tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post7763297253818161864..comments2023-08-29T04:23:57.598-05:00Comments on New BBC Open Forum: Merry Christmas, Y'all!New BBC Open Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-21723377702708707862010-01-22T23:00:45.671-06:002010-01-22T23:00:45.671-06:00"Conservative" is a relative term these ..."Conservative" is a relative term these days.New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-17145363530077626412010-01-22T22:50:22.023-06:002010-01-22T22:50:22.023-06:00Steve Gaines Facebook page making news...
“We...Steve Gaines <a href="http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2010/01/prominent-southern-baptist-pastor-steve-gaines-lauds-pro-choice-politician.html" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> page making news...<br /><br /><br />“Well Hallelujah! We have a conservative senator in Massachusetts! The liberals have awakened the sleeping giant called “normal people.” Marriage is for 1 man & 1 woman; babies are for nurturing, not murdering; govt’ should be little, not gigantic; and free enterprise is better than socialism/communism. Normal people, it’s not too late for America. The Wizard of Oz of liberalism has been exposed!”<br /><br /><br />Scott Brown is both Pro-choice <br />and pro-civil union.<br /><br />Maybe Steve could have said it better without sticking his foot in his mouth.... is that possible?gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248697714473635198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-58805931138895460672010-01-21T22:14:19.455-06:002010-01-21T22:14:19.455-06:00The Leadership at Bellevue is now reverting to Lat...The Leadership at Bellevue is now reverting to Latin to confuse the masses. <br /><br />They are using the word "HIATUS' on their web site to describe what they are doing with the Passion Play.<br /> <br /><a href="http://bellevue.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=96638" rel="nofollow">Memphis Passion Play Takes One-Year Hiatus<br /></a> <br /><br />In Latin an hiatus is 'an opening, gaping mouth, or chasm'<br /><br />Like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aISkVvi5iI8" rel="nofollow">Where's the Beef?<br /></a> Steve are you there?<br /><br />It can also defined as a 'break' or 'interruption' like a Hiatus Hernia.<br /><br />.gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248697714473635198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-13498767097871045702010-01-19T22:32:14.657-06:002010-01-19T22:32:14.657-06:00gopher,
There's a precedent.gopher,<br /><br />There's a <a href="http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/lifestyle/watch/v19594131wNDrsKK6" rel="nofollow">precedent</a>.New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-30960639173535341702010-01-19T22:05:11.323-06:002010-01-19T22:05:11.323-06:00As the captain will be leaving for the Holy Land, ...As the captain will be leaving for the Holy Land, he leaves his Peace Keepers to quell any unrest caused by the cancellation of the Passion Play.<br /><br /> Here's Steve Gaines, making light of Jesus dealing with <a href="http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/lifestyle/watch/v15349337kRwRFb6s" rel="nofollow">Judas </a>gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248697714473635198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-16845500776228336232010-01-19T16:04:00.112-06:002010-01-19T16:04:00.112-06:00{groan} Funny!{groan} Funny!New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-68179313547895957732010-01-19T15:58:47.539-06:002010-01-19T15:58:47.539-06:00Next step for church Easter and Christmas producti...Next step for church Easter and Christmas productions will be to film them in 3D with actors/singers wearing performance capture technology, using CGI for the sets, scenery, and special effects. Think "Jesus Christ, Avatar".Junksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422651080120306816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-70310927511137692442010-01-19T11:35:31.045-06:002010-01-19T11:35:31.045-06:00"Anyone remember the Living Pictures? Simple ...<i>"Anyone remember the Living Pictures? Simple and sacred and low budget."</i><br /><br />Oh, but that's sooooo yesterday!New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-82715084061655263062010-01-19T07:43:05.266-06:002010-01-19T07:43:05.266-06:00Anyone remember the Living Pictures? Simple and s...Anyone remember the Living Pictures? Simple and sacred and low budget.32yrs@bbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729616459232164784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-59914400243653890372010-01-18T20:45:03.675-06:002010-01-18T20:45:03.675-06:00My former mega cancelled their Easter passion play...My former mega cancelled their Easter passion play, too. It had become huge. Tickets were up to 20 bucks. (It started out free)<br /><br />They had gone from all volunteers in the beginning (18 years ago)to paying the guy playing Jesus about 80,000 grand because he was a professional actor. the animals were costing a ton, too. NOt to mention they had to pay all the video and sound people.<br /><br />It became Hollywood with hiring Hollywood set designers and special effects guys from Vegas and even building trap doors in the ceilings so 'angels' on wires could float around the Sanctuary.<br /><br />They went through years of trying to top the previous year. <br /><br />Why? Isn't the simple truth enough?Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723395060585207854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-50012898266148771992010-01-18T16:19:58.304-06:002010-01-18T16:19:58.304-06:00KLI,
I'm already working on a new thread. I ...KLI,<br /><br />I'm already working on a new thread. I think some are going to be surprised. Or maybe not. Stay tuned.New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-90934767131760895062010-01-18T15:52:11.599-06:002010-01-18T15:52:11.599-06:00gopher -
excellent insight about MB vs RW and the...gopher -<br /><br />excellent insight about MB vs RW and their responsibilities.<br /><br />More on this when there is a new thread.Keeps Living Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02742173738629055687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-349834943684165252010-01-18T15:48:06.124-06:002010-01-18T15:48:06.124-06:00Well folks I think the only reason the SCT had 40K...Well folks I think the only reason the SCT had 40K(?) people is because of all the advertising that was done. Does anyone know how much it costs to run TV spots and radio ads? Most of this was not done on Christian radio but local TV and radio stations and I don't those rates.<br /><br />BTW - 40K is an exaggeration - more like 35K<br /><br />NASS - would you please consider starting a new thread about the Passion Play? There is a lot of discontent about this at BBC for many of the reasons you've stated.Keeps Living Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02742173738629055687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-42139809502440953902010-01-18T15:41:27.881-06:002010-01-18T15:41:27.881-06:00"And if the secular "show" the SCT ..."And if the secular "show" the SCT has become the past few years -- corny "comedy" and teenagers performing dance routines while Mary, Joseph, and Jesus have been relegated to little more than an afterthought -- is resulting in more people coming to Christ than the MPP, then I don't know what else to say other than stick a fork in me 'cause I'm done."<br /><br />Well said, NASS, and a hearty<br />Amen!<br /><br />I continue to stand amazed at what is happening at Bellevue. Have to hand it to SG and company - give<br />credit where credit is due. They are pretty much sweeping the place clean of what it once was. The buildings will soon be all that's left of the former church. Anyone clinging to the Bellevue of old needs to let go because it is gone.32yrs@bbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729616459232164784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-17333583562486290192010-01-17T18:14:44.906-06:002010-01-17T18:14:44.906-06:00The ad is:
Married
Engaged
May as well beThe ad is:<br />Married<br />Engaged<br />May as well beWishIhadknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487727353887788291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-41933119652965373782010-01-17T17:34:25.920-06:002010-01-17T17:34:25.920-06:00and I thought Bellevue had a
"Long Range Pl...and I thought Bellevue had a <br /><br />"Long Range Planning Committee"<br /><br />... oh but they do<br /><br />....so this delay is "planned" also.<br /><br /> So who is pulling the "puppet" strings on this one? <br /><br />I mean why aren't the changes ready for "THIS" year???<br /><br />Mark Blair only does the 9:30 service and the Majesty, and the Singing Christmas Tree while Ryan Wingo does the 11:11 and evening services, so <br /><br />"...Where's The Beef?"<br /><br />.gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248697714473635198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-46073001614133376082010-01-17T17:12:53.838-06:002010-01-17T17:12:53.838-06:00Uh... isn't a passion play, by definition, the...Uh... isn't a passion play, by definition, the story of Christ's death, resurrection, and the events immediately leading up to that week? How do you "revamp" that?<br /><br />If those attendance numbers are correct, then I think one has to look no farther than the bottom line. It's really simple. If the MPP were making money, they wouldn't cancel it.<br /><br />And if the secular "show" the SCT has become the past few years -- corny "comedy" and teenagers performing dance routines while Mary, Joseph, and Jesus have been relegated to little more than an afterthought -- is resulting in more people coming to Christ than the MPP, then I don't know what else to say other than stick a fork in me 'cause I'm done.New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-68628424114592032622010-01-17T17:04:16.048-06:002010-01-17T17:04:16.048-06:00Wish,
I think engaged heterosexual couples are in...Wish,<br /><br />I think engaged heterosexual couples are invited. To his credit, SG preaches against fornication and is almost obsessed with preaching against homosexual behavior, but as in any group that size, there's still likely plenty of both those things going on.New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-43094869104255700932010-01-17T16:12:52.593-06:002010-01-17T16:12:52.593-06:00The word from the Peace Keepers in Belleuve is tha...The word from the Peace Keepers in Belleuve is that Mark Blair needs the extra year to revamp the "Passion Play's" replacement.<br /><br />Since the Passion Play have been the same forever, it is necessary <br />to find a different way to tell <br /><br />"THE STORY". <br /> <br /> Apparently the numbers for the Passion Play attendance have been dwindling to about 18,000 last year,<br /><br /> whereas the attendance for The Singing Christmas Tree was somewhere around 40,000.gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248697714473635198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-45787149271888628912010-01-17T14:26:07.598-06:002010-01-17T14:26:07.598-06:00Sad, Sad, Sad...
This whole Bellevue, Inc. thing m...Sad, Sad, Sad...<br />This whole Bellevue, Inc. thing makes my stomach turn.<br />So are gays encouraged to attend the Soul Mate thing after all they may as well be married too.<br />Fornication is now an acceptable practice with the Bellevue congregation.<br />Words are not sufficient. Even so come Lord Jesus.WishIhadknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487727353887788291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-51193936317382022712010-01-16T19:07:11.669-06:002010-01-16T19:07:11.669-06:00Buy a raffle ticket to the Bellevue Sportsmen'...Buy a raffle ticket to the Bellevue Sportsmen's Extravaganza for a chance to win a <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.powersportstv.com/2009/ArcticCat/250/2x4/ATV/26207/" rel="nofollow">2009 Arctic Cat 250</a> <br /><br />MSRP $3,699.00<br /><br />...sponsored by BASS PRO SHOP's, isn't that the company who has been stringing the citizenry of Memphis along since 2005 about the purchase of the Pyramid?<br /> <br /> Maybe they're just waiting until a better piece of property becomes available???gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248697714473635198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-12699791216379937642010-01-16T01:27:28.249-06:002010-01-16T01:27:28.249-06:00No Passion Play? Maybe there's no Passion left...No Passion Play? Maybe there's no Passion left?<br /><br />On the other hand, I did notice this (http://www.bellevue.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=66357):<br /><br />Soul Mate Live<br />January 29<br />for young adult couples: married, engaged, as good as married<br />______________________________<br /><br />? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! <br /><br />just sayin'TN Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774706701590920470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-24872182292429801302010-01-15T12:04:56.738-06:002010-01-15T12:04:56.738-06:00I applaud this effort!
Help the People of HaitiI applaud this effort!<br /><br /><a href="http://bellevue.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=96382" rel="nofollow">Help the People of Haiti</a>New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-63122759137496859762010-01-15T12:02:50.947-06:002010-01-15T12:02:50.947-06:00The Memphis Passion Play has been cancelled this y...The Memphis Passion Play has been cancelled this year. However, the <a href="http://bellevue.org/data/sportsmen/index.html" rel="nofollow">Sportsmen's Extravaganza</a> will proceed as scheduled. Priorities?New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36564514.post-10935767260080568132010-01-10T20:45:12.059-06:002010-01-10T20:45:12.059-06:00What Lydia said... amen. We all have our own filt...What Lydia said... amen. We all have our own filters. I just hope we can all realize that sometimes a filter needs to be changed.New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.com