Trump is an anti-Christ fool: Don’t Get Distracted

Last updated on: June 3, 2020 at 4:05 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

President Trump’s pointless political posturing with a Bible in front of a church is an intentional distraction. The gesture was as spiritually and emotionally dead as Trump, but it managed to distract people from the truth: Trump is an incompetent fool and as a result thousands of people have died needlessly from COVID-19. Protestors were violently and illegally dispersed with tear gas and riot police before his empty display of a book he’s never read. Rightfully, good Christians have denounced... Read more

Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

Last updated on: May 19, 2020 at 9:24 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind. (an excerpt) by Stephen Crane Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind. Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep. War is kind. Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment, Little souls who thirst for fight, These men were born to drill and die. The unexplained glory flies above them, Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom – A field... Read more

The Man He Killed

Last updated on: May 19, 2020 at 10:06 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy ‘Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have set us down to wet Right many a nipperkin! ‘But ranged as infantry, And staring face to face, I shot at him as he at me, And killed him in his place. ‘I shot him dead because– Because he was my foe, Just so: my foe of course he was; That’s clear enough; although ‘He thought he’d ‘list, perhaps,... Read more

Help Wanted at the International Mission Board

Last updated on: May 18, 2020 at 1:20 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

The International Mission Board has been looking for a marketing director. At $115,000 minimum annual salary, one shouldn’t be too hard to find. I live near the IMB world headquarters and with more than 25 years of communications experience, I could be a viable candidate for the job. As an award-winning public relations professional, I’ve worked for local, state and national organizations. I know social media – I created and manage a Christian Facebook page that has more than 27,500... Read more

Would You Kill Baby Hitler?

Last updated on: April 30, 2020 at 10:39 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

Watching the new PBS series about World War II, World on Fire, I asked myself, would I kill Baby Hitler? The New York Times Magazine asked the question as well. We asked @nytmag readers: If you could go back and kill Hitler as a baby, would you do it? (What's your response?) pic.twitter.com/daatm12NZC — NYT Magazine (@NYTmag) October 23, 2015 Responses were 30% no, 28% not sure, and 42% yes. The failure of humanity isn’t in the actions of Adolph... Read more

All Our Yesterdays

Last updated on: April 14, 2020 at 8:16 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

When the days of the week blur together and feel like a vacation that’s gone on too long, remember that there is no such thing as time. The earth will travel around the sun 365 rotations before it returns to where it is, right now. And the means of measuring it are an exclusively human construction. Dogs and cats don’t care about days of the week. Birds don’t care what time it is. They share their songs at all hours... Read more

An Easter Sunday Video

Last updated on: April 11, 2020 at 8:58 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

An Easter Sunday video. Read more

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday 2020

Last updated on: April 9, 2020 at 9:37 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

The baby born at Christmas is murdered on Good Friday. Battered, broken and betrayed, the Son of Man dies a horrible death at the hands of humanity. Like so many people, he is legally killed by the government — legally executed. The men who hold the nails against Jesus’ skin are paid employees of the government. It’s been said that all of humanity holds the hammer that drives the nails into Jesus. To this day, when we violate the teachings... Read more

A Special Palm Sunday Video

Last updated on: April 4, 2020 at 10:22 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

I’ve created a special Palm Sunday video. Follow the link to watch the video: faithonthefringe.com/2020/04/03/palm-sunday-2/ For more from Faith on the Fringe, follow Faith on the Fringe on Facebook. You can support Faith on the Fringe by making a donation at the GoFundMe page. (Sorry I can’t figure out how to close caption the video. Or post it directly to this page.) Read more

Palm Sunday – They’ll Be Some Changes Made

Last updated on: March 23, 2024 at 11:16 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

Matthew 21:1-11 21:1 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,21:2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 21:3 If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.” 21:4 This took place to fulfill what had... Read more