Passing of Anthony Burger

I was pretty surprised to hear of the passing of Gospel Music legend Anthony Burger at the age of 44. He was playing on a Gaither Homecoming cruise and apparently died in mid-song.

More info at:

Mark Lowry's website : see especially an email from Tori Taff (Russ Taff's wife)

AnthonyBurger.com

Gaither.com News

Taking A Stand

This letter regarding the Danish/Muslim cartoons was published in the Salisbury post today.

Taking a Stand

I missed this.

Passing the Torch at Bob Jones U

Addictive Game

I haven't been inspired the past several days so I'm going to just share a couple of lame things...

First, An addictive game...

Second, the Vice President Cheny Hunting game.

Danish Cartoons

For a while I was having trouble finding the Danish Cartoons of Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammad, Muhammed that have inflamed the Muslim world. You can see them at Michelle Malkin's blog.

From Crack Addict to Pastor

A customer who came into our U-Haul dealership today mentioned that she had just published a book. "From Crack Addict to Pastor" is the title and from the excerpt she left with me, it sounds like quite a dramatic story.

After we chatted for a few minutes, I recalled reading a story in the Salisbury Post about her. I have an aquaintenance who testifies that he has broken every one of the ten commandments. This lady seems to have committed pretty much everything but murder and been restored.

Dollar Dance

We attended the wedding of Janelle Beaver and Chad Safrit, Saturday January 21. This is the happy couple...

This is me with the bride, engaged in a strange native ritual know as the "Dollar Dance." Also known as, "Two Wesleyans Stepping On Each Others' Feet." (the photographer didn't catch Tammy dancing with the groom but she did.)

Here is Gabrielle clutching her dollar. Since the wedding (and the wedding of Janelle's sister in December, Gabrielle has been all about getting married.

Here is Chandler with his Grammy at the wedding

Redneck Church

Mark Beymer passed this along...

• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... the finance committee refuses to provide funds for the purchase of a chandelier because none of the members knows how to play one.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... people ask, when they learn that Jesus fed the 5000, whether the two fish were bass or catfish, and what bait was used to catch 'em.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... when the pastor says, I'd like to ask Bubba to help take up the offering, five guys and two women stand up.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... opening day of Deer season is recognized as an official church holiday.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... a member of the church requests to be buried in his 4-wheel-drive truck because It ain't never been in a hole it couldn't get out of.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... the choir is known as the OK Chorale.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... in a congregation of 500 members, there are only seven last names in the church directory.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... Baptism is referred to as branding.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... high notes on the organ set the dogs on the floor to howling.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... people think rapture is what you get when you lift something too heavy.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... the baptismal pool is a #2 galvanized washtub.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... the choir robes were donated by (and embroidered with the logo from) Billy Bob's Barbecue.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... the collection plates are really hub caps from a '56 Chevy.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... instead of a bell, you are called to service by a duck call.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... the minister and his wife drive matching pickup trucks.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... the communion wine is Boone's Farm Tickled Pink.


• You Know Your Church Is A Redneck Church if... the final words of the benediction are, Y'all come back now, ya hear............

"End of the Spear" Controversy

I had not even heard that the movie, "End of the Spear", was in production. Apparently it opened nationwide on Jan 20th. It is the true story of the 5 American missionaries (Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Peter Fleming, Roger Youderian, and Ed McCully) who were martyred in the Ecuadorian jungle in 1956 by the tribesman they went to reach with the Gospel. You've probably heard of the story, Through Gates of Splendor, written by one of the widows, Elisabeth Elliot.

Anyway, "End of the Spear" is based on the book with the same title by Steve Saint, son of Nate Saint.

The Controversy involves actor, Chad Allen, who plays the parts of Nate and Steve Saint. Chad Allen (see his press) is a homosexual activist which seems seems incongruous to have him involved with this story.

The ‘End of the Spear’ dilemma

‘End of the Spear:’ What Were They Thinking? (by Albert Mohler)

MLK or Just ML

My sister Jennifer forwarded this very funny item to me. Check this post at the blog, RealLivePreacher.com.