See that pic of Ron Price? That’s when he was sworn in on the Rockingham County Board of Education a little over a year ago. Nobody from his family wanted to come and hold the Bible for him, so school board attorney Jill Wilson had to fill in. This pic was taken by Richard Moore, and we’ll get back to it in just a little bit…

A few days ago Ron Price dropped his lawsuit against Richard and Debbie Moore. There’s a story about it in The Reidsville Review, but based on what I’ve heard from a number of sources, the Review story is… shall we put it… “wildly inaccurate”. There was no settlement at all, and certainly no conditions imposed. Ron Price cried “Uncle!” on his own.

Yet in spite of giving up, Price is delusional enough to claim a victory out of this…

Price said he

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Something I love to do whenever I’m driving around is look at the signs outside of churches. Because whenever they’re not advertising potluck dinners and Cub Scout meetings, they will usually have some wise and often witty messages.

There is one on north Church Street in Greensboro (I forget which church exactly but it’s one of the Baptist ones on the left-hand side as you’re driving north) that has really stuck in my head since seeing it the other day…

Thanksgiving is good.
Thanks-living is even better.

Or something like that. Anyhoo, I thought it was a good thought that deserved a post here 🙂...

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