Good News Club Quotes

My poor blog is so lonely and abandoned. I shall take pity on it and post some interesting things the kids at Good News Club said today.

A little boy who wanted to be called "Skittles" (kids are weird) prayed before snack today. Here's what he said at the end:

"God, thanks for Brother Mike who started this Good News Club. Thanks that he's not just being lazy..."

Another little boy commented about the song visual I held up at club:

"Miss Jeanne? That kid on the last page looks like Obama!"

He looked at me as if I were conspiring to take down the nation.

I didn't quite know what to say, or why it really matter if the kid on the visual did look like Obama, but I felt I owed him an explanation, or an excuse, before he started accusing me of being a socialist:

"Uh...I'm sure it wasn't intentional..."

A little girl had her own unique view on heaven's benefits:

"Well, if you mess up in heaven, watch out because God might kick you out and throw you down to hell!"

I am always astounded by the heresy that even "church" kids perpetuate. Totally depravity in action, folks. I am always astounded, but not always tactful:

"Uh, no. You cannot "mess up" in heaven..."

I then went on to try and explain the concept of glorification in a way a child would understand. I'm not sure if I succeeded.

I think Good News Club gave me a headache (I know it did), but at least it keeps me entertained.

The Love of God, A Prayer

Our Father, which art in heaven, we Thy children are often troubled in mind, hearing within us at once the affirmations of faith and the accusations of conscience. We are sure that there is in us nothing that could attract the love of the One as holy and as just as Thou art. Yet Thou hast declared Thine unchanging love for us in Christ Jesus. If nothing in us can win Thy love, nothing in the universe can prevent Thee from loving us. Thy love is uncaused and undeserved.

Thou art Thyself the reason for the love wherewith we are loved. Help us to believe the intensity, the eternity of the love that has found us. Then love will cast out fear; and our troubled hearts will be ar peace, trusting not in what we are but in what Thou hast declared Thyself to be. Amen.

A.W. Tozer, 1897-1963