My daughter, Lisa, is a licensed minister on staff at a church in Rockford, Ill., although she is not working as a pastor. The church's senior pastor recently preached a sermon about the dangers of materialism and had the staff put together a video illustration, spoofing the hit music video of "Glamorous" by pop star Fergie.
FYI, here is a scene of the real Fergie, from the video on which the church's parody is based:

Lisa plays Fergie in the video and the senior pastor, Rev. Jeremy DeWeerdt, appears toward the end as the rapper with the white sideways ballcap -- he looks like he's 15 years old in it, must be the makeup.
Here is a link to the video, posted on YouTube ... I think it's really done with excellence, and although it's fun it also carries a serious message.
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I saw a TV news item that a woman in Orlando, Florida, sold a pancake with an "image of Jesus and Mary" on it for $338 on eBay. Mary Smith said she believes the images appeared while she was making Sunday breakfast as a message from God, to tell people about his son and the Blessed Virgin. More than 3,200 eBay shoppers viewed the holy pancake, and it made CBS and Yahoo news, so it looks like "mission accomplished." See it yourself and make up your own mind right here.
For ye of little faith, you can skip the wait and the chance factor and make your own Holy Toast by pressing a heated image onto your bread. The Holy Toast burner costs a mere $3.49 plus shipping. Here's a link. Makes a great Christmas gift.
These kind of "miracle" images pop up every once in a while. My favorite came from Beckley, W.Va. in 2005 when law clerk John Mize found a pair of Funyuns under the seat of his car on a summer day and claimed the snack food combo resembled the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. The onion-flavored Funyun sold at auction online for $609.

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Toledo, Ohio
November 14, 2007