Tonight I had an epiphany. I was watching a local news report trying to sell the idea of slot machines at Tulsa's horse track (which, I must say, is a cool way to spend a Sunday afternoon...not necessarily gambling, the horses are beautiful). The report was how this track in Ohio had added gambling machines and raised a million dollars just a few months to pull itself out of bankruptcy.

As I thought about the various churches around town who are in the middle of both building projects and our country's recession, I thought, what better way to go than to add gaming machines? It also works on so many different levels other than financial:

1.) It touches what apparently is a felt need for many people in our culture.
2.) It creates great sermon analogy moments...faith, perseverance, reward, fate, predestination, etc
3.) Its allows people to be more anonymous and comfortable than they would at the church bingo...not to mention its a more exciting way to tithe.
4.) Judging from what I see in the parking lots of the Indian Nation Gaming Centers, it would be a great boost for attendance5.
5.) Church signs would most definitely have more pizzaz.

And I'm sure there are many more....

posted by Jimmy at 11:08 PM | |