A Good Response to the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Via podcast (audio), Jimmy Akin provides a good response to the Flying Spaghetti Monster (pastafarianism).

A Novena of Meditations on Truth

First Day - Matthew 5:33-37

Second Day - John 8:31-47

Third Day - John 14:1-7

Fourth Day - John 16:1-15

Fifth Day - John 17:6-19

Sixth Day - John 18:33-40

Seventh Day - Ephesians 4:7-25

Eighth Day - Colossians 1:1-8

Ninth Day - 1 Timothy 2:1-7


And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is truth. (1 John 5:7)

A Novena of Meditations on Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace

Peace does not come about necessarily by the absence of problems, but by the presence of Christ.

First Day - Isaiah 9:2-7

Second Day - Isaiah 42:1-4

Third Day - Micah 5:1-4 or Zechariah 9:9-10

Fourth Day - Matthew 11:25-30

Fifth Day - Mark 4:35-41

Sixth Day - John 14:22-31

Seventh Day - John 20:19-29

Eighth Day - Ephesians 2:11-22

Ninth Day - Colossians 1:11-23


Let your hearts not be troubled, neither let them be afraid. Believe in God; believe also in me. (John 14:6)

A Novena of Meditations on God's Mercy

Though we are sinners, God still loves us and seeks us out.

First Day - Psalm 51

Second Day - Psalm 130

Third Day - Matthew 6:7-15

Fourth Day - Matthew 9:9-13

Fifth Day - Matthew 18:23-35

Sixth Day - Luke 15:1-10

Seventh Day - Luke 15:11-32

Eighth Day - John 8:2-11

Ninth Day - Romans 5:1-11

"The Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." (Luke 19:10)

A Novena of Meditations on God's Protection

First Day - Psalm 27

Second Day - Psalm 62

Third Day - Psalm 91

Fourth Day - Psalm 121

Fifth Day - Psalm 141

Sixth Day - Isaiah 43:1-7

Seventh Day - Daniel 6

Eighth Day - Matthew 10:24-31

Ninth Day - John 10:27-30

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. (Psalm 121:9)

A Novena of Meditations on Obedience

First Day - Genesis 22:1-19

Second Day-1 Samuel 15:17-31

Third Day - Psalm 81

Fourth Day - Acts 5:27-32

Fifth Day - 2 Corinthians 10:1-6

Sixth Day - Phillipians 2:1-11

Seventh Day - Hebrews 3:1-19

Eighth Day - Hebrews 4:1-13

Ninth Day - 1 John 5:1-5


By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. (1 John 5:2)

To Know Christ Jesus

We can't love whom we don't know. In compiling the following list of passages I have tried to find ones rich with revelation about who Jesus is, so that forming a relationship with him may be made easier.

First Day - John 1:1-18

Second Day - Matthew 1:18-25

Third Day - John 1:19-34

Fourth Day - Luke 4:16-24

Fifth Day - Matthew 16:13-20

Sixth Day - Mark 9:2-8

Seventh Day - John 14:1-11

Eighth Day - Philippians 2:1-11

Ninth Day - Colossians 1:9-20


In compiling the next list of passages, I tried to capture the essence of what it means to know Jesus Christ, namely, the development an intimate, personal relationship with him.

First Day - Matthew 11:25-30

Second Day - John 6:35-59

Third Day - John 10:1-15

Fourth Day - John 14:18-24

Fifth Day - John 15:1-17

Sixth Day - John 17:1-8

Seventh Day - Ephesians 3:14-21

Eighth Day - Philipians 3:1-11

Ninth Day - 1 John 1:1-4


"I know my own and my own know me." (John 10:14)