A Sunday service was almost left incomplete this past weekend, when, due to a miscommunication, the guest speaker at a church in lovely Troy, NY failed to appear. It could have been a service without a message, but church member Nathan Allen, author of future internet sensation The Sockpuppet Post, was ready. Using archives of articles from the Post, he was able to quickly piece together a sermon and deliver it, marking his first time preaching. The topic was seeking and responding to rest, and was based on 1 Kings 19. As Mr. Allen said, "I'd always imagined my first sermon would have more ... preparation." But church members seemed to receive it well.
Mr. Allen believes readers of the Post should be encouraged by this incident to relentlessly study the Word, and to even keep notes. "You may not ever be called upon to give a sermon off the cuff, but you never know. Either way, you can't help but gain from digging into the Word."
When asked if he'd take his own advice and update the Post after 2.5 months of silence, Mr. Allen frowned, sighed, and turned to trod back into his hole. As he faded into the darkness, he could be heard muttering "soon, soon - just as soon as I get this other crazy project finished..." It is hoped, not least by the author, that he will in fact survive to post another day.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Breaking News: Disaster Averted Due to Sockpuppet Post
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Apparently Mr. Allen did not survive since it has now been nearly 1.5 months since he was last heard of...
Yes, Kirk, it is too bad....and the sockpuppet is so cute, too!
Kirk, to quote Donne:
"Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so,
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me."
Which is to say, I'll be back shortly, hopefully early next week. The project that's been beguiling me for the past few months is basically done, and I have a post in the pipeline. It's the problem with having more fun than I know what to do with! :)
Homemanager, I'm glad you like the sockpuppet. He actually dates back to a project from my senior year of undergrad. Sockpuppets were a running joke, so this was made to grace our final presentation. It was originally labeled with the dean's name (the dean being someone who would, and did, appreciate it). He obviously couldn't be abandoned once that was done, so he switched into publishing.
Thanks to both of you for the encouragement!
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