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Evidently we should be praying for Jesus because:

Police say a Pittsfield woman has been cited for running down a man named Lord Jesus Christ as he crossed a street in Northampton on Tuesday.

The 50-year-old man is from Belchertown. Officers checked his ID and discovered that, indeed, his legal name is Lord Jesus Christ. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor facial injuries.

Police say 20-year-old Brittany Cantarella was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. [USA Today]

I’ll keep you updated if there’s more.

So how do you pronounce Eyjafjallajokull? You know the name of the Icelandic Volcano that looks like your cat walked over your keyboard. I’ve been wondering and here it is…

I had heard from some people, and seen some things about the flooding in the south. I never realized it was this bad. Here’s a pic my sister-in-law took from her office in downtown Atlanta. Notice the highway completely submerged under water.

The SBC is losing members, you say? Well, Captain Obvious has apparently made his appearance at the Southern Baptist Convention. 

How do you fix it?

"Tuesday and Wednesday… thousands of messengers are expected in Louisville, there will be a face-off over their organizational future"

It seems battle lines are being drawn to decide the fate of the SBC.

Pastor Johnny Hunt has drawn up Article IX a plain for the "Great Commission Resurgence" to streamline and clarify the SBC. He’s calling for signatures to join this movement online. 

But on the other side the "executive chairman of the SBC executive committee, Rev. Morris Chapman, says he won’t sign. Instead he calls "revival and spiritual growth." [USATODAY]

Hey boys. You know, you’re both wrong – but I can fix this pretty easy. 

You listening (ha ha, I should know better, Southern Baptist don’t listen, they preach)?

For starters you’re Followers of Christ, not Southern Baptist. That means Jesus first, not the SBC. I know that seems simple, but it’s a pretty good starting place. This love of all things SBC can’t come before the love of Christ. 

Secondly, it’s not adopting a new set of values or mandates. It’s also not proclaiming our need for spiritual growth. Both seem good on paper, but to walk them out is a whole different story. Mandates are mere words. And to go tell people to "spiritually grow" does nothing. It’s a heart issue that’s gotten the SBC where it’s at. 

You, boys, are too far inside to see it clearly or objectively.

The SBC’s pursuit has long been to be "right" or "righteous" and kindness & grace don’t come into the equation. Can you actually be righteous without grace or humility? 

And lastly let me ask you this. Are you worried about the state of the SBC simply because your "numbers are down"? Or is it because you’ve feel that the Lord is moving you to change things? You remember God don’t you? He came before RIck Warren. And your allegiance should be to follow Him and not mandates, works, programs or denominations. 

Stop worshiping the denomination. If it lives or dies –  it doesn’t matter. Jesus is still Jesus. Nothing changes that. It all comes back to being a follower of Christ. But I think that was forgotten a while back…

[Note: I'm not just randomly picking on the ol' SBC. I do have a life long history with my boys. I'm a dirty Baptist after all]

What the crap is the big deal about Jon & Kate and their bag of larvae? And why should any of us care?  It’s got  the "stare at the train wreck" syndrome, sure.  But wait, we had one train wreck today…

Any ideas?

Police have arrested three teenagers accused of stealing a paddle boat and taking officials on a wild chase Monday evening.

According to officials, they received a call that night claiming that three juveniles had stolen a paddle boat. Officials responded to the scene on their powerboat, but the teens tried to outrun the police’s engined boat with their paddles.

More here

No matter what you’re going through in life. You may be struggling, but it could be worse. Just keep going. At least you’re not in a paddleboat trying to outrun the police.

I pride myself in being culturally relevant and this is no exception. I had swine flu before it ever became trendy. Yes, Mexico and New York are all followers. 

Last week I had a terrible flu (in bed for 3 days) and I had previously been around people that smell like pigs. 

So with that reasoning, I had the swine flu and survived. So take hope America, we can overcome this pending epidemic.