Grady Nutt, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, was professionally known as The Prime Minister of Humor. He appeared weekly on the country music and comedy based television series, Hee Haw. His hilarious church-related comedy was based on the culture of the southern region of the United States. His appearances at churches and religious events always led to a sermon based on the jokes with which he began his talk.
Grady Nutt died in an small airplane crash.
http://www.the-cartoonist.com/Nutt/Nutt.html
http://www.gradynutt.com/about.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6w-HkQrxgQ
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Happy Trails to You
Roy Rogers (Leonard Franklin Slye, 1911 - 1998) and Dale
Evans (Lucille Wood Smith, or Frances Octavia Smith, 1912 - 2001) are buried in
the Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Appling Valley, California (USA). The couple were the premier country and
western stars of television, movies, and music in the 1940’s, 1950’s, and early
1960’s. Dale Evans wrote many
songs. In their later years,
especially, they were devoted active Christians.
A performance of "Happy Trails to You" while the couple were in the prime years of their careers.
A performance of "Happy Trails to You" by the couple with their son.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Christians
At some time during their
lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian.
Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the
person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions. Some of those listed may surprise you.
Readers are encouraged to suggest
persons who should be included on this list. This is a recurring segment in this blog.
Bartolomeu de Gusmao: (b.
1685, Brazil –d. 1724) Portuguese Jesuit priest, naturalist, philologist,
mathematician, linguist, university professor, chaplain to King John V of
Portugal. He designed a
lighter-than-air airship but it was never built.
Francesco Lana de Terzi: (b.
1631, Italy – d. 1687) Italian Jesuit priest, naturalist, mathematician,
aeronautics theorist, developer of a pre-Braille reading system for the
blind. He worried that flying
ships could be used for warfare.
Serzh Azati Sargsyan: (b.
1954, Nagorno-Karabakh) Third President of Armenia, first elected in 2008.
Armenian Apostolic.
Ernest Jennings Ford: (b.
1919, Tennessee, USA – d. 1991; aka: “Tennessee Ernie” Ford) Country and Gospel
music singer, guitarist, and violinist. His television show always ended with a
hymn. He struggled with alcoholism his entire life. Country Music Hall of Fame
1991.
Hugo Chavez: (b. 1954,
Venezuela – d. 2013) president of Venezuela 1999-2013, Socialist. Roman
Catholic.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
What They Think of Us: Unblack Metal
Advisory: There may be profane and/or disturbing content in this post.
http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=64176
http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=64176
“The whole purpose of black metal was to create the most
dirty, unclean, antichristian sound possible. The spirit behind black metal
will always be antichristian. That's where the sound comes from. You can't have
good and evil mixed together and it be Christian” Death Raizer (Note: Many black metal musicians draw a distinction between black metal music and satanism.)
Unblack metal is music which sounds identical to black metal but which has lyrics and content which promotes Christianity.
2008, the Polish Christian Unblack musician Fire (Jarek), comments: "God created music and satan distorted it. I want to bring people to know Christ through music that they enjoy. My lyrics are always either from the Bible or inspired by my life testimony and experiences. ... he delivered me from drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and black magic! We serve an awesome God."
You tube video
A list of Unblack Metal bands. Several of the bands are European. A few of the names are based on Hebrew or Greek words.
Admonish
Arch of Thorns
Armageddon Holocaust
Azmaveth
Bedeiah
Beeroth
Bleedience
Borgarzur
Cabalistic
Crimson Moonlight
Dark Endless
Demoniciduth
Diamoth
Dormant
Elgibbor
Exaudi
Fire Throne
Frosthardr
Grim
Horde
Hortor
Keber
Lo-Ruhamah
Phanerosis
Sanctifica
Shadows of Paragon
Slechtvalk
SorrowStorm
Soterion
Stronghold
Syringe
Trastorno
Vaakevandring
VIXIVI
My personal take on this: Unblack metal music is certainly on the far extreme fringes of Christianity. I believe that the Christian musicians who produce it are sincere in their intent and that God knows men's (and women's) hearts.
Do the form and origins of this type of art make it inherently evil? Is Christian country music acceptable? Is Christian rap music acceptable?
A few years ago there was a woman named Kellie Everts who claimed to be a "stripper for Christ." Could there be Christian pornography? Where is the line?
Friday, September 9, 2011
Song Version of Pastor Joe Nelm's NASCAR Prayer
Someone has made a country music auto-tuned version of Pastor Joe Nelm''s NASCAR prayer . I personally think that Pastor Nelm's prayer is not sacrilegious and was intended in the "in all things" sense mentioned in scripture. I find the video to be humorous. You may not. The song was created by a commercial group trying to sell their "songify" service, so their intentions, and opinion of the video, may not be as pure as Pastor Nelms'.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Christians
At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian. Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions. Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list. This is a recurring segment in this blog.
Leopold Sedar Senghor: (b. 1906, Senegal – d. 2001, France) Poet, politician, cultural theorist. First president of Senegal (1960-1980). First African elected to the Academie francaise. Roman Catholic.
Robin Rene Roberts: (b. 1960, Mississippi, USA) Television broadcaster and co-anchor. Women’s basketball Hall of Fame (2012). She says her parents taught her the three D’s, “Discipline, Determination, and “De Lord.””
Lecil Travis Martin: (b. 1931, Texas – d. 1999; aka: Boxcar Willie) Country Music Singer, songwriter, vocalist. US Air Force pilot. He performed, in character, as Boxcar Willie, a hobo. He owned two hotels and a performance theater in Branson, Missouri.
Linda Susan Boreman: (b. 1949, New York, USA – d. 2002; aka: Linda Lovelace) Raised in a strict Roman Catholic family, Linda Boreman (derided in high school as “Miss Holy Holy”)became the most well known pornographic film actress in history for her role in the 1972 film, Deep Throat. After her retirement from the pornography industry, she became an outspoken anti=pornography crusader, saying that her involvement in the industry had been forced by her then husband, Chuck Traynor. She later remarried, had two children, and said that “God had changed her life.” What she meant by that was never explained. She died from injuries she received in an automobile accident.
Richard Zehringer: (b. 1947, Ohio, USA; aka: Rick Derringer) Musician, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, record producer. When he was seventeen years old, Zehringer wrote “Hang on Sloopy” for his rock band, The McCoys. The song rapidly went to number one on the ratings charts. Over the years he recorded with Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter, Steely Dan, Todd Rundgren, Weird Al Yankovic, and Ringo Starr. Derringer took his stage name from the first record label for which he recorded, Band Records. Their logo was a derringer pistol. Derringer performs in the musical genres of hard rock, blues-rock, pop music, Christian rock.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Christians
At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian. Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions. Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list. This is a recurring segment in this blog.
Jerome Riester: (b.1919, New York, USA – d.2011, aka: Brother Julian) Franciscan friar; carpenter, gardener, and handyman at Bonaventure University. Twin brother of Irving Reister; both died on the same day. He should not be confused with the same-named Julian Reister (b.1986), a German professional tennis player. Their father had five daughters, asked for a son, and got twin sons. Roman Catholic.
Irving Riester: (b.1919, New York, USA – d.2011, aka: Brother Adrian) Franciscan friar; carpenter, gardener, and handyman at Bonaventure University. Twin brother of Jerome Reister; both died on the same day. Their father had five daughters, asked for a son, and got twin sons. Roman Catholic.
Laurece Davis: (b. 1965, Illinois, USA; aka: Rece Davis) ESPN sports television journalist, television anchor.
Jay Barker: (b. 1972, Alabama, USA) College and professional American football quarterback, radio sports commentator. Evangelical. Husband of country music performer Sara Evans.
Sara Lynn Evans : (b. 1971, Missouri, USA) Professional country music singer, songwriter, quitarist, author. Evangelical. Wife of Jay Barker.
Monday, April 18, 2011
The Cash Family Singing "Will the Circle be Unbroken"
Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003) opened all his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." He is considered to be one of the legendary icons of American Country Music and is in the Country Music Hall of fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As a young man, Cash led a highly troubled life. He had a failed marriage complete with numerous marital infidelities. He fell into alcohol and drug abuse just as his career began to flourish, His life began to slowly turn around after he married the established country music singer, June Carter with whom he toured and performed for thirty-five years until her death in 2003. The video above features Johnny, June, and their son, John Carter Cash (b. 1970).
Cash remained a troubled and conflicted man even after his conversion to Christianity. He became an outspoken Christian and called himself "the biggest sinner of them all."
As a young man, Cash led a highly troubled life. He had a failed marriage complete with numerous marital infidelities. He fell into alcohol and drug abuse just as his career began to flourish, His life began to slowly turn around after he married the established country music singer, June Carter with whom he toured and performed for thirty-five years until her death in 2003. The video above features Johnny, June, and their son, John Carter Cash (b. 1970).
Cash remained a troubled and conflicted man even after his conversion to Christianity. He became an outspoken Christian and called himself "the biggest sinner of them all."
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