You can read about the Parable of the Virgins in Matthew 25. It says that we must be prepared at all times for Christ’s return because none of us knows when it will be.
Abby: Well, it took every penny I had, but now I'm prepared!
Abby: I didn't want to be without lamp oil like the virgins in Matthew 25, so I bought 40 cases of the stuff!
Con: Abby, surely you know that the Parable of Ten Virgins is a metaphor for the fact that we all need to be SPIRITUALLY prepared for Christ's return. Not that we need to buy lamp oil!
Abby: So I spent all this money on oil when I could have spent it on new shoes?!
No matter how you express it, the message should always be the same: Good will always triumph over evil. Find your talent and use it to spread God’s Word.
God created love and God is the ultimate definition of love. If you don’t know God, how can you ever expect to give and receive love at the ultimate level?
Abby: My pastor said "God is love."
Jerry: That's right.
Abby: But the word "love" is a verb, like in "I love to dance." Saying someone IS a verb doesn't make sense. Maybe I should start saying "Abby IS dance."
Jerry: Love can also be a noun, like in "He has a lot of love." It's used like that.
Nim: Since I started writing for the church bulletin, nothing's happened!
Abby: What do you mean nothing? Last week was grade school promotions, the teens volunteered at a homeless shelter and a missionary visited from Nigeria.
Nim: Yeah, but nothing that would let me shout, STOP THE PRESSES!!!
Abby: But we don't have presses. We only have a Xerox.
Nim: You know what I mean.
