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Charismatic weirdness

By Jim
Sep 12 2018

Holy Spirit Blessing in a funny way

The Lord was showing us that HE can be Very Entertaining, and in the process Burn up our Fleshly Pride, AND give us an OUTSTANDING Blessing All at the Same time!!

I felt like i was in a 'Tube' of the Holy Spirit and the More I pressed down, the More Holy Spirit was released into me - it was AWESOME and AWE Inspiring - Such Power!

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South Carolina is a go-to place for Christian preachers who need snakes for their church

By Jim
Jul 10 2018

South Carolina [is] one of the few states with virtually no restrictions on the sale of venomous serpents. South Carolina has, through the years, provided snakes that serpent-handling preachers use at Sunday services because the Palmetto State, unlike many jurisdictions, doesn’t limit the sale of venomous snakes, state officials in South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky say.

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Crocodile kills Ethiopian pastor during lake baptism

By Jim
Jun 05 2018

A crocodile has killed a Protestant pastor who was baptising followers near a lake in southern Ethiopia. Docho Eshete was conducting the ceremony for about 80 people on Sunday morning at Lake Abaya in Arba Minch town's Merkeb Tabya district. Residents and police told BBC Amharic a crocodile leapt from the water during the baptism and attacked him. Pastor Docho died after being bitten on his legs, back and hands.

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When I become pope of the Protestant church

By Jim
Nov 29 2017

Flying home from a recent teaching/mission trip to a third world country, I sank into an exhausted sleep and dreamed a vivid dream. In my dream, I was named pope of the Protestant church, and given sweeping powers to instigate any changes/adjustments/new expectations that I chose. When I awakened from my fantasy, I jotted down some of my plans. I’m saving these notes for that day that I get the call to occupy the papal office.

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Gas 'n' God - This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

By Jim
Aug 09 2017

Back when the Sunoco that occupies the space was an Exxon, locals sometimes referred to the complex as “Saint Exxon.” The gas station is known for being somewhat cramped and claustrophobic, but it is also locally beloved, and Virginians have developed another clever nickname for it: “gas ‘n’ god.”

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Pastor of 16-member church that split in half takes firing to Supreme Court

By Jim
Jul 29 2017

The Supreme Court released its ruling on Thursday, noting that the lower court had no authority to interfere in the church's ecclesiastical matters, and overturning the firing of Pastor Taylor. So it appears that Taylor will remain pastor of the church, which likely now will only include his faction of eight, since each faction has been fighting to exclude the other group.

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