tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post8744307273815503438..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: "God Listens." True. But not necessarily good newsPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-73301715297810549252013-02-11T06:52:23.105-08:002013-02-11T06:52:23.105-08:00Aaron,
Nice tu quoque there.Aaron,<br /><br />Nice tu quoque there.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89853403543072208692013-02-08T17:03:57.413-08:002013-02-08T17:03:57.413-08:00The slogan in question is one of the less offensiv...The slogan in question is one of the less offensive things I've seen them do. They used to be more biblical, having the courage to not play Amy Grant after her affair. They would also promote pregnancy centers quite a bit, though they seemed to have stopped doing that. <br /><br />Their fundraisers use a lot of sloppy God talk. I wrote them on that two years in a row. The first year they blew me off, then this year the guy conceded my points about how they shouldn't claim that God told them about how many people could give such-and-such, and they shouldn't hold it out as praiseworthy when bankrupt people give what little they have to KSBJ, and they shouldn't just share the "I gave the grocery money and then got blessed stories" if they won't tell the other side, etc.<br /><br />They were a nice alternative when I was a newer Christian and we wanted an alternative for the kids. Now none of us can stand the format.<br /><br />Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351286913547309232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-58993159255539284452013-02-07T19:04:17.282-08:002013-02-07T19:04:17.282-08:00I wanted to add one more thing. When you have a b...I wanted to add one more thing. When you have a bunch of Arminians running a ministry you get "God listens." It's a function of their theology which at its core says God loves all people equally and man makes the first move. <br /><br />When we Calvinists start running decent <i>music</i> radio stations instead of sniping in the comments of a post, I'll give a listen.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-61183460186998260162013-02-07T18:40:32.960-08:002013-02-07T18:40:32.960-08:00Robert, I don't think so. I could easily list...Robert, I don't think so. I could easily list a dozen songs off the top of my head that KSBJ plays including contemporary versions of the same hymns you sing in church. And streaming is great...except when you can't or for the fact that you are still stuck with the same choice.<br /><br />Paul Reed: So what does <i>your</i> radio station put on billboards? <br /><br /><br />Everyone else: I didn't know there were so many in Houston-College Station. We need to have a Pyro meet!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-23411141543179149962013-02-07T18:17:58.985-08:002013-02-07T18:17:58.985-08:00"To be fair, KSBJ sometimes rolls out the bil..."To be fair, KSBJ sometimes rolls out the billboard that says "Adam and Eve *should have* listened." But even so, that's almost cutesy, and takes the teeth out of the message of the Fall."<br /><br />Almost cutesy? It's *completely* cutesy. Adam and Eve should have listened to God. But oh haha! -- it means they also should have listened to our radio station. The Fall is about the serious consequences of sin. And this makes a joke about it. And we think it's no big deal, until the issue of sodomy or abortion comes up, and we sudden want people to take sin seriously. And the same people who see nothing wrong with that joke about making light of sin, don't see what abortion or sodomy is a big deal. So they ask "Why shouldn't people 'marry' who they want?" "Why shouldn't a woman be able to get a legal abortion with no consequences?" "Why take the law of the Bible seriously?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-64999538668819918372013-02-07T14:56:04.637-08:002013-02-07T14:56:04.637-08:00DJ's be spinnin' hate.DJ's be spinnin' hate.Kerry James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083436735702873300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-45609882365325212322013-02-07T14:07:18.601-08:002013-02-07T14:07:18.601-08:00Wow. A lot of hating on the stars.Wow. A lot of hating on the stars.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-20907602866410025602013-02-07T13:15:17.291-08:002013-02-07T13:15:17.291-08:00Aaron,
Point taken, but you're being quite ge...Aaron,<br /><br />Point taken, but you're being quite generous in your song selection there. Honestly, I'm much happier with being able to use streaming music these days instead of counting on the radio. Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-70301111702737080102013-02-07T13:13:07.465-08:002013-02-07T13:13:07.465-08:00I gotta +1 Sir Aaron as well.
As much as I loathe...I gotta +1 Sir Aaron as well.<br /><br />As much as I loathe much of what I hear on the local (and national) Christian radio station; it is, as Frank would put it, "an obtainably less good" solution.<br /><br />And I have to admit, once in a while, they really do proclaim something with substance which takes courage. I like to believe they are mostly brothers.Michael Coughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151414777657994736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-25150232780963660112013-02-07T11:22:18.648-08:002013-02-07T11:22:18.648-08:00To be fair, KSBJ sometimes rolls out the billboard...To be fair, KSBJ sometimes rolls out the billboard that says "Adam and Eve *should have* listened." But even so, that's almost cutesy, and takes the teeth out of the message of the Fall.<br /><br />I'll never see the KSBJ bumper sticker the same way again. <br /><br />What's sad is, most people have never put as much thought into that message as you just did. (Which is itself typical of church folk sometimes, and sad to consider.)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901333597476456521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-71179154105490029012013-02-07T10:33:00.662-08:002013-02-07T10:33:00.662-08:00I'm a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the ...I'm a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way - sounds a lot like what you DO hear on some "christian" stations. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-12885013090334987282013-02-07T10:25:53.063-08:002013-02-07T10:25:53.063-08:00So I choose to have my kids sing along to "My...<i>So I choose to have my kids sing along to "My God is an awesome God" over "I'm a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way." I suppose I could just listen to nothing, which would take a great feat of discipline on my part. I'll just have to talk to my kids about how Arminianism has infected nearly every church in America and how the station is the visible proof of that.</i><br /><br />+1threegirldadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514416693800430357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-77460824455061009012013-02-07T10:00:01.845-08:002013-02-07T10:00:01.845-08:00I couldn't help but to think of the same stati...<i>I couldn't help but to think of the same station and how people just look for happy "pop" type music with some semblance (hardly ever any real substance) of Christianity in it. They definitely find it there.</i>"<br /><br />People like me enjoy music but look for something we like and can listen to safely. That eliminates every secular music station in America. KSBJ is what's left.<br /><br />So I choose to have my kids sing along to "My God is an awesome God" over "I'm a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way." I suppose I could just listen to nothing, which would take a great feat of discipline on my part. I'll just have to talk to my kids about how Arminianism has infected nearly every church in America and how the station is the visible proof of that.<br /><br />Besides KSBJ gives Dan fodder for a great post.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-23877416715482132592013-02-07T09:56:28.810-08:002013-02-07T09:56:28.810-08:00I really liked this post (as well as all you have ...I really liked this post (as well as all you have written on Sufficiency). I witness daily to the homeless panhandlers in my area (I was homeless myself) and have learned that the "God's great plan for your life" approach is not nearly as effective (from my perspective) as is asking them if they are actively seeking to do right and live right after they nod and reassure me they "have a relationship" with Him. They'll say "Oh yes, He helps me every day. I woke up this morning, didn't I" and when asked what specific part of God's written revelation are they seeking to obey today they just look at me like I'm crazy, which is of course better (I think) than the big smiles and thumbs up I would get when I would say "God loves you and wants to help you fix your life."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-828213370622080472013-02-07T09:53:46.395-08:002013-02-07T09:53:46.395-08:00Just saw your response...my boss thinks I lost it ...Just saw your response...my boss thinks I lost it totally...<br /><br />Humble Area's First Baptist (right down the street from KSBJ)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-91862002554781037762013-02-07T09:17:38.056-08:002013-02-07T09:17:38.056-08:00LOL
That didn't even occur to me.LOL<br /><br />That didn't even occur to me.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-41927017767233489602013-02-07T09:07:39.083-08:002013-02-07T09:07:39.083-08:00I think it was just saying that God listens to tha...I think it was just saying that <i>God listens to that radio station</i>: therefore you should listen as well.<br /><br />Probably the best celebrity endorsement ever.<br /><br />Oh yeah, good comments on the post regardless of our distinct interpretations of the bumper sticker's intent. :)Michael Coughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151414777657994736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-11298226303615954752013-02-07T07:45:16.196-08:002013-02-07T07:45:16.196-08:00Amen.Amen.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-91508196195208625032013-02-07T07:38:29.630-08:002013-02-07T07:38:29.630-08:00Yes, it can be misleading to non-believers, but ca...Yes, it can be misleading to non-believers, but can it not be seen as a comforting message to believers that God does hear. Can we not say with David: "Blessed be the LORD! for he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him." Psalm 28:6-7 <br />Knowing that God hears and listens to the cries of His people is an extremely comforting thought. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620657390402998257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-25293743599530793332013-02-07T06:48:48.495-08:002013-02-07T06:48:48.495-08:00God was certainly listening to Annanias and Sapphi...God was certainly listening to Annanias and Sapphira.Alex Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00356992729032363258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-25497476326423773922013-02-07T06:39:00.423-08:002013-02-07T06:39:00.423-08:00Houston African Fried Baptist Church?Houston African Fried Baptist Church?DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-68815605701788207452013-02-07T06:36:26.387-08:002013-02-07T06:36:26.387-08:00The single greatest response ever to the KSBJ bump...The single greatest response ever to the KSBJ bumper sticker. Well done.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068196575763786944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-10417819031914303962013-02-07T06:28:26.429-08:002013-02-07T06:28:26.429-08:00Done! I also suggested Barry Jeffries from HAFBC ...Done! I also suggested Barry Jeffries from HAFBC (the church we attend)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-44652402516359075682013-02-07T05:54:43.801-08:002013-02-07T05:54:43.801-08:00Tell them, Charles. I'm game!Tell them, Charles. I'm game!DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-23560307782134101312013-02-07T05:51:40.125-08:002013-02-07T05:51:40.125-08:00They NEED to contact you to do one of their Sunday...They NEED to contact you to do one of their Sunday 15 minute sermonets (John MacArthur coined the phrase - "sermonets for christianets").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com