Virtual Methodist

Yesterday I may have been looking forward to Sunday, but today it's Saturday... And in honour of that here's a video that I posted on fb last month... I and many others nearly died laughing at it. So its certainly worth another look. This was Saturday night TV in the UK before Simon Cowell and his ilk got the hold of it... But where they got this audience from I do not know... Perhaps they kidnapped some Church Senior's Group and dosed them with hallucinogenic drugs before wheeling the Bay City Rollers on stage. This is rock and roll at its best... Ear trumpets, knitting needles and woolie bunnets! BAY CITY ROLLERS & ANN MARGERET SATURDAY NIGHT @ Yahoo! Video Cheers

In the words of Tony Campolo, "It's Friday but Sunday's coming!" Here's a trailer of what might be on offer at a church near you... It's another of the videos I've previously posted on fb, this one, thanks to Jools... Tho' Alan in Belfast also posted it last month... "Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo . Cheers

For all those who will be doing a wee bit more driving over the holiday period, here's a road safety ad that doesn't use shock horror tactics but get's the message over better than any other I have ever seen. Perhaps it also has something to us who want to communicate the Gospel... Shalom

Following Friday's highly cultured post, here (for all those who missed it when I previously posted it on fb) is another "orchestral" offering... Cheers

After yesterday's video, which appealled to my baser instincts (ie. laughing at people hurting themselves) here is a slightly more cultured (and longer) offering... Cheers

This week the lectionary looks at Luke's version of what we know as the Lord's Prayer, in Luke 11 v 2-4 . It is shorter than the Matthean account and has lost some of the characteristic devices of Hebrew poetry that are in the longer version. There have been many theories expressed as to the differences between Luke and Matthew's accounts. Some suggest that Jesus actually taught it in 2 forms, and that it might be a sign that Jesus, as was the case with many of his contemporaries, was bilingual in Aramaic and Greek (or trilingual if you include the formal Hebrew of the synagogue and scriptures). However, personally I tend to the belief that this was the first record that we have of Luke translating not only words but ideas and poetic forms across linguistic and cultural boundaries. I'm becoming increasingly aware that this once ubiquitous piece of Christian tradition is no-longer so well known in wider society. It is frequently mumbled in funerals and weddings, where on...

Going to be offline for a bit... So to keep all my faithful readers (all 3 of you) entertained in my absence, I've scheduled a few posts in advance... Some are bits and pieces linked to the lectionary readings for the next few weeks, some are videos that I've previously shared on fb but are worth another look... if only to put a smile on your face... Starting with this one. Last week I posted a couple of videos for dog lovers, of which I am not one... This one however, is for all you cat lovers out there. I'm currently thinking of jacking in my membership of that club as well, for reasons I will not bore you with here, and if I had this cat to deal with I definitely would... Cheers