Feb 18, 2023·edited Feb 18, 2023Liked by Todd Wiebe
I don't do Jesus PR unless it's under my breath in exclamation. And that's not always positive. I remember marketing Jesus with bumper stickers when I was a kid..."Use God's Name But Not In Vain." I applied it to an old maroon Rambler we had. A number of years later, my parents sold that rusty Rambler to the next door neighbour who was dying from MS. I'm quite sure he had a kid of his who scraped that sticker off. 'Cause it wasn't long after they took possession of Ruby the Rambler, there was an elongated square of old glue on the bumper and Jesus name nowhere to be found but likely in the garbage in bits and pieces. But Jesus was definitely in that Rambler as it got Mr MS and his wife and kids to the store and the doctor.
I don't think Jesus needs us to market him. Not in bracelets WWJD, or in trying to sell him in a new age bible. There's plenty obvious ways to see Jesus if you look close enough. That old lady making soup for the food bank? She's Jesus in an apron. That fellow who rescues stray animals? He's Jesus, too, with a bag full of kibble over his shoulder. And that girl I met today when I knocked on the door asking, "Is this your dog?" It was in the middle of the road looking for attention. She said, "Hell yes. Did she get out again? I have 8 kids here I'm watching." She was Jesus with kid's snot on her pants and KD stains on her T-shirt.
I took my dog up the mountain for a walk. I didn't want to go. I'm not in the best of health and all I wanted to do was sleep. But Ben dog lay beside my chair with his head on my lap. Eyes looking at me longingly. I got dressed and we drove off to the mountain. Ben is Jesus in a fur coat. The mountain is my Jesus underfoot.
I wish I could hit the heart more than once like we can clap numerous times on MEDIUM. Thank you for sharing. I believe I’m going to have to read Mr. Guest’s book.
I don't do Jesus PR unless it's under my breath in exclamation. And that's not always positive. I remember marketing Jesus with bumper stickers when I was a kid..."Use God's Name But Not In Vain." I applied it to an old maroon Rambler we had. A number of years later, my parents sold that rusty Rambler to the next door neighbour who was dying from MS. I'm quite sure he had a kid of his who scraped that sticker off. 'Cause it wasn't long after they took possession of Ruby the Rambler, there was an elongated square of old glue on the bumper and Jesus name nowhere to be found but likely in the garbage in bits and pieces. But Jesus was definitely in that Rambler as it got Mr MS and his wife and kids to the store and the doctor.
I don't think Jesus needs us to market him. Not in bracelets WWJD, or in trying to sell him in a new age bible. There's plenty obvious ways to see Jesus if you look close enough. That old lady making soup for the food bank? She's Jesus in an apron. That fellow who rescues stray animals? He's Jesus, too, with a bag full of kibble over his shoulder. And that girl I met today when I knocked on the door asking, "Is this your dog?" It was in the middle of the road looking for attention. She said, "Hell yes. Did she get out again? I have 8 kids here I'm watching." She was Jesus with kid's snot on her pants and KD stains on her T-shirt.
I took my dog up the mountain for a walk. I didn't want to go. I'm not in the best of health and all I wanted to do was sleep. But Ben dog lay beside my chair with his head on my lap. Eyes looking at me longingly. I got dressed and we drove off to the mountain. Ben is Jesus in a fur coat. The mountain is my Jesus underfoot.
I met Jesus today.
Don't need cheap TV ads.
I wish I could hit the heart more than once like we can clap numerous times on MEDIUM. Thank you for sharing. I believe I’m going to have to read Mr. Guest’s book.
So well said. Here's who's behind the ads. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/13/2152733/-Those-cloying-He-Gets-Us-Super-Bowl-ads-were-funded-by-billions-from-right-wing-organizations?detail=emaildkbow&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email