Category: Entertainment
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Bob Newhart: Just Stop It
During the NCAA Championship football game last night, between Oregon and Ohio State, comedian Bob Newhart unexpectedly began trending on Twitter and Facebook. Likely this was because of the games referee, who had an uncanny resemblance to Newhart – a much more buff Bob Newhart. When I first noticed this resemblance I did not say…
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Cotton Candy Christianity Scorecard
I don’t want to become one of those bloggers who becomes known for what he is against, or for pointing out how wrong other guys are, but this was just too funny to pass up. It is also important to distinguish the gospel from all its counterfeits. For as Paul warns in Galatians 1.6-7: I…
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John Piper is BAD
Michael Jackson asked: “Who’s BADD?” The answer, apparently: John Piper. I don’t know if it is because John Piper staunchly believes in the doctrine of Total Depravity (as do I) – which recognizes that as a consequnce of the Fall all humnaity is infected by sin in every aspect of our personality – or if there is…
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St. Patrick’s Breastplate
This famous prayer, one of the earliest known European vernacular poems, has been attributed to Patrick – though some scholars say a few of the words indicate a later period. But there is no question that they ooze the spirit and substance we see in Patrick’s Confession. And they reverberate with the power of Christianity that Patrick gave to his adopted…
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I Will Rise
I will rise and seek my God, And bowed down beneath my load, Lay all my sins before Him; Then He will wash my soul from sin, And put a new heart me within, And teach me to adore Him. O ye that fain would find the joy – The only one that wants alloy…
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One Thing I Think Should be Posted on the Church Nursery Door …
Here’s the verse I have always wanted to post on the door of the Church Nursery: “We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed…” ~ 1 Corinthians 15.51
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What Happens at an Atheist Concert?
USA Today reported last week that the US Army has approved an atheist-themed concert at Fort Bragg (NC) after a group complained that they had not received the same support as did organizers of an Evangelical event held last year. Among those scheduled to appear is Richard Dawkins. I didn’t know Dawkins was a singer!…
