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Warning: Bible Thumping Is Hazardous To People’s Health

Some people are hurting so bad you have to do more than preach a message to them. You have to BE a message to them!

-Joyce Meyer

Wikipedia defines a “Bible thumper” as someone perceived as aggressively imposing their Christian beliefs upon others. The term derives from preachers thumping their hands down on the Bible, or thumping the Bible itself, to emphasize a point during a sermon. The term’s target domain is broad and can often extend to anyone engaged in a public show of religion, fundamentalist or not. The term is most commonly used in English-speaking countries.

We have all experienced a good bible thumping haven’t we? How did the experience effect you?

There’s A Little Lady Gaga In All Of Us!

There’s a little Lady Gaga in all of us! Why, because we all crave “the applause”, don’t we? We crave to be known by the crowd, by the level of influence in our community, position at work, number of likes on Facebook, number of followers on Twitter, [fill in the blank]. We actually convince ourselves that one of these proofs of “being known” will satisfy us…but they don’t.

Its Time To Cancel Your Plans To Be Miserable!

I finally came to the end of myself.

So hurt and wounded, I worshiped at the altar of pride, began living this life for only myself, and walked blindly down this wide path, foolishly reaching out for the things that kept destroying me. Envying the lives and ambitions of others and swimming in the seas of sensuality that fueled this selfishness, I somehow believed that they would all have what I needed! It was cold within this dark reality as the wind blew intensely against my face, stumbling through the shadow over and over. It’s not supposed to be this way.

Life Hit’s Hard!

Life hits hard doesn’t it?

We all have been through some tough stuff and many of us may be being punched in the face by life right now.

I love this narrative about life between Rocky Balboa and his son, check it out.

Appointment With A Stranger

I discovered in the wilderness that the Samaritan woman at the well symbolizes all of us who have used their best efforts to satisfy the yearning for love and completion. She had five failed marriages (I had two), lived in guilt and shame and intentionally avoided everyone because of the rejection she was carrying. Seemingly out of nowhere, Jesus walks onto the scene and asks her for a drink and she debates Him. This sound so familiar, doesn’t it?

Warning: Bible Thumping Is Hazardous To People’s Health

There’s A Little Lady Gaga In All Of Us!

Its Time To Cancel Your Plans To Be Miserable!

Life Hit’s Hard!

Appointment With A Stranger

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