Holy Humor, Batman!
I live in Oregon and one of my favorite local newspaper columns is "The Edge" in The Oregonian. It is consistently funny and pretty irreverent for a family newspaper. This week one of the columns was titled Heaven Help Us and featured a variety of religious humor, including "Letters to God from adults, as collected in the book "Hey, God!" by Kip Conlon (Andrews McMeel)" Check it out!
Sunday, January 26, 2003
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Indiana Jones Was Clueless
I'm not sure if it was seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark or my trip to Israel a couple of years ago that have made me interested in where the Ark of the Covenant might be hiding. (Assuming it still exists!) Here's an article from the Halifax Daily News that reports an Israeli archaeologist as saying the Ark is in Jerusalem (probably somewhere under the Temple Mount - and he intends to find it!
When I visited Jerusalem, I was lucky enough to visit the Temple Institute. In their own words, "The Temple Institute (in Hebrew, Machon HaMikdash), founded in 1987, is a non-profit educational and religious organization located in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. We are dedicated to every aspect of the Biblical commandment to build the Holy Temple of G-d on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem." Part of their work is to, "to restore and construct the sacred vessels for the service of the Holy Temple." One item they are not reconstructing is the Ark of the Covenant. Why? Because they believe they know exactly where it is! Check out this article on their Web site that provides the details!
I'm not sure if it was seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark or my trip to Israel a couple of years ago that have made me interested in where the Ark of the Covenant might be hiding. (Assuming it still exists!) Here's an article from the Halifax Daily News that reports an Israeli archaeologist as saying the Ark is in Jerusalem (probably somewhere under the Temple Mount - and he intends to find it!
When I visited Jerusalem, I was lucky enough to visit the Temple Institute. In their own words, "The Temple Institute (in Hebrew, Machon HaMikdash), founded in 1987, is a non-profit educational and religious organization located in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. We are dedicated to every aspect of the Biblical commandment to build the Holy Temple of G-d on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem." Part of their work is to, "to restore and construct the sacred vessels for the service of the Holy Temple." One item they are not reconstructing is the Ark of the Covenant. Why? Because they believe they know exactly where it is! Check out this article on their Web site that provides the details!
The Power of Prayer
Here's a story from the Tacoma News Tribune about a woman who stopped a potential rapist in his tracks - through prayer!
Here's a story from the Tacoma News Tribune about a woman who stopped a potential rapist in his tracks - through prayer!
Saturday, January 18, 2003
Survey Sez!
I discovered an interesting survey site recently and thought I'd try it out. I put together a short - and not very well thought out - survey titled, "Does God Want Us To Go To War With Iraq?" If you're interested, click here to take the survey
I discovered an interesting survey site recently and thought I'd try it out. I put together a short - and not very well thought out - survey titled, "Does God Want Us To Go To War With Iraq?" If you're interested, click here to take the survey
Thursday, January 16, 2003
Lethal Theology
It's usually hard for me to conjure up much sympathy for a celebrity but some odd things are happening to Mel Gibson lately and it seems they may be related to a controversial film that graphically depicts the execution of Jesus that he has been shooting (and is financing) in Italy for the past several months. What is especially unusual is that it's being shot in Aramaic and Latin - not English. Bill O'Reilly, of Fox News' O'Reilly Factor, interviewed Mel on January 14th and a transcript of the segment is available on the Fox News Web site. Even if you're not interested in the story, you may be interested in hearing what Mel Gibson has to say about Jesus!
It's usually hard for me to conjure up much sympathy for a celebrity but some odd things are happening to Mel Gibson lately and it seems they may be related to a controversial film that graphically depicts the execution of Jesus that he has been shooting (and is financing) in Italy for the past several months. What is especially unusual is that it's being shot in Aramaic and Latin - not English. Bill O'Reilly, of Fox News' O'Reilly Factor, interviewed Mel on January 14th and a transcript of the segment is available on the Fox News Web site. Even if you're not interested in the story, you may be interested in hearing what Mel Gibson has to say about Jesus!
Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Medical Marijuana Miracles?
Prepare to be offended! Here's another entry from the "Too Bizarre To Be Believed" file . . .
The folks at High Times magazine have released a "study of scriptural texts" that they believe indicates Jesus "was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug." They go on to suggest that "the anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples contained an ingredient called kaneh-bosem which has since been identified as cannabis extract." I first heard about this in an article in The Guardian, a paper published in the UK.
Prepare to be offended! Here's another entry from the "Too Bizarre To Be Believed" file . . .
The folks at High Times magazine have released a "study of scriptural texts" that they believe indicates Jesus "was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug." They go on to suggest that "the anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples contained an ingredient called kaneh-bosem which has since been identified as cannabis extract." I first heard about this in an article in The Guardian, a paper published in the UK.
Monday, January 6, 2003
I Figure It All Goes To Overpaid Blind Hairstylists
I missed this story on Dateline NBC but a transcript of correspondent Bob McKeown's report on Benny Hinn, titled "Where does world-famous televangelist’s money go?" can be found at MSNBC.com. The fine folks at the Trinity Foundation (publishers of The Door) were instrumental in this story.
I missed this story on Dateline NBC but a transcript of correspondent Bob McKeown's report on Benny Hinn, titled "Where does world-famous televangelist’s money go?" can be found at MSNBC.com. The fine folks at the Trinity Foundation (publishers of The Door) were instrumental in this story.
Sunday, January 5, 2003
Books I Read In 2002
(Listed in order of favorites - with the best at the end of the list!)
Secrets of the Vine
Bruce Wilkinson
Desire of the Everlasting Hills
Thomas Cahill
The Rock
M. Kanyin
Telling the Truth
Frederick Buechner
Longitudes & Attitudes
Thomas Friedman
The Source
James Michener
The Tender Comandments
Ron Mehl
Let Freedom Ring
Sean Hannity
From Beirut to Jerusalem
Thomas Friedman
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
Soul Survivor
Philip Yancey
The Two Towers
J.R.R. Tolkien
Messy Spirituality
Mike Yaconelli
Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Christopher Moore
(Listed in order of favorites - with the best at the end of the list!)
Secrets of the Vine
Bruce Wilkinson
Desire of the Everlasting Hills
Thomas Cahill
The Rock
M. Kanyin
Telling the Truth
Frederick Buechner
Longitudes & Attitudes
Thomas Friedman
The Source
James Michener
The Tender Comandments
Ron Mehl
Let Freedom Ring
Sean Hannity
From Beirut to Jerusalem
Thomas Friedman
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
Soul Survivor
Philip Yancey
The Two Towers
J.R.R. Tolkien
Messy Spirituality
Mike Yaconelli
Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Christopher Moore
I'm Betting This Will Cause Mitch Miller To Turn Over In His Grave
Oh, good grief. Christian Karaoke? As hard as it may be to believe, apparently Family Christian Stores will be releasing six different karaoke CDs this year to enable us all to sing along with our favorite contemporary Christian hits! Read more in this article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Oh, good grief. Christian Karaoke? As hard as it may be to believe, apparently Family Christian Stores will be releasing six different karaoke CDs this year to enable us all to sing along with our favorite contemporary Christian hits! Read more in this article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
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