Strange Sightings and a Contest
Posted on November 15, 2007
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So, numerous churches in our area appreciate the not-so-subtle power of the marquee. The whole medium is lost on me, but hey, I though the ipod would be a bust.
A friend at church told me about this one, and I had to go see it for myself. This was just 
too good.
The irony is endless.
For starters, I guess a church with “Freedom” in its name is bound (one might say, pre-ordained) to be at odds with ol’ Calvin.
And the pigs fly thing … my friend, that is too stellar.
The most ironic piece, however, was the message they had on the back side of this sign critiquing Calvin and all his cohorts:
I will leave any editorializing to you.
However, this did give me an idea. I would love to see some of the best church signs from around the country. Snap some shots and email them to me.
I’ll pick a few to post here on the blog - and for the very best one, I’ll send you a free copy of my new book. We’ll say the contest ends in two weeks, November 30th. Send me some good ones.
peace / Winn
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This is hilarious Winn! I just saw one today that said, “Exposure to the Son prevents burning.” I said to myself, “Do they mean burning in hell?” I believe they did.
I love the second sign. It’s especially awesome because Jesus was never critical of anything.
I hate to admit it, but there was a time when the sign outside of my church said, “God Saw That.”
It was really funny, actually, and I was embarrassed that anyone would put that on a sign, even though it’s true.
this is just to funny…
Oh my, it’s been a few years now, but down in Alabama I passed a church sign that said, “You will burn in hell.”
I love reading church signs! They’re often embarrassing but hilarious. I saw one a while back that read:
If you’ve been waiting for a sign from God, this is it.
A lack of space between the purpose of the service, and the subject of the message led to this phrase on a lovely small church in central Florida:
Worship Without Jesus
And once, on a bulletin at a church we attended a long time ago, it read “The father of lies and deception: Pastor .
Gotta watch those spaces and blank lines
ok winn…
i’ve seen one that said:
“bring your sin to the alter and
drop it like it’s hot
drop it like it’s hot”
ummm… holla??
Haley, now that’s funny, extra funny.
[…] 30th is the deadline for our contest in search of the best picture of a church marquee sign. […]
Racking my brain to think of a good one I’ve seen… I got nothin’.
The churches around here have little sense of humor I guess.
Winn –
Bert talks of one on the way to Pelzer, SC that he actually liked when he first read it — it said:
“Sinners Welcome”
Unfortunately, he took a second glance and found that his pleasant surprise at their honesty was unjustified. The sign actually read:
“Seniors Welcome”
oh well…
Ok, so there is a sign (really a banner…) outside a baptist church here in Wilmington, NC that reads:
“God Has Not Changed. Neither Have We. Old Fashion Preaching, Old Fashion Singing.”
It is infuriating and hilarious at the same time. I will try to snap a shot and send it to you….
Hey, at least they are honest….
“What’s missing in chrch?”
A few years back, when Wal-Mart was just recently opening in town one of the local church’s marque read:
“Wal-Mart isn’t the only great place for savings.”
Thats a hilarious shame.