Ideas

Bumper Sticker Theology

Quotations to stir the heart and mind on the open road

I’m not religious. I just love the Lord.

Jesus loves you, but I’m his favorite.

Caution: Never drive faster than your angels can fly.

Backsliders jump from the lifeboat into the Titanic.

If God is your copilot then you better change places.

Stop Global Whining.

Forget world peace— visualize using your turn signal!

Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?

Your silence won’t protect you.

He died to take away your sins, not your mind.

What part of “Thou Shalt Not” didn’t you understand?

Thank God I’m an atheist!

“I don’t question your existence.” —God

My Karma ran over your Dogma.

Lord, walk beside me with your arm on my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.

Lord, save me from your followers.

Midwives help people out.

Know Sin. No God. Know God. No Sin.

Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

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Past Reflections columns include:

Songs from the Soul (July 8, 2003)

Walk Humbly (May 28, 2003)

Mercy (May 8, 2004)

Cross and Resurrection (April 16, 2003)

Justice (March 18, 2003)

Sex, Love, and Marriage (Feb. 14, 2003)

Mountaintop Spirituality (January 23, 2003)

Word Made Flesh (December 20, 2002)

Desert Springs (November 25, 2002)

Matters of the Mind (October 16, 2002)

Bumper stickers (August 6, 2002)

Preaching (July 18, 2002)

Prayer (June 24, 2002)

Suffering and Grief (May 20, 2002)

Writers and Words (April 18, 2002)

Crucifixion (March 28, 2002)

God’s Mission (February 13, 2002)

On Enemies (January 8, 2002)

Life After Christmas (December 26, 2001)

Love & Marriage (November 13, 2001)

The Word of God (October 22, 2001)

Leadership (October 11, 2001)

Suffering (September 13, 2001)

Change (August 14, 2001)

Living Tradition (July 18, 2001)

Sacred Spaces (June 11, 2001)

Friendship (May 17, 2001)

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