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2022-04-03T23:07:05-04:00

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Denzel Washington on Will Smith: “The devil got ahold of him.”

Last updated on: April 3, 2022 at 11:07 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

Washington offers the Christian response Photo by wikipedia During his International Leadership Summit, Saturday, T.D. Jakes hosted a Master Class session with Denzel Washington, who briefly discussed Washington’s role in the immediate aftermath of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. “Well, there’s a saying, ‘When the devil ignores you, then you know you’re doing something wrong,’” Smith said. “The devil goes, ‘Oh no, leave him alone, he’s my favorite.’ Conversely, when the devil comes at you,... Read more

2022-04-02T17:56:13-04:00

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“Inventing Anna” and “The Dropout,” white, pretty, female con artists

Last updated on: April 2, 2022 at 5:56 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

Two shows, “Inventing Anna” and “The Dropout,” have at their cores the true stories of white, pretty, female con artists. Both women were tried and convicted of duping others out of enormous sums of money, based on little more than fanciful ideas. In “Inventing Anna” on Netflix, Julia Garner plays Anna Delvey a/k/a Anna Sorokin, who defrauded friends, banks and hotels out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Six weeks after her release from prison, Sorokin was taken into the... Read more

2022-03-29T16:42:46-04:00

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The lost — notes for a sermon

Last updated on: March 29, 2022 at 4:42 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

Luke 15:1-32 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he... Read more

The Parable of the Lost Son

2022-03-28T19:41:38-04:00

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Culture clash – Chris Rock and Will Smith

Last updated on: March 28, 2022 at 7:41 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

Christ Rock made a bad joke about Jada Pinkett Smith and Smith’s husband Will walked onstage and hit Chris Rock. Smith went back to his seat and minutes later, won an Oscar. This is our culture. Resorting to violence is a natural impulse of an actor in violent movies and passively witnessing the natural impulse of audiences watching. Perhaps, this could be a pre-planned comedy bit. Who knows what people were thinking as they sat by and watched a man... Read more

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2022-02-06T15:42:28-05:00

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A new alternative to traditional funerals – composting

Last updated on: February 6, 2022 at 3:42 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

“From dust we come, to dust we return,” is spoken at funerals, but it hasn’t really been possible until now. From south of Seattle comes a new alternative to traditional funerals – composting. Bodies are composted into soil by a company called, Recompose: “At the Greenhouse, each body’s transformation from human to soil happens inside of a Recompose vessel. This takes 30 days. The facility houses 10 Recompose vessels, which are constantly monitored. After 30 days, our staff moves the... Read more

2021-10-11T18:46:36-04:00

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Midnight Mass— a mini review

Last updated on: October 11, 2021 at 6:46 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

According to IMDB, the series Midnight Mass is where “an isolated island community experiences miraculous events – and frightening omens – after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest.” Until the last minutes of the second of seven one-hour episodes, neither miraculous events nor frightening omens occurred. The first two hours were filled with Catholic mass and talk of God. Islamic prayer, AA meetings and deep, spiritual questions of freewill. I write this while watching episode three. Episode two... Read more

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2021-10-03T15:51:45-04:00

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“If our religion is based on salvation…”

Last updated on: October 3, 2021 at 3:51 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

I posted something on Faith on the Fringe this week that appeared to resonate with people. The post reached 120,000 people, and still counting. This is the post: “If our religion is based on salvation, our chief emotions will be fear and trembling. If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude.” – Carl Jung Carl Jung was a well-known psychiatrist. But he also wrote about spiritual subjects, as well. Here are a few more Carl... Read more

2021-08-10T23:23:56-04:00

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Suddenly Republicans are pro-choice

Last updated on: August 10, 2021 at 11:23 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

After generations of opposition to a woman’s right to choose to end a pregnancy, some Republicans have suddenly decided that choice matters when it comes to getting the Covid-19 vaccination. “I don’t believe that government should be doing all these mandates,” said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. “I think what the government should be doing is providing good information and let businesses and let people make their choices.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has taken it a step further by saying schools... Read more

2021-07-03T14:27:56-04:00

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God’s power is made perfect in us, through our weaknesses

Last updated on: July 3, 2021 at 2:27 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

According to Frederick Buechner, “Paul WASN’T MUCH TO LOOK AT. “Bald-headed, bowlegged, strongly built, a man small in size, with meeting eyebrows, with a rather large nose.” Years after his death that’s the way the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla describes him.” Paul traveled to: “Corinth, Ephesus, Thessalonica, Galatia, Colossae, not to mention side trips to Jerusalem, Cyprus, Crete, Malta, Athens, Syracuse, Rome—there was hardly a whistle-stop in the Mediterranean world that he didn’t make it to eventually.” While he traveled,... Read more

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2021-06-26T10:39:09-04:00

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Even when God is silent – I believe

Last updated on: June 26, 2021 at 10:39 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

Notes for a sermon… Psalm 130 130:1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. 130:2 Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! 130:3 If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 130:4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered. 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; 130:6 my soul waits for the Lord... Read more

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