{"id":3116,"date":"2010-07-20T13:31:24","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T19:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2011-05-03T16:24:20","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T16:24:20","slug":"want-to-stop-sinning-go-to-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesusneedsnewpr\/2010\/07\/want-to-stop-sinning-go-to-canada.html","title":{"rendered":"WANT TO STOP SINNING?! Go to Canada."},"content":{"rendered":"

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The secret is out-SINNING STOPS HERE! Well, not here. But there, where that sign is, in Newfoundland, Canada. I had no idea. Of course, it doesn’t look like a place where I’d necessarily want to sin or even be tempted to sin. Does it to you?<\/p>\n

But any time I think of Newfoundland, I don’t think of “not sinning” or even “sinning,” I think of…<\/p>\n

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…the Newfoundland dog. And I’m not even sure if the above dog actually originated there. But maybe it did. It does appear happy. And sinless. It’s a bit shaggy. But there’s nothing wrong with being shaggy, right?<\/p>\n

When I ponder all-things Newfoundland, I also think of fish, whales, icebergs, and Anne of Green Gables (Yes, I know Anne lived on Prince Edward Island, but that’s somewhat close to Newfoundland-well, in the same general direction.) But apparently, Newfoundland offers a lot more than what its official tourism website advertises. Because in addition to being “rich with history, rife with culture, and sprawling with natural beauty<\/a>,” Newfoundland also offers a place where the perfect life becomes possible, a place of miraculous healing, where those who seek shall not burn. Instead, we shall become SINLESS! That would suck!<\/span> Praise the Lord!!!<\/p>\n

I think all of that is worth mentioning on their tourism site, don’t you?<\/p>\n

Also, seeing this sign has caused me to ponder the question: Why Burn? It’s such a good question, don’t you think? So simple, yet so deep and rife<\/em> with answers. I mean, seriously, why burn, friends? Why<\/em>? There’s so much more to life than just burning. So why do it?<\/p>\n

Anybody want to go with me to Newfoundland? We could take a cruise. Do some fishing. Watch some whales. Pet a dog. Maybe brush one of them. And then go get sinless. (But don’t worry, I’d definitely schedule the visit to Miracle Temple at the end of the trip.) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

*This picture was taken by a Canadian reader of this blog, especially for me. Thanks Rebecca!<\/p>\n

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