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Tattooed for Jesus

  That’s a pastor from a church in Houston talking about how he’s encouraged members of his congregation to get tattoos to show their love for Jesus. I dunno. I’m skeptical. If you want a tattoo, why not just get one? Why do you have to drag God into it? I can’t quite put my […]

 

That’s a pastor from a church in Houston talking about how he’s encouraged members of his congregation to get tattoos to show their love for Jesus. I dunno. I’m skeptical. If you want a tattoo, why not just get one? Why do you have to drag God into it? I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I’m reminded of Hank Hill telling Bobby: “You’re not making Christianity better, you’re making rock and roll worse.”

On the other hand, I think I have a ministry that involves making whisky sours with Meyer lemons and sitting on my front porch in the rocking chair. It makes me feel emergent.

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