Church Exercises

Physical exercise is good for you. I know that I should do it daily, but my body doesn't always want me to do too much. So after 44 years of pastoring I have worked out this program of activities that do not require excessive physical exercise. These are exercises I learned from the members of the various churches I pastored:

1. Beating around the bush
   
2. Jumping to conclusions
   
3. Climbing the walls
   
4. Swallowing my pride
   
5. Passing the buck
   
6. Throwing my weight around
   
7. Dragging my heels
   
8. Pushing my luck
   
9. Making mountains out of molehills
   
10. Hitting the nail on the head
    
11. Wading through paperwork
    
12. Bending over backwards
    
13. Jumping on the bandwagon
    
14. Balancing the books
    
15. Running around in circles
    
16. Eating crow
    
17. Tooting my own horn
    
18. Climbing the ladder of success
    
19. Pulling out the stops
    
20. Adding fuel to the fire
    
21. Opening a can of worms
    
22. Putting my foot in my mouth
    
23. Starting the ball rolling
    
24. Going over the edge
    
25. Picking up the pieces

Happy Exercising ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !