A Flemm Blog

So there I am, sitting by the water in Vancouver, drinking a coffee, minding my own business, when I was approached by two sharply dressed men with a message.  Now, I'm not interested in Jesus, or Jehovah, but I thought - what the hell, no point in being rude - and decided to hear them out.

The message: "The end of the world is near".

The proof: "The good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come"
[Mathew 24:14]

My interpretation: these idiots are trying to end the world!!

If people just stop preaching this 'awesome news', then the world won't end.  Seems pretty basic to me, but maybe I'm just really, really smart.

When they were done, they gave me some reading material, and were on their way.  Now, there's a LOT of humour to be found in these magazines they gave me, but I'm only going to point out two articles.

1: When Giants Roamed Europe
This is a nice little piece about wooly mammoths, and fossilization.  What's funny about that?  The fact that not once do they give a time-frame.  It talks about when the first discovery of mammoth fossils occured, but never how old the fossils are.  The article goes into detail about the process of fossilization, but never mentions how long it takes - reading this article, you'd think it happens over night.  I love how they appear to be educating about science (read: fact), but omit the parts that could poke holes in their story. 

2: Why don't girls like me?
I think I'll provide an excerpt: "Youre old enough to date. You'd like to find someone who is attractive and who shares your religious beliefs. (1 Corinthians 7:39) In the past, though, each time you tried to start a relationship, you felt as though you crashed and burned.  If you'd like to get to know a girl better, what factors do you need to consider? And what Bible principles would you do well to remember?"

It goes on to teach all about manners, conversation skills, dressing well, respect, etc.  Shame I didn't have it when I met Lyn, it sure would have saved her a lot of grief. 

I love the idea: "Recruit lonely young people by helping them get some action". (I think that verse is from John).