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Tag Archives: jesus
‘You can have Jesus or Dan Brown. But you can
Joe emails: “Sounds like a plot synopsis for a gay movie. Also, the whole argument doesn
Posted in Christianity
Tagged dan brown, jesus, plot synopsis, protestantism
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Not Realistic?
A friend told me that my plans were not realistic. Huh? That’s probably what Jesus’s friends told him when dad said he had to go down to earth to save the world by dying on a cross. I bet even … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged dad, down to earth, jesus, master of the universe
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Santa Rampage Did Not Reflect The True Meaning Of Christmas
A friend emails: "Truly, this guy does not understand the meaning of Christmas. Like my aunt said to me last week, "It’s Jesus’s birthday, and we need to remember that.""
Posted in Christianity
Tagged friend emails, jesus, meaning of christmas, santa rampage, true meaning of christmas
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OMG It’s Jesus!!!
That’s the most common greeting I get these days in my chat room. I find it disconcerting. Here are the other greetings I receive in the order of their popularity: Ur ugly Grizzly Adams! Hey Fuzzy Wuzzy U need a … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged chat room, common greeting, fuzzy wuzzy, greetings, grizzly adams, hook up, hospice, jesus, nbsp, popularity, presence, tefillin, translation, Truth, waves
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Emma Turns 19 Friday
She’s posted this new picture: She’s made her first blog post on MySpace: May 16th 1989 when I was born and given life. After eighteen years here, I am all grown up and a matured into a young lady. Throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Emma
Tagged 16th birthday, 18 years, 19 years, adult, Emma, eternity, fence, good times, heck, jesus, Journey, loving every moment, new year, pitched voice, scars and bruises, scream, surprises, young lady
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I’m Nuts This Morning
Just completely bonkers. I have kangaroos running loose in my top paddock. You don’t want to miss this. It’s streaming live on my cam: CraigsList: Good morning CraigsList: I can’t believe you make money off of this that justifies your … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged craigslist, elvis, faith, jesus, jew, Jews, kleim, minimum wage, money, mother ship, motto, nbsp, nuts, paddock, persia, romans, time investment, tv show, worry
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I Plan, Sherre Laughs
So a couple of weeks ago, the publicist for Rabbi Sherre Hirsch’s first book, We Plan, God Laughs, invited me to email in questions for the rabbi. I did. Five days later, the publicist emails me to say that the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, R. Sherre Hirsch
Tagged Conservative Judaism, conservative rabbi, counselor, desire, divine punishment, gentiles, hand experiences, interfaith work, jesus, laity, life after death, nbsp, news media, publicist, rabbi hirsch, shabbos, sherre, spiritual lesson, stringent standards, temple sinai
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A Christlike Approach To Jewish Law
Donny emails: Hi Luke! I am an Orthodox convert. I was never involved with Jesus and Christianity. It’s only after converting that I started appreciating what he had to say to the Jews of his time. Based on what I … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged basra, Christianity, herod, introspection, jesus, jewish law, jewish los angeles, Jews, lack of education, messiah, messianic, nbsp, orthodox shuls, personal prayer, prayer 2000, quot, rabbi nachman, sacrificial meat, shul, third person, trinity, vertical column
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Happy Good Friday
Lewisafein: you free this afternoon? Lewisafein: huge event in the hills Luzdedos1: what? Lewisafein: rumor is: they’re gonna execute some big rabbi Lewisafein: i got tickets Lewisafein: in fact, there’s an ex-hooker who’s gonna be there Luzdedos1: his name is … Continue reading
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Tagged ebay, furniture, good friday, hooker, jesus, nbsp, quot, rabbi
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Come Home
D. emails: “Greeting Happy Sabbath, I don’t know you, never heard of you until today while doing research on the internet. I was looking up info regarding the SDA church and what happened in the 70’s and 80’s. The name … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist
Tagged 3rd generation, desmond ford, doing research, ford, God, hypocrites, jesus, pastors, preacher, remnant church, rsquo, Sabbath, sda church
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