Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Watching the Bachelor: Religiously
You know who you are. You’re the pastor who watches the Bachelor for research,
right? Yes, I’m speaking to the male pastors too. Perhaps you find yourself shaking your head at your significant other, and
saying things like, “I can’t believe you watch that trash” …and
forty-five minutes later you’re all, “This show has 8.1 million viewers.
I want to be the relevant pastor. I should watch this show… for research…” And poof, the Bachelor producers have scored another convert. Except instead of drinking the Kool Aid you’re drinking wine. Every week. And your commitment is unwavering…kinda like your grandma with church on Sundays.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Prayer Candles
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Equal Rights
Following complaints, the Knoxville Baptist Tabernacle Church in
Tennessee has taken down a sign that read, "Remember Satan was the first
to demand equal rights."
Pastor Tony Greene explained that the sign was meant to promote unity. The church has replaced the sign with a new message: "Glad you reading. Did not mean to offend. We all need Christ."
Pastor Tony Greene explained that the sign was meant to promote unity. The church has replaced the sign with a new message: "Glad you reading. Did not mean to offend. We all need Christ."
Friday, April 24, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Bake For Them Two
In Jesus’ time, the nation of Israel was under Roman rule. The
Israelites were allowed to live there and practice their faith for the
most part, but they had to pay taxes to Caesar and obey the Roman laws.
To the Israelites, the Romans were evil and ungodly. They had no place ruling over God’s chosen people in God’s chosen nation. That land had been promised to Moses and his descendants when God brought them out of Egypt. Their very presence in the land was blasphemous.
One of the Roman laws stated that any man could be required to drop what he was doing and carry a Roman soldier’s equipment for him for up to a mile. In the Sermon on the Mount, with his followers gathered around him, Jesus referenced that law and told his followers what they should do in that case:
If someone forces you to bake a cake for a gay wedding, bake for them two.
To the Israelites, the Romans were evil and ungodly. They had no place ruling over God’s chosen people in God’s chosen nation. That land had been promised to Moses and his descendants when God brought them out of Egypt. Their very presence in the land was blasphemous.
One of the Roman laws stated that any man could be required to drop what he was doing and carry a Roman soldier’s equipment for him for up to a mile. In the Sermon on the Mount, with his followers gathered around him, Jesus referenced that law and told his followers what they should do in that case:
“If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.” ~Matthew 5:41Do *twice* what the law requires.
If someone forces you to bake a cake for a gay wedding, bake for them two.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Ice Cream Recall
Blue
Bell Creameries, which distributes frozen desserts to about half of the
United States, said that it was voluntarily recalling all of its
products after the bacteria listeria was found in two cartons of ice
cream last month.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
said on Monday that tests indicated Blue Bell products from plants in
Texas and Oklahoma were the source of a listeria outbreak that has
infected five adults in Kansas, three of whom died. Three adults in
Texas were also sickened in the last four years.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Good Morning!
Did you know that GOD gave Adam the job of picking out all the jobs for the animals? He did!! And GOD told Adam, "You need to pick one who will wake everybody up in the morning!"
And Adam said, "But LORD, how can I do that? What kind of animal would you like for that job?"
And GOD said, "OH, ANY COCKY DUDE'LL DO!!"
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Survey Says...
People in the U.S. and the U.K. fear the end of days will come on the heels of a nuclear
war. Brits feared this more — perhaps because
their nation has already lived through some pretty horrific bombings.
Both nations also fear climate change, though interestingly people in
the U.S. fear it more. This seems to fly in the face of the stereotype
that U.S. people are the least concerned about climate change in the
world.
But here's
where the big difference was: 16% of U.S. citizens polled feared that
the world would end due to the Christian Judgement Day. Only 3% of U.K.
people believed this.
Also, the
more conservative you are in the U.K., the more likely you are to
believe the world will end in your lifetime. The ultra-right wing U.K.
Independence Party, or UKIP, has attracted a lot of doomsday types.
According to the survey, "31% of UKIP voters think there will be an apocalyptic disaster in their lifetime compared to 21% of Conservatives."
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015
Thursday, April 09, 2015
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
Monday, April 06, 2015
Sunday, April 05, 2015
Saturday, April 04, 2015
Friday, April 03, 2015
Thursday, April 02, 2015
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
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