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Holy Mackerel

2012-02-13T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Jerk

2012-02-12T09:00:00.000-06:00

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God vs. Unicorns

2012-02-11T09:00:00.000-06:00

Prayer Flowchart

2012-02-10T09:00:00.000-06:00

Not How You Heard it in Sunday School

2012-02-09T09:00:00.000-06:00

The Passive Aggression of the Christ

2012-02-08T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Literalism

2012-02-07T09:00:00.000-06:00

Mythinformed

2012-02-06T09:00:00.000-06:00

In Queso Emergency…

2012-02-05T09:00:00.000-06:00

The Best Way

2012-02-04T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Act of God

2012-02-03T09:00:00.000-06:00

God's Real...

2012-02-02T09:30:00.000-06:00

Not So Mysterious

2012-02-01T09:00:00.000-06:00

God Is Not

2012-01-31T09:00:00.000-06:00

What Would Moses Do?

2012-01-30T09:00:00.000-06:00

No Rooting Interest

2012-01-29T09:00:00.000-06:00

They're Both Jerks

2012-01-28T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Just a Pinch of This and a Dash of That

2012-01-27T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Where?

2012-01-26T09:00:00.000-06:00

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That's Right

2012-01-25T09:00:00.000-06:00

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2 Kings 6:28-29

2012-01-24T09:00:00.000-06:00

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It's a Freudian Thing

2012-01-23T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Please

2012-01-22T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Revelation 3: 29 IHV

2012-01-21T09:00:00.000-06:00

Behold! Hulk stand at door! Knock Loud! They hear my voice, open door, Hulk not smash them.

Revelation 3: 20 (IHV - Incredible Hulk Version)

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Friendly Neighborhood Savior

2012-01-20T09:00:00.000-06:00

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It's the Day After Wednesday

2012-01-19T09:00:00.000-06:00

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It's Like Chess

2012-01-18T09:00:00.000-06:00

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I Dislike Your Poem, But Love God

2012-01-17T09:00:00.001-06:00

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus

2012-01-16T09:00:00.001-06:00

Tebowie

2012-01-15T09:00:00.001-06:00

In Front of Jesus and Everybody

2012-01-14T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Let's Talk About Evolution

2012-01-13T09:00:00.000-06:00

"Teaching science without evolution is like teaching sentence structure without the alphabet."

Jesus Saves

2012-01-12T09:00:00.000-06:00

Who's Going to Tell It?

2012-01-11T09:00:00.000-06:00

Thomas Hebert is a man on a mission. A self-proclaimed evangelist, he takes the command to preach to "every creature" seriously. He's often been mocked and criticized for his "extremely literal" interpretation of the Great Commission as found in Mark 16:15, witnessing not only to people, but also to any living animal he comes in contact with.

"It says 'every creature' in the Bible and that's what I do" said Herbert. "It's not for me to make exceptions."

According to Herbert, he's witnessed to over 25,000 people in his life as well as to over 50,000 animals, including dogs, cats, birds, and even a bengal tiger.

But in this technologically-charged age, a new "mission field" has opened for Herbert; artificial intelligence, specifically the popular new digital assistant found on the latest version of Apple's iPhone called "Siri."

"I was one of the first in line to get the new iPhone 4S when it came out," said Herbert. "When I saw the ads on Television, I knew everyone else was thinking 'Wow! I've got to get me one of those!' but my heart was burdened, and I asked myself, 'Who's going to tell it the Good News?'"

Dinosaur Strong

2012-01-10T09:00:00.000-06:00

My Plan

2012-01-09T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Maybe a Pelican...

2012-01-08T09:00:00.000-06:00

Peppermint Bay?

2012-01-07T09:00:00.000-06:00

Ask Anything

2012-01-05T09:00:00.000-06:00

The Adults Sing

2012-01-04T09:00:00.001-06:00

Noah, Hercules, & Science Fiction

2012-01-03T09:00:00.000-06:00

Would the World Be Better Off Without Religion?

2012-01-02T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Are You Ready for Some Church?

2012-01-01T09:00:00.001-06:00

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Fine Tuned

2011-12-31T09:00:00.000-06:00

Blame the Painting

2011-12-30T09:00:00.000-06:00

Ready... Aim...

2011-12-29T09:00:00.000-06:00

It's All About the Lunchbox

2011-12-28T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Jesus Toast

2011-12-27T09:00:00.000-06:00

It's a Duck

2011-12-26T09:00:00.000-06:00

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2011-12-25T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Zombie Nativity

2011-12-24T09:00:00.000-06:00

Deck your halls with something gory from the little town of Deathlehem this Christmas.

After three days in the grave, an unmarried zombie couple rose again and was visited by three undead wise men and a recently deceased shepherd. Gaspar was just impaled, Balthasar lost his head, and Melchior was burned to death in an unfortunate myrrh related accident. The shepherd's head has been smashed in and his brain is exposed, much to the delight of his bloodthirsty sheep. Joseph is oblivious to his stab wounds as he watches Mary partake in the "body of Christ." No need to wait for transubstantiation!

Fight!

2011-12-23T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Favorite Part

2011-12-22T09:00:00.000-06:00

Click to Agree

2011-12-21T09:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Hanukkah

2011-12-20T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Psalm 100

2011-12-19T09:00:00.000-06:00

Yuletide Rituals

2011-12-18T09:00:00.000-06:00

Does God approve of our yuletide rituals? Take this Bible quiz to test your knowledge of whatthe scriptures say about holiday Christmas traditions.

Free Frozen Turkey

2011-12-17T09:00:00.000-06:00

Receive a free frozen turkey by accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior before December 25th! There is no better way to celebrate a new life in Christ Jesus than with a delicious turkey dinner! Our turkey farmers in Freehold, Iowa are known throughout these United States for producing some of the most enormous fowls in America. Please accept this incredible new salvation offer.

What Were You Thinking?

2011-12-16T09:00:00.000-06:00

Taking it all Off for Fundraising Calendar

2011-12-15T09:00:00.000-06:00

After a career photographing vintage architecture, Lynne Damianos turned out to be the perfect choice to take pictures of 12 older guys in their birthday suits.

The award-winning photographer captured the character of the century-old Bancroft Building in evocative pictures she made into a calendar produced by the First Parish in Framingham to raise funds and awareness that older men age like fine wine

It sells for $15 with all proceeds going to the operating fund of the Unitarian Universalist congregation.
Damianos has done for a dozen geriatric bottoms, bellies and balding pates what Georgia O'Keeffe did for the wildflowers and skeletons of the Southwestern desert: She found beauty and vitality in unlikely places.

It's not like any northwestern COB camp would do such a thing.

Minecraft Strong

2011-12-14T09:00:00.000-06:00

Jesus Responds

2011-12-13T09:00:00.001-06:00

I Approve This Message

2011-12-12T09:00:00.001-06:00

Like 18th Century Wesleyans

2011-12-11T09:00:00.000-06:00

Tiny Angels

2011-12-10T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Moving Mountains

2011-12-09T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Back To Lovecraft

2011-12-08T09:00:00.000-06:00

WWJPS?

2011-12-07T09:00:00.000-06:00

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The Tooth Fairy

2011-12-06T09:00:00.000-06:00

Take Your Daughter to Work Day

2011-12-05T09:00:00.001-06:00

2011-12-04T09:00:00.000-06:00

A Christian student group asked, “What would Jesus say if he came back today?”

Here is one response:

Science vs. Faith

2011-12-03T09:00:00.000-06:00

Unarguably

2011-12-02T09:00:00.000-06:00

Cheers

2011-12-01T09:00:00.000-06:00

Don't Blame Elgin

2011-11-30T09:00:00.000-06:00

In case you weren't informed, apparently it's the Middle PA District Office which controls what is getting covered in our sister publication.

Clergy Still Trying To Figure Out Condoms

2011-11-29T09:00:00.000-06:00

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Cyber Monday

2011-11-28T09:00:00.000-06:00

Circus

2011-11-27T09:00:00.000-06:00

Bang!

2011-11-26T09:00:00.000-06:00

It's Black Friday!

2011-11-25T09:00:00.000-06:00

Giving Thanks

2011-11-24T09:00:00.001-06:00

Sharing the Blame

2011-11-23T09:00:00.000-06:00

BMC has announced that their request for exhibit space at the 2012 Annual Conference has been approved. However, it could simply not have been on the merits of their request. Obviously there were other forces at work.

Keep calm and carry on.

The Famous Question

2011-11-22T09:00:00.000-06:00

God's Backhand

2011-11-21T09:00:00.000-06:00

Stuff Happens

2011-11-20T09:00:00.000-06:00

The Christian Playthrough

2011-11-19T09:00:00.000-06:00

America's 5 Favorite Ways to Ignore Jesus

2011-11-18T09:00:00.000-06:00

Try Harder

2011-11-17T06:30:00.000-06:00

Tweet Me

2011-11-16T06:30:00.000-06:00

21st Century Ark-Building

2011-11-15T06:30:00.000-06:00

20 years ago, Dutch construction company owner Johan Huibers had a dream that part of Holland had been flooded. The very next day, he was stricken with the compulsion to build an ark.

In 2004, Huibers completed his first ark, which was about half the size of Noah’s described ark in the Bible. He chartered the craft through Holland’s canals, charging $7 a person, which has funded his most recent project.

The new ark, which began construction in 2008 and has cost him just over $1 million, is every bit as large as Noah’s and is even being crafted using his measurement of cubits (the length from one’s elbow to fingertips). The ark weighs just under 3,000 tons, the official length of the vessel is 450 feet and it is being designed to carry 1,500 passengers, including two live chickens and a few pair of fiberglass animals.

Made out of pine, as God had requested a resinous wood, the ark would not have been architecturally sound without a steel hull. Amongst architects and boatbuilders, there is some skepticism as to how Noah’s Ark may have been so long, as historically, no wooden ship has ever been successfully built over 350 feet as the length does not allow for enough support to keep the hull watertight. So Huibers built her with a steel keel.

According to Mr. Huibers, the ark is about ready to set sail, and he is in negotiation with London about bringing the ark down the Thames for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

How Christianity Briefly Conquered the Solar System

2011-11-14T06:30:00.000-06:00

By the 1700s, there could no longer be any doubt. Earth was just one of many worlds orbiting the Sun, which forced scientists and theologians alike to ponder a tricky question. Would God really have bothered to create empty worlds?

To many thinkers, the answer was an emphatic "no," and so cosmic pluralism - the idea that every world is inhabited, often including the Sun - was born. And this was no fringe theory. Many of the preeminent astronomers of the 18th and 19th century, including Uranus discoverer Sir William Herschel, believed in it wholeheartedly, as did other legendary thinkers like John Locke and Benjamin Franklin. How could so many geniuses believe in something so silly?

Holy Town

2011-11-13T06:30:00.000-06:00

Do you love GOD? Ever wondered what it would be like to start your own Church and bring more people to GOD? Well find out in Facebook's first Christian game, Holy Town!

Making Money in Nigeria

2011-11-12T06:30:00.000-06:00

God is good, especially if you’re a Nigerian pastor with some business savvy. These days, millions of souls, desperate for financial breakthroughs, miracles and healing, all rush to the church for redemption. And while the bible expressly states that salvation is free, at times it comes with a cost: offerings, tithes, gifts to spiritual leaders, and a directive to buy literature and other products created by men of God.

Pastors are no longer solely interested in getting people to Heaven; they’ve devised intelligent ways to make good money while reaching out to souls.

Did Jesus die for Klingons too?

2011-11-11T06:30:00.000-06:00

What would the discovery of an alien civilization mean for the most basic tenets of Christianity? This question was explored last Saturday at the 100 Year Starship Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

At this DARPA-sponsored event, theologian Christian Weidemann of Ruhr-University Bochum attempted to square the messianic salvation of mankind with an endless galaxy rife with laser-griffins and sentient mop empires.

Liturgical Dance as Outreach

2011-11-10T06:30:00.000-06:00

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Let Go

2011-11-09T06:30:00.000-06:00

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Beware of Smurfs

2011-11-08T06:30:00.000-06:00

Workcamp in Haiti

2011-11-07T06:30:00.001-06:00

Dates of Jan. 29-Feb. 5, 2012, have been set for the next workcamp in Haiti sponsored by Brethren Disaster Ministries working with the Haitian Church of the Brethren (L'Èglise des Frères Haitiens). Participants will rebuild homes in Port-au-Prince and outlying villages that have received displaced survivors of the 2010 earthquake, will help complete the guesthouse at the new church offices, and will worship with Haitian brothers and sisters. Leaders are Ilexene Alphonse and Klebert Exceus. Cost is $800, which includes all expenses while in Haiti such as meals, lodging, in-country transportation, travel insurance, and $50 toward building supplies. Participants purchase their own round-trip transportation from home to Port-au-Prince. The deadline for registration and a $300 deposit is Dec. 31. More information is at www.brethren.org/bdm/haiti.html.

Pop Quiz

2011-11-06T06:30:00.000-06:00

Gospel Messenger

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Jerk

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Prayer Flowchart

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Literalism

Mythinformed

In Queso Emergency…

The Best Way

Act of God

God's Real...

Not So Mysterious

God Is Not

What Would Moses Do?

No Rooting Interest

They're Both Jerks

Just a Pinch of This and a Dash of That

Where?

That's Right

2 Kings 6:28-29

It's a Freudian Thing

Please

Revelation 3: 29 IHV

Friendly Neighborhood Savior

It's the Day After Wednesday

It's Like Chess

I Dislike Your Poem, But Love God

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus

Tebowie

In Front of Jesus and Everybody

Let's Talk About Evolution

Jesus Saves

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Dinosaur Strong

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Maybe a Pelican...

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Ask Anything

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Noah, Hercules, & Science Fiction

Would the World Be Better Off Without Religion?

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Ready... Aim...

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Jesus Toast

It's a Duck

Zombie Nativity

Fight!

Favorite Part

Click to Agree

Happy Hanukkah

Psalm 100

Yuletide Rituals

Free Frozen Turkey

What Were You Thinking?

Taking it all Off for Fundraising Calendar

Minecraft Strong

Jesus Responds

I Approve This Message

Like 18th Century Wesleyans

Tiny Angels

Moving Mountains

Back To Lovecraft

WWJPS?

The Tooth Fairy

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Science vs. Faith

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