The question: What is going on?
The situation: Pictures of Terrell Carter, the actor and singer from the Tyler Perry's plays, has recently surfaced with him in a few compromising positions with a MAN! That's right, a man. I don't think there is anything else left to say about that.
Church Girl Says: I know what most of you are thinking. "Isn't he that fine one that played the doctor in that play? You know the one where he is cheating on his wife and..." Yes, that is him. Apparently, his ex-lover wanted to seek revenge and posted images of the two online. Whoever said a picture is worth a thousand words wasn't lying!
While I an still trying to wrap my brain around this news I wonder if anyone suspected him to be suspect long before these pictures surfaced (umm I saw the REAL pics, that I won't share on this site, but it doesn't look good). I mean any attractive, well-dressed, well-groomed, and talented man has to have something wrong with him, right?
I can post endlessly about this news, but I will end with this... To ALL Men, you were fearfully and wonderfully made in the image and likeness of God. Nothing you do, alter, or mutilate will change the destiny God has planned for you. He built you to be a leader and told you to subdue and dominate the earth. You've been given authority to rule. Walk in the calling set before you as KING.
The Word: 1 Peter 2:8-10 (The Message)
The Stone
...They trip and fall because they refuse to obey, just as predicted.
9-10But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
Showing posts with label The OMG Chronicles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The OMG Chronicles. Show all posts
The question: Is there a fine line between business and faith?
The situation: Urban Christian, a publishing company that produces Christian fiction, has decided to pull it's branding image and tagline of "The Finest In Christian Fiction" from all it's book covers. The reason? Well, I guess its a strategic move to gain better placement on the shelves of bookstore and ultimately get into the hands of readers who may have found the label offensive or preachy.
Church Girl Says: It's all business, right? Sometimes, a Christian has to do what a Christian has to do. Why should we care if the label is removed? Seeing"Christian" is far more offensive than a scantly clad woman in a thong straddled over two men with a cherry hanging from her mouth. Wouldn't we much rather pick up a book with Smack That Trick on the cover than The Finest In Christian Fiction anyway? I guess so, considering that's what book sales tell us.
While I understand the reasoning behind this move, I am concerned about the identity of a Christian as a whole. It goes beyond books, but our lifestyle. Everyone else is bold in their approach to who they are or what they believe, without shame or reserve. If they believe in it, then rest assured, the world will too or at least learn to tolerate it. Are we the only ones having an identity crisis? Is the new trend to be an undercover agent for God? A part of some secret service agency that will only proclaim our beliefs inside church only? Wow! How can we change the world when the world doesn't know who we are?
The Word: Romans 12:1-2 (The Message)
Place Your Life Before God 1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
The situation: Urban Christian, a publishing company that produces Christian fiction, has decided to pull it's branding image and tagline of "The Finest In Christian Fiction" from all it's book covers. The reason? Well, I guess its a strategic move to gain better placement on the shelves of bookstore and ultimately get into the hands of readers who may have found the label offensive or preachy.
Church Girl Says: It's all business, right? Sometimes, a Christian has to do what a Christian has to do. Why should we care if the label is removed? Seeing"Christian" is far more offensive than a scantly clad woman in a thong straddled over two men with a cherry hanging from her mouth. Wouldn't we much rather pick up a book with Smack That Trick on the cover than The Finest In Christian Fiction anyway? I guess so, considering that's what book sales tell us.
While I understand the reasoning behind this move, I am concerned about the identity of a Christian as a whole. It goes beyond books, but our lifestyle. Everyone else is bold in their approach to who they are or what they believe, without shame or reserve. If they believe in it, then rest assured, the world will too or at least learn to tolerate it. Are we the only ones having an identity crisis? Is the new trend to be an undercover agent for God? A part of some secret service agency that will only proclaim our beliefs inside church only? Wow! How can we change the world when the world doesn't know who we are?
The Word: Romans 12:1-2 (The Message)
Place Your Life Before God 1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
The question: Is waiting to have sex until marriage just a fairytale?
The situation: I scratched my head when I read the headline to this story. Apparently a woman gave birth to a set of twin boys who did not have the same father. Yes, I wrote that correctly. Turns out the woman had sex with two different men within days of each other, and each man's sperm fertilized an egg during ovulation. Her fiancé became suspicious because the boys did not look alike. See for yourself here.
Church Girl says: After I re-read the article, I was at a lost for words. I actually thought about how Maury would have loved to exploit this case on his show. Then I began to wonder if the mother considered the consequences before she performed the action. I guess not. The decision to lay down caused issues to come up in the lives of those around her. I mean how will the mother even begin to share this information with her children? Will the man she has now stay in the picture? What about the other dude? Was the sex worth it?
I know some of you may be saying, "sex is good". True, but it's even better when it's done God's way between a husband and a wife (and no one else). No baby daddy drama, diseases, heartache, trust issues, pain, self-esteem issues, soul ties and everything else that comes with causal sex. Considering what you're giving up for a few minutes of pleasuremore like seconds sex doesn't seem so casual anymore, does it?
The Word: Psalm 119:10-12 (The Message)
9-16 How can a young person live a clean life? By carefully reading the map of your Word. I'm single-minded in pursuit of you; don't let me miss the road signs you've posted. I've banked your promises in the vault of my heart so I won't sin myself bankrupt. Be blessed, God; train me in your ways of wise living. I'll transfer to my lip all the counsel that comes from your mouth; I delight far more in what you tell me about living than in gathering a pile of riches. I ponder every morsel of wisdom from you, I attentively watch how you've done it. I relish everything you've told me of life, I won't forget a word of it.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 (The Message)
You're God-Taught 1-3 One final word, friends. We ask you—urge is more like it—that you keep on doing what we told you to do to please God, not in a dogged religious plod, but in a living, spirited dance. You know the guidelines we laid out for you from the Master Jesus. God wants you to live a pure life. Keep yourselves from sexual promiscuity. 4-5 Learn to appreciate and give dignity to your body, not abusing it, as is so common among those who know nothing of God.
The situation: I scratched my head when I read the headline to this story. Apparently a woman gave birth to a set of twin boys who did not have the same father. Yes, I wrote that correctly. Turns out the woman had sex with two different men within days of each other, and each man's sperm fertilized an egg during ovulation. Her fiancé became suspicious because the boys did not look alike. See for yourself here.
Church Girl says: After I re-read the article, I was at a lost for words. I actually thought about how Maury would have loved to exploit this case on his show. Then I began to wonder if the mother considered the consequences before she performed the action. I guess not. The decision to lay down caused issues to come up in the lives of those around her. I mean how will the mother even begin to share this information with her children? Will the man she has now stay in the picture? What about the other dude? Was the sex worth it?
I know some of you may be saying, "sex is good". True, but it's even better when it's done God's way between a husband and a wife (and no one else). No baby daddy drama, diseases, heartache, trust issues, pain, self-esteem issues, soul ties and everything else that comes with causal sex. Considering what you're giving up for a few minutes of pleasure
The Word: Psalm 119:10-12 (The Message)
9-16 How can a young person live a clean life? By carefully reading the map of your Word. I'm single-minded in pursuit of you; don't let me miss the road signs you've posted. I've banked your promises in the vault of my heart so I won't sin myself bankrupt. Be blessed, God; train me in your ways of wise living. I'll transfer to my lip all the counsel that comes from your mouth; I delight far more in what you tell me about living than in gathering a pile of riches. I ponder every morsel of wisdom from you, I attentively watch how you've done it. I relish everything you've told me of life, I won't forget a word of it.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 (The Message)
You're God-Taught 1-3 One final word, friends. We ask you—urge is more like it—that you keep on doing what we told you to do to please God, not in a dogged religious plod, but in a living, spirited dance. You know the guidelines we laid out for you from the Master Jesus. God wants you to live a pure life. Keep yourselves from sexual promiscuity. 4-5 Learn to appreciate and give dignity to your body, not abusing it, as is so common among those who know nothing of God.
The OMG! Chronicles # 2: Mirror Mirror On Her Wall...
The question: What would possess a mother to get plastic surgery to look like her daughter?
The situation: They say it’s a new trend! Mothers getting plastic surgery to look exactly like their daughters. In this instance, a 50ish year old woman decided, after realizing she “let herself go”, to take matters into her own hands. She didn’t just want to look younger, or be content with her 30lbs. weight loss; she decided to go under the knife to look just like her daughter. OUCH and WHAT?
Church Girl Says: I was just thinking about how mothers and daughters favor each other, but this is a completely new extreme. Can you begin to imagine what is going through that mother’s mind that feels it is normal to make herself into the image of her child? Their makeup, clothing, and now face are the same (well not exactly, but that’s what she was going for). Since when did children have so much influence over a parent? Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
I’m also wondering if the mother’s failed relationship coupled with the fact that she lives with her daughter, have anything to do with her plunge into the deep end?Umm, yes! I’ve heard of a man causing a woman to do some radical things, like cut her hair or set his house on fire, but I’ve never heard of this.
What women need to realize is their worth is not determined by the size of their hips or how good they are in bed. It’s really about a right relationship with God. Only He can restore in her what the world has taken away. Self-esteem is not gained by plastic surgery, overeating, men, and any other vice that takes hold of women refusing to let them go. It sounds corny, but it begins within. What is the use of having a beautiful house on the outside, but when you step foot in the door you see nothing but trash?
When you change what’s on the inside, you will begin to appreciate everything that is on the outside.
The Word: Genesis 1:26 (The Message)
26-28 God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature… God created human beings; he created them godlike, reflecting God's nature.
Romans 12:1-2 (The Message)
1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
Check out the video and drop me a line. I’d love to know what you are thinking!
Church Girl is always finding jaw-dropping headlines that make her say OMG! So, she decided to do what any self-proclaimed Internet junkie would, blog about it. Her life is filled with OMG moments and apparently so is everyone else she comes in contact with. Why not share in the experience? From the news to the pews, Church Girl talks about those things that make you go hmmm.
The question: What would possess a mother to get plastic surgery to look like her daughter?
The situation: They say it’s a new trend! Mothers getting plastic surgery to look exactly like their daughters. In this instance, a 50ish year old woman decided, after realizing she “let herself go”, to take matters into her own hands. She didn’t just want to look younger, or be content with her 30lbs. weight loss; she decided to go under the knife to look just like her daughter. OUCH and WHAT?
Church Girl Says: I was just thinking about how mothers and daughters favor each other, but this is a completely new extreme. Can you begin to imagine what is going through that mother’s mind that feels it is normal to make herself into the image of her child? Their makeup, clothing, and now face are the same (well not exactly, but that’s what she was going for). Since when did children have so much influence over a parent? Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
I’m also wondering if the mother’s failed relationship coupled with the fact that she lives with her daughter, have anything to do with her plunge into the deep end?
What women need to realize is their worth is not determined by the size of their hips or how good they are in bed. It’s really about a right relationship with God. Only He can restore in her what the world has taken away. Self-esteem is not gained by plastic surgery, overeating, men, and any other vice that takes hold of women refusing to let them go. It sounds corny, but it begins within. What is the use of having a beautiful house on the outside, but when you step foot in the door you see nothing but trash?
When you change what’s on the inside, you will begin to appreciate everything that is on the outside.
The Word: Genesis 1:26 (The Message)
26-28 God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature… God created human beings; he created them godlike, reflecting God's nature.
Romans 12:1-2 (The Message)
1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
Check out the video and drop me a line. I’d love to know what you are thinking!
Church Girl is always finding jaw-dropping headlines that make her say OMG! So, she decided to do what any self-proclaimed Internet junkie would, blog about it. Her life is filled with OMG moments and apparently so is everyone else she comes in contact with. Why not share in the experience? From the news to the pews, Church Girl talks about those things that make you go hmmm.
The question: Is it fair for a Christian school to suspend a student for attending a prom?
The situation: A Christian school in Ohio has forbid a student to attend the prom of his girlfriend (who attends another school) because they don’t condone dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing. He has been warned that if he goes he willgo to hell be suspended and will not be able to walk with his graduating class, though he will get a diploma once he takes his final exams. However, if he engages in sex or drinking alcohol he will definitely go to hell be expelled.
Church Girl Says: Wow! I didn’t know Christian schools got down like that. I guess they remember their proms and are not trying to have a repeat of those activities with their students.
While I do not agree with the school’s stance on suspension or expulsion, I do understand where they are coming from (in a way). Music – you have to be careful what you listen to. What captures your ears captures your heart. Holding hands, kissing, sex – can we give the boy the benefit of the doubt? If he attends a Christian school and has Christian parents and is a Christian, he should know what thus says the Lord about fornication. Right? Whatever the case, he’ll have to answer to God about his decisions, but apparently also the school board. I just wonder what is going through the boy's head while school officials are off probably chatting about how he is going to burn. WWJD? I bet Prom Boy is so glad school is almost over.
The Word: 1 Corinthians 10:23 (Amplified Bible)
23All things are legitimate [permissible--and we are free to do anything we please], but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].
Church Girl is always finding jaw-dropping headlines that make her say OMG! So, she decided to do what any self-proclaimed Internet junkie would, blog about it. Her life is filled with OMG moments and apparently so is everyone else she comes in contact with. Why not share in the experience? From the news to the pews, Church Girl talks about those things that make you go hmmm.
The situation: A Christian school in Ohio has forbid a student to attend the prom of his girlfriend (who attends another school) because they don’t condone dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing. He has been warned that if he goes he will
Church Girl Says: Wow! I didn’t know Christian schools got down like that. I guess they remember their proms and are not trying to have a repeat of those activities with their students.
While I do not agree with the school’s stance on suspension or expulsion, I do understand where they are coming from (in a way). Music – you have to be careful what you listen to. What captures your ears captures your heart. Holding hands, kissing, sex – can we give the boy the benefit of the doubt? If he attends a Christian school and has Christian parents and is a Christian, he should know what thus says the Lord about fornication. Right? Whatever the case, he’ll have to answer to God about his decisions, but apparently also the school board. I just wonder what is going through the boy's head while school officials are off probably chatting about how he is going to burn. WWJD? I bet Prom Boy is so glad school is almost over.
The Word: 1 Corinthians 10:23 (Amplified Bible)
23All things are legitimate [permissible--and we are free to do anything we please], but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].
Church Girl is always finding jaw-dropping headlines that make her say OMG! So, she decided to do what any self-proclaimed Internet junkie would, blog about it. Her life is filled with OMG moments and apparently so is everyone else she comes in contact with. Why not share in the experience? From the news to the pews, Church Girl talks about those things that make you go hmmm.
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