Butch's Blog for December 8

[Butch Ritter]

This Sunday we light the third Advent candle, the Candle of Joy. This is Gaudete Sunday, a Sunday of joy anticipated, a Sunday of faith yet to be realized. In the middle of Advent (and in the middle of Lent) a Sunday has been set aside for laughter, for joy. It is a Sunday for joculatores upsalienses.

 

Scott Nyhart and I have some joy for you born of confusion. We have an electrical outlet in the pulpit that has shorted, Rather than electrocute a preacher, we discussed the advantages of fixing it to accept a 3-prong plug:

 

    -One could preach from a laptop.

    -Leave it alone and have roast preacher for lunch.

    -One could plug in a bright light and spotlight sleeping congregation members.

    -Connect a fog machine so the atmosphere would match the sermon.

    -Get an automated lift machine for Karen Nyhart.

    -Install electric airbags in the pulpit for those Sundays the sermon dives off a cliff.

    -Karoake Sunday (formerly known as Laetare, also joyful).

    -A nice Xbox connection point for when video screens are installed.

    -Easy place to plug in a blinking Christmas sole.

    -Install a pulpit electric fireplace

    -Replace the pulpit Bible with an iPad.

    -Install inconspicuous fans to highlight Fabio hair.

 

Fallen angels were grounded in the Bible!

 

Have a Merry Gaudete Sunday. Thank you, Scott.

 

Butch

P.S. Any additions? Send them to me.