Elizabeth's leaping womb and Mary's words of joy are especially enhanced when SNL's Sprockets (or a Sprockets-inspired group of seminarians) provide the interp!
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Fun
Jesus and the Kitty Litter Cake
Why Jesus says we must eat this in order to receive Eternal Life.
Read More"Oh My LORD, Bless My Bowl!"
Why Bathroom Blessings and other sacramental fun are the hope for the world.
Read MoreAscen-shenanigans!
in Celebration, Church, Easter, Fun, Holidays, Holy Spirit, Jesus, God, Joy, Performance of Scripture, Sin, Polyester
The Rev. "Laughing Laura" Gentry and I assembled Ascension Day worship last Sunday.... 'nuff said!
Read MoreYear End Top 10!
in Fun, Healing stories, Joy, Bible, Bible Cabaret, Celebration
Take that (probable and in any case unhelpful) scowl off your face and make a list of your 10 most joyful experiences of 2014. Here's mine....
Read MoreAdventure Down the Rabbit Hole
Jesus' brief "Parable of the Hidden Treasure" is a quagmire of unanswered questions and weirdnesses. Grab your Dramamine and let's check it out!
Read MoreSilliness and Sacrifice
There was a time when the Bible (even "The Sacrifice of Isaac") was presented as something like a cross between the Obergammergau's Passion Play and Monty Python's Flying Circus....
Read MoreOriginal (and Fun!) Easter Sermon
The fourth century "Paschal Homily" of St. John Chrysostom, our earliest Easter sermon, is a blast! (Pacifistically speaking, of course....)
Read MoreHebrew Camp!
OMG is it Halloween? A Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco? Animal House Live? No, it's Church! Actually, it's Synagogue....
Read More“Then Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into Eglon’s belly; the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt came out.”
There's Something About Eglon
One of the functions of the story of Ehud and King Eglon, and maybe the whole of the Book of Judges, is to entertain the kids, especially young teens, who would find such low and lurid stories spellbinding and something to look forward to after a long hard day in the fields or on the road.
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