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Candidates for Conversion?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Are the top three presidential candidates saved? Who knows? Only God can judge that. But here are some interesting perspectives on the Big Three:
JOHN MCCAIN

In an article on McCain’s biography tour, I found this tidbit in the L.A. Times:
Each speech was a catalog of sin, then secular salvation, mostly given in made-for-TV settings where he [...]

Yet Another Weak & Wimpy Witness

Monday, January 28th, 2008

There is no need to “lift up your voice like a trumpet” when you can wear a loud tie only a Dad could love.

—From ALittleLeaven.com

More Weak & Wimpy Witnesses for 2008

Monday, January 14th, 2008

AIR JESUS
Why speak about the Savior when you can misrepresent Him on your T-shirt?
I can assure you that this is not what the Apostle Paul meant when he wrote about the Rapture saying, “…we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the [...]

Islam, Rod Stewart, and Clueless Christians

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

I am sure surprised at the zeal in which Muslims in Sudan reverence their prophet Muhammad.
According to the L.A. Times: Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy [...]

Christmas Gifts: Your Choice!

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Have a burden to evangelize by wearing clever clothes?
Here are some options that will elicit “Amens” and “Oh nos!”
This is a great gift put out by EvangelismStuff.com:
Shopkeepers Dale and Anna Jackson are good friends of mine who also are on staff at Way of the Master! They know their evangelistic stuff!
And [...]

Weak, Wimpy—and Wrong—Witnesses!

Monday, November 19th, 2007

I just did a sermon on hypocritical Christianity dealing with the reasons why the unbelieving world doesn’t take us seriously. We aren’t persecuted so much for what we believe anymore (although that certainly does happen, of course), but for what we do—like buying this Jesus junk! Are we really letting our light shine before men [...]

More Weak, Wimpy—and Wrong—Witnesses

Monday, November 5th, 2007

These items need no comment.

Okay. I’ll use the comments that Alittleleaven.com provides: “If you think that wearing this hat to a biker event will cause men with names like “Snakebite” and “Mad Dog” to fall on their knees in repentance, then you’ve got another thing coming.”

See more “Weak, Wimpy—and Wrong—Witnesses” starting here.

Two Weak, Wimpy—and Wrong—Witnesses #5

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

This is truly a weak and wimpy witness. Really! No one needs to wear these items to start up a conversation about spiritual things. The last thing anyone will want to do is ask you a question about Jesus if they see you wearing a hat like this. Read an analysis of the design flaws [...]

Weak, Wimpy—and Wrong—Witness #4

Monday, October 8th, 2007

As you can see, there is a whole line of ridiculous T-shirts that will help you not to share your faith verbally, will advertise undiscerning Christian T.V. viewing habits, and most certainly will dumb down our Christian faith in general.

See other ridiculous “Witness Wear” here.
Thanks again to our friends at A Little Leaven, who allow [...]

Sudden Death: Enema!

Monday, October 8th, 2007

I’m continually amazed at the ridiculous things people do that will ultimately cause death, suddenly. This is why there is an urgency in preaching the Gospel…
According to Join Together, an alcohol abuse treatment website, a Texas man died after receiving an enema full of sherry wine, and his wife was recently cleared of charges of [...]

Weak, Wimpy—and Wrong—Witness #3

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Anyone who thinks that this is who Jesus is will have another thing coming when he faces the Righteous Judge on that Day in the ‘hood.

This is another example of cheap Jesus Junk masquerading as Christian witness.
(Used with permission from our friends at www.alittleleaven.com.
See prevous examples of weak, wimpy—and wrong—witnesses here and here.)

Weak, Wimpy—and Wrong—Witness #2

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Take the easy way out of actually saying something to the lost by wearing a shirt that glorifies the film “Napoleon Dynamite.”

(Used w/permission from our friends who expose stupid Christian trends at www.alittleleaven.com)

Weak, Wimpy—and Wrong—Witness

Monday, September 10th, 2007

With all the recent flak we took at the Fiesta Hermosa last weekend, it might have been a better idea to just wear this T-shirt—and smile! No ruckus. No offense. No repentance. Of course, there is no salvation, but that is besides the point; it would make everybody happy—except God…
…and all those in torment [...]

Clown Communion

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

This is what happens when the Biblical Gospel is not preached.
When you first view this video you will at first shake your head in disbelief, then have mixed emotions ranging from laughter, to horror, to sadness, to disgust.
This is an actual clown-led Eucharist service from Trinity Church at St. Paul’s Chapel in New York, using [...]

Temple 420: Holy Smoke?

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Can you guess what’s wrong with this church’s Gospel message?

Their statement of purpose reads: “A Judeo-Christian Fellowship with the belief that the Ten Commandments are the moral and spiritual guide that G-D has given us. The Fellowship holds Cannabis as a sacrament, as mentioned in both the Old and New Testament, and most specifically in [...]

ALittleLeaven.com: Elvis-Led Worship!

Monday, August 27th, 2007

As you have read on this blog, I take the Western church to task for its lack of evangelistic zeal. But I have just discovered a great new site that uncovers everything that’s wrong with American Christianity. It’s called www.alittleleaven.com and the stuff it features shows how far we have fallen as a nation [...]

The Beautiful Language of Morticians

Monday, July 9th, 2007

This morbid little piece is from the book “Stiff” by Mary Roach; the subtitle is “The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.” It is an hilarious—and gross, morbidly fascinating read—and I highly recommend it. In this excerpt, the author talks about the strange language of the embalmer’s table: 
 
I like the term “decedent” [which is what morticians [...]

Guillotines & Living Heads

Monday, June 18th, 2007

From its first use, there has been debate as to whether the guillotine always provided as swift a death as Dr Guillotin hoped. With previous methods of execution, there was little concern about the suffering inflicted. But where the guillotine was invented specifically to be “humane,” the issue was seriously considered.
Furthermore, there is the [...]

Tom Cruise, the Chosen One?

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

HOLLYWOOD – Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, a recent father and husband, may have another new role. According to the British newspaper The Sun, Cruise has been christened the new ‘Christ’ of Scientology.
The newspaper said it was told by leaders of the religion that the actor has been told he has been “chosen” to spread [...]

Million-Dollar Accessory

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Look like a million bucks when you go out stylin’ with your Gospel tracts…

Fashion by Bekah Wiedenhoeft. Million-Dollar Duct Tape Purse: $25.00

Booting the Witnesses

Friday, August 25th, 2006

This is from a Paul Tucker, who was next to the convention center at a company picnic when we did our incursion of the Jehovah’s Witness Convention.
I thought you like know while your team was [invading the JW convention] at the Long Beach Arena, the Jehovah’s Witnesses were in our food lines next door.
I [...]

A Few Famous JW’s

Friday, August 18th, 2006

From www.adherents.com
-Dwight D. Eisenhower - U.S. President (raised JW)
- Evelyn Mandela - first wife of South African president Nelson Mandela (convert to JWs)
- Prince - pop singer (convert to JWs) - Selena - Tejano singer (Selena Quintanilla)
- George Benson - singer, guitarist
- Michael Jackson - singer, pop superstar (lapsed)

Snicker, Snicker, Wink, Wink!

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

I got out of the shower and my wife informed me that some Jehovah’s Witnesses had just come to the door. I tore off my towel, got dressed and saw them walking right outside my house. As always, they were very well-dressed and so polite. I asked them what they were doing and they handed [...]

Group Arrested with Fake Million

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Police in Uzbekistan arrested a group of people on suspicion of trying to sell a U.S.$1-million dollar bill for half price. There is no such denomination.
The suspects told the potential buyer that they were prepared to sell the bill for $500,000 because they needed cash the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
It cited prosecutors in the Uzbek [...]

Atheist Puts Own Soul On eBay

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

SUZANNE SATALINE, The Wall Street Journal
(March 9) A few weeks ago, Hemant Mehta posted an unusual item for sale on eBay: a chance to save his soul.

Denial

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Shoppers in Chicago were asked what would happen if an atomic bomb were to land on the city. Only 2% thought they would be among the dead.
-L.A. Times Magazine, Dec. 2005

The Death of Isaac Bickerstaff

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

In February 1708 a previously unknown London astrologer named Isaac Bickerstaff published an almanac in which he predicted the death by fever of the famous rival astrologer John Partridge. According to Bickerstaff, Partridge would die on March 29 of that year. Partridge indignantly denied the prediction, but on March 30 Bickerstaff released a pamphlet announcing [...]


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