Last week, I heard mention of a company making gluten-free hosts (or communion wafers). I didn’t think much of it, since it seems logical that someone (especially a child) who had coeliac disease would not want to eat something during communion that would make him ill. However, upon further examination, I found the issue to …
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Would This Be an Image of Cheesus?
Sorry for the bad joke… but this sort of is a bad joke. Here’s a perfect example of the human brain being geared toward pattern-seeking and face recognition… sometimes called pareidolia or “patternicity.” This woman makes some toast with melted cheese on it and the sees the burn pattern on the cheese as the face …
Fun with Tracts
Every now and then, I find a religious tract lying around… a movie theater, a restaurant, the top of a urinal at an all-inclusive resort in the Mexican Riviera (seriously). I always pick them up because they usually provide a fair amount of amusement. Chick Tracts are the most amusing with their over-the-top cartoons, but …
Scary Church Signs
I try to take note of the church signs I see in my area and usually see the generic notifications of sermon times or guest speakers. A few churches, however, always try to have clever sayings out front, which is much more entertaining for me. One in particular seems to have some very clever ones …