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2012-04-06T12:00:27-06:00

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Personal Jesus: A Response To Andrew Sullivan

Last updated on: April 6, 2012 at 12:00 pm By Zack Hunt

Apparently Andrew Sullivan didn’t watch the Jefferson Bethke “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” video that went viral a few months ago. Instead, in his latest article for Newsweek he’s decided to use another Jefferson, in this case Thomas, to make what is essentially the same argument. Namely, that in order to truly follow Jesus we must separate ourselves from the church and/or organized religion. In that way we can discover the “real” Jesus, free from all of the dogma... Read more

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2012-04-06T08:00:22-06:00

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A Batman Easter Story

Last updated on: April 6, 2012 at 8:00 am By Zack Hunt

So this exists. Apparently, it’s the continuation of an annual tradition that has seen the Easter story retold through the dramatic adaptation of such films as The Wrath of Kahn, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Princess Bride. I’m all about drawing out faith lessons from film. I do that every month with the students in my youth group. We call it “popcorn theology”. But how those movies relate to the resurrection or why they need to be... Read more

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2012-04-05T13:21:03-06:00

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Andrew Sullivan: “Forget The Church, Follow Jesus”

Last updated on: April 5, 2012 at 1:21 pm By Zack Hunt

I had hoped to have my response to this article finished already, but traveling back from Connecticut has prevented that. I will have my response posted tomorrow, but I thought it would be a good idea to post the article first so that tomorrow’s post will have some context and those of you who have not had a chance to read it will be able to do so. Until then, let me know what you think of Andrew Sullivan’s article.... Read more

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2012-04-04T15:06:40-06:00

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What To Do With Your Plastic Grocery Bags

Last updated on: April 4, 2012 at 3:06 pm By Zack Hunt

The pantry in my kitchen is stuffed full of old Target and Kroger bags that I use to clean up after my Great Dane when she gets done doing her business. This church found a much better use for them and, personally, I am really impressed by their creativity, ingenuity, and compassion. Church group finds use for plastic grocery bag, donates mats to GFTW By STEPHANIE A. JAMES There are many ways to use plastic bags. Then... Read more

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2012-04-03T07:01:46-06:00

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Strangest Jesus Appearance Ever?

Last updated on: April 3, 2012 at 7:01 am By Zack Hunt

Over the years we’ve seen Jesus pop up on everything from a grilled cheese, to tree bark, to a pastry, and of course who could forget Cheesus? Jesus seems to appear on food products so often we almost expect to find his image every time we open a bag of chips. But this is a new one for me and it may just be the strangest Jesus sighting ever. Jesus’ face on a dead stingray?! Really?? Woman sees... Read more

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2012-04-02T08:00:36-06:00

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Sometimes The Answer Is A, B, & C

Last updated on: April 2, 2012 at 8:00 am By Zack Hunt

When I was a teenager in my church’s youth group, going on a mission trip meant we had a lot of time to pass on the bus ride over to wherever it was we were going. There’s only so many movies you can watch or songs you can sing along to before you get bored. When that would happen we often turned to riddles to pass the time. We weren’t very creative. We usually came back to the... Read more

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2012-03-29T10:26:39-06:00

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Jesus Beer

Last updated on: March 29, 2012 at 10:26 am By Zack Hunt

Yes, this video is a bit irreverent…..but it’s also pretty funny. Case in point: “From the guy who washed away your sins comes a beer to wash away your thirst.” To quote the great Larry the Cable Guy, “I don’t care who ya are, that’s funny right there.” Read more

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2012-03-28T13:32:54-06:00

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You’re A Heretic & So Am I

Last updated on: March 28, 2012 at 1:32 pm By Zack Hunt

As Christians we love our traditions. It doesn’t matter if the tradition is sacred, like celebrating the Eucharist, or something more earthbound, like the annual 4th of July picnic. Whatever the tradition is that we embrace, we do it with gusto. One such tradition that we seem to especially enjoy is the tradition of calling each other names. When we were on the playground, calling each other names was anything but sacred and we had to be careful... Read more

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2012-03-28T08:00:02-06:00

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Let All In Favor Say Aye….For Jesus!

Last updated on: March 28, 2012 at 8:00 am By Zack Hunt

Have you cast your vote for Jesus Christ? If not, then here’s a song to inspire you to do your religio-political duty and cast your vote for Jesus…..whatever that means. We’re just shocked that Rick Santorum hasn’t picked this gem up already and used it as his official campaign song. He’s really missing out. (Apologies in advance for the audio. Maybe it’s my computer, but you’re probably going to need to crank up the volume to hear the... Read more

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2012-03-27T12:19:08-06:00

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How To Deal With A Terrible Church Singer

Last updated on: March 27, 2012 at 12:19 pm By Zack Hunt

We’ve posted several videos over the last year or so of people singing in church who should have never been allowed to sing in church. God loves them just as much as the rest of us, but he didn’t bless them with the ability to sing. So, what is a pastor supposed to do when somebody starts to sangin’ and everyone’s ears start to bleedin’? Well, this pastor has found a solution. It starts with sneaking up behind... Read more

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