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Smell like Jesus

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That’s right, faithful customers. Flare your nostrils and inhale His Essence. For just $18—the price of a Michael W. Smith CD—you can fill your home with the sweet aroma of the resurrected Christ.

No, this is not a joke. Inspired by Psalm 45, which describes the glorified Christ as having garments scented with myrrh, aloe and cassia, Bob and Karen Tosterud came up with the bright idea to market these oils in the form of a candle and call it “His Essence”. Their ministry, as they call it, began with 768 candles, but once word got out, that number leaped to 10,000.

Essence of Jesus: smell Him in the privacy of your home

Richard Evans Lee
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Posted by: Don | March 24, 2005 11:52 PM

Richard, just discovered your site this morning. What a hoot! Keep up the good work. I'm a liberal politically, and not very religious anymore. Raised Lutheran, but have worked intimately with more "rabid" Christian groups. Very disappointed in Christians by this time. Thoroughly enjoyed "Smell like Jesus" and will be back for more. Lynne

Posted by: Lynne | April 19, 2005 9:36 AM

Thanks, I really prefer to post the funnier things but often the cruelity needs to be noted as well.

Posted by: Richard | April 20, 2005 7:11 AM

How do you feel?

Feel free to share your feelings about Smell like Jesus. Please stick to the theme of the entry. Disagreement is fine. Homophobia, racism, and kindred expressions of hatred will be deleted. This site is one of my hobbies. I genuinely enjoy hearing from people and hate moderating or killing comments. Forthright disagreement is fine as long as it is civil.
My thanks,
Richard

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