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Pastor’s Corner: 23 pound grasshoppers?

Pastor Mike Nodland of the Christian Fellowship Church in Vining, IA.

You’ve gotta love conspiracy theorists! They’re entertaining because they are so serious about their subject! Some are convinced that Paul McCartney of the Beatles died in a car accident in the mid-60’s and was replaced by a look-alike. The tabloids only fuel this craziness.

I’ll never forget the one tabloid issue with JFK peeking from behind a curtain of some building. Or how ’bout the issue which read, ‘Surgeons cut my head off — and sewed it back on!” And this one steals the show: “Hubby’s bad breath kills his wife!” Or this one: “I turned my dead hubby into tea bags,” and this title, “Tom Cruise is a space alien!” Here’s one that conjures up all kinds of visuals: “Man’s 174 mph sneeze blows wife’s hair off!” And one for the sci-fi lovers: “News Reporter Eaten Alive by 80 Foot Dinosaur!” And one for us in the heartland: “Farmer Shoots 23 lb. Grasshopper!” And can you believe this breaking news, “Docs Removed My Brain for Nothing!”

Now, I’m not into tabloids at all. I want to know the truth. The Bible says, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free!” Tabloids come and go, but Jesus never changes! Take His words, not man’s!