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What If The Pharisees Had Twittered

Below is a post by I read written by Pastor Perry Noble, and I thought it was pretty amusing....

Disclaimer…some of these phrases MAY be over 140 characters, work with me!  :-)

• “Heard this guy named Jesus teach today, not very impressed.  All He did was tell stories, didn’t really go in depth like the guys do at the tabernacle.”
• “That Jesus guy healed a dude on the Sabbath right in front of everyone, which was so disrespectful.  Sure, it was nice that the person got healed, I just don’t agree with the way He went about it.”
• “BIG DEAL!  So this Jesus guy fed over 5,000 men with five loaves and two pieces of fish.  Seems to me like He is just into trying to do entertaining things to get people’s attention rather than teaching them anything of substance.”
• “The people that seem to be following Jesus and taking on some responsibilities for Him have not been to seminary…this is not acceptable!”
• “This Jesus guy keeps talking TO and ABOUT ‘lost people.’  I think His singular focus is going to be destructive to His ministry.”
• “This Jesus guy won’t answer any of our questions.  I think He is arrogant to not listen to us…doesn’t He understand who we are?”
• “Jesus didn’t wash His hands before He ate a meal with me last night, I did, therefore I am so much cleaner than Him!”
• “Jesus called me a snake/viper today, I am not quite sure that was appropriate language and I think that kind of talk is going to damage His reputation.”
• “Jesus always calls me and my friends out for His perceived problems with us…and quite often isn’t very ‘loving’ in the way He does it.  I think He has temper issues and should stop being so reactive.”
• “Jesus keeps hanging out with the wrong people…doesn’t He know that the people who are closest to Him don’t have their act together?”
• “Jesus lost His temper today and threw things and people out of the temple.  His irreverence for the things that matter to me is quite disturbing.”
• “This guy Jesus waters down His teachings, the way He is presenting things ANYONE can be forgiven!”

For more of Perry Noble, check out his blog at perrynoble.com

Just a little diversion....

I grew up watching the Muppets from time to time, as well as, running around the house singing "Another One Bites the Dust", from Queen. This is what we get when you combine the two.

I get a ton of goofy stories emailed to me, and usually I just hit the delete butto, but this one struck me as kind of funny. Maybe, it is because it isn't all that hard to believe..........

A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.



The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.

 As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up.

 He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.


He said, ' I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak  at him. I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School ' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated    Christian fish emblem on the trunk; naturally...  I assumed you had stolen the car '

I just pulled back into town after going to get my dad from Kansas City. Kansas City is a great place -- amazing bbq makes everything better. I'm glad to be back home. The last couple of weeks have been a crazy blur. I am super pumped for this weekend; we will be looking at our 4th installment of Supernatural, being praying with me for another great weekend at Harvest.

Here is a passage I have been thinking about a lot lately.....

Heb. 11.1   The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see.  2 The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd..3   By faith, we see the world called into existence by God’s word, what we see created by what we don’t see.