Preacher in a Can

"Canned, but never stale." Joel D. Smith of Thomasville, North Carolina, is a Christian Academy school teacher and is the Preacher in a Can. The presentation looks silly but Smith is a legitimate supply preacher primarily in the State of North Carolina. He leads retreats, seminars, revivals, and serves as a guest speaker, interim pastor, vacation replacement, etc. and has available hundreds of previously prepared sermons from which churches can choose. He also can prepare sermons for specific needs.

On his website (http://preacherinacan.com ) Smith lists his employment and educational history and his Top 10 Beliefs; conservative, trinitarian, and evangelical.

The Glory for Christ Football League

Tim Tebow is the most well known home-schooled football player. He grew up in Florida which is one of the twenty-four US states to allow home schooled kids to play with public or private school teams. Georgia is one state which does not.

The eight team Glory for Christ Football League is made up of homeschoolers and students from small private Christian academies which don't have teams of their own. One coach has told his team to "block as if you're blocking for God," which of course, they are. Any activity performed for the glory of God is holy. We often forget that.

Football can be holy. Being a lawyer can be holy. Acting can be holy. Brother Lawrence, a 17th century lay Carmelite brother, in his book, The Practice of the Presence of God, showed that even cooking, cleaning pots and pans, and repairing shoes can be holy.

To see a slideshow on The New York Times website about The Glory for Christ Football League, go to http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/06/25/sports/0626-FOOTBALL_index.html