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2014-12-05T12:44:50-06:00

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Why Do His Critics Continue To Be So Fascinated By Rob Bell?

Last updated on: December 5, 2014 at 12:44 pm By Zack Hunt

(Credit: Paul Williams, Flickr Creative Commons) It’s been 3 years since John Piper infamously bid farewell to Rob Bell and, to his credit (I suppose?), he hasn’t had much – if anything – to say about Rob since them. At least not that I’m aware of. Piper said farewell and he meant it. Countless other conservative evangelicals joined in the farewell chorus, but unlike Piper, many of them just can’t seem to quit Rob Bell. Even though Rob left the pastorate behind... Read more

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2014-12-03T09:12:29-06:00

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This Nativity Set Is Brought To You By Coca-Cola

Last updated on: December 3, 2014 at 9:12 am By Zack Hunt

I don’t know that you can find a more American Jesus nativity set than this one. It’s cheap, tacky, poorly constructed, and overly commercialized. [Insert rimshot here] I have no clue who made it or where it comes from (my friend Diane sent it to me). Based on the craftsmanship, I’m guessing maybe it belongs to an elementary age kid from a Christian school who totally forget to do their homework until 5 minutes before the bus showed up, so... Read more

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2014-12-01T13:44:44-06:00

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Advent: When God Needed Us

Last updated on: December 1, 2014 at 1:44 pm By Zack Hunt

(Credit: Wikipedia) Yesterday marked the first Sunday of Advent. That time of the year when the Church prepares for the coming of God in the most unusual and humble of ways: as a mere baby, whose first bed was a food trough. As much as Advent is and should be a time of preparation, God’s humble entrance into the world should remind us that the Advent season also marks a moment in time when God needed us. I don’t mean that there was some... Read more

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2014-11-28T14:09:29-06:00

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The McMass Project Wants To Put A McDonald’s Inside Your Church

Last updated on: November 28, 2014 at 2:09 pm By Zack Hunt

It’s been a while since I ran two posts in one day, but this one couldn’t wait to ’till Monday. According to its Indigogo page, The McMass Project (founded by Paul Di Lucca) wants to combine a church and a McDonald’s in order to “create a self-sustaining, community-engaged, popular church, and an unparalleled McDonald’s restaurant.” They’ve got lots of apparel related incentives for those willing to contribute to their effort to raise $1,000,000 in the next 50 days. Sounds, um, interesting.... Read more

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2014-11-28T12:29:04-06:00

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Jesus Is A Big Fan Of The SEC

Last updated on: November 28, 2014 at 12:29 pm By Zack Hunt

Well, now we know why the SEC has had such a successful run in college football in recent years. It’s because Jesus is a big fan. In fact, he’s such a big fan of the Southeastern Conference, he took the time to say so in the Bible. Don’t believe me? Here’s proof with the relevant Bible verses to prove it. Naturally, Jesus loves more than one SEC team because he loves everyone equally (except other football conferences, of course). However, it also looks... Read more

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2014-11-24T11:33:30-06:00

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Is The Antichrist Using The Post Office To Send Secret Satanic Messages To Your Mailbox?

Last updated on: November 24, 2014 at 11:33 am By Zack Hunt

We’ve all been there. A letter never arrived. Packages got damaged. That unpaid speeding ticket I definitely eventually paid mysteriously disappeared in the mail and a warrant was issued for my arrest. It happens every day. Well, if these or any other postal related frustrations have ever led you to suspect that the United States Postal Service is controlled by maleficent forces, it turns out you were right. The Postmaster General is none other than the Antichrist himself. And here’s the... Read more

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2014-11-21T11:21:15-06:00

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The Conspicuous Absence Of Biblical Values In The Immigration Debate

Last updated on: November 21, 2014 at 11:21 am By Zack Hunt

(Credit: Icars, Flickr Creative Commons) Last night President Obama announced a new approach to immigration in which the government will go after “felons, not families. Criminals, not children. Gang members, not a mom who’s working hard to provide for her kids.” Today, my Facebook feed is predictably filling up with outrage. It’s the same sort of outrage (and often from the same people) I hear whenever a new state legalizes same-sex marriage or whenever a bakery doesn’t want to bake a... Read more

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2014-11-17T09:45:33-06:00

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This Week In Jesus – Volume 5

Last updated on: November 17, 2014 at 9:45 am By Zack Hunt

It’s been a while, too long in fact, since the last installment of This Week In Jesus; your summary all things Jesus. I’m sure you’ve spent that time wallowed in anxiety and fear that there is a Jesus appearance or quirky Jesusy news story you didn’t know about. My sincere apologies for your suffering. No one should live in a world where Jesus appears in the char marks of a quesadilla and you don’t immediately know about it. So, let your anxiety... Read more

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2014-11-12T10:07:01-06:00

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Hitler Poses With Jesus In What Might Be The Worst Painting Ever

Last updated on: November 12, 2014 at 10:07 am By Zack Hunt

Over the years I’ve shared some epically terrible paintings of Jesus. From Jesus in space to Jesus writing the Constitution to Jesus propositioning Adam and Eve, it seems like we Christians just can’t stop ourselves from painting Jesus in unbelievably awkward and incredibly cheesy ways. But none of those paintings (and I would dare to say no painting of Jesus that you’ve ever seen) rival this one in potential awfulness. (Credit: YouTube screenshot) As you might have gathered from the... Read more

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2014-11-10T10:31:13-06:00

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Does Ken Ham Think That House Of Cards Is The Gospel?

Last updated on: November 10, 2014 at 10:31 am By Zack Hunt

(Credit: Netflix) If you’ve never binge watched House of Cards or especially if you’ve never watched it at all, you’ve never really lived. Ok, maybe it’s not quite that good, but….oh, who am I kidding? Yes it is. Seriously, it’s one of the best shows on television. If you don’t have Netflix, it alone is worth the $8 a month or whatever they’re charging these days. Between the political corruption and the I can’t believe that just happened moments that seem... Read more

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