As some of you know, I've been converting a message series I taught called "Old School Jesus" into a book. One of the joys in this process is transferring my typical sarcastic asides in preaching into sarcastic footnotes. Here's one I just wrote I felt like sharing:
"I am halfway convinced that Oprah Winfrey herself is responsible for the hamartological bankruptcy of Middle American culture. If you don’t know what hamartological means, it’s okay. I only halfway believe this theory, so it’s not that important."
In an earlier chapter I was being cheeky and long-winded and was footnoting definitions of some terms. In the final ranty lines, I made up a German theological term, which I footnoted: "This one I just made up."
This is a fun book to write. :-)
"And do you now begin to see why Christianity has always said that the devil is a fallen angel? That is not a mere story for the children. It is a real recognition of the fact that evil is a parasite, not an original thing. The powers which enable evil to carry on are powers given it by goodness."
- C.S. Lewis
- C.S. Lewis
Thursday, October 18, 2007
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Comments on "Thought This Was Worth Sharing":
2. De
- 10/18/2007 6:22 pm CDT
I can't wait to read the advanced copy! (cough - ADVANCED COPY - cough)
3. Sherry
- 10/18/2007 10:21 pm CDT
Hamartological???? You're right. My vocabulary is bankrupt in relation to that term.
4. Sherry
- 10/18/2007 10:23 pm CDT
It's not in my computer dictionary either. Maybe computers are responsible for the whatever-kind-of bankruptcy you're talking about?
5. De
- 10/19/2007 8:00 am CDT
[De digs down in his increasingly faulty memory . . .]
Hamartological - is it something about the study of sin?
I'm a huge fan of sarcastic footnotes! Thanks for sharing :)