Advent Calendar, Dec. 5: Mark Lowry
A Hilarious Evangelical
In memory of Richard Kotlarz.
I remember my father once on a broadcast giving praise to the British, who he came to adore through his intense studies of all the battles of WW2. I don’t remember who the guest was—I think they were talking about Irish WW2 pilots or something— but I remember him saying this:
“You may be able to sell me on the Irish,” he said, “but you’ll never unsell me on the British.”
So—I was thinking about my own version of this phrasing, and this came onto my mind:
“You may be able to sell me on the Catholics*, but you’ll never un-sell me on the Evangelicals.”
(I hope that has no undertones of anti-Catholicism, but rather, trying to raise the level of appreciation for the always bullied evangelicals.)
I hope you enjoy this—and we’ll have more Gaither items in our Advent programming to come:
This was quite humorous for me. I really don't care for denominational divisions so I consider myself a believer. My husband is very Catholic and must really love me since he tolerates my Pentecostal flair. Bottom line, we love Jesus and that's what matters! Thanks Celia!
what exactly about the Catholic Church could win your praise/allegiance/endorsement? the Inquisition? the critical assistance its members provided to fleeing Nazis? its participation in the systematic dismemberment of Mesoamerican cultures? its designation of sexual desire as sinful? its perversion of Christ's teachings? the happy hunting ground it has afforded sexual predators?