Here Am I Send Me! . . . Zaaaaap!

I grew up in the 80's when certain sections of the Charismatic church made the "experience" of the Holy Spirit a prime emphasis.  Speaking in tongues has been around for a long time, but then it moved to being slain in the Spirit, and then some pockets of the movement took it to a strange level introducing such things as Holy Spirit laughter and Holy Spirit barking. If anything, this was more of a reflection of the culture moving into a more experiential and instant gratification type of lifestyle.

Now we come to the present.  What does our culture seem to be fixated on especially in times of crisis?  Superheroes!  Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Batman, and on and on and on.  Soooooo, it would make sense that the Holy Spirit must be moving in this direction also!  The newest Holy Spirit gift is . . . . . teleportation!  Yep.  This would have been great for my Africa trip last Summer.  Would have saved a ton of money.

Also, one thing that really struck me was something that the female commentator said about teleporting from "meeting to meeting".  Really?!?!  If I had the gift of teleporting I would go from one meeting to ANOTHER meeting?! I think not.  I would be teleporting OUT of meetings and onto a roller coaster at Cedar Point or a beach in Florida or to a movie theatre, or my quiet house with a pile of books and a coffee.  But certainly not to another meeting.

And if the Holy Spirit is moving in the direction of superhero gifts then I want to make a list of what I hope God will shower down upon me as spiritual gifts in the near future!

1. Flying
2. Invisibility
3. Super strength
4. Shape shifting
5. Being able to use the "force"
6. Radioactive spider-bite abilities
7. The Matrix chosen one powers
8. Metal blades that come out from between my knuckles
9. Werewolf powers
10. T2000 Liquid Metal Terminator

A Missed Opportunity for a Funny Beer Commercial

This would be a great beer commercial.  I am a little confused how a church small group program fits this add though.  Enjoy!

An Instant Classic for Worship!

It's the end of the world as we know it and my ears are bleeding! Such a delightful tune for apocalyptic music!

CCM has now been Bieber-ized!

I know.  Christian music would be so much better if we just tried to imitate Justin Bieber!  What could possibly go wrong?

If this is grace, no thanks!

I am sure that this started out with a person saying, "Hey! I got a great idea! How about if we do this . . . " Unfortunately someone was not there to say, "Not sure we should do this."

These are not your normal Church Ushers!

It is always awesome when some well-meaning Christians decide to take a pop song and "Christianize" it.  It always comes across so deliciously cheesy!

The Museum of Idolatry: Naked Old Church Men Calender

This is so wrong on soooo many levels. I would be so embarrassed if my dad or any older man in my church ever did this. How is this a church event? A fundraiser calendar?!?!?! I think not. But the choice piece in all of this is the quote that the blogger borrows from Gollum before you even click on the video. I really can't stop laughing at this one.

The Museum of Idolatry: Naked Old Church Men Calender