Hello Kitties

The following still may offend young girls under 10, PETA, the entire country of Japan 

and Mariah Carey.

We (a quantifying term I use rather generously) have nothing against cats, so don't start reinforcing oppressive stereotypes like: all niche bloggers are ailurophobics.

We would have stuck a bunch of tiny popes in Pastor Mark's hands and googled
 'irrational fear of the pope',
but the Pope is just too darn cute.

Besides I wouldn't have found this freaky little youtube video if I had.

Show of hands for who thinks the creator of that video has a mustache and a uterus?  

2 Corinthians 11:1

I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness; but you are already doing that.

Hang Glide Still Encore Performance:

Finishing his tour of 'Nam.



Marriage and Men: Hang Tight w/ Marky D.

Check out this sweet still. I was listening to this sermon with the the hubs when this gem fell into my line-o-vision. Pastor Mark is acting out hang gliding, but it really is a versatile pose.

Here it is 'au naturel'

Here he is sans Davy Crocket hat photobombing (again) a bluegrass band with his banjo.

To offset the previous image. I give you:

I'm funny.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands,

love your wives,

just as Christ loved the church

and gave himself up

for her...

Jesus Love Us, This We Know

Having been 'raised in the church' I have witnessed my fair share of critics of the Bride if Christ, and even been amongst the kvetchers a time or  twenty-two  (albeit sometimes when a person is rolling on the floor and clucking like a chicken there is room for some heckling).

And this is not for those who see a problem and want to lovingly be part of the solution, but for those who think they are the solution.

Prayer

Many books have been written on the subject of prayer. There are many quotes which I could draw on which would sum up the need for prayer in our daily lives, but who better than that oft quoted musician/entrepreneur/minister (all terms which I use loosely) MC Hammer?
We got to pray just to make it today.
I guess it's true what they say: never doubt a man in hammer pants.
(I need an emoticon which conveys awkward confusion).

In the sermon 'Pray like Jesus' Mark not only highlights scripture and ways we can pray like Jesus, but he also demonstrates some sweet prayer poses.

 

Observe the Driscoll in his natural habitat.

With so many prayer poses to try out, it's a relief to know we are to prayer with out ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Titanic 3D's Company

A little over a week ago, the world found that James Cameron once more opened a door, a door which unleashed that cash grabbing epic film of yester-far Titanic. But this time it's bigger, it's weepier, it's 3Dier. In dishonour of the rerelease of Titanic, we thought we'd cash in on some google search results and risk Mark's street cred by superimposing him crashing Jack and Rose's creepy date at the bow of the ship. 

Cue the music.

Jesus Is Alive!

I know it's been on no one's everyone's mind what Marky D would look like if he found the Easter bunny.

Wonder.
No.
More.

Clearly it was in Chernobyl.

Fer Obvs reasons.

So while today in my imagination Mr Driscoll has found the Easter bunny, I am actually praying that many are being 'found' by Jesus in the Easter services preached at Mars Hill.

1 Peter 1:8-9 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Good Friday

2 Corinthians 5:21

 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Easter

Romans 6:8-11 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

What's the big Driscoll about Christ's resurrection?! It makes all the difference.