Oh hai! Its teh LOLCatz Bible!

I found this site seriously hilarious.
First, for those who have not yet met the LOLCatz – go here and acquaint yourselves.
Now, those initiated ones – go check out the LOLCat translation of the Bible.
Start with Genesis 1, where “Boreded Ceiling Cat makinkgz Urf n stuffs”
Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An [...]

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The Wise Words of Jesus (and why I need them so much) – part 1

Matthew 6:34:
So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
I find it so easy to worry.  In fact, I have it down to a science.  In my recent game of job-switcheroo I managed to worry myself to the point where I didn’t sleep a full night [...]

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How weird is too weird?

I’ve probably been reading far to much FSTDT, but I have been wondering about something lately.
With all the weird people around saying they’re being “persecuted for Christ” and living a completely separated lifestyle, it got me to thinking – how weird is too weird?  As followers of Christ, are we called to be different in a way [...]

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Oh my.

“I hate all your show and pretense – the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.  I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings.  I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings.  Away with your noisy hymns of praise!  I will not listen to the music of your harps.  Instead, I want to see [...]

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Milk, anybody?

The other day I watched a Michael Frost DVD from the 2008 Forge Grassroots conference.  Mike always seems to say something profound that makes me sit up and listen.  This was no exception.
Hebrews 5:11-14 says
There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually [...]

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Freedom In Christ

This was the title (and substance) of a fantastic question posed by Jon over at Something Else.
It got me thinking more.  Which got me commenting.  Then Ruth suggested I blog about it.
My comment was:
I’ve actually been thinking a bit about this lately. Where does freedom in Christ cross over to an excuse to do our [...]

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Velvet Elvis 2

It’s been a while, but here is my second post about Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. The first post is here if you missed it.
I wanted to highlight Rob’s opinion on the “Christian” label:
The Bible is filled with stories of God teaching people how to think. How to discern. How to sort [...]

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Non-canon-isms Part The Fifth

It’s been a while, but I was just reading the tiny Epistle of Paul to the Laodiceans and I liked its re-affirmation that salvation absolutely must include works.
This is one of the non-canonical books that I do actually accept as part of the Bible. The reason for this is the cross-reference between Laodiceans and [...]

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Do Love

I’ve been thinking about this little tiny sentence in light of my recent post about social justice.
It’s one of those profound sentences that says truckloads in two words – a bit like “Jesus wept”.
Do love. It’s an action sentence. You have to do something about it. It speaks of the social justice kind [...]

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Our Social Justice God

Deuteronomy 10:17-21
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and [...]

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Non-canon-isms part the fourth

Here we go again – into the depths of non-canonical texts. This verse is from The Epistle of the Apostles (try saying that ten times fast), verse 25.
For some context, this is the Apostles questioning Jesus after his resurrection and before his ascension.
Again we said unto him: Lord, already are we ashamed that we [...]

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Non-Canon-isms part the third

Another one, from the The Apocryphon of James.
[Jesus said:]
“Again I reprove you. You who are, make yourselves like those who are not, in order that you may come to be with those who are not. Let not the Kingdom of Heaven become desolate among you. Do not become arrogant on account of the light which [...]

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Non-canon-isms part the second

Another quote from a non-canonical gospel. This time the Gospel of Phillip.
Faith receives, love gives. No one will be able to receive without faith. No one will be able to give without love. Because of this, in order that we may indeed receive, we believe, and in order that we may love, we give, [...]

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Non-canon-isms part the first

In the spirit of Asbo Jesus, I am going blog some non-canonical gospel verses for discussion. Just to be subversive, you know.
So today’s verse:
The Gospel of Thomas, 50:
Jesus said, “If they say to you, ‘Where have you come from?’ say to them, ‘We have come from the light, from the place [...]

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Dying to Self

Ché has hit on something I think is really interesting – re-evaluating the idea that we should “die to self”.
I’ve always heard, “die to self” as if I would slowly slay parts of me that are not pleasing to God.But here is a thought….Psalm 139….’for I am fearfully and wonderfully made”….this passage has been a [...]

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Time for more PostSecret

It’s been a while!
Here is a new PostSecret montage I made.

My earlier ones are here and here if you missed them.

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Blasphemy

I agree wholeheartedly with Stupid Church People’s take on the whole Kathy Griffin saga (that is obviously now old news after the Britney thing). It didn’t make too many waves here in Australia – we don’t care quite so much, I guess – but it was a newsworthy big deal in the US.
I honestly [...]

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Fear

I was thinking about this yesterday, and how it applies to me. Jesus is one huge enigma. Take for instance Luke 12 verses 4-7.
“Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear [...]

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Thy Kingdom Come…

A very interesting viewpoint. (HT: Sarah)

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The M Word

I have been thinking a lot about the word ‘Missional’ lately. Becoming more missional has completely turned my life upside down. It seems a lot of other people are doing the same too, and having similar results. In fact, the blogosphere seems to be buzzing with missional conversation lately. Here is [...]

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