The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I Don't Drink The Kool-Aid. For Anybody.

Of All the Things Jesus Does for Me…

By Paul Oyler / August 27, 2009 /

I’ll have to confess that I’d never grasped the deep theological truth that He “spins me right round, like a record right round”. Ah, but they “love the Lordy” (watch ’til the end–if you can–for that nugget of heavenly devotion). C’mon, everybody, start a love train!

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Which Would You Rather Listen to???

By Paul Oyler / April 22, 2009 /

This “preacher”… Or this one?

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As if "Animal Rights" Weren't Enough…

By Paul Oyler / November 15, 2008 /

The Silence of the Yams To think, it wasn’t that long ago that I joked, when hearing about the silliness of “animal rights”, that one day some nutjob would argue for “plants rights”. Now, many people think animals actually have “rights” (they do not, and indeed cannot), and the day may be coming when people…

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The Love of a Father

By Paul Oyler / September 17, 2008 /

My own dad sent this to me awhile back in an email, and I thought I’d post it. A son asked his father, ‘Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?’. The father, despite having a heart condition, says ‘Yes’. They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on…

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Obama's Christianity: "Faith Fit for our Age"

By Paul Oyler / August 15, 2008 /

5000 or more miles after I was warned that the Toyota needed new tires, I decided the other day to take her in to Sam’s Club and get, as my Nascar fan friends might call ’em, four brand new Mr. Feel-Goods. This procedure would take about an hour, I was told, leaving me with some…

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