No, that pastor is not full of the Holy Ghost, kids. He was tased!

A funny thing happened to Pastor Jose Elias Moran when assisting a stopped motorist one day – he was given a taser to his tail so fast, it was like he was a crack addict on “Cops”.
I mean, Zapped! Really making Scott Baio and Willie Aames proud [a little obtuse 80s humor for you].
Anywhoo, [...]

The prayerful future of megachurches: Talking to its people

Picture it: An Italian suit-wearing, copious adornment-blinging, freshly inked bible-touting, mightily poised on his throne-sitting, big time preacher in his big time church.
And then, without hesitation, the TV cameras turn off and the aforementioned primadonna says, “Any questions?”
You could hear a church mouse fart up in that place. I mean, talk about something that [...]

The golden age of megachurches may be turning green

Evangelical [ee-van-jel-i-kuhl]

adj. Pertaining to certain movements in the Protestant churches in the 18th and 19th centuries that stressed the importance of personal experience of guilt for sin, and of reconciliation to God through Christ.
n. an adherent of evangelical doctrines marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause

Amazing how a very popular word, that can [...]

L. Ron Hubbub online

Although Hollywood darlings like Tom Cruise and John Travolta have much clout, money and enough nuts in their shop to make a mechanic envious, it seems they can’t shove Wikipedia around.
According to the Los Angeles Times, although Wikipedia is edited by John Q. Public, they have clamped down the “bridge to total freedom” to the [...]

Hooray for Godly-wood?

Ever been to an Oscar-watching party? Yeah… uh… me, neither.
But if I had, I could tell you watching the beautiful people is typically secondary compared to figuring out all those non-promoted, artsy-fartsy (or agenda-laden) movies that made the cut. And then, based on acting and box-office success, the ones that didn’t.
In this piece from ABC [...]

Unemployed church workers pray for Caesar’s rendering

The economy sucks. People need prayer. And the government claims “Church and State” as a rally cry until they go hoarse.
And now, that lovely troika has parked itself right in front of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Of course, this issue will probably have to take the nickel tour and pray for a little notice, but hey, it’s [...]

There’s nothing ‘pro’ about the death of Dr. Tiller

With everyone else’s take bashing some talking head on the right side of the aisle or commending some bleeding heart on the left side of it, let’s do WWJD? Calls it like he sees it despite what folk think.
First off, before we discuss the horrific and sardonic murder of Dr. George Tiller, ask yourself, “What’s [...]

D.C. church helps homeless couple marry but forgets the threshold

Everything is on the rise in this tumultuous economy – energy, food, clothes and school.
Even if a couple wants to tie the knot, they have to visit the local Justice of the Peace to make public (and legal) their vows of love, and also to save some major cheddar.
In the words of that sage, Danny [...]

Sin gives a new definition for “travel hot spots”

Capital vices. Cardinal Sins. Seven deadly sins. What. Ever.
The “Wicked Seven” [not an official pseudonym] are: lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, sloth, envy and pride. Many believe the Catholic Church pulled this list out of thin air, but Solomon may get all lathered up about that.
Call them what you will but these seven eventualities have been [...]

Wise macho men only seek Him

“Take a few minutes to give a big ‘God bless ya’ to your neighbors.”
These are some of the most feared words to come from a church pulpit since the Dark Ages when the Papacy would extol, “So, um, indulgences for sale. Anyone a sinner today?”
Men pretend they have to go pee, have a call they [...]

GOBAMA: “Yes, we can” really means “Thank you, Satan”

We all remember the Barackstar’s rally cry of “Yes, we can.” If you had a pulse and didn’t subscribe to the Aryan Nation newsletter, it gave you chills.
It was the gathering of all countrymen. It was a microcosm of unity. It was the culmination of a dream. But did you know, it was also Satan [...]

Church blogger watchdog may be put to sleep for sniffing around

Wall Watchers, if any one post on the Wall gets up your dander, this should be it.
There are several of us who are passionate about exposing the surreptitious flaws, duplicitous spirituality and malicious intent of so many in the pulpit who should be doing so… none of that.
Most of us folk seen as “Another Bricks [...]

Cross Eyed: The Church Lady renders Simon Cowell speechless

That headline alone is worth some interest, but this is the video portion of the Wall, so just wait until you see it…
Meet Susan Boyle – a frumpy, middle-aged church volunteer who is now a global phenomenon. How? Reality show, how else?!
She waddles onto a stage feeding her face and in dire need of some [...]

So that’s why this Episcopal priest looked surprised?

I once heard a pastor extol some genius when discussing some inane practices of certain legalistic denominations, “Ladies, I have a prophecy: If the barn needs painting, paint it!”
Oddly enough, the people who laughed the loudest were the women who looked like TBN rejects. Nice.
So, I took a stroll down Amnesia Lane when I read [...]

John Maxwell: It’s easy to be a great leader when you’re packing heat

For years, John Maxwell has been the Dalai Lama of leadership, the Mahatma Gandhi of success and the Zig Ziglar of… well, Zig Ziglar starter kits.
That is, until last week when he showed up in Palm Beach, Fla. Probably fresh on the heels of another great conference (I’ve been to one – that’s first-hand experience [...]