... , using an alias, would check into a motel, close the drapes, get into the closet, and put on some black shoes. The next time Pat Boone sang for Schuller's congregation, he was prepared with a rebuttal. Boone said that there are times when Schuller got tired of his image, too. "So once a year," Pat claimed, "Robert Schuller checks into a motel under an assumed name, goes to his room, pulls the drapes closed, goes into the closet, shuts the door and shouts: 'It's impossible! I can't do it!''" (Joseph Bayley ...
... are familiar with that apostle of possibility thinking, Dr. Robert Schuller. Schuller was best known for his glittering Crystal Cathedral. On one occasion Schuller invited entertainer Pat Boone to sing for his congregation. He introduced Boone by saying that Pat sometimes gets tired of his all-American-boy image. Once a year, said Schuller, Pat Boone checks into a motel under an assumed name, closes the drapes, goes into the closet, and puts on black shoes. The congregation chuckled. They knew that white ...
... hand ever closer to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. When NEWSWEEK ran an article on the subject a few years back titled “The Boom In Doom” Kenneth Woodward reported that “some expectant evangelicals appear positively cheerful in the face of Armageddon.” They cite Pat Boone’s comment: “My guess is that there isn’t a thoughtful Christian alive who doesn’t believe that we are at the end of history...I don’t know how that makes you feel, but it gets me pretty excited.” (Quoted in Jewett ...
... the first time at 24. That’s about the same age right? Heh… Amanda: And do you know where we are going tomorrow night? (Dave shakes his head) We’re going to a concert! Dave: Well that’s great! Who are you going to see? Pat Boone? Johnny Mathis? Barry Manilow? Amanda: Ozzy Osbourne! Dave: (holding it back) Well! Really? Ozzy Osbourne. No kidding. Well, I’m sure that will be a wonderful uplifting time! Amanda: Okay, well, we’re gonna go snuggle or something before dinner. Bye Daddy! (Adam grunts ...
... readiness to do our part. That is true of being part of a team. It is also true in terms of individual acts of discipleship. Ross Boone tells the story of his friend, Kevin, and his desire to minister to a non-believing co-worker. While Kevin was praying one day, he had ... he understood their suffering and their scars, and they listened to him when he told them about how God has given him strength. Pat Dirken looks at this ministry as a place God has put him in. He says, “It’s a God thing. I feel called ...
