Christian Verbally Challenged Short Stories (Volume 2)
Enjoy another 150 instantly downloadable, verbally challenged Christian Short Stories (Volume 2)! Some teasers follow!
CHRISTIANS VS DENTISTS (DIARY ENTRY)
Dear Diary, You'd think after all these years, I'd have learnt to stay away from verbal stouches. I think maybe there's something written on my forehead: FOR A FIGHT, APPLY HERE. I tried not to. I really did. But this guy comes up to me and asks me how I know the host. So, I say: I go to the same church. Then the alarm bells go off. The guy's face changes, and he says, "So, you're a Christian? "Yes," I say, thinking: here he goes. Off on his hobby horse. And yes, his next words are.... "In my opinion, Christianity is responsible for most of the hurt in this world." Now, what are you supposed to say to that? Whatever way you go, he's going to give you heaps. "Really? What makes you think that?"...
THE ORGANIST AT THE WEDDING
Everyone has stories about stubborn people in churches. I could tell you a million of them, but the one that sticks in my mind is this one: Early in our time together, Heaven's Scent was asked to sing Angela's sister's friend wedding. We had never met the bride before, but we were happy to do it. It was to be held in a historic church on Sydney's North Shore. A really pretty old stone building with tons of character. Sadly, Violet was unable to be present, so another friend of Angela's stepped in. She had a nice voice and could do the harmonies required, so it was all good. We were the first to arrive, and so the minister let us in. The first thing was to find out what power points were available. In older churches, they were always lacking in number. This was true of this church. We found one. One to plug in our playback machine (we were working on backing tracks in those days) and all our microphones. Trouble is, there was already something plugged into it. ...
WINNING THE COFFEE MAKER
In the 90s, I enjoyed a close relationship with the morning team of 2WS (later WSFM), Hans Torv and Kayley Harris. I had won the Rap Isn't Music Jingle Contest (which made enough money to buy new microphones for COGS, and I acted as de facto religious commentator. I remember Hans trying to work out some Latin on air once. I rang in and gave him the translation, with the laugh, "Hans, you should know that. You're the Catholic. I'm just a scurvy Protestant." Hans had even come to the rectory once, to take supplies up to Bali for me. As a result, he and his wife took on support of a Roman Catholic orphanage nearby. He was, and is, a good-hearted man. At one point, they had been running a segment called "Radio Red Faces", where listeners were encouraged to perform something, anything, on air. The prize was a state-of-the-art drip filter coffee maker. Imagine my surprise when I received a phone call from the station. ...
