Is this for real? I can’t tell if it’s parody or not. There’s too much Bible to be satire, though. Incredibly, I think this is legit…

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This is hilarious. And spot on.

HT: Kretzu

You know you’re a vile organization when the Ku Klux Klan won’t associate with you.

The sad thing is that both of these organizations–the KKK and Westboro Baptist (“God Hates Fags”)–both claim the name of Christ. Eesh.

Really? Has it really come to this?

Unfortunately, this comic is all to real. Forget the crippling theology, it’s just downright disturbing!

I’d like to meet the person who thought this was a good idea. Better yet, I’d like to meet their children and give them a giant hug and tell them, “Your parents are crazy. Jesus is not. He loves you a lot. Believe it!”

And Christians wonder why people think we’re weird…

Caption please.

Talk about brilliant. This student is, for sure.

• Fred Phelps spits hate against organizations, churches, etc.
• Student decides to hold fundraiser specifically for the organizations WBC targets.
• Donates collected money to said organizations in Westboro Baptist’s name!
• The love cycle continues.

Take a look. It’s worth your time!

I’m not sure whether to be frightened or to laugh incessantly. It’s probably a little of both.

Moral of the story? Please don’t do this to your children. Ever. Let them play on jungle gyms and eat lollipops and twirl around in circles until they fall over.

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Two early morning tweets caught my attention today:

Tweet #1

Tweet #2

Now, what do these tweets tells us? These are two men (the Tims) whom I respect and while these statements may have been made “on the fly,” I think there’s wisdom (or is it twisdom?) packed into both.

First off, Tim is addressing the conservative media darling, Glenn Beck, directly. If you’re not familiar with Beck, the gist of his arguments end with Glenn calling those who disagree with him “an idiot” or some derivative thereof. This is what Tim is a addressing and I think he’s spot on. I don’t know about you, but I’m not exactly “all ears” after someone insults my intelligence. Maybe it’s just me.

Secondly, we have another Tim addressing the tendency for right-leaning Christians to demonize (yes, demonize) President Obama. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize recently and, apparently, there are some vocal believers in Jesus who believe this will summon the end-of-days. I fail to see the connection. But Tim says what a lot of us are thinking: “Please, dear Lord, let the loonies stay at home with this one. We don’t need another PR nightmare!” I hear the sting of embarrassment in Tim’s words and I’m right there with him.

What do both of these statements tell us? They tell us that Christ lovers and sick and tired of being pegged. We’re weary for being known as the “people who hate gays.” We’re weary of being known for what we’re against instead of what we’re for. We’re weary of being pegged as one particular political party, for sure, to the point where younger believers are picking the opposite party just to make a statement.

We’ve made the mistake of making the main thing (Jesus) not the main thing while making not the main thing (anything but Jesus) the main thing. A new breed seems to be rising that tells the world: “I am with Jesus. Identify me that way. Nothing else.”

So Tims, my hat goes off to you. Brilliant. Keep challenging the status quo. Keep letting the unpredictable Spirit breathe through you. Keep thinking differently.

This interview with Kem Meyer should be required viewing for all church staff, everywhere. Kem is straight crushin’ it!

(Mega thanks to Terrance Crawford!)