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a Christian’s news, views, opinions and occasional poetry …

new bible version: Lolcat Bible!

Tired of your current Bible translation? Concerned about the negative criticism of the popularized NIV? Annoyed at ‘thee’s and the ‘thou’s and the ‘where art thous’ of your KJV? Want to read the Bible in a hip, modernized translation, suitable for acceptable quoting in online debates and forums? No, it’s not The Message.

It’s the Lolcat bible and it is now online for your quiet-time, daily meditation on God’s Word!

Here’s just a few ’sterling’ samples:

Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.
- Gen 1:1

In teh beginz is teh cat macro, and teh cat macro sez “Oh hai Ceiling Cat” and teh cat macro iz teh Ceiling Cat. (2) Teh cat macro an teh… Continue reading new bible version: Lolcat Bible!

5 signs that (and 1 reason why) you’re self-righteous

Many non-Christians will label Christians as being an overtly self-righteous bunch. Is there truth to this claim? Well … yes. A lot of truth, actually.

The dictionary says this about self-righteousness:

convinced of one’s own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic.

There’s a common theme going on here. See if you can pick it before you reach the concluding remarks at the bottom of the post. Here’s my brief 5 signs that (and 1 reason why) you’re self-righteous:

#1. Denial
When faced with the charge of being self-righteous, you immediately defend yourself. In your defense, you will typically throw back reasons as to why you are righteous and not self-righteous.

#2. Everyone else is substandard
You’re the king. You are… Continue reading 5 signs that (and 1 reason why) you're self-righteous

Christians: not perfect, just forgiven!

For the skeptic, Christians are nothing but a hypocritical community group, bent with the same greed, self-promoting motives and double-standards as that of many individuals out in the secular world. And you know what, the skeptic is right.

There is a small church I drive past almost everyday on my way back from the office. It is situated on the corner of a reasonably busy intersection and is making good use… Continue reading Christians: not perfect, just forgiven!

Re-writing the Bible

“How can you believe a book based on events that happened over 2000 years ago?” “It’s a case of Chinese Whispers … there was original truth then, down through the centuries, retelling after retelling, the real truth was whittled away, the story was embellished and we now have myth.” “What about the books not included in the Bible?”

These are just some of the objections that get bandied around every Continue reading Re-writing the Bible

Why Christians Suck

When I first professed my Christian faith, I was hungry for all the Christian related material that I could get my hands on. Being at Uni, I spent long hours deep into the night at the Uni computer labs, buried in the guts of the Arts building. There, I would plug away at the Internet, researching spiritual topics as they came to mind - looking for the Christian Continue reading Why Christians Suck

Heath Ledger. 28. Dead.

There is something about celebrity deaths that can leave us feeling awkward, empty and despairing - as though somehow we have been a part of their lives or more to the point it is we who have made them part of our own.  We place a celebrity on a pedestal in the corner of our minds and forget that they’re there most of the time - until deaths like Heath Continue reading Heath Ledger. 28. Dead.