This week has been a whirlwind of celebrity deaths. Death always reminds us of our own mortality and causes us to enter a mood of deep reflection on the mysteries of life, but when a celebrity dies there is a communal feeling of loss and the questions and reflections seem to be amplified. The fact [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Jesus Wept
Posted: 28th June 2009 by Uncle Luther in Current EventsTags: 'Ed McMahon', 'Farrah Fawcett', 'Michael Jackson', death, Jesus, mourn, wept
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The Church is not a social club; It is a place for the broken who need healing. The Church is not a corporation; It is the hands and feet of Christ. The Church is not a secret society; It exists to spread the message of redemption The Church is not a building; It is a [...]
10 Christian Phrases That Need To Be Excommunicated
Posted: 21st June 2009 by Uncle Luther in Humor, Sacred CowsTags: 'prayer life', 'quiet time', 'sermon on the mount', 'small group', blessed, Christian, church, Jesus, walk
I have read through the Sermon on The Mount more times than any other part of the Bible. The teaching and the thinking are so rich and revolutionary, it beckons me when I need a good lesson on thinking more about God’s Kingdom than my own. This particular time, I was using “The Message” translation, [...]
…or are we just full of it? I don’t feel like writing an actual blog tonight, so just enjoy this hilarious bit of comic relief.
What Do You Treasure?
Posted: 11th June 2009 by Uncle Luther in GeneralTags: Christ, God, materialism
Name Calling
Posted: 11th June 2009 by Uncle Luther in Current EventsTags: abortion, politics, pro-life
I don’t want to call myself pro-life. Not only has this label been abused by psychopaths who shoot people, it is a backhanded, insulting and divisive. No one is pro-death or anti-life. To call oneself pro-life is haughty and judgmental. I don’t want to be called anti-abortion. That name glorifies abortion and makes it sound [...]
The World According to The Bible Belt
Posted: 6th June 2009 by Uncle Luther in Humor, Sacred CowsTags: 'Bible belt, 'religious right', comedy
Let’s take a brief and scary look at the worldview espoused by many of our southern “brethren” in the Lord… “Damn scientists teachin’ all that evolution crap. They don’t know nothin’.” “Damn journalists. They’re just all puppets of the liberal media. They’re just ignorant.” “Damn doctors. Who needs their voodoo medicine. God made natural herbs [...]