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There's just no way I could make this up. The last straw is a story in today's Cleveland Plain Dealer about pastors racing stock cars as a way to save souls...
"It's about God. It's not about me," the Rev. Glenn Coblentz of Longnecker Mennonite Church in Winesburg said. "I said, 'God I'm going to go out there and do the best I can.'... Win lose or draw I give you the glory." According to the article, evangelists argue that America's love of sports provides a platform "to urge consideration of a higher playing field." Besides the racetrack gets higher attendance (150-300 more attendees) and the churches get to keep 50% of the proceeds on tickets they sell.
Apparently, the finals of "The Faster Pastor" race series happen tonight at the Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio. I'm sorry I didn't post this in time for interested readers to make it to the race.
"It's about God. It's not about me," the Rev. Glenn Coblentz of Longnecker Mennonite Church in Winesburg said. "I said, 'God I'm going to go out there and do the best I can.'... Win lose or draw I give you the glory." According to the article, evangelists argue that America's love of sports provides a platform "to urge consideration of a higher playing field." Besides the racetrack gets higher attendance (150-300 more attendees) and the churches get to keep 50% of the proceeds on tickets they sell.
Apparently, the finals of "The Faster Pastor" race series happen tonight at the Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio. I'm sorry I didn't post this in time for interested readers to make it to the race.
