 |
|
Pastor Makes 1 Timothy 4:8a His “Theme Verse”
Tominthebox reports: Rev. Charles "Chuck" Dewease, pastor of the First Pentecostal Church of Youngston, is not ashamed to tell anyone his weight. "I'm a little over 415 pounds and proud of it." He says. About ten years ago while reading the book of 1 Timothy, Dewease came under "intense conviction" when he read 1 Timothy 4:8a which says, "For bodily exercise profiteth little." Since that day Dewease has made it a point to avoid any and all manner of exercise, intentionally gaining a tremendous amount of weight to show his "conviction."
"I’ve never been what you might call a ‘small man.’” Said Dewease. “But ten years ago my life changed. It was a liberating and freeing experience when I read that verse in 1 Timothy. I never much cared for diet and exercise, but when I read those words my heart just leaped for joy! I knew that I didn’t have to worry about it anymore.”
Now, Dewease no longer concerns himself about what he eats. His breakfast often consists of a large six-egg omelet with cheese, ham and sausage, four or five biscuits with gravy, a large serving of grits, and 8 strips of bacon. During the day he usually keeps a large stash of snack foods and soft drinks in his office. For lunch he normally eats out…
You can read a lot more great satire here at TomintheBox...including more on this story.
- - - - - - - - - -
This post has been viewed 538 times and was added on April 27, 2007 by Todd Rhoades. Filed under: Share this post with a friend right now! View reactions to this post at other blogs... You can really help us out by subscribing to our free RSS feed with your favorite feed reader, or here at Bloglines. Also, you can add us to your favorites at Technorati.
It's easy...
Link to this URL
- - - - - - - - - - There are 3 Comments:
My name is Todd Rhoades, the 'behind the scenes' guy here at MMI. I'm also on the team at Leadership Network (although that doesn't mean that they endorse everything I write here). In my past life, I was the developer of a of a website called ChurchStaffing.com. I hope you'll enjoy your time here and tell all your colleagues about MMI! 
MondayMorningInsight.com | PO Box 446 | Bryan, OH 43506 |
-
Posted by SLW
Friday, April 27, 2007 at 8:51 AM
-
Posted by
Friday, April 27, 2007 at 2:57 PM
-
Posted by
Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 1:22 PM
Post Your Comments:Todd,
You had me going for a minute!
When my hair started to REALLY fall out I made Leviticus 13:40 my life verse to cope. Out of KJV of course. Now I see the whole excercise thing is over-rated, too. FANTASTIC!
In that fine tradition, I have chosen 1Corinthians 9:27, MKJV as my life verse: I BUFFET my body. My personal preference is Chinese buffet, but I won’t turn down a breakfast buffet, or Italian, or Mexican. And of course, I always agree with Marie Antoinette: Let ME eat cake!!!
Page 1 of 1 pages