• Miracles

    Mud, Manure and Miracles

    A true (and slightly gross) story from Children’s Church. Also, my stomach still hasn’t recovered. Today in children’s church, I taught the story from John 9, you know, the one where Jesus heals the blind man using the most unconventional eye care method known to man: spit and mud. Forget cucumbers and chamomile tea. Jesus went full DIY dermatology with a little dirt and divine saliva. Naturally, I decided the best way to make this lesson stick (pun fully intended) was to do what any self-respecting, object-lesson-loving children’s minister would do: make mud live, in front of the kids. Dirt + water = immediate “EWWWW!” from the kids. Success! I…