The Wal-Mart Jesus…
Posted by Pastor Kurt | Filed under Christianity In Crisis, My Family, The Moral Decline, Web Clips
The new Wal-Mart Supercenter just opened up in my town, and man, what a sight! It’s a mammoth structure of utilitarian architecture that houses everything from a grocery to a garden center, along with every dry good you can imagine from fashion wear to office supplies. And people just flock there because it’s one-stop shopping, famous low prices, and a quick get in and get out affair. It is an amazing achievement in the history of American consumerism.
Oh, and don’t forget about the official Smiley Face mascot greeting you on every sign. It just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside as you spend your money to save money.
The only problem is that the former Wal-Mart building in town is now vacant since the retail giant moved its local operation to the new Supercenter facility. Hard to believe that twenty years ago this smaller Wal-Mart store was the shining Camelot on the hill for local shoppers. Now it’s just a castle ruin, an empty shell of its former glory as the company moves on to bigger and better things. Alas, a sign of the times, I’m afraid.
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The Day God Spilled The Paint
Posted by Pastor Kurt | Filed under Photos, Web Clips
The east side of the Carrizo Plain, in the Temblor Range, about 50 miles due west of Bakersfield, California. Photo taken on May 14, 2005.
Obama side-steps the abortion question…
Posted by Pastor Kurt | Filed under Christianity In Crisis, My Faith, The Moral Decline, Web Clips
DALLAS - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama side-stepped a pointed query about abortion on Saturday by mega-pastor Rick Warren during a televised forum.
Asked at what point a baby gets human rights, Obama, who strongly supports abortion rights, said: whether you’re looking at it from a theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that question with specificity is above my pay grade.
He went on to reiterate his view that it was important to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who followed Obama onto the stage of the nationally televised event, was more blunt and more emphatic.
He said a baby’s human rights began at the moment of conception I have a 25-year pro-life record.
Church Rejects Tithes Donation from Lottery Winner
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ORANGE PARK, FL — After Robert Powell hit the Florida Lottery jackpot last month and took home more than $6 million, he thought of his church.
And he offered to drop his tithe, around $600,000, in the collection plate of First Baptist Orange Park.
But the church and Pastor David Tarkington politely declined and told Powell they will not accept the lottery winnings.
Many churches do not approve of the lottery and gambling but on the other hand Pastor Dr. Lorenzo Hall of the El-Beth-El Divine Holiness Church says $600,000 can do a lot of good.
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Three Points About Victoria Osteen Being Sued…
Posted by Pastor Kurt | Filed under Christianity In Crisis, My Faith, Randomness, Web Clips
Their has been much news lately about the lawsuit filed against Victoria Osteen (Co-pastor of Houston’s Lakewood Church - one of the largest churches in America and wife of Joel Osteen) for assaulting a flight attendant on a 2005 Continental Airlines flight to Vail, Colorado.
While I have many opinions about Victoria Osteen and the Lakewood church, I will keep them to myself. I would however like to share some thoughts about the law suit and all the publicity surrounding it.
Tags: Christianity, Church, Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, Lawsuit, Victoria Osteen
Love Your Enemies
Posted by Pastor Kurt | Filed under My Faith, Web Clips
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 5:43-45
The Pharisees taught the people to hate the enemies of Israel. The implication was that this hatred was God’s means of judging their enemies. Jesus taught the people just the opposite. “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
The Christian is to love others as God loves them. This is God’s standard of love. God doesn’t have to love us. He loves us because He chooses to love; it’s only by His grace. He loves us while we were alienated from Him as His enemies. The sinful mind is hostile toward God.
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Those who would give up…
Posted by Pastor Kurt | Filed under Quotes, Randomness, Web Clips
Those who would give essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Ben Franklin
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A Course In Miracles - Just Another Cult…
Posted by Pastor Kurt | Filed under Humor Helps, Kingdom of the Cults, My Free Time, The Moral Decline, Video, Web Clips
Is ‘A Course In Miracles’ a cult? Lets see the evidence.
- In ‘A Course In Miracles’ their is no world its all in your imagination.
- In ‘A Course In Miracles’ their is no death its all in your imagination.
- In ‘A Course In Miracles’ sin is not real.
- In ‘A Course In Miracles’ the pain and guilt you have is something you have made up in your mind.
- In ‘A Course In Miracles’ God is not a person, but a eternal creating energy.
- In ‘A Course In Miracles’ you are in complete control of your destiny and purpose.
- In ‘A Course In Miracles’ you are perfect and without defect.
This is just another new age cult. The same rhetoric with a new spin. The same old shanty with a fresh coat of paint. In 2008 as a Christian you better be able to separate truth from error.
…because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
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