Tag Archives: Thoughts and Prayers

GOOD NEWS! Kenneth Copeland Just Killed The Coronavirus With Prayer…

Posted on March 30, 2020 by theboeskool

Don’t believe me? Just watch right here… Y’all, I can’t anymore. I seriously just can’t. Kenneth says it happened at “exactly 12 noon on the 29th day of March.” Turns out “It’s dead. It’s done. It has ceased to exist” (In … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged 200000 deaths, Alex Jones, Church & State, COVID-19, Kenneth Copeland, Magical Jesus Powers, Mikel Jollett, Miracles, Snake Handling, South Korea, Tax Churches, Thoughts and Prayers, Trump Failure | 2 Comments

The Top 4 Plans Mike Pence Has For Stopping The Coronavirus

Posted on February 27, 2020 by theboeskool

Yes, Donald Trump has named Mike Pence as “Coronavirus Czar.” It’s his responsibility to keep our country safe from the virus that has spread over Asia and parts of Europe. Now, this might strike some as an odd choice… Seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 3) Bathroom Humor | Tagged Anti-intellectualism, Build that wall, Canadian Healthcare, Coronavirus, Coronavirus czar, Global warming, God's Plan, God's will, Hedge of protection, Judd Legum, Mike Pence, Stopping the coronavirus, The Mike Pence Rule, Thoughts and Prayers, Trump | 2 Comments

Praying For The End Of The World, “Not Wanting To Get Political,” and Other Christian Nonsense

Posted on February 7, 2020 by theboeskool

Have you ever heard someone say, “Jesus, come quickly”? It’s usually something Christians say when things feel particularly crazy or disordered or hopeless. The thought is that things are so messed up, and our only hope of getting them sorted … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Christian Politics, Christians, Eschatology, Global warming, Jesus, Not wanting to get political, Praying for the end of the world, Sanford and Son, The 2nd Coming, The Big One, The end times, The Kingdom of God, Thoughts and Prayers | 2 Comments

Hurricane Florence and The Will Of God

Posted on September 11, 2018 by theboeskool

As Hurricane Florence bears down on the Carolinas, once again I am seeing posts all over social media about prayers — Prayers for safety, prayers for “calming the storm,” prayers that God would somehow miraculously change the course of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus | Tagged Cancer, Climate Change, Faith, Global warming, God had nothing to do with this, God's Plan, Hurricane Florence, Natural disasters, Omnipotence, Providence, Sovereignty, The will of God, Theodicy, Theology, Thoughts and Prayers | 18 Comments

School Shootings and Fake Christians

Posted on February 15, 2018 by theboeskool

I think that Christianity divorced from Reason is one of the most destructive forces on the planet. And the brand of religion that makes people choose between faith and rationality has been on full display since this most recent school shooting … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Christianity, Fake Christians, Florida School Shooting, Fredrick Douglass, Gun Control, Gun violence, Jesus, Rationality, School Shootings, Thoughts and Prayers | 6 Comments

What The Bible Says About “Thoughts & Prayers” and Gun Violence

Posted on November 9, 2017 by theboeskool

“Suppose a brother or sister is sick and without healthcare, or living with an increasing sense that any day now, someone they love will be taken from them by some asshole with an AR-15 because of the steady drumbeat of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged AR-15s, Do something, Gun Control and Christianity, Jesus, Jesus and Guns, Mass Shootings, NRA, Texas Shooting, Thoughts and Prayers | 2 Comments

Joel Osteen, and Our Need For A Scapegoat

Posted on August 29, 2017 by theboeskool

I don’t particularly like Joel Osteen. I find him hugely annoying to watch, with his closed-eyed, big-toothed televangelist’s smile… But what I find way more troublesome than his face is his theology. He is a peddler of an overly-simplistic, watered-down, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Blocked by Joel Osteen, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, Prayer, Prosperity Gospel, Scapegoat, Thoughts and Prayers, Twitter | 11 Comments

Alligators, Assault Rifles, and Asking God For Help

Posted on June 16, 2016 by theboeskool

“I think the biggest thing is pray… Pray for the victims, pray for the families, pray that this never happens again.” ~ Florida Governor Rick Scott, when asked what Americans can do to help. That quote made me think of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Alligator Attack, Asking God for help, Assault Rifles, Christina Grimmie, NRA, Orlando, Prayer, Rick Scott, Shootings, Thoughts and Prayers | 5 Comments

Thoughts And Prayers About The Boston Marathon Bombing

Posted on April 16, 2013 by theboeskool

There was a bomb that went off here in Nashville too. A bomb was detonated inside of a little school called Hattie Cotton Elementary a little over 55 years ago. It went off one day after President Eisenhower signed The … Continue reading →