Confessions of a Recovering Pharisee

[Derf]

Parishioners packed the Fairfield Church of Nazarene this week as word of the toaster apparition spread throughout the community. The phenomenon continues to prompt waves of intense emotion as people try to comprehend the heavenly message. Throughout viewing hours set up by the church, people can be seen weeping, fainting, and praying.

The miracle toaster appears embedded and glowing within the painting of the Virgin Mary hanging at the front of the church. Many feel the apparition is somehow intended to convey the opposite message of many heavily publicized sightings the Virgin Mary on pieces of toast around the U.S. in recent years.

Church officials report the toaster appears to be a KitchenAid KMTT200OB which is a medium quality four-slice toaster that comes with a one year warranty. The unit generally retails for $69.99.

Church Pastor, Paul Edwards commented, “Although we don’t yet understand the meaning of this phenomenon, we do understand the Lord works in mysterious ways. Possibly this is meant to benefit our parish financially. We are considering offering the painting on eBay.”

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[From me]
Some churches have all the luck.

HT: Steve Thompson

[KERO]

Divine inspiration can come from many sources, but you may be a little surprised where one woman found some heavenly help.
Amanda Biezad contacted ABC 23 after she found what she described as a cross seared into a potato chip she was about to eat.
The cross has been the symbol of hope for Christians around the world for more than 2,000 years. From church steeples to the message of Calvary, now a bag of Lay’s potato chips could be added to the list for one Bakersfield woman.
Biezad said she has never seen anything quite like this before but is not ready to call it a miracle just yet.
“I don’t know, it’s either divine inspiration or some random rogue person that decided to stick it into the bag of chips, I don’t know, but I think it’s cool,” said Biezad.

Biezda added that she usually pays attention to what she eats and is glad that she didn’t take the next bite.
“I was talking to my family while I was eating chips. As I took a chip I saw the cross. I thought,’Wow; wait a ‘minute’. Then I just stopped and stared at it. My family was looking at me like I was crazy. I told them there is a cross burned into the center of the chip,” said Biezad.
The timing of the discovery couldn’t have been any better because she had just moved to Bakersfield and at that point was questioning if the move was the right one to make.

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[WISH TV]
Thousands of people from across the country have flocked to a home north of Los Angeles to get a glimpse of what some say is a miracle.

The homeowner claims a statue started “weeping” July 19th while she was praying, and it continued to shine and feel oily for nine days.

Some observers claim they’ve seen the statue’s fingers move.

Rosie Rizo of Los Angeles and Micha Abounassar of Glendale say it’s brought people together.

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[From me]

Maybe there is a leak in the roof!

[HT] Steve Thompson

[Fox Boston]

Swimmers say they’ve found a miracle inside a New Hampshire water park.

The owner of the Liquid Water Park in Candia says this year when they opened for business they took out the lifeguard flag.

In the middle of the flag was a shadowy face that he says looks like Jesus.

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[From me]

Looks like a Spanish Conquistador to me

[HT] Steve Thompson

[Dayton Daily News]
Charred remnants remained this morning, June 15, of the large Jesus statue iconic to Interstate 75 that was destroyed following an apparent lightning strike during a thunderstorm late Monday night. The Lawrence Bishop Music Theater at Solid Rock Church on Union Road endured smoke damage, according to officials. Damages to the King of Kings statue and the theater were estimated to be around $700,000, said Monroe Fire Chief Mark Neu. No one was injured in the blaze.

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[From me]

Instead of a apparition here is a disappearance!

[HT] Steve Thompson