Bacon Sandwiches & Salvation: A Humorous Antidote For The Pharisee In All Of Us

Halfway through the service our minister asked the congregation a question. For you, he asked, what is the most important thing in the world? Liz and I answered more or less simultaneously. My reply was very proper and holy for a change. Salvation I cried piously. Bacon sandwiches suggested Liz, with all the passion and wisdom you would expect from a retired magistrate and area schools advisor for religious education. Yes, I thought to myself. Of course. Bacon sandwiches and salvation. That just about sums it up. A God who can create the indescribable tastiness of a bacon sandwich must be planning something pretty incredible in the salvation line. (excerpt from Bacon Sandwiches and Salvation) Calvinists Christians whose theology suggests that they might not bother to book their hotel rooms in advance when planning a holiday because they are absolutely convinced that someone else will have done it for them, and if they havent, theres no use trying. Grip term used by some Christians in their salutation at the end of a letter, thus, Yours in his grip. Suggests that God is in the habit of carrying his followers around in a small leather traveling case. Rock of ages (1) well known hymn which celebrates the security we find in the eternal love of God (2) music produced by the Rolling Stones