Country singer says visit from Jesus on her porch changed her life

[Dragonfly]

Country singer says visit from Jesus on her porch changed her life | Fox News

Country singer Jo Dee Messina said she got a visit from Jesus on her front porch before hitting "an all-time low," which inspired her to add a new faith-based song to her shows.

"Jesus Christ walked onto my front porch and argued with me all day long. As real as I'm sitting in this seat, Jesus came to my front porch and He's like, 'She's mine,'" she told PopCulture and other media, explaining that Jesus was lovingly referring to her.

So yeah....I'm skeptical.

Did she get some smartphone video? A selfie with Jesus? Anything that might actually provide some evidence of this encounter being factually true?

Also, wtf is this part?

argued with me all day long

Argued? Seriously?
If you believe you're talking to Jesus, would you "argue" with him?

All day long?
She was alone with "Jesus" all day long, and nobody else saw any of it?

So much about this "story" is bizarre.

So my question is, does anyone actually believe it's true?

 

[americanwoman]

Country singer says visit from Jesus on her porch changed her life | Fox News





So yeah....I'm skeptical.

Did she get some smartphone video? A selfie with Jesus? Anything that might actually provide some evidence of this encounter being factually true?

Also, wtf is this part?



Argued? Seriously?
If you believe you're talking to Jesus, would you "argue" with him?

All day long?
She was alone with "Jesus" all day long, and nobody else saw any of it?

So much about this "story" is bizarre.

So my question is, does anyone actually believe it's true?

She was probably drunk on her porch when some dude with long dark hair walked by and she engaged him.

 

[Dragonfly]

She was probably drunk on her porch when some dude with long dark hair walked by and she engaged him.

She might be friends with Travis Tritt. :mrgreen:

 

[X Factor]

"I spent my entire career, my entire life glorifying myself. It's time for him. He gets the glory from this point on," she added. "When you are going through a hard time in your family situation and you are diagnosed with cancer, and you don't know what's going to lie around that corner, and you have the arms of Jesus there, holding you. You never want to walk away from it."

Good for her. Not a thing in the world wrong with this.

 

[X Factor]

She was probably drunk on her porch when some dude with long dark hair walked by and she engaged him.

This is kinda harsh. She talks about her struggle with cancer and it really looks like what she was saying is that she believes she’s had this encounter with Jesus that was just as real to her as if He sat down on the front porch with her.

 

[americanwoman]

This is kinda harsh. She talks about her struggle with cancer and it really looks like what she was saying is that she believes she’s had this encounter with Jesus that was just as real to her as if He sat down on the front porch with her.

Come on X, do you truly believe her story?

I've seen someone "see" Jesus at a bar that really was some dude with long hair and he truly believed he had a religious encounter when it was just being stupid drunk.

 

[bongsaway]

Good for her. Not a thing in the world wrong with this.

I just don't get people on the right. Presented with facts, they claim it's fake. Presented with the most outrageous story about god, what's not to believe?

Since the folks on the right like to say, prove it, how come these claims about god never have any proof?

And we wonder how trump won.

 

[Dragonfly]

Come on X, do you truly believe her story?

I've seen someone "see" Jesus at a bar that really was some dude with long hair and he truly believed he had a religious encounter when it was just being stupid drunk.

Why is it you never hear about some born-and-raised-in-America white person ever saying they had a religious encounter with Shiva? Or Vishnu? Or even Mohammed?

Has there ever been a story where a person, who was born and raised as an American Christian, was visited by some “god-like” entity that wasn’t Jesus?

Suppose Messina had said she exactly what she said in the article, but instead of Jesus she’s said it was Siddhartha Gautama?

 

[Dragonfly]

it really looks like what she was saying is that she believes she’s had this encounter with Jesus that was just as real to her as if He sat down on the front porch with her.

No. She says it happened. All day long. They argued.

Not that it was "just as real to her as if".

She says it happened. Period.

 

[X Factor]

Come on X, do you truly believe her story?

I've seen someone "see" Jesus at a bar that really was some dude with long hair and he truly believed he had a religious encounter when it was just being stupid drunk.

Do I believe that Jesus came to her in physical form in the way the few cherry picked quotes in the OP makes it sound? I doubt it but in reading the whole thing it looks like she’s saying that the encounter was just as real as if He has done just that.

 

[americanwoman]

Why is it you never hear about some born-and-raised-in-America white person ever saying they had a religious encounter with Shiva? Or Vishnu? Or even Mohammed?

Has there ever been a story where a person, who was born and raised as an American Christian, was visited by some “god-like” entity that wasn’t Jesus?

Suppose Messina had said she exactly what she said in the article, but instead of Jesus she’s said it was Siddhartha Gautama?

I think you don't hear about those because these stories are bull****.

But if that person believes it happened and it has made them a better person, so be it. Just the other side of the person who had someone tell them to shoot up a mall.

 

[OlNate]

No. She says it happened. All day long. They argued.

Not that it was "just as real to her as if".

She says it happened. Period.

lol...DF... This is how some Christians describe prayer and heavy reflection. It's a bit on the more fundy side, I probably would pick another way to express the same process, but to me it sounds like she had a very heavy prayer session on her porch, during which she wrestled with a lot of issues.

You know...there is another option, in terms of reaction to this. Yes, being a mocking d-bag is one route, for sure...or you could just be happy that she appears to have figured something out in her life that will make it better.

Christ is real to us, even though we can't see him. This shouldn't be news. She's just describing a process you don't understand, with words that make you uncomfortable. I doubt there's a single Christian reading that who instantly thought "Dang, he's back, let's go to her house and meet Jesus!!". It's cringey, but nothing here worth being ugly about.

 

[americanwoman]

Do I believe that Jesus came to her in physical form in the way the few cherry picked quotes in the OP makes it sound? I doubt it but in reading the whole thing it looks like she’s saying that the encounter was just as real as if He has done just that.

The thing is, I still don't believe it was "Jesus". But please read my post above, if it made her a better person that's a good thing.

 

[OlNate]

I think you don't hear about those because these stories are bull****.

But if that person believes it happened and it has made them a better person, so be it. Just the other side of the person who had someone tell them to shoot up a mall.

What a ****ed up equivalency to attempt.

Other than that I agree.

 

[Dragonfly]

Do I believe that Jesus came to her in physical form in the way the few cherry picked quotes in the OP makes it sound? I doubt it but in reading the whole thing it looks like she’s saying that the encounter was just as real as if He has done just that.

Cherry picked??? :roll:


Please.

Go find a line in the linked article that even remotely suggests the OP quotes were out of context with what she was stating outright.

I'll wait, but I won't hold my breath.

 

[americanwoman]

What a ****ed up equivalency to attempt.

Other than that I agree.

It is what it is. If you hear voices or see people telling you good or bad things or start "arguing" with you, you might want to seek some help.

 

[Dragonfly]

This shouldn't be news.

Absolutely correct.

 

[X Factor]

The thing is, I still don't believe it was "Jesus". But please read my post above, if it made her a better person that's a good thing.

Actually what you said was “so be it.” I don’t know if you believe in God or not but I do and I’ve never been comfortable judging someone else’s relationship with Him. You do, though?

 

[OlNate]

Absolutely correct.

I gave you an explanation, it didn't help you mock Christianity more, so you edited my post to erase the original meaning so you had something to be ugly about? Tsk... I thought you atheists were supposed to be the intellectually honest ones, my good friend...

 

[OlNate]

It is what it is. If you hear voices or see people telling you good or bad things or start "arguing" with you, you might want to seek some help.

I think you need to seek help if you are trying to equate someone going through something using their faith with a mass shooter. That's a little gross, AW. Come on.

 

[americanwoman]

Actually what you said was “so be it.” I don’t know if you believe in God or not but I do and I’ve never been comfortable judging someone else’s relationship with Him. You do, though?

Yes, if you claim you hear voices or see people it's a cause of concern to me. I suppose you have no feelings whatsoever for those people who use snakes and such? I respect people's faith but it doesn't mean I have to believe them.

 

[americanwoman]

I think you need to seek help if you are trying to equate someone going through something using their faith with a mass shooter. That's a little gross, AW. Come on.

Do you believe this woman?

 

[X Factor]

It is what it is. If you hear voices or see people telling you good or bad things or start "arguing" with you, you might want to seek some help.

Wow. I didn’t have you pegged as one of the religion equals delusion types. I think most of His believers have struggled with Him. Shoot, His disciples struggled with Him and they knew Him about as well as any human could.

 

[X Factor]

lol...DF... This is how some Christians describe prayer and heavy reflection. It's a bit on the more fundy side, I probably would pick another way to express the same process, but to me it sounds like she had a very heavy prayer session on her porch, during which she wrestled with a lot of issues.

You know...there is another option, in terms of reaction to this. Yes, being a mocking d-bag is one route, for sure...or you could just be happy that she appears to have figured something out in her life that will make it better.

Christ is real to us, even though we can't see him. This shouldn't be news. She's just describing a process you don't understand, with words that make you uncomfortable. I doubt there's a single Christian reading that who instantly thought "Dang, he's back, let's go to her house and meet Jesus!!". It's cringey, but nothing here worth being ugly about.

I gave you an explanation, it didn't help you mock Christianity more, so you edited my post to erase the original meaning so you had something to be ugly about? Tsk... I thought you atheists were supposed to be the intellectually honest ones, my good friend...

I think you need to seek help if you are trying to equate someone going through something using their faith with a mass shooter. That's a little gross, AW. Come on.

Rock on, Nate.

 

[americanwoman]

Wow. I didn’t have you pegged as one of the religion equals delusion types. I think most of His believers have struggled with Him. Shoot, His disciples struggled with Him and they knew Him about as well as any human could.

I had faith for many years without any sort of hint that any of it was real. If Jesus can talk to a woman on the porch, why can he not do more for His people?