Far be it for me to tell anybody what to put on their sign, but is THIS really the best way to increase church attendance?

God sports some serious wood.

Best headline ever!

Courtesy of the LA Times:

A tree cut down at an Escondido church is causing a stir among the faithful after some people reporting seeing the shape of a cross or angel inside its trunk. 

Landscapers made the discovery on Monday while removing pine trees on the property of the 1st Congregational Church of Escondido. One of the workers, Salvador Maya, was the first to see the image — apparently formed in part by tree sap — and alerted his boss. 

"Salvador yelled at me, 'Look at this, it's a cross, something sacred!'" said Jim Rants, owner of Star Landscape Maintenance. "So I looked at it and thought 'Holy-moly, we've got something here. It's just amazing, and to be on church property, it's definitely something divine." 

Rants reported the finding to the church pastor. 

"It's been phenomenal," Debbie Cummings, the church's office manager, said of the response. "To people of faith, it's very comforting to see something. Of course some people say they see nothing, but there are always skeptics." 

People have called the church asking to buy the stump, Cummings said. 

Pastor Phil Corr said he plans to discuss the wood cut, which is safely stored in the church sanctuary, during his Sunday sermon titled "The Joy of Surprise." He also will display the log and talk about what the church plans to do with it. 

"People of faith have eyes to see this, but skeptics do not," Corr said.

"People of faith have eyes to see this, but skeptics do not." Well isn't that interesting?

So let me get this straight.  This vaguely cross like shape in a tree trunk, is proof of God's divine presence on earth, but this..

..is just a dog's butt? Pray tell, what is the difference exactly?

I share with you, my friends here on this blog, my excitement to have finally seen a divine image after years of fruitless searching and abject disappointment. And WHAT is my reward?

I was mocked.

I was chastised for being insensitive to religion.

And I was insulted.

So go ahead, please explain to me why a piece of knotty wood is a more appropriate place to find an image of holiness than a canine's ass. And if possible, please quote the Bible verse which backs up your argument.


My hurt feelings and I await your explanation.

Christianity in complete disarray as God smites Jesus with lightning bolt and completely destroys Him.

From the Dayton Daily News:

The large Jesus statue iconic to Interstate 75 in Monroe is destroyed following an apparent lightning strike during a thunderstorm.

Motorists were stopped along the highway and around the Monroe area to watch the 62-foot “King of Kings” statue burn. The fire was reported just 11:15 p.m. Monday, June 15. Within minutes, all that was left was the steel frame of the statue at Solid Rock Church, 904 N. Union Road.

Church member Cassie Browning, 27 of Dayton, said she was driving north on I-75 on her way back from Tennessee when her family noticed the statue was missing. “It meant so much to so many people,” said Browning.

“It’s crazy,” said Ted Williams, 35, of Monroe, who could see the statue ablaze from a Shell gas station along Ohio 63.

Sometimes I write a post just for me.

My headline is sort of tongue in cheek of course but we all know that if lightning had struck a tree or building and left a burn that even remotely resembled Jesus, or the Virgin Mary, or even Justin Bieber, people would flock from miles around just to get a glimpse of it and perhaps touch it believing that it had healing properties and could cure their cancer, or their club foot, or that burning sensation when they pee.

But NOBODY will see this as a sign that the people who built it had offended God, or that the Christianity of today has no resemblance to the teachings of Jesus Christ.  Just like nobody ever takes it as a sign from God when a church gets hit by lightning and burns to the ground.  They will just shrug their shoulders, and say "shit happens", and then run off to find the next water stain on a bathroom floor that kind of resembles Pope John Paul if you turn the lights down low and squint with one eye while standing on the toilet seat.

Because essentially, the majority of people are sheep who just desperately want to have their superstitions reinforced without having to consider that out of all of the possible religious, or non-religious choices out there that they might just possibly have chosen the wrong one.

No offense to any Christians, or Jews, or Hindus, or Buddhists, or Muslims, or Taoists, or Jains, or Rastafarian's, or Hare Krishna's, or Scientologists, or Wiccans. You guys are totally correct in your religious choices.  I am referring to those OTHER guys.