The Importance of a Single Letter

An English Patient Brother P points to a bag of snacks and says, “Hey, could you get me those Flamingo Hot?”

Austin Winter Retreat Speaker

Watch to the very end...

Self-Refuting Claims

This is what was written on a resume cover-letter of a particular brother:

"I am quick and efficient at work, and I'm through."

Confusing Names

Sister K: I want to eat the Cookie Monster!

Friend: Why?

Sister K: Because he’s a cookie!

Friend: He’s not… a cookie…

Sister K: Oh.  Never mind then.

Joyland Christmas Celebration

Setting: Michelle Sun, the director of Joyland children’s ministry, has a meeting with all the volunteer adults who will help out with Joyland Christmas Celebration.

Michelle: Who can tell me the reason why we have our children do JCC?

Volunteer: To learn about Thanksgiving!!

New Member of Gracepoint

submitted by Anonymous Brother’s roommate

Anonymous Brother: I didn’t get what Daniel was supposed to be in Thanksgiving Celebration..  Why was he wearing a white suit?

Brother K: I think he was supposed to be like Elvis Presley.

Anonymous Brother: Who’s that?  Is he someone in Gracepoint?

Demotivator Caption Contest Winner

Cramming (Part 2)

Note: In order for this story to make sense, you need to first read the previous post (Cramming Part 1).

A few weeks after Parent Teacher Conference and the bewildering talk with his 1st grade daughter, the father has a little chat with his daughter again...

Father: So, how's school been?

Daughter: Good!

Father: Have you been a good girl in class?

Daughter: (pause) I think so.

Father: Have you been speaking too loud in class?

Daughter: [silence]

Father: (concerned) Have you been too loud?

Daugther: (long pause) I don't think so...

Father: Okay, have you gotten in trouble in class recently?

Daughter: What do you mean "recently"?

Cramming (Part 1)

This is a story of one of our Gracepoint children, who is in 1st grade.  Her father goes to a Parent-Teacher conference.  Knowing that his daughter has had problems with being too loud and not listening in the classroom, the father asks her teacher about this behavioral problem.  The teacher tells the father, "Actually, she has had problems before, but for the past 2 weeks, I have seen so much improvement in that area that I've changed my mind about that.  She listens to instructions, she's sweet, that she's become such a model student!"  The father is touched by this turnaround, so when he picks up his daughter, he has the following conversation.

Father: I just had the conference with your teacher.

Daughter: What did she say?

Father: She said that you're a good student, and that your behavior in class got much much better.  She said that you listen and that you now have an indoor voice.  So keep it up.

Daughter: Oh, okay.

Father: So... what caused you to change?

Daughter: Well, about 2 weeks ago, I remembered that there's going to be a parent-teacher conference..  And so I wanted the teacher to think that I... (pause) you know.

Father: [pause]  So you crammed behavioral change???

English Patient: Backseat Driver

submitted by Victoria

Friend: Hey, you missed the exit!

Sister T: You're such a backstreet driver!

Demotivator Caption Winner

Here’s the winner for the Demotivator Caption!  BTW, there was another caption that was submitted anonymously which read: “Cal Football: No matter how much you pump it up, it always deflates”, which came in a close 3rd place in the polls.  This past Thanksgiving Retreat, I was notified that that was submitted by a brother from UT!  I am not a football fan, so I personally found it pretty funny that it was submitted by a Gracepoint Austin bro.  Not sure what Pastor Will thinks about that, though..  Nice.

Vote for Favorite Caption

Please vote on the right for your favorite caption, which is for the picture shown in a previous post with the truck.

English Patient: A Solution to Our Economic Crisis

submitted by Mark

"My 7th grade teacher was so scary that no one dared to go out, even when the bell rang.  We didn't have any recessions."

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Let's give thanks to God and appreciate everything that He's given us, including our ability to laugh.  What would life be if we didn't have this odd ability to find life hilarious?

Pronunciation Confusion

Setting: Two sisters goofing around, and one scares the other pretending to hit her.  The scared sister falls over.

Friend1: Oh my gosh!  I didn't hit her at all!  My feast was so far away!

Friend2: You mean your "fist".

Friend1: Yeah, that's what I meant.

Sister F: Umm.. what's the difference?

Thanksgiving Retreat

On break for the retreat.

Modified TC Dance Video

Thank you Erickson for the submission of the personal cam video of Steve and Suzanne's dance. I've re-edited the video, which is found here.

Demotivator Caption Contest

Please provide a caption for this picture.

TC Dance

English Patient: Black Horse

Sister S: Wow!  She is awesome at sports!  She is like a black hole in our class!  No, no. I mean the sapphire! No, no, no. Ahhh! What is it?! (pause) Oh! She is the diablo!!!