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Welcome to the April edition of “Pop Goes the Gospel“. Each edition of “Pop Goes the Gospel” will be posted on the 30th of each month. Please be sure to get your submissions in by the 25th to be included in each month’s edition. Any article that relates scripture to “pop culture” will be accepted. Take note: Any submission that does not meet the requirements of traditional Christian values may be refused.
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This month is our best ever “Pop Goes the Gospel”. I am so blessed to be able to offer 14 excellent articles for your enrichment. There did seem to be a common theme this month as many of the articles focused on an aspect of our relationship with God and each other. Each article will be worth your while to read and ponder. Take the time to read through each one perhaps more than once on some of the more indepth articles. You can always link directly to “Pop Goes the Gospel” so you can come back often. A big thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an article to this month’s blog carnival and an even bigger thank you to all of you who stopped by to read it. Now then onto the journey.
Paul Gable presents Confront This Evil posted at Paul Gable, Although Paul offers no scriptural support for his positions I felt that because of the political and economic upheavals our country is facing, Paul offers a thought provoking post and it was worth featuring in “Pop Goes the Gospel”. I will leave you with this thought as you head on over to read Paul’s offering, the words of Edmund Burke– ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing.’
Anthony Delgado presents The Jesus Film Project posted at eInquisitive | Giving you something productive to think about!.Why not take time during passion week to watch the Jesus Film and perhaps you will take away a deeper devotion to Christ.
Jim DeSantis presents How I Go Boldly to the Throne Every Day posted at On Line Tribune | Spiritual Matters Blog, saying, “Thirteen times, in the book of Hebrews, the author uses an edifying, faith building Greek device. This device usually begins with the expression “let us.” I call it simply a “let us exhortation.””
Thank you for the invitation Jim. The way has been opened into the very presence of God through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. We can boldly go where no man has gone before because of what Christ has done. Just remember you are standing in the presence of God, and just like you would not stand before a King irreverently neither should you be irreverent before God. GO, ENTER!
Travis Morgan presents Where do you live? posted at My Glory to Glory, saying, “So I was driving to the bank, and on the way, I just had it. I said, “God, it’s so hard to live here.” You know what He said back to me?
“Then don’t live there.”
Wow, four words and God shut me up. Here I was, trying to complain to God, and He just made it so simple that I couldn’t complain anymore.”
Travis along with Kiesha’a article Trade Your Mope for Hope reminds us to look up when things are looking down. Although you may be walking through a valley the God of the mountaintop is the same God in the valley. The Psalmist says that although I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil for thou art with me… So stop living as if you are in a valley, start living as if you are on top of the mountain.
andriel presents The Emerging Ecumenicism: “We’re Ready to Believe You!” posted at ReturningKing.com.
As usual andriel presents a thought provoking article. This one deals with familiar spirits and meditation. This one will require a cup of coffee and some time to digest. Not for the timid.
Nathan Creitz presents One God, Two Gods, Three Gods, No God posted at ChurchETHOS.
Nathan tackles the idea of religious tolerance. Can’t we all just get along? Doesn’t all roads lead to the same place? Some worship god one way and some others but as long as you are sincere then what is the problem? Okay I took license in my description but I think you will see Nathan’s points quite clearly. ALL can not be true, or there would be no truth, and if there is no truth, then really what does it matter? Thus we have the circular logic of those who espouse all roads lead to the same place, that place according to Nathan is ignorance. A MUST READ! Thank you Nathan!
Yolanda Lehman presents BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED ME… posted at Ain’ta That Good News?!,
“A devotion on God’s love for the World, or cosmos, and God’s great love for humanity as well!”
Yolanda offers a devotion taken from the simple song ‘Oh How I love Jesus’. And it shows in her post. If you are in need of a whole lot of lovin’ race over to Yolanda’s post and get your love tank full. Thank you Yolanda!
Kiesha presents Trade Your Mope for Hope posted at Highly Favored.
Kiesha, a first time poster to “Pop Goes the Gospel”, submitted a great article. She was reminded that hope was simply one call away. Jesus is only a whisper away or like the song writer put it, ‘He’s as Close as the Mention of His Name‘. Thank Gordon Jensen and thank you Kiesha for the comforting words.
Tiffany Partin presents Fathom Deep: Sounding the Depths of God: Hide & Seek posted at Fathom Deep: Sounding the Depths of God.
Tiffany never disappoints, her writings are filled with the love of a mother and over flows with the love of the Father. This month she shares the joy of knowing her children are walking in truth as she relates the joy of hearing her 3 year old quoting scripture. You are never too young to learn the word of God and you are never too old to stop learning the word of God. Well done Tiffany, and thanks for sharing the joys of motherhood.
Cale presents Maybe you should just stay home: Autism in Church posted at Spectrum Siblings, saying, “Some thoughts on how the church should approach Special Needs families.”
Cale, another first timer here at “Pop Goes the Gospel’, hits a nerve when he points out the obvious. Church is not a place for perfect people, but a place where imperfect people can commune with a perfect God and by so doing learn how to love perfectly all the imperfect people in the world. For God so loved all of us imperfect ones that he died for us all. And if CHRIST died for us then who among us can condemn us? We are His and therefore our imperfections are also His. So whatever we do to the LEAST of these we do unto Christ. Let us remember that the next time we think about pointing out someone’s imperfections. Well done Cale!
Ann Shorb presents The New Cookbook posted at Christian Counseling & Educational Services.
Ann says that although the covers were the same what was inside was not. Ann soon discovered that her new cookbook did not contain the same old tried and true recipes she grew up on. So just because they looked alike, they were completely different. It is not what is on the outside that matters but what is on the inside. SO it is with our walk with the Lord, we maybe trying to look good or hip or culturally relevant but what is on the inside? Maybe we really do not need a new cook book after all?
christiantwopointoh presents Sex and Drugs posted at Christian2.0, saying, “Everyone is dong it? Literally, they are doing it. What are the lasting effects of sexual liberation? Could there be hidden consequences to our indulgence?”
Sex and drugs what more does a blog post need? Temperance. This article does a good job of highlighting the issue but requires further study to fully grasp the complete picture. His main point however was the Lord’s ways are liberating while our ways are enslaving. Freedom or slavery which do you prefer?
Victor Schultz presents St. Peters Square and Plaza | St. Peters Square, Vatican City posted at St. Peters Square, Vatican City, saying, “I had the great pleasure on touring the Vatican, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel. I wanted to give you just a glimpse of what you might see, if you were to visit the Holy See in Vatican City, Rome, Italy. Obviously, any tour of the Vatican is best in person. If you cannot go there, then a tour with pictures is perhaps the second best approach to seeing the Vatican and all the beauty and splendor that it has to offer.”
For all our Catholic readers here is a virtual pictorial tour of Vatican city. Enjoy!
Hopeful Spirit presents Affirmation of Faith posted at On the Horizon, saying, “A true story about a signed received . . . of faith, belief, and hope.”
It took the cross the break through the blackness of sin, and it still takes the cross to break through the blackness of night and the fog of unbelief. It is the cross the speaks to the world about the love of God. It is the cross that stands as a beacon to light the darkness and point us toward heaven. Thank God for the cross! And thank you hopeful spirit for the inspiring true story. Just in time for Passion week.
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“Tell me the weight of a snowflake,” a coalmouse asked a wild dove.
“Nothing more than nothing,” the dove answered.
“In that case I must tell you a marvelous story,” the coalmouse said. “I sat on a fir branch close to the trunk when it began to snow. Not heavily, not in a raging blizzard. No, just like in a dream, without any violence at all. Since I didn’t have anything better to do, I counted the snowflakes settling on the twigs and needles of my branch. Their number was exactly 3,471,952. When the next snowflake dropped onto the branch–nothing more than nothing — as you say — the branch broke off.”
Having said that, the coalmouse ran away.
The dove, since Noah’s time an authority on peace, thought about the story for a while. Finally, she said to herself, “Perhaps there is only one person’s voice lacking for peace to come to the world.”
Binary code is the language of computers. A series of instructions that tells the CPU how to handle the data stream. If you were to simply look at a binary code string you would see nothing more than zeros and ones. Unless of course you understood the basic language of a computer. 01000001 does not mean anything to the average person but in the hands of a computer programmer those ones and zeros spell out the capital letter ‘A’. To think a digital picture is simply a series of zeros and ones, on or off, yes or no, true or false. These are the basic instructions utilized by a programmer to get the desired output.
As Christians, we are part of a master plan much like those zeros and ones are a part of the binary code of a computer program. When lined up in the right sequence wonderful things can happen. What happens when one of those lines of computer code becomes corrupted? The whole program comes to a crashing halt. If a zero is supposed to be a one then instead of the predicted results you will get unpredictable outcomes.
Just like one snowflake alone does not seem to make much difference when joined with other snowflakes, their combined weight of ‘nothing more than nothing’ can cause a pine branch to break. Zeros alone will not cause a computer to operate, but when you add just a single one you begin the journey toward a positive output.
As for you, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist (be the one), fulfill your ministry. 2 Timothy 4:5
Timothy admonishes us to endure hardships, to put up with opposition, to withstand the storms and fulfill the ministry set before us. Each of us, who have been redeemed from the curse of sin and death, have been placed in the body of Christ to do our part. We have gone from a zero to a one. It might appear that by yourself you seem so small and unable to accomplish much, but together with the rest of the body of Christ you are able to accomplish greater things than you could have imagined. Evangelism is simply each “one” making another “one”. Each on fire Christian ignites another. Simply turn an off to an on, a zero to a one.
How could one person chase a thousand or two people make ten thousand flee? Their rock used these people to defeat them and the Lord gave them no help. Deut 32:30 (GW)
Where else besides binary code can 4 = 100 or 27 = 11011? In scripture we find similar arithmetic where God was able to route thousands of the enemy by a few men of God because he fought with them. In His math 2 = 10000. So you do not have to be many, just be a one in the right place and God can do great things through you. Now if we all line up in our rightful positions in the body of Christ and be ‘THE ONE’ we will see great things of God accomplished for and through us.
I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. Revelation 3:15
God does not want you to be a ZERO but to be number one. To be number one you simply have to be “turned on”. God desires for us to be hot not cold. He wants us to be “on fire” for Him and the work He has set out before us. Be the “one” placed where God can use you and watch how much happens when we hold our ground as “one” in the binary code of life. Or do nothing and be a zero, a place holder, turned off, and tuned out. The choice is yours, choose to be a “one”.
* translation to above binary code string is: do the work of an evangelist.
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Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the destruction of wicked people when it comes. Proverbs 3:25
No it is not the nightmare on Elm Street but it is Friday the thirteenth again. It has risen again just like Jason Voorhees in the latest remake of the horror film by the same name.
Although long and difficult to pronounce Paraskevidekatriaphobia, whether you can spell it or not still means the same thing, "The fear of Friday the thirteenth." There is something about Friday the thirteenth. Call it childhood superstitions, or an irrational fear, but none-the-less there are those who for one reason or another tread lightly around the thirteenth day of the month when it happens to fall on a Friday. This year we have been blessed with not one but three such occurrences of this fear inducing day. The first was February and then again this month and hold on to your black cats because November will bring the trifecta.
Some people are so paralyzed with fear of Friday the thirteenth they simply won’t get out of bed. Others will steadfastly refuse to fly on an airplane, buy a house, or act on a hot stock tip. "It’s been estimated that [U.S] $800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day because people will not fly or do business they would normally do," said Donald Dossey, founder of the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina. Dossey’s organization estimates the phobia afflicts 17-21 million people in the United States alone.
This fear of “13” is strong in today’s world. According to Dossey, more than 80 percent of high-rises lack a thirteenth floor. Many airports skip the thirteenth gate. Hospitals and hotels regularly have no room number 13.
Many triskaidekaphobes, as those who fear the unlucky integer are known, point to the ill-fated mission to the moon, Apollo 13.
As for Friday, it is well known among Christians as the day Jesus was crucified. Some biblical scholars believe Eve tempted Adam with the forbidden fruit on Friday. Perhaps most significant, is a belief that Abel was slain by Cain on Friday the thirteenth. And then of course was the fateful thirteenth guest for dinner when Jesus was betrayed during the Last Supper. Jesus even went on to call Judas the son of perdition. Rightly or wrongly the number 13 when combined with Friday is viewed as unlucky to many people.
Triskaidekaphobia can afflict anyone, even Presidents and Emperors, President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the thirteenth day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal. Napoleon and President Herbert Hoover were also triskaidekaphobic, with an abnormal fear of the number 13.
Mark Twain once was the thirteenth guest at a dinner party. A friend warned him not to go. "It was bad luck," Twain later told the friend. "They only had food for 12." Superstitious diners in Paris can hire a quatorzieme, or professional 14th guest to avoid the dreaded ’Last Supper’ scenario.
To the visitors of Camp Crystal Lake, Friday the thirteenth meant they were surely going to have an encounter with Jason Voorhees, the fictional machete wielding serial killer now in its 12th resurrection.
Whatever the reason for the fear, whether it’s a crazed fictional serial killer in a movie or some superstition learned as a child, for those who suffer from Paraskevidekatriaphobia Friday the thirteenth is one day to be avoided.
'Pop Goes the Gospel'
Welcome to the February 28, 2009 edition of ‘Pop Goes the Gospel’. The intersection of God and culture. A confluence of everyday life and the extraordinary. The crossroads of heaven and earth. Each month we offer up a select group of posts from across cyberspace that points us heavenward. This month’s edition is smaller than past editions due to some faulty links from those who submitted material for this edition. If you submitted an article and do not see it here this is probably the reason it was excluded. Anyway, less is more starting with this month’s feature article. Take time to read and comment on each article and by the end of your journey you will have been enriched. Now on with the carnival.
Raffi Shahinian presents The Parable of the Cancer Cell posted at parables of a prodigal world.I enjoy doing this carnival each month because I get to read some really outstanding articles. Raffi has done a masterful job in this modern day parable and therefore receives the honor be being the feature poster this month. Be sure to congratulate Raffi for earning the rare distinction of ‘feature post’. Perhaps you can earn a spot at the top next month! Send in your BEST post for our next issue and see if it rises to the top. Use this post as an example in capturing the essence of “Pop Goes the Gospel”. Raffi captured that essence exactly.
Sarah Scrafford presents 100 Enlightening Bible Study Blogs posted at Christian Colleges.A list of lists. Apparently bloggers at Christian Colleges have a great deal of time on their hands as they produce several list articles on a regular basis. So this month here is yet ANOTHER list from the prolific listers at Christian Colleges blog. Perhaps you will find something there beneficial.
Angelawd presents Is Christianity Sexist? posted at angelawd, saying, Never one for running from controversy Angelawd opens a huge can of worms by tackling the “sexism” of the bible. This is sure to garner a comment frenzy. Let your voice be heard regardless of which side of the issue you find yourself. Tough subjects are not taboo here at “Pop Goes the Gospel”.
Yolanda Lehman presents LOVE POURED OUT (Alabaster Box) posted at Ain’ta That Good News?!.Yolanda, a first time contributor to this blog carnival offers up a challenge to us all. Are we being broken and poured out with Love for our savior? Have our alabaster boxes been broken for Christ, or are we saving the good stuff for ourselves? Probing points to ponder and pontificate upon.
Andy Deane presents posted at How to Study the Bible – 40 Bible Study Methods!, saying, “Pastor Andy Deane’s new book, Learn to Study the Bible, teaches you forty different step-by-step Bible study methods to help you discover, apply and enjoy God��s Word. Each practical method has a handwritten example to demonstrate to make it easy for you to follow the steps. Learn how to study the Bible with so much variety that you’ll never get into the rut that routine brings ever again.
Rich Bordner presents Don’t Put God in a Box « The Pugnacious Irishman posted at The Pugnacious Irishman, saying, Cliches abound in our society. Rich points out the overuse of cliches are oft times simply masks used to avoid any debate concerning controversial issues. In particular Rich points out the overuse of the phrase “Do not put God in a box” in defending lifestyle choices. He points out the bias usually associated with this particular cliche. See what you think. And be sure to share some comment love.
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