11 January 2010, Monday
Logan, Utah
Due to his schedule, Mondays are a sort of "day of rest" for Eli. We lounged away the morning on couches, reading and talking with Deanna, discussing issues from theology to social networking. The evening, however, was made lively by our dinner guests, Bethany and Azure Kliene. The sisters, ages eighteen and sixteen, brought with them five people's worth of energy and no apparent self consciousness, in the wonderful way that good parenting and uplifting friendships tend to promote.
Azure tells her joke.
Over pasta and homemade meatballs we exchanged stories and riddles. Azure laughed herself silly with her own, "What is brown and sticky? A stick!" I told the infamous "brick joke" and turned down the lights for the legendary Tale of the Glass Coffin. A number of painfully ironic gaffs about denominationalism were also put out:
All of this was, for the most part, good fun, but by the end of the night I was longing for something more substantial. Thankfully, Eli asked me to join him downstairs for prayer. After talking about our experiences of struggle and grace in the tumultuous season of our mutual conversions to faith in Christ, we knelt for some while to thank and implore God to expand His light throughout earth in the hearts of men.
Logan, Utah
Due to his schedule, Mondays are a sort of "day of rest" for Eli. We lounged away the morning on couches, reading and talking with Deanna, discussing issues from theology to social networking. The evening, however, was made lively by our dinner guests, Bethany and Azure Kliene. The sisters, ages eighteen and sixteen, brought with them five people's worth of energy and no apparent self consciousness, in the wonderful way that good parenting and uplifting friendships tend to promote.
Azure tells her joke.
Over pasta and homemade meatballs we exchanged stories and riddles. Azure laughed herself silly with her own, "What is brown and sticky? A stick!" I told the infamous "brick joke" and turned down the lights for the legendary Tale of the Glass Coffin. A number of painfully ironic gaffs about denominationalism were also put out:
Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light bulb?Despite our more bookish tendencies, Eli and I were compelled by our young friends to join them in an acting game. The gist was that two people improvise a scene until someone in the audience yells, "freeze!" Both actors then hold their position until one is replaced by the person who paused the scene. He or she then resumes action with an entirely different plot derived from the frozen positions.
A: At least ten, as they need to hold a debate into whether or not the light bulb exists. Even if they can agree upon the existence of the lightbulb they may not go ahead and change it for fear of alienating those who use fluorescent tubes.
Q: How many Independent Baptist Fundamentalists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: "Change?!"
Q: How many Pentecostals does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 10, one to change it and 9 others to pray against the spirit of darkness.
Q: How many TV evangelists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: One. But for the message of hope to continue to go forth, send in your donation today.
Q: How many United Methodists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: This statement was issued: "We choose not to make a statement either in favor of or against the need for a light bulb. However, if in your own journey you have found that a light bulb works for you, that is fine. You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your personal relationship with your light bulb (or light source, or non-dark resource), and present it next month at our annual light bulb Sunday service, in which we will explore a number of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, three-way, long-life, and tinted--all of which are equally valid paths to luminescence."
Azure tells her joke. from theopenlife on Vimeo.
All of this was, for the most part, good fun, but by the end of the night I was longing for something more substantial. Thankfully, Eli asked me to join him downstairs for prayer. After talking about our experiences of struggle and grace in the tumultuous season of our mutual conversions to faith in Christ, we knelt for some while to thank and implore God to expand His light throughout earth in the hearts of men.
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