Lighter Phrases

The “men’s group” just finished reading Celebration of Discipline, by Richard Foster. So after this rigorous exercise in soul searching and life changing, we have decided that future Bible studies will consist primarily of prayer, and “show and tell” (which we are told is now called “show and share”). This may seem like a cop out, but in fact, we will each be very rigorous in exploring the deep facets of our lives to find the revelations of God in each passing moment… OK, not really. Mine will be like this guy:

John Mulaney stands up! from Jake Lodwick on Vimeo.

So many beautiful songs have been written about seeing God. “Oh what joy”, “take my breath away”, bla bla bla. But I bet none of these song writers considered that suing might be a more profitable expression.

A Campbell River man has received $63,000 in damages for an “out-of-body experience” in which he said he saw God after being accidentally overdosed with the painkiller Ketamine while recovering from back surgery in Vancouver General Hospital.

This does raise some serious liability issues for our church. One too many Hallelujahs and we get served. Or perhaps one of our new songs so lifts our souls that we hallucinate about lions and lambs. Or maybe one of Amy’s liturgies causes an unsuspecting participant to sell all his possessions and live with the poor. We probably need to hand a disclaimer to congregants as they walk in the door: “By participating in our holy rituals, you acknowledge that New Leaf is not responsible for any intense feelings of optimism or encounters with the Almighty, and you irrevocably waive the right to seek any compensation or an apology.”

(via BoingBoing)