Bad Church Sign of the Week: The Word “Christian”

This week’s bad church sign states: “THE WORD ‘CHRISTIAN’ IS A NOUN.” Uh…OK…yes it is…but I don’t really understand the point. Is this a grammatical lesson or is this a deeper message that my finite brain cannot handle? Any takers on the meaning of this sign?  Comment below and give your best shot.

Bad Church Sign of the Week: All Dogs Go to Heaven

This week’s bad church sign is actually a sign war between a Catholic Church and a Presbyterian Church.  Supposedly, these churches are across the street from each other and decided to engage in this battle over the souls of dogs, but it most likely someone doing this on the computer to make a funny.  It worked.

Bad Church Sign of the Week: On-Smoking?

This week’s bad church sign of the week states: “NOW TAKING RESERVATIONS SMOKING OR ON-SMOKING” I can’t stand signs that laugh at the fact that people are going to hell.  Read Ezek. 33:11 for clarity to see that God does not either: 11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Who Ever Stole Our Mower…

Jamie submitted a church sign he found in hope that it would make this week’s selection.  He should have known this one what have gotten on here. This week’s bad church sign states: “WHO EVER STOLE OUR MOWER GOD WILL GET YOU” I hate to hear that this church’s mower got hijacked, but this probably isn’t the best tactic to …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: We Practice Human Sacrifice

This week’s bad church sign states: “WE PRACTICE HUMAN SACRIFICE” As always at travisagnew.org, we try to evaluate a church’s sign through the lenses of a casual passerby that does not have too much understanding of church theology.  I mean, aren’t church signs for people outside the church? If that is the case, then I do not think that many …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: ABC Stores

Today’s bad church sign of the week states: “ABC STORES ARE RECRIUTING HALLS FOR HELL” Did someone who visited an ABC store write this because they misspelled “recruiting?” Besides the spelling, I take great issue with a sign like this.  I personally do agree that stores that sell liquor create many deep physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual problems for many people.  I …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Do We Really Care

This week’s bad church sign states: “DO WE REALLY CARE” Ummm…I don’t know, why don’t you tell me? What do you think they are talking about?  Come up with your best thought and post it here.

Bad Church Sign of the Week: You Won’t Be Too Busy to Die

This week’s bad church sign states: “YOU WON’T BE TOO BUSY TO DIE.” While this church is trying to coax passerbys into coming to church now, I don’t know if this is the right message to send.  I agree with this church that church attendance is helpful to one’s spiritual well-being.  If people think they are too busy to come …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Awakening the Goddess

This week’s bad church sign states: “ALL ARE WELCOME WOMENS GROUP AWAKENING THE GODDESS.” If it is a women’s group, are all truly welcome?  Can men come to this women’s group? Which goddess needs to be awoken? I am kind of frightened to understand what type of church is on up this road.  Many people have stopped focusing on the …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: 4 Mile

This week’s bad church sign of the week is due to inconsistent communication. The sign reads: “Four Mile Baptist Church: 2 Miles” I don’t know why this church is called Four Mile, but it is only 2 miles away.  The communication is very confusing.  Is this like the narrow road and there is a riddle to figure out to find …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: There’s No A/C

This week’s bad church sign states: “There’s no A/C in Hell! …either.” First off, I believe hell’s description is a tad bit worse than simply the absence of controlled air.  If that is the worst description you can think of, you really don’t understand it. But by using an exclamation point, why are the deciding to yell at us?  Then…”either.”  …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Anyone Can Honk!

I don’t know what I love more about this sign: the message or the pastor’s name. Anyway, this week’s bad church sign of the week states: “Tithe if you love Jesus!  Anyone can honk!” While this sign is reacting to the bumper stickers that state, “Honk if you love Jesus,” this church sign reveals either a church struggling to make …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: The Roadblock of Salation

This week’s bad church sign states: “Will you go through God’s roadblock called salation into hell?” A friend sent this one to me and commented that the title of this church is quite humorous since they misspelled salvation. Funny stuff.

Bad Church Sign of the Week: Women’s Bible Stud

I laughed out loud when I saw this church sign this week.  I hate when my wife puts out a description of me (ha, ha): “Women’s Bible Stud.” I am so thankful for that missing “Y.”  I don’t know if: a) the wind blew it off revealing God’s sense of humor, b) someone stole it to be funny, or c) …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Stop, Drop, & Roll

This week’s bad church sign states: “Stop, Drop & Roll will not work in Hell.”   I am not a fan of making light of the fact that people separated from Jesus will spend an eternity away from him.  I believe it, but I don’t laugh about it. Plus, we must ask the question: what is the purpose of this …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Don’t Let Worries Kill You

How I love this week’s church sign: “Don’t let worries kill you, let the church help.” While this sign is intended to let passerbys know that a church body can help with the stresses of life, this sign actually speaks volumes.  Unfortunately, I know that churches can sometimes do more to create havoc in the lives of people than sometimes they do …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Bible Study with Scissors

You know this one is going to be a problem just by the title. This week’s bad church sign states: “Bible Study 7 PM Bring Bible, Scissors” Normally, at this point, I try to explain to you what the intended message probably was, but this week I have no clue.  They either are doing crafts or they are taking bits …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: The Church Unchanged

This week’s church sign of the week speaks volumes culturally.  At the bottom of this sign, it reads: “The church, unchanged for over 200 years, is now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.” While I imagine that this church is serving more as a museum than an actual meeting place from a church (or it may serve as both), …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Nuncracker

This week’s bad church sign is carrying on with the holiday spirit.  As we near Christmas, churches all around are posting signs on their marquees to inform passerbys of the opportunities at the church. This church is apparently holding a presentation of the “Nutcracker” ballet for the weekend services. Unfortunately, their sign advertises a “Nuncracker” instead. I don’t know what …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Semi-Annual Worshipers

This week’s bad church sign states: “Welcome Semi-Annual Worshipers.” This sign take around Christmas time is speaking to those people who only come to church semi-annually: Christmas and Easter.  In an attempt to convict them for their attendance that Sunday, I guess they decided to sarcastically thank them for coming. While people who only come to church twice a year …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Skip Church This Christmas

This Christmas season, please do not welcome your community in the following manner like this week’s church sign: “Think You Might Be Going to Hell?   Skip Church on Christmas and Make Sure! Service 12/24 7:30 PM”  Any church wants to see high attendance on Christmas, but maybe this method isn’t the best approach.  Christmas is all about Jesus coming …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: No Offering Peace on Earth

This week’s bad church sign states: “NO OFFERING PEACE ON EARTH” As we have now entered the Christmas season, this sign strikes me as hilarious.  I suppose they are advertising two things: They are not taking an offering this week A Christmas message: Peace on Earth What it appears they are saying is that their church is not going to …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Clowns

Somehow, when I think of abundant life, my mind does think about creepy clowns. This church sign makes me want to run.  The only thing worse than Easeter clowns is the Easter bunny!

Bad Church Sign of the Week: Ladies Invited

This week’s bad church sign of the week states: “Ladies Invited Womens Fellowship Tuesday Nov 13 7 PM” I can just imagine the men riding by this church sign and just being so disappointed.  They are riding by this church and see a sign for a women’s fellowship.  They are brimming with excitment because these fellas have been wanting to …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: A Moment with Us

This week’s bad church sign states: “Just a moment with us can mean eternity, with God!” What they are trying to communicate is: If you would just take a moment to stop in on a Sunday morning, we would communicate a message with you that could change your life.  You could hear the gospel, become a Christian, and spend eternity …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Walk Thru the Bilbe?

This week’s bad church sign is a church who has on their sign: “VBS Walk thru the Bilbe.” While walking through the Bible at VBS is a daunting task, it is even more daunting to walk through a bilbe.  What exactly is a bilbe?  It sounds like a flying creature on Hoth in Star Wars.  “I would take off in …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: Net Income Tithing

This week’s bad church sign of the week is a picture from St. Andrew’s which states: “Net income tithing only gets you net abundant blessings.”  I thought I would bring this sign up this week due to all the financial crises going on in America right now. The concept which is a common question among some people I have talked …

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Bad Church Sign of the Week: When God Toots

I am going to add an addition to my blog today.  Many of you know about my obsession with bad church signs.  So many of them are actually harmful to the church’s message, and the congregations never really think about the message they are sending.  So I hope my humorous approach will help some people think about communicating with an …

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Baptism by Fire!!!! – Enroll for Preschool?!

This may be one of my favorite church signs I have ever collected. I found this one on the internet a few years back and it reads, “Baptism by Fire! Enroll in Preschool.” It doesn’t take too long to see why this one is so fantastic. First off, the whole concept behind fire baptism is scriptural. In Matthew 3:11, John …

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Bad Church Sign: Turn or Burn

Here’s another sampling of a church sign that is paving the way for the gospel on the streets of America: As we begin 2008, here’s a warm message for all of non-church goers out there – this great church somewhere in middle America, has an important New Years’ message. “Turn or Burn. Happy New Year.” Does anyone see the problem …

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Bad Church Sign: The Anal Convention

In my fascination with bad church signs, I once came across this one: It reads: ‘ANAL CONVENTION MAY 9_12 LORD WE – JUST WANT TO THANK YOU” You know, you never really understood the value of spellcheck until this picture, did ya? I guess that is supposed to be some type of abbreviation for an annual convention, but it didn’t …

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Too Hot

So, I am going to start a new recurring theme on my blog which is one of my obsessions – bad church signs. Every once in a while, when I come across one, I will post it and say why some of them are the bane of my existence and do more to hinder the expansion of the gospel than …

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