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{t:"Te Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass had its birth in a regular ",p:5,x:135,y:326,w:426,h:23},
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{t:"Similarities do not end there. Te kind of nervous commitment ",p:5,x:105,y:436,w:454,h:23},
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{t:"compile an entire book that much more vital and exciting.",p:5,x:105,y:656,w:412,h:23},
{t:"A word of explanation about the title of this book. I found ",p:5,x:135,y:683,w:425,h:23},
{t:"myself next to my friend Liz in church one day. Liz and I are not ",p:5,x:105,y:711,w:453,h:23},
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{t:"we are like two naughty children messing about and making ",p:5,x:105,y:766,w:457,h:23},
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{t:"formally split up yet, but it could happen. Halfway through the ",p:5,x:105,y:821,w:454,h:23},
{t:"service our minister asked the congregation a question.",p:5,x:105,y:848,w:386,h:23},
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{t:"“For you,” he asked, “what is the most important thing in ",p:6,x:135,y:116,w:425,h:23},
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{t:"Liz and I answered more or less simultaneously. My reply ",p:6,x:135,y:171,w:426,h:23},
{t:"was very proper and holy for a change.",p:6,x:105,y:198,w:272,h:23},
{t:"“Salvation!” I cried piously.",p:6,x:135,y:226,w:192,h:23},
{t:"“Bacon sandwiches!” suggested Liz, with all the passion and ",p:6,x:135,y:253,w:424,h:23},
{t:"wisdom you would expect from a retired magistrate and area ",p:6,x:105,y:281,w:457,h:23},
{t:"schools adviser for religious education.",p:6,x:105,y:308,w:271,h:23},
{t:"Yes, I thought to myself. Of course. Bacon sandwiches and ",p:6,x:135,y:336,w:425,h:23},
{t:"salvation. Tat just about sums it up. A God who can create the ",p:6,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"indescribable tastiness of a bacon sandwich must be planning ",p:6,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"something pretty incredible in the salvation line. A title was ",p:6,x:105,y:418,w:457,h:23},
{t:"born. Tanks, Liz.",p:6,x:105,y:446,w:129,h:23},
{t:"I have had such fun with Bacon Sandwiches. I hope that ",p:6,x:135,y:473,w:427,h:23},
{t:"most of it will make you laugh, or at least smile, and I also hope ",p:6,x:104,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that you will not hurt yourself too badly when you trip over the ",p:6,x:104,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"occasional serious or whimsical bits.",p:6,x:104,y:556,w:254,h:23},
{t:"God bless you.",p:6,x:134,y:583,w:104,h:23},
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{t:"s life that was so horrible, hopeless, ",p:8,x:310,y:478,w:256,h:23},
{t:"and apparently lacking in the pr esence and power of God that ",p:8,x:105,y:506,w:456,h:23},
{t:"none of the other statutor y religious terms will co ver it.",p:8,x:105,y:533,w:380,h:23},
{t:"Agape love: (1) Christian fellowship, especially as distinct ",p:8,x:105,y:591,w:457,h:23},
{t:"from erotic love; (2) kissing with your mouth open.",p:8,x:105,y:618,w:364,h:23},
{t:"Agnostic: (1) a person who believes that nothing is known, or ",p:8,x:105,y:675,w:454,h:23},
{t:"can possibly be known, of the existence or nature of God, or of ",p:8,x:105,y:703,w:454,h:23},
{t:"anything beyond normal phenomena; (2) Gnostic with a.",p:8,x:105,y:731,w:406,h:23},
{t:"Alcohol: substance recommended in moderation by Saint Paul ",p:8,x:105,y:788,w:453,h:23},
{t:"for medical reasons connected with the stomach, in which case ",p:8,x:105,y:816,w:455,h:23},
{t:"there must be an epidemic of severe gastric problems in certain ",p:8,x:105,y:843,w:455,h:23},
{t:"sections of our present-day evangelical culture.",p:8,x:105,y:871,w:328,h:23},
{t:"A",p:9,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"3",p:9,x:546,y:934,w:9,h:19},
{t:"Alpha: outreach system that has brought thousands to faith but ",p:9,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"has left in its wake a small, deeply confused group of people who ",p:9,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"have mistakenly asked Nicky Gumbel into their lives.",p:9,x:105,y:171,w:377,h:23},
{t:"Altar-ego: alternative persona adopted by Anglican priests ",p:9,x:105,y:228,w:458,h:23},
{t:"during services.",p:9,x:105,y:256,w:109,h:23},
{t:"And lastly: phrase employed by preachers, meaning “Don ’t ",p:9,x:105,y:313,w:456,h:23},
{t:"even think about so much as shifting in your chair; we’ve got a ",p:9,x:105,y:341,w:455,h:23},
{t:"long way to go yet.”",p:9,x:105,y:368,w:140,h:23},
{t:"And thirdly: used by preachers in their endless quest to prove ",p:9,x:105,y:426,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that every single aspect of life has been divinely divided into ",p:9,x:105,y:453,w:457,h:23},
{t:"three parts, each beginning with the same letter, as in “Peace, ",p:9,x:105,y:481,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Power, and Porkscratchings.”",p:9,x:105,y:508,w:203,h:23},
{t:"Anglican: (1) a charismatic; (2) an anticharismatic; (3) one ",p:9,x:105,y:565,w:456,h:23},
{t:"who is in favor of women in the priesthood; (4) one who is not ",p:9,x:105,y:593,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in favor of women in the priesthood; (5) one who has close links ",p:9,x:105,y:621,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with Rome; (6) one who abhors Rome; (7) one who sees no ",p:9,x:105,y:648,w:457,h:23},
{t:"problem with the ordination of gay clergy; (8) one who is abso-",p:9,x:105,y:676,w:449,h:23},
{t:"lutely opposed to the ordination of gay clergy; (9) one who has ",p:9,x:105,y:703,w:455,h:23},
{t:"just arrived in the hospital; (10) one who turns to her neighbor ",p:9,x:105,y:731,w:455,h:23},
{t:"when “Worthy Is the Lamb” is being sung and says, “I hope the ",p:9,x:105,y:758,w:454,h:23},
{t:"joint’s big enough . . . ,” (11) an institution that has proved it ",p:9,x:105,y:786,w:455,h:23},
{t:"can be laughed at and respected and loved by its members. If the ",p:9,x:105,y:813,w:454,h:23},
{t:"song “Tese Foolish Tings” were addressed to the Church of ",p:9,x:105,y:841,w:456,h:23},
{t:"England, it might read as follows:",p:9,x:105,y:868,w:237,h:23},
{t:"4",p:10,x:105,y:934,w:9,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:10,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Te folks arriving with their Sunday faces",p:10,x:135,y:116,w:293,h:23},
{t:"Te silent struggle for the back-row places",p:10,x:135,y:143,w:297,h:23},
{t:"Te cloud the caretaker brings",p:10,x:135,y:171,w:213,h:23},
{t:"Tese foolish things remind me of you",p:10,x:135,y:198,w:272,h:23},
{t:"Te rousing hymn before the three-point sermon",p:10,x:135,y:253,w:346,h:23},
{t:"Te deacon ’s gran who sounds like Ethel Merman",p:10,x:135,y:281,w:350,h:23},
{t:"We share our pain as she sings",p:10,x:135,y:308,w:212,h:23},
{t:"Tese strangled things remind me of you",p:10,x:135,y:336,w:288,h:23},
{t:"Te winds of change, so many priests are female",p:10,x:135,y:391,w:339,h:23},
{t:"Te current vogue to be baptized by e-mail",p:10,x:135,y:418,w:303,h:23},
{t:"Oh, how the pendulum swings",p:10,x:135,y:446,w:218,h:23},
{t:"Tese trendy things remind me of you",p:10,x:135,y:473,w:270,h:23},
{t:"Your spires, your choirs, your liturgy",p:10,x:135,y:528,w:257,h:23},
{t:"Tese things are dear to me",p:10,x:135,y:556,w:193,h:23},
{t:"Te cofee’s frightful, but it’s always free",p:10,x:135,y:583,w:280,h:23},
{t:"Te hour’s talk on what Mosaic law meant",p:10,x:135,y:638,w:299,h:23},
{t:"A short rehearsal for eternal torment",p:10,x:135,y:666,w:257,h:23},
{t:"It dries up all our springs",p:10,x:135,y:693,w:176,h:23},
{t:"Tese dusty things remind me of you",p:10,x:135,y:721,w:262,h:23},
{t:"Te invitation to the peace extended",p:10,x:135,y:776,w:257,h:23},
{t:"Deep relaxation when the damn thing’s ended",p:10,x:135,y:803,w:325,h:23},
{t:"Such wretched murmurings",p:10,x:135,y:831,w:196,h:23},
{t:"Tese awkward things remind me of you",p:10,x:135,y:858,w:287,h:23},
{t:"A",p:11,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"5",p:11,x:546,y:934,w:9,h:19},
{t:"Before Communion the hesitation",p:11,x:135,y:143,w:243,h:23},
{t:"A moment later it’s like Euston Station",p:11,x:135,y:171,w:274,h:23},
{t:"Perplexed meanderings",p:11,x:135,y:198,w:162,h:23},
{t:"Tese puzzling things remind me of you",p:11,x:135,y:226,w:283,h:23},
{t:"Sometimes, they say, why C of E?",p:11,x:135,y:281,w:237,h:23},
{t:"I love the history",p:11,x:135,y:308,w:119,h:23},
{t:"I love the muddle and the mystery",p:11,x:135,y:336,w:242,h:23},
{t:"Te fippant lad who likes to play the joker",p:11,x:135,y:391,w:303,h:23},
{t:"He claims the Bible holds a hand at poker",p:11,x:135,y:418,w:296,h:23},
{t:"Of course he means Two Kings",p:11,x:135,y:446,w:219,h:23},
{t:"Tese stupid things remind me of you",p:11,x:135,y:473,w:268,h:23},
{t:"Te grace of God like summer rain descending",p:11,x:135,y:528,w:330,h:23},
{t:"Te hush that flls the church seems never ending",p:11,x:135,y:556,w:349,h:23},
{t:"Till someone’s mobile rings",p:11,x:135,y:583,w:192,h:23},
{t:"Tese ghastly things remind me of you",p:11,x:135,y:611,w:273,h:23},
{t:"Te autumn evensongs we all remember",p:11,x:135,y:666,w:283,h:23},
{t:"Trough years that fy like leaves in late September",p:11,x:135,y:693,w:358,h:23},
{t:"Te kiss of angels’ wings",p:11,x:135,y:721,w:171,h:23},
{t:"Tese tender things remind me of you.",p:11,x:135,y:748,w:274,h:23},
{t:"Anglican Reform: (1) Back to Basics movement within the ",p:11,x:105,y:806,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Church of England; (2) an anagram of gin canal.",p:11,x:104,y:833,w:345,h:23},
{t:"6",p:12,x:105,y:934,w:9,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:12,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Anthem: (1) elaborate choral composition based on a passage ",p:12,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of Scripture; (2) word that means “good-looking” when used by ",p:12,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a cockney with a lisp.",p:12,x:105,y:171,w:151,h:23},
{t:"Apathy: driving force behind our attitudes toward the Tird ",p:12,x:105,y:228,w:456,h:23},
{t:"World.",p:12,x:105,y:256,w:49,h:23},
{t:"Apostle spoon: small cutlery item, usually featuring a tiny ",p:12,x:105,y:313,w:456,h:23},
{t:"image of Saint Paul, presumably because his teaching caused ",p:12,x:105,y:341,w:457,h:23},
{t:"such a stir.",p:12,x:105,y:368,w:74,h:23},
{t:"Apple crumble: dish invented to commemorate Eve’s temp-",p:12,x:105,y:426,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tation and the subsequent fall.",p:12,x:105,y:453,w:213,h:23},
{t:"Armageddon: term used in game played by God with an ",p:12,x:105,y:510,w:457,h:23},
{t:"of-duty angel, as in:",p:12,x:105,y:538,w:144,h:23},
{t:"“Knock, knock!”",p:12,x:134,y:566,w:118,h:23},
{t:"“Who ’s there?”",p:12,x:134,y:593,w:104,h:23},
{t:"“ Armageddon.”",p:12,x:134,y:621,w:108,h:23},
{t:"“ Armageddon who?”",p:12,x:134,y:648,w:146,h:23},
{t:"“ Armageddon tired of evil; let’s have the last battle.”",p:12,x:134,y:676,w:364,h:23},
{t:"Art: something regarded with deep suspicion by many folk in ",p:12,x:105,y:733,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the church. Tis sad prejudice was exemplifed at the Spring ",p:12,x:105,y:761,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Harvest art gallery a few years ago when someone wrote in the ",p:12,x:105,y:788,w:455,h:23},
{t:"comments book: “Too many bottoms for my liking.” Particularly ",p:12,x:105,y:816,w:453,h:23},
{t:"frustrating when one refects that most great art produced over ",p:12,x:105,y:843,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the years was infuenced or inspired by Christian belief.",p:12,x:105,y:871,w:390,h:23},
{t:"A",p:13,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"7",p:13,x:546,y:934,w:9,h:19},
{t:"As the Lord leads: fairly common phrase among Christians, ",p:13,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"meaning “I haven ’t decided yet.”",p:13,x:105,y:143,w:228,h:23},
{t:"Ascension: occasion recorded in the frst chapter of the book ",p:13,x:105,y:201,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of Acts when Jesus departed from his followers by being taken ",p:13,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"up and disappearing into a cloud. A highly signifcant and reas-",p:13,x:105,y:256,w:449,h:23},
{t:"suring event for Christians, as it demonstrates the preservation ",p:13,x:105,y:283,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of the individual person in the spiritual realm. Tose who doubt ",p:13,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the sanity of Christian belief, however, might be tempted to ",p:13,x:105,y:338,w:457,h:23},
{t:"adapt the latter part of the story to suit their views:",p:13,x:105,y:366,w:359,h:23},
{t:"After he saith this, behold he was taken up before their very ",p:13,x:134,y:393,w:424,h:23},
{t:"eyes, and an cloud hideth him from their sight.",p:13,x:105,y:421,w:333,h:23},
{t:"Tey were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, ",p:13,x:134,y:448,w:424,h:23},
{t:"when, behold, suddenly two men dressed in white standeth ",p:13,x:105,y:476,w:458,h:23},
{t:"beside them. And the disciples explaineth excitedly that their ",p:13,x:105,y:503,w:457,h:23},
{t:"master hath disappeared into the sky.",p:13,x:105,y:531,w:261,h:23},
{t:"One of the two men replieth soothingly, “Well, of course he ",p:13,x:134,y:558,w:424,h:23},
{t:"hath, gentlemen, right up into the sky. We doubteth it not. Now, ",p:13,x:105,y:586,w:453,h:23},
{t:"if thou wilt climbeth quietly up into the back of this nice white ",p:13,x:105,y:613,w:454,h:23},
{t:"van that we have broughteth for thine transport, we shall take ",p:13,x:105,y:641,w:455,h:23},
{t:"thee to an peaceful place where thou canst safely stare up into ",p:13,x:105,y:668,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the sky to thine hearts’ desire. Cometh along now. No trouble.”",p:13,x:105,y:696,w:447,h:23},
{t:"“ And,” enquireth one of the disciples, his eyes bright as he ",p:13,x:134,y:723,w:425,h:23},
{t:"pauseth before stepping into the van, “wilt there be an upper ",p:13,x:105,y:751,w:456,h:23},
{t:"room in this place of which thou speakest, where we may gather ",p:13,x:105,y:778,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and wait to be clothed with power from on high?”",p:13,x:105,y:806,w:354,h:23},
{t:"“Upper room?” saith one of the white-coated men. “F unny ",p:13,x:134,y:833,w:425,h:23},
{t:"thou shouldst saith that. Why, verily we specialiseth in upper ",p:13,x:105,y:861,w:457,h:23},
{t:"8",p:14,x:105,y:934,w:9,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:14,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"rooms, don",p:14,x:105,y:116,w:81,h:23},
{t:"’",p:14,x:183,y:116,w:4,h:23},
{t:"t we, George? All you gentlemen canst sit up there in ",p:14,x:186,y:116,w:373,h:23},
{t:"one of our upper rooms with the nice soft walls and the en suite ",p:14,x:105,y:143,w:459,h:23},
{t:"facilities and be clothed in power from on high or in Widow ",p:14,x:105,y:171,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Twanky costumes or Lithuanian bus conductors ’ uniforms, or ",p:14,x:105,y:198,w:457,h:23},
{t:"whatsoever thou wisheth. Now moveth it along, there’s a good ",p:14,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"disciple, or we shall arriveth late for supper. Tine er master sitting ",p:14,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"up there in the cloud mighteth not be too happy about that.",p:14,x:105,y:281,w:425,h:23},
{t:"”",p:14,x:524,y:281,w:7,h:23},
{t:"And he winketh heavily at George. . . .",p:14,x:134,y:308,w:273,h:23},
{t:"Ashurbanipal: a name slipped into the fourth chapter of ",p:14,x:105,y:366,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Ezra by God for the purpose of preserving humility in those ",p:14,x:105,y:393,w:457,h:23},
{t:"who think they are such good sight readers that they don ’t need ",p:14,x:105,y:421,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to prepare the Sunday lesson.",p:14,x:105,y:448,w:206,h:23},
{t:"Assyrians: an aggressive people who always seemed to be ",p:14,x:105,y:506,w:458,h:23},
{t:"sweeping down from somewhere and never sweeping back up. ",p:14,x:105,y:533,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Although, when you think about it, they must have swept back ",p:14,x:105,y:561,w:454,h:23},
{t:"up at some point in order to be in a position to sweep down ",p:14,x:105,y:588,w:456,h:23},
{t:"again, mustn ’t they?",p:14,x:105,y:616,w:139,h:23},
{t:"Astrology: the study of the movement and relative positions ",p:14,x:105,y:673,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of celestial bodies interpreted as an infuence on human afairs. ",p:14,x:105,y:701,w:455,h:23},
{t:"In other words, the one that’s not all right. And, of course, as ",p:14,x:105,y:728,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Christians we just thank our lucky stars that there’s no need for ",p:14,x:105,y:756,w:454,h:23},
{t:"us to get involved with such things.",p:14,x:105,y:783,w:250,h:23},
{t:"Astronomy: the one that is all right. Patrick Moore may be ",p:14,x:105,y:840,w:456,h:23},
{t:"somewhat eccentric, but he is not the high priest of the occult ",p:14,x:105,y:868,w:455,h:23},
{t:"movement.",p:14,x:105,y:896,w:79,h:23},
{t:"A",p:15,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"9",p:15,x:546,y:934,w:9,h:19},
{t:"Atheist: (1) lapsed agnostic; (2) someone who, according to ",p:15,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Chesterton, settles for exploring mazes that have neither a center ",p:15,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"nor an exit.",p:15,x:105,y:171,w:80,h:23},
{t:"“Avoid London—Area closed—Turn on radio”:",p:15,x:105,y:228,w:449,h:22},
{t:"extraordinary and not-at-all-funny disaster-movie-style ",p:15,x:105,y:256,w:414,h:23},
{t:"sign ",p:15,x:526,y:256,w:33,h:23},
{t:"presented to my wife and me and thousands of other drivers ",p:15,x:105,y:283,w:457,h:23},
{t:"negotiating the M25 on 7/7/05, the day when bombers brought ",p:15,x:104,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"terror to the city of London. We were on our way to Luton (the ",p:15,x:104,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"station from which the terrorists began their journey) to meet ",p:15,x:104,y:366,w:456,h:23},
{t:"our daughter, who was traveling through the capital city by train ",p:15,x:104,y:393,w:454,h:23},
{t:"at the exact time when the explosions occurred. She arrived ",p:15,x:104,y:421,w:458,h:23},
{t:"safely and was unharmed. Many were not. Life was never to be ",p:15,x:104,y:448,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the same for huge numbers of victims, relatives, and friends.",p:15,x:104,y:476,w:424,h:23},
{t:"11",p:16,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"B",p:16,x:478,y:83,w:82,h:161},
{t:"12",p:17,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:17,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Babes and sucklings: Minor Prophets.",p:17,x:105,y:116,w:313,h:23},
{t:"Babylon: (1) city situated on the river Euphrates to which the ",p:17,x:105,y:173,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Israelites were exiled; (2) what a lot of preachers do.",p:17,x:105,y:201,w:364,h:23},
{t:"Backsliding: activity shared by wavering Christians and ",p:17,x:105,y:258,w:460,h:23},
{t:"penguins. Both likely to get into deep water as a result, the dif-",p:17,x:105,y:286,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ference being that the penguins look forward to doing it again a ",p:17,x:105,y:313,w:454,h:23},
{t:"little less than the Christians.",p:17,x:105,y:341,w:205,h:23},
{t:"Bacon sandwiches: a seriously neglected evangelistic tool. ",p:17,x:105,y:398,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Imagine if bacon were to be fried at the front of outreach rallies ",p:17,x:105,y:426,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as the evangelist is speaking. Te smell would, of course, be heav-",p:17,x:105,y:453,w:449,h:23},
{t:"enly. Members of the congregation would be informed that any ",p:17,x:105,y:481,w:454,h:23},
{t:"person coming forward to make a commitment automatically ",p:17,x:105,y:508,w:456,h:23},
{t:"receives a free bacon sandwich. Tere would be a stampede to ",p:17,x:105,y:536,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the front. Bacon sandwiches and salvation. What an unbeatable ",p:17,x:105,y:563,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and eminently Jesus-like combination! (See also Salvation.)",p:17,x:105,y:591,w:420,h:23},
{t:"Baguette: (1) long thin loaf of bread; (2) word used by the ",p:17,x:105,y:648,w:456,h:23},
{t:"French in biblical genealogies, as in:",p:17,x:105,y:676,w:253,h:23},
{t:"Solomon baguette Rehoboam,",p:17,x:134,y:703,w:214,h:23},
{t:"Rehoboam baguette Abijah,",p:17,x:134,y:731,w:197,h:23},
{t:"Abijah baguette Asa . . . etc.",p:17,x:134,y:758,w:197,h:23},
{t:"Balaam’s ass: part of Balaam, in the sense that he became ",p:17,x:105,y:815,w:456,h:23},
{t:"deeply attached to the creature.",p:17,x:105,y:843,w:221,h:23},
{t:"B",p:18,x:541,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"13",p:18,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bangladesh: country where fve million children struggle ",p:18,x:105,y:116,w:458,h:23},
{t:"to stay alive every day. Hardly a religious subject. Move on ",p:18,x:105,y:143,w:458,h:23},
{t:"quickly.",p:18,x:105,y:171,w:54,h:23},
{t:"Baptist Church: denomination in which one senses that ",p:18,x:105,y:228,w:458,h:23},
{t:"there is an awful lot going on under the surface.",p:18,x:105,y:256,w:337,h:23},
{t:"Barking: apparent feature of a comparatively recent wave of ",p:18,x:105,y:313,w:456,h:23},
{t:"blessing in the church that has given rise to such snatches of ",p:18,x:105,y:341,w:456,h:23},
{t:"dialogue as:",p:18,x:105,y:368,w:82,h:23},
{t:"A: (overcome by whatever it is) Woof! Woof!",p:18,x:134,y:411,w:314,h:23},
{t:"B: Why are you doing that?",p:18,x:134,y:438,w:194,h:23},
{t:"A: I’m barking.",p:18,x:134,y:466,w:107,h:23},
{t:"B: Ah yes, I suppose that would explain it. . . .",p:18,x:134,y:493,w:326,h:23},
{t:"Be bold: chorus sung by Christian cricket fans when the ",p:18,x:105,y:550,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Australians are batting. Until recently not a very helpful activity ",p:18,x:105,y:578,w:454,h:23},
{t:"for those who are looking to build up their faith. A diferent ",p:18,x:105,y:606,w:456,h:23},
{t:"story since 2005!",p:18,x:105,y:633,w:119,h:23},
{t:"Be of one mind: a good idea as long as it isn ’t taken to mean ",p:18,x:105,y:690,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that the one mind has to be divided up in equal parts between ",p:18,x:105,y:718,w:455,h:23},
{t:"all eighty-six members of the congregation.",p:18,x:105,y:746,w:304,h:23},
{t:"Beatitude: (1) declaration of blessedness in Matthew’s gospel. ",p:18,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Certain omissions are much regretted by modern Christians, ",p:18,x:105,y:831,w:457,h:23},
{t:"e.g., “Blessed are the couch potatoes, for they shall be brought ",p:18,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"14",p:19,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:19,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"snacks.” (2) Not to be confused with a similar phrase widely used ",p:19,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in marriage: “I am so sick and tired of your whole B. attitude.”",p:19,x:105,y:143,w:442,h:23},
{t:"Behemoth: (1) hippopotamus or elephant mentioned in the ",p:19,x:105,y:201,w:455,h:23},
{t:"book of Job; (2) identifcation instruction given to a member ",p:19,x:105,y:228,w:456,h:23},
{t:"of the Lepidoptera family by Adam when he was naming the ",p:19,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"animals.",p:19,x:105,y:283,w:58,h:23},
{t:"Benediction: (1) blessing at the end of a service; (2) strange ",p:19,x:105,y:341,w:455,h:23},
{t:"vocal habits of old simple-minded Crossroads character who ",p:19,x:105,y:368,w:459,h:23},
{t:"always wore a woolly hat.",p:19,x:105,y:396,w:179,h:23},
{t:"Benjamite: (1) member of the tribe of Benjamin; (2) early ",p:19,x:105,y:453,w:456,h:23},
{t:"form of Israeli yeast extract that you either love or hate.",p:19,x:105,y:481,w:390,h:23},
{t:"Bildad: (1) the Shuhite, one of Job ’s long-winded comforters; ",p:19,x:105,y:538,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(2) second part of his name suggests that he might have been an ",p:19,x:105,y:566,w:454,h:23},
{t:"ancient maker of ankle-supporting boots; (3) phrase completing ",p:19,x:105,y:593,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a sentence frequently used by supposedly grown-up ofspring to ",p:19,x:105,y:621,w:454,h:23},
{t:"their fathers: “Any chance of you paying this. . . .”",p:19,x:105,y:648,w:351,h:23},
{t:"Billy Graham: (1) anagram of “big rally ham”; (2) sweet man ",p:19,x:105,y:705,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of God, more efective at moving backsides in the right direction ",p:19,x:105,y:733,w:453,h:23},
{t:"than the most popular and heavily patronized proctologist in the ",p:19,x:105,y:761,w:453,h:23},
{t:"world.",p:19,x:105,y:788,w:45,h:23},
{t:"Bind us together, Lord: grace sung before a meal of boiled ",p:19,x:105,y:845,w:454,h:23},
{t:"eggs.",p:19,x:105,y:873,w:34,h:23},
{t:"B",p:20,x:541,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"15",p:20,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bishop: (1) senior member of Christian clergy in charge of ",p:20,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"the diocese, a father to his people; (2) one who is not capable of ",p:20,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"moving in any direction other than diagonally; (3) character that ",p:20,x:105,y:171,w:453,h:23},
{t:"is not supposed to behave like a pawn.",p:20,x:105,y:198,w:270,h:23},
{t:"Bless you: buzz of.",p:20,x:105,y:256,w:157,h:23},
{t:"Blessed: (1) consecrated; (2) less in bed; (3) big, wide-",p:20,x:105,y:313,w:449,h:23},
{t:"faced, grumpy actor with annoyingly loud voice who climbs ",p:20,x:105,y:341,w:457,h:23},
{t:"mountains.",p:20,x:105,y:368,w:80,h:23},
{t:"Blessed are the wounds of a friend: phrase from the ",p:20,x:105,y:426,w:456,h:23},
{t:"twenty-seventh chapter of Proverbs, occasionally quoted by ",p:20,x:105,y:453,w:460,h:23},
{t:"those who have something extremely unfriendly to say.",p:20,x:105,y:481,w:386,h:23},
{t:"Blind pew: (1) scary character in Treasure Island, by Robert ",p:20,x:105,y:538,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Louis Stevenson, who delivers the “black spot”; (2) worst seat in ",p:20,x:104,y:566,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Anglican church immediately behind a pillar.",p:20,x:104,y:593,w:319,h:23},
{t:"Boaz: Ruthless Old Testament character, totally transformed ",p:20,x:104,y:650,w:457,h:23},
{t:"by marriage.",p:20,x:104,y:678,w:87,h:23},
{t:"Boredom: largely unacknowledged feature of church life. ",p:20,x:104,y:735,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Worth bearing in mind that Jesus left people angry, puzzled, ",p:20,x:104,y:763,w:457,h:23},
{t:"elated, entertained, fed, disgusted, and overjoyed but, as far as ",p:20,x:104,y:791,w:456,h:23},
{t:"we know, never bored.",p:20,x:104,y:818,w:158,h:23},
{t:"16",p:21,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:21,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Born-again Christian: (1) person who has entered into a ",p:21,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"glorious new life with Christ; (2) a tautology. Te response to ",p:21,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"those who ask if one is a born-again Christian might well be: ",p:21,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“What’s the other sort, then?” (3) Ill-mannered and misguided ",p:21,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"believers who try to stuf their boring beliefs down other people’s ",p:21,x:105,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"throats. Not to labor the point, but perhaps those of us who have ",p:21,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"been remiss enough to unwittingly persuade non-Christians that ",p:21,x:105,y:281,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the latter defnition is the correct one should refect on the fact ",p:21,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that the famous nocturnal encounter in John ’s gospel between ",p:21,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Jesus and Nicodemus did not proceed like this:",p:21,x:105,y:363,w:332,h:23},
{t:"Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, ",p:21,x:134,y:391,w:425,h:23},
{t:"a member of the ruling council. He came to Jesus at night, and ",p:21,x:105,y:418,w:454,h:23},
{t:"said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from ",p:21,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are ",p:21,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"doing if God were not with him.”",p:21,x:105,y:501,w:238,h:23},
{t:"In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can ",p:21,x:134,y:528,w:427,h:23},
{t:"see the kingdom of God unless he becomes a bigoted, narrow-",p:21,x:105,y:556,w:450,h:23},
{t:"minded jerk.”",p:21,x:105,y:583,w:96,h:23},
{t:"Brainwashing: process by which contrary ideas can be ",p:21,x:105,y:641,w:460,h:23},
{t:"planted in the mind; never used in the Christian church (special ",p:21,x:105,y:668,w:454,h:23},
{t:"intensive courses are available for those who stubbornly refuse ",p:21,x:105,y:696,w:456,h:23},
{t:"to believe this).",p:21,x:105,y:723,w:107,h:23},
{t:"Bread of heaven: great and glorious provision that we ",p:21,x:105,y:781,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Anglicans slice up neatly and use to make hymn sandwiches.",p:21,x:105,y:808,w:427,h:23},
{t:"Breasts: described by Solomon (who was supposed to know ",p:21,x:105,y:866,w:456,h:23},
{t:"about women) as being like two fawns browsing among lilies. ",p:21,x:105,y:893,w:456,h:23},
{t:"B",p:22,x:541,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"17",p:22,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"One can only assume that some initial misconception was re-",p:22,x:105,y:116,w:449,h:23},
{t:"inforced by the shortsighted king’s devoted followers ensuring ",p:22,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that each wife approached him backward wearing a backpack ",p:22,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"containing a bunch of fowers and a pair of hungry ferrets.",p:22,x:105,y:198,w:412,h:23},
{t:"Bride of Christ: the church, a body that will be presented ",p:22,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"pure and unspotted to Christ. Well, when I say pure and unspot-",p:22,x:105,y:283,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ted, we don ’t always quite manage such perfection. Sometimes ",p:22,x:105,y:311,w:455,h:23},
{t:"we are not even aware that we are falling short. ",p:22,x:105,y:338,w:334,h:23},
{t:"I remember sitting in a chur ch that was not my o wn, listening ",p:22,x:134,y:366,w:423,h:23},
{t:"to a heated exchange between people who, judging by the way ",p:22,x:105,y:393,w:456,h:23},
{t:"they were speaking, must hav e felt a deep loathing for each other",p:22,x:105,y:421,w:451,h:23},
{t:".",p:22,x:549,y:421,w:4,h:23},
{t:"Tis was the Annual General Meeting of an evangelical ",p:22,x:134,y:448,w:428,h:23},
{t:"church situated several miles from my hometown, and I had been ",p:22,x:105,y:476,w:453,h:23},
{t:"invited to attend for a very specifc purpose. Te elders of this ",p:22,x:105,y:503,w:455,h:23},
{t:"church were keen to put on an outreach event that would attract ",p:22,x:105,y:531,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and draw in local people who would not otherwise darken (or ",p:22,x:105,y:558,w:455,h:23},
{t:"lighten) the doors of the establishment. Apparently the whole ",p:22,x:105,y:586,w:456,h:23},
{t:"congregation felt a strong desire to share the gospel with their ",p:22,x:105,y:613,w:456,h:23},
{t:"neighbors. Tis being the case, they were wondering if Bridget ",p:22,x:105,y:641,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and I might write and direct a Christian revue that would be ",p:22,x:105,y:668,w:456,h:23},
{t:"genuinely entertaining, but would also provide the chance to ",p:22,x:105,y:696,w:457,h:23},
{t:"make a clear, honest, and unthreatening statement about Jesus. ",p:22,x:105,y:723,w:455,h:23},
{t:"It was an interesting and intriguing proposition, and I had been ",p:22,x:105,y:751,w:454,h:23},
{t:"more than happy to give some thought to the idea. I had been ",p:22,x:105,y:778,w:455,h:23},
{t:"invited to the AGM so that, at some point in the second half of ",p:22,x:105,y:806,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the proceedings, I could outline my ideas.",p:22,x:105,y:833,w:295,h:23},
{t:"18",p:23,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:23,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Te meeting had been in pr ogress now for about twenty-fve ",p:23,x:135,y:116,w:424,h:23},
{t:"minutes, and I had had to use an efor t of the will to pr event ",p:23,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"my jaw from dropping in amazement. Te chairman of the meet -",p:23,x:105,y:171,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing was a good friend of mine, and he was doing a v",p:23,x:105,y:198,w:388,h:23},
{t:"aliant job, ",p:23,x:484,y:198,w:77,h:23},
{t:"but he was beginning to make B asil Fawlty look like a sedated ",p:23,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"nun, and I did not blame him in the slightest. I had rar",p:23,x:105,y:253,w:397,h:23},
{t:"ely heard ",p:23,x:492,y:253,w:68,h:23},
{t:"church people, or any people for that matter",p:23,x:105,y:281,w:310,h:23},
{t:", being so unpleasant, ",p:23,x:407,y:281,w:156,h:23},
{t:"obstructive, argumentative, loud, and uncooperativ e. It was not ",p:23,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the whole group of ffty or so chur ch members who were behaving ",p:23,x:105,y:336,w:453,h:23},
{t:"like this, but a sufciently large minority to make this divine ev ent ",p:23,x:105,y:363,w:453,h:23},
{t:"feel acrimonious and uncomfor table, especially to a visitor",p:23,x:105,y:391,w:405,h:23},
{t:".",p:23,x:504,y:391,w:4,h:23},
{t:"Te situation was made doubly irksome by the fact that one ",p:23,x:135,y:418,w:424,h:23},
{t:"of the two main male troublemakers was a tall man who spoke ",p:23,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in piercingly high falsetto tones, while the other was small and ",p:23,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"round and had a mechanical buzz of a voice, not dissimilar to ",p:23,x:105,y:501,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the vibrating drone of a high-speed dentist’s drill. Tese two ",p:23,x:105,y:528,w:457,h:23},
{t:"individuals had a wide range of objecting skills. Tey objected to ",p:23,x:105,y:556,w:453,h:23},
{t:"what was being said. Tey objected to the order in which these ",p:23,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"objectionable things were being said, and they objected to what ",p:23,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"was said in substitution for the things that were said, but were ",p:23,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"then objected to by them.",p:23,x:105,y:666,w:182,h:23},
{t:"Additionally, they objected to the things that were not being ",p:23,x:135,y:693,w:423,h:23},
{t:"said; and when, at their bidding, those things were said, they ",p:23,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"objected in the strongest possible terms to the manner in which ",p:23,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"they were said. If they had been told that every single one of ",p:23,x:105,y:776,w:456,h:23},
{t:"their objections would be met in full, these people would have ",p:23,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"objected, because then there would have been nothing left to ",p:23,x:105,y:831,w:456,h:23},
{t:"object about; and that would have left no reason for them to ",p:23,x:105,y:858,w:456,h:23},
{t:"B",p:24,x:541,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"19",p:24,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"be alive; and how many of those present, I asked myself, could ",p:24,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"possibly have objected to that?",p:24,x:105,y:143,w:214,h:23},
{t:"Perhaps my memory is failing me and I am exaggerating. ",p:24,x:134,y:171,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Possibly, but only just. Te confict and bad feeling fying around ",p:24,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in that room, not just from Squeaky and Buzzy but also from ",p:24,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"several others, had to be seen and heard to be believed. It was a ",p:24,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"relief to stop for refreshments.",p:24,x:105,y:281,w:212,h:23},
{t:"At last teas and cofees had been consumed, and it was my ",p:24,x:134,y:308,w:425,h:23},
{t:"turn to stand up and address the AGM on the subject of the ",p:24,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"proposed revue. I looked around for a moment at the rows of ",p:24,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"faces in front of me. My ears were still ringing with the echoes of ",p:24,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"verbal artillery. Where should I start?",p:24,x:105,y:418,w:260,h:23},
{t:"“Well,” I said at last, “thank you for inviting me to your ",p:24,x:134,y:446,w:427,h:23},
{t:"AGM, and I have to say straightaway that I really don ’t think you ",p:24,x:105,y:473,w:453,h:23},
{t:"need an outreach revue at all.”",p:24,x:105,y:501,w:212,h:23},
{t:"Brows met. Faces contracted with puzzlement. People ",p:24,x:134,y:528,w:431,h:23},
{t:"looked at each other and shook heads. Tat was why I was there, ",p:24,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"wasn ’t it?",p:24,x:105,y:583,w:63,h:23},
{t:"“No,” I continued, “you don ’t have to bother with anything ",p:24,x:134,y:611,w:424,h:23},
{t:"like that. Just invite all the local people to one of your AGMs, ",p:24,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and that should do the trick. Tey’ll come here, listen to you ",p:24,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"sniping and objecting and taking ofense, and they’ll say , ‘Yes! ",p:24,x:105,y:693,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Yes! Tis is what we want. Just to be part of a group of people ",p:24,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"like this who truly love each other. If this is what following Jesus ",p:24,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"means, then we want to be a part of it. Yes! Fantastic! When do ",p:24,x:105,y:776,w:454,h:23},
{t:"we start? Where do we sign?’”",p:24,x:105,y:803,w:209,h:23},
{t:"Tere was a moment of silence. Perhaps I had gone too far . ",p:24,x:134,y:831,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Perhaps I should be minding my own business. But I was trying to ",p:24,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
{t:"be a follower of Jesus, and Jesus makes everything his business. ",p:24,x:105,y:886,w:442,h:23},
{t:"20",p:25,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:25,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Somebody laughed. Another person laughed. Lots of people ",p:25,x:135,y:116,w:423,h:23},
{t:"were laughing. I was not able to do a strictly accurate count, ",p:25,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"but I estimated that the laughers exceeded 50 percent of those ",p:25,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"present, and therefore the nonlaughers were outvoted, and the ",p:25,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"unproposed but extremely important motion was invisibly ",p:25,x:105,y:226,w:460,h:23},
{t:"carried:",p:25,x:105,y:253,w:52,h:23},
{t:"“Tis AGM believes that we have been behaving in a very ",p:25,x:135,y:281,w:425,h:23},
{t:"silly fashion and we ought not to let it happen again.”",p:25,x:105,y:308,w:379,h:23},
{t:"All this provided an excellent platform for talking about ",p:25,x:135,y:336,w:427,h:23},
{t:"the fact that, if we really wanted to reach out, we had to have ",p:25,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"some clear idea of what we were reaching out with. What do we ",p:25,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Christians have that is worth ofering to other people?",p:25,x:105,y:418,w:381,h:23},
{t:"Bring and share lunches: largely responsible for the great ",p:25,x:105,y:476,w:454,h:23},
{t:"quiche food of 1964, in which many evangelical Christians ",p:25,x:105,y:503,w:458,h:23},
{t:"came close to sufocating under the sheer weight of the huge ",p:25,x:105,y:531,w:456,h:23},
{t:"number of tarts thronging church halls throughout the country.",p:25,x:105,y:558,w:449,h:23},
{t:"Bull of Bashan: usual old nonsense that we’ve come to expect ",p:25,x:105,y:616,w:453,h:23},
{t:"from Bashan.",p:25,x:105,y:643,w:94,h:23},
{t:"Burn: less desirable option than to marry, according to Saint ",p:25,x:105,y:701,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Paul, who somehow managed to live with the former and, as far ",p:25,x:105,y:728,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as we know, never experienced the latter. Likely to be a lengthy ",p:25,x:105,y:756,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and somewhat restless line in heaven waiting to discuss this mat-",p:25,x:105,y:783,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ter with the great apostle.",p:25,x:105,y:811,w:179,h:23},
{t:"21",p:26,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"C",p:26,x:493,y:83,w:61,h:161},
{t:"22",p:27,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:27,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Calvary: anagram of “cavalry,” a widely used term for a person ",p:27,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"or group of people who efect a last-minute rescue from disaster. ",p:27,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Has exactly the same meaning.",p:27,x:105,y:171,w:217,h:23},
{t:"Calvinists: Christians whose theology suggests that they ",p:27,x:105,y:228,w:460,h:23},
{t:"might not bother to book their hotel rooms in advance when ",p:27,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"planning a holiday because they are absolutely convinced that ",p:27,x:105,y:283,w:456,h:23},
{t:"someone else will have done it for them and that, if they haven ’t, ",p:27,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"there’s no use trying.",p:27,x:105,y:338,w:145,h:23},
{t:"Camel: commonly described as a horse designed by a commit-",p:27,x:105,y:396,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tee, as opposed to a Parochial Church Council, which is more ",p:27,x:105,y:423,w:456,h:23},
{t:"like a committee designed by a camel.",p:27,x:105,y:451,w:267,h:23},
{t:"Can I just say, in love: brace yourself.",p:27,x:105,y:508,w:302,h:23},
{t:"Can of worms: (1) a mass of problems or difculties that may ",p:27,x:105,y:565,w:453,h:23},
{t:"be overwhelming if they are once investigated; (2) presumably a ",p:27,x:105,y:593,w:454,h:23},
{t:"frequent and essential requirement in the Diet of Worms.",p:27,x:105,y:621,w:405,h:23},
{t:"Censorship: sort of mine-sweeping vessel that lacks efective-",p:27,x:105,y:678,w:450,h:23},
{t:"ness when the captain refuses to employ depth-sounding equip-",p:27,x:105,y:706,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ment, but relies on the naked eye of someone who is scanning ",p:27,x:105,y:733,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the surface from a very great height.",p:27,x:105,y:761,w:253,h:23},
{t:"Change: rare phenomenon as far as the church is concerned, ",p:27,x:105,y:818,w:455,h:23},
{t:"except when it comes to the collection. Tends to be fairly limited ",p:27,x:105,y:846,w:453,h:23},
{t:"even then.",p:27,x:105,y:873,w:73,h:23},
{t:"C",p:28,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"23",p:28,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Charismatic: (1) healthily open to the work, the works, and ",p:28,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the gifts of the Holy Spirit; (2) mad; (3) likely to attend churches ",p:28,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"where freedom of expression is strictly enforced.",p:28,x:105,y:171,w:338,h:23},
{t:"Cheese and pickles: according to most of the spiritual ",p:28,x:105,y:228,w:458,h:23},
{t:"biographies I have read, great heroes of the Christian faith are ",p:28,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"continually experiencing and witnessing mighty miracles, either ",p:28,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in the physical world around them or in their own personalities. ",p:28,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"In fact, in the latter area there appears to be such a weeping ",p:28,x:105,y:338,w:457,h:23},
{t:"and a breaking down and a blackness and a blinding light and a ",p:28,x:105,y:366,w:454,h:23},
{t:"despairing and a rejoicing and a succession of starkly dramatic ",p:28,x:105,y:393,w:455,h:23},
{t:"confrontations with the power and presence of the living God ",p:28,x:105,y:421,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that it is difcult to see how the central characters ever have time ",p:28,x:105,y:448,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to eat or sleep or go to the toilet or do their laundry. Bearing ",p:28,x:105,y:476,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in mind the cosmic scale and nature of these events, I hardly ",p:28,x:105,y:503,w:456,h:23},
{t:"like to record the fact that my last meaningful encounter with ",p:28,x:105,y:531,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the Creator of the universe directly concerned half a pound of ",p:28,x:105,y:558,w:455,h:23},
{t:"mature cheddar cheese and a jar of Branston pickles.",p:28,x:105,y:586,w:370,h:23},
{t:"Let me explain.",p:28,x:134,y:613,w:109,h:23},
{t:"I was appearing on the late-night fringe at the big Christian ",p:28,x:134,y:641,w:424,h:23},
{t:"festival called Spring Harvest and had therefore been allocated a ",p:28,x:105,y:668,w:454,h:23},
{t:"chalet to stay in. Arriving at my chalet, and having used up every ",p:28,x:105,y:696,w:453,h:23},
{t:"single point of my meager IQ on working out how to unlock ",p:28,x:105,y:723,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the door, I discovered it to be reasonably comfortable and well ",p:28,x:105,y:751,w:455,h:23},
{t:"equipped. However, there were another two twin bedrooms ",p:28,x:105,y:778,w:458,h:23},
{t:"besides my own, as well as a communal sitting room, kitchen, ",p:28,x:105,y:806,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and bathroom. During the next few hours other people would ",p:28,x:105,y:833,w:455,h:23},
{t:"undoubtedly appear, after which there could be as many as fve ",p:28,x:105,y:861,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of us sharing all these facilities. ",p:28,x:105,y:888,w:222,h:23},
{t:"24",p:29,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:29,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Now, I have to be honest. I am not the world’s best at shar-",p:29,x:135,y:116,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ing living space with others. Given the choice nowadays, I opt ",p:29,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"for the sweet anonymity of hotel dwelling rather than being a ",p:29,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"domestically dysfunctional visitor in the houses of people I do ",p:29,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"not know. My wife, Bridget, is much better at it than I am. She ",p:29,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"is genuinely warm and kind. I have to role-play a bit sometimes. ",p:29,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Nevertheless, on this occasion I actually had worked on prepar-",p:29,x:105,y:281,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing myself to be ready and willing to face the people who were ",p:29,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to be my chalet mates.",p:29,x:105,y:336,w:158,h:23},
{t:"As I unpacked my case, hung up clothes, distributed bits ",p:29,x:135,y:363,w:426,h:23},
{t:"and pieces with neurotic exactitude around the room, and put ",p:29,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"my two books (one deep and useful volume that I ought to be ",p:29,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"reading and one superfcial load of rubbish that I was actually ",p:29,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"engrossed in) on the bedside table, I asked myself what I should ",p:29,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"do next. ",p:29,x:105,y:501,w:62,h:23},
{t:"“Why not eat?”",p:29,x:135,y:528,w:109,h:23},
{t:"It was my stomach speaking. I had eaten almost nothing ",p:29,x:135,y:556,w:427,h:23},
{t:"since setting out that morning, and I was more than ready for ",p:29,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a snack.",p:29,x:105,y:611,w:55,h:23},
{t:"Cue the aforesaid cheese and pickles.",p:29,x:135,y:638,w:259,h:23},
{t:"I always take a stash of food with me when I am away from ",p:29,x:135,y:666,w:424,h:23},
{t:"home. If I am staying with people, there is always the possibility ",p:29,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that they will eat like anorexic sparrows and assume that I am ",p:29,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"likely to do the same. A couple of sandwiches and a piece of cake ",p:29,x:105,y:748,w:453,h:23},
{t:"can make all the diference, especially when they are consumed ",p:29,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(with low-volume chewing over an open broadsheet newspaper) ",p:29,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as a sort of midnight feast in the privacy and intimidating per-",p:29,x:105,y:831,w:449,h:23},
{t:"fection of the guest bedroom. At places like Spring Harvest they ",p:29,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
{t:"C",p:30,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"25",p:30,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"give you food vouchers that can be exchanged for goods at the ",p:30,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"on-site store, which is fne if you remember to get everything ",p:30,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"you want while you are there. Sometimes the chalets, delightful ",p:30,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as they may be, are quite a long way from the center. Forgetting ",p:30,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"some crucial item and having to brave cloudbursts or blizzards ",p:30,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to do an Amundsen-style trek up to the shop and back again can ",p:30,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"be a dreary business.",p:30,x:105,y:281,w:144,h:23},
{t:"Hence my stash.",p:30,x:134,y:308,w:116,h:23},
{t:"On this occasion I had tea bags, cofee, sugar, milk, a box ",p:30,x:134,y:336,w:426,h:23},
{t:"of individual French Fancies, a steak and kidney pie, a packet of ",p:30,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"oatmeal cookies, a loaf of bread, one of those tubs of margarine ",p:30,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with a ridiculously long name, and (drum roll!) a wedge of cheese ",p:30,x:105,y:418,w:453,h:23},
{t:"and a jar of pickles.",p:30,x:105,y:446,w:136,h:23},
{t:"I got it all out and arranged it on a shelf in my room, then ",p:30,x:134,y:473,w:425,h:23},
{t:"stood back, and, Gollum-like, surveyed my precious, my sweetly ",p:30,x:105,y:501,w:453,h:23},
{t:"private store of sustenance. Tis food was mine. All mine. My tea ",p:30,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and cofee and stuf, my cakes and cookies, and, crucially because ",p:30,x:105,y:556,w:453,h:23},
{t:"I enjoyed them so much, my cheese and pickles. Not a single ",p:30,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"item from my portable pantry was going to fnd its way into ",p:30,x:105,y:611,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the communal kitchen, because if it did—well, it was obvious, ",p:30,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"wasn ’t it? People would use it. We all know what people are like, ",p:30,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"for goodness’ sake! Tey would empty my carton of milk, ravage ",p:30,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"my cookies and cakes, share my pie out in crudely hacked slices, ",p:30,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and, horror of horrors, they would make great thick cheese ",p:30,x:105,y:748,w:458,h:23},
{t:"sandwiches, smothered with far more pickles than they actually ",p:30,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"needed because they hadn ’t paid for it. Oh no! Tis stuf was ",p:30,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"going to stay right where it was, and if they didn ’t bring their ",p:30,x:105,y:831,w:456,h:23},
{t:"own, it was hard luck.",p:30,x:105,y:858,w:155,h:23},
{t:"26",p:31,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:31,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Now, in case you think this is an exaggeration, I am afraid I ",p:31,x:135,y:116,w:424,h:23},
{t:"have to disappoint you. It’s odd in a way. Tose who know me ",p:31,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"best would, I believe, describe me as quite a generous person, but ",p:31,x:105,y:171,w:453,h:23},
{t:"every now and then I stumble into little pockets of narrow-eyed ",p:31,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"miserliness in my own personality. I was at a Christian confer-",p:31,x:105,y:226,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ence, all geared up to speak with humor and passion about the ",p:31,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"business of following Jesus, and here was this shriveled little ",p:31,x:105,y:281,w:457,h:23},
{t:"moral gnome of a person inside me, rubbing his hands with self-",p:31,x:105,y:308,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ish glee as he gloated over possessions that he had no intention ",p:31,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of sharing with anyone else.",p:31,x:105,y:363,w:196,h:23},
{t:"Tis obvious contradiction hit me quite suddenly, a bit like ",p:31,x:135,y:391,w:424,h:23},
{t:"a bucket of water landing unexpectedly on my head. ",p:31,x:105,y:418,w:374,h:23},
{t:"“What on earth are you doing?” I asked myself out loud. ",p:31,x:135,y:446,w:426,h:23},
{t:"“You spend your life bleating about the implications of being ",p:31,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"a Christian, and here you are planning to keep your miserable ",p:31,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"little stash of food hidden away in the corner of your miserable ",p:31,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"little room so that no one else can get their hands on it. You ",p:31,x:105,y:556,w:456,h:23},
{t:"idiot!”",p:31,x:105,y:583,w:44,h:23},
{t:"I couldn ’t help chuckling to myself as I transferred my co-",p:31,x:135,y:611,w:419,h:23},
{t:"mestibles to the communal kitchen, partly because the way God ",p:31,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"operates often makes me laugh, and partly because if this story ",p:31,x:105,y:666,w:455,h:23},
{t:"had happened two thousand years ago and subsequently been ",p:31,x:105,y:693,w:456,h:23},
{t:"included in Holy Writ, I suppose it would have been solemnly ",p:31,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"entitled the parable of the cheese and pickles.",p:31,x:105,y:748,w:319,h:23},
{t:"Chicken in a basket: culinary dish invented to mark the ",p:31,x:105,y:806,w:456,h:23},
{t:"occasion when Paul was lowered down over a wall to escape the ",p:31,x:105,y:833,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Jews.",p:31,x:105,y:861,w:35,h:23},
{t:"C",p:32,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"27",p:32,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Choruses: Christian songs that quite often tempt one to ",p:32,x:105,y:115,w:458,h:23},
{t:"change a crucial line, as in:",p:32,x:105,y:143,w:189,h:23},
{t:"Te name of the Lord is ",p:32,x:134,y:170,w:174,h:23},
{t:"A strong tower",p:32,x:134,y:198,w:104,h:23},
{t:"Te righteous run into it",p:32,x:134,y:225,w:175,h:23},
{t:"And bang their heads.",p:32,x:134,y:253,w:155,h:23},
{t:"Or perhaps to change it quite innocently, like the little ",p:32,x:134,y:308,w:428,h:23},
{t:"girl who, after years of cutting and making and sticking in the ",p:32,x:105,y:335,w:455,h:23},
{t:"children ’s groups, sang out at the top of her voice: ",p:32,x:105,y:363,w:355,h:23},
{t:"“Come on, let’s sellotape, sellotape, sellotape and string!”",p:32,x:134,y:390,w:401,h:23},
{t:"Some choruses seem to be based on obscure sections of ",p:32,x:134,y:445,w:428,h:23},
{t:"Old Testament Scripture and are sung with a sort of maniacal ",p:32,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"intensity by people who surely cannot be altogether clear about ",p:32,x:105,y:500,w:455,h:23},
{t:"what the words mean:",p:32,x:105,y:528,w:156,h:23},
{t:"We raise our elbows to the ephod in the sanctuary,",p:32,x:134,y:570,w:356,h:23},
{t:"We cleanse our gourds from water pots that once ",p:32,x:134,y:598,w:350,h:23},
{t:"were sealed,",p:32,x:134,y:625,w:83,h:23},
{t:"We gather at the sacred stones of Zebulon",p:32,x:134,y:653,w:296,h:23},
{t:"Where the sons of Eli’s nephews will be healed.",p:32,x:134,y:680,w:332,h:23},
{t:"And they who once were not will not be not now,",p:32,x:134,y:735,w:350,h:23},
{t:"And they who were will now no longer be,",p:32,x:134,y:763,w:300,h:23},
{t:"And they who thought they were will now know",p:32,x:134,y:790,w:342,h:23},
{t:"that they are not,",p:32,x:134,y:818,w:121,h:23},
{t:"And the whole thing will remain a mystery.",p:32,x:134,y:845,w:305,h:23},
{t:"28",p:33,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:33,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"And I must go and feed my kangaroo now,",p:33,x:135,y:116,w:302,h:23},
{t:"He’s juggling LEGO on the kitchen range",p:33,x:135,y:143,w:296,h:23},
{t:"He’s changed his name from Albert to Virginia,",p:33,x:135,y:171,w:334,h:23},
{t:"I think I need a week at Ellel Grange. . . .",p:33,x:135,y:198,w:291,h:23},
{t:"Christ: (1) the name above all names, who gave himself for us ",p:33,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and for our salvation; (2) a common swearword.",p:33,x:105,y:283,w:341,h:23},
{t:"Christening service: naming and dedication ceremony ",p:33,x:105,y:341,w:459,h:23},
{t:"in some of the traditional denominations. Attending non-",p:33,x:105,y:368,w:450,h:23},
{t:"Christian relatives and friends can easily be identifed by the fact ",p:33,x:105,y:396,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that they are so much more smartly dressed than the regular ",p:33,x:105,y:423,w:457,h:23},
{t:"congregation.",p:33,x:105,y:451,w:96,h:23},
{t:"Christian bookstores: places ofering a wide range of ",p:33,x:105,y:508,w:460,h:23},
{t:"narrow literature and usually called something with “vine” in ",p:33,x:105,y:536,w:457,h:23},
{t:"it. Hence: Te Vine. Te Fruit of the Vine. Vine Leaves. Vine ",p:33,x:105,y:563,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Branch. Vine Harvest. Grapevine. Of the Vine. On the Vine. ",p:33,x:105,y:591,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Up the Vine. Down the Vine. Round the Vine. Tucked Round ",p:33,x:105,y:618,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the Back of the Vine. Plucked from the Vine. Dropped from ",p:33,x:105,y:646,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the Vine. Root of the Vine. Wine from the Vine. Unfermented ",p:33,x:105,y:673,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Grape Juice from the Vine. . . .",p:33,x:105,y:701,w:218,h:23},
{t:"Christian dance: (1) at its best, the inspiring and uplifting ",p:33,x:105,y:758,w:455,h:23},
{t:"use of a powerful art form; (2) something that fails miserably ",p:33,x:105,y:786,w:456,h:23},
{t:"when its exponents adhere too rigidly to guidelines taken from ",p:33,x:105,y:813,w:455,h:23},
{t:"chapter ffteen, section nine of Te Ofcial Handbook of Christian ",p:33,x:105,y:841,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Postures and Practices, which states the following:",p:33,x:105,y:868,w:342,h:23},
{t:"C",p:34,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"29",p:34,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"It should be borne in mind by all choreographers and par-",p:34,x:135,y:116,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ticipants that only four postures or movements are allowed in ",p:34,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Christian dance.",p:34,x:105,y:171,w:116,h:23},
{t:"Te frst of these is known as the Please heal me, one of my ",p:34,x:135,y:198,w:425,h:23},
{t:"arms is much longer than the other pose. Tis involves one cupped ",p:34,x:104,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"hand being extended outward and upwards as far as it will go in ",p:34,x:104,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"an imploring gesture, while the other, similarly cupped, is drawn ",p:34,x:104,y:281,w:453,h:23},
{t:"back against the chest.",p:34,x:104,y:308,w:157,h:23},
{t:"Next comes the Unwatered plant posture, in which the ",p:34,x:134,y:336,w:429,h:23},
{t:"dancers droop down onto the foor with their heads hung on ",p:34,x:104,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"their chests and both hands trailing limply on the foor like ",p:34,x:104,y:391,w:457,h:23},
{t:"dehydrated vegetation.",p:34,x:104,y:418,w:160,h:23},
{t:"Tird, there is the Whatever that cream was I just put on my ",p:34,x:134,y:446,w:425,h:23},
{t:"face, it doesn",p:34,x:104,y:473,w:90,h:23},
{t:"’t half sting position, requiring the palms of both ",p:34,x:193,y:473,w:368,h:23},
{t:"hands to be placed fat against the face so that all features are",p:34,x:104,y:501,w:450,h:23},
{t:"obscured.",p:34,x:104,y:528,w:67,h:23},
{t:"Finally, dancers may use the One of my hands is trying to run ",p:34,x:134,y:556,w:424,h:23},
{t:"away from me and I am reluctantly forced to chase trippingly after ",p:34,x:104,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"it in little circles movement.",p:34,x:104,y:611,w:192,h:23},
{t:"Any combination or permutation of these components is ",p:34,x:134,y:638,w:427,h:23},
{t:"permissible, but there must never at any time be the slightest ",p:34,x:104,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"suggestion that the dancers are anything but androgynous beings, ",p:34,x:104,y:693,w:453,h:23},
{t:"skilled in the art of “sexless wafting” as an expert has termed it.",p:34,x:104,y:721,w:443,h:23},
{t:"Christian magazines: with one or two notable excep-",p:34,x:104,y:778,w:450,h:23},
{t:"tions, something of a dying breed nowadays. Characterized in ",p:34,x:105,y:806,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the old days by articles with such titles as “Mowing the Lawn ",p:34,x:105,y:833,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the Christian Way.” Pieces like this would usually include a ",p:34,x:105,y:861,w:458,h:23},
{t:"30",p:35,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:35,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"box set into the center of one page of the article containing six ",p:35,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"handy hints for “Christian mowers.” Tese might consist of the ",p:35,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"following:",p:35,x:105,y:171,w:71,h:23},
{t:"(1) Do bear in mind that mowers can be noisy things. Does ",p:35,x:134,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"your neighbor have a small child who may be sleeping? Why not ",p:35,x:105,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"call over the fence or go round and ring the front doorbell to ask? ",p:35,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Bang on the windows if necessary. Don ’t give up. Be persistent. ",p:35,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Consideration for others is a part of outreach.",p:35,x:105,y:308,w:323,h:23},
{t:"(2) Mowing the lawn can ofer a great opportunity for wit-",p:35,x:134,y:336,w:419,h:23},
{t:"nessing. If your neighbor is also cutting his grass or relaxing in ",p:35,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"his garden after a hard day at work, why not lean over the fence ",p:35,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and, in a natural sort of way, start up a conversation about the ",p:35,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Lord?",p:35,x:105,y:446,w:40,h:23},
{t:"(3) If such a conversation does get going, perhaps as a result ",p:35,x:134,y:473,w:424,h:23},
{t:"of your neighbor spotting a selection of fsh stickers strategically ",p:35,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"attached to the front and sides of your mower, casually point out ",p:35,x:105,y:528,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to him that, just as your grass will be cut and eventually dumped ",p:35,x:105,y:556,w:453,h:23},
{t:"on the compost heap at the end of the garden, so his sins can be ",p:35,x:105,y:583,w:454,h:23},
{t:"removed and disposed of in exactly the same way.",p:35,x:105,y:611,w:348,h:23},
{t:"(4) Remember that we are called upon to be good stewards ",p:35,x:134,y:638,w:424,h:23},
{t:"in all areas of our lives. If yours is a cylinder mower, why not ",p:35,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"turn it of each time you pull it toward you and turn it on again ",p:35,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"for each forward stroke? Tis will honor God and certainly have ",p:35,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a profound efect on your neighbor, who will experience a grow-",p:35,x:105,y:748,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing awareness that you are not as other men.",p:35,x:105,y:776,w:313,h:23},
{t:"(5) Why not start up a Christian lawn-mowing club with ",p:35,x:134,y:803,w:426,h:23},
{t:"other chaps from your church? Ask your unsaved neighbor if he ",p:35,x:105,y:831,w:454,h:23},
{t:"would like to come along to one of the meetings. Tell him it is ",p:35,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"C",p:36,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"31",p:36,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"just a group of guys sitting around in their shirtsleeves, admiring ",p:36,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and comparing each other’s mowers, drinking a glass (or two!) ",p:36,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of Shloer together, and discussing such subjects as the best fuel ",p:36,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to use in their machines. It will be easy to progress from there to ",p:36,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"asking him what fuels his life and gently letting him know what ",p:36,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"fuels yours. After the frst of these meetings, look him straight in ",p:36,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the eye, and tell him that he is only a step away from becoming ",p:36,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"just like you and your friends.",p:36,x:105,y:308,w:211,h:23},
{t:"(6) Make a special study of the fortieth chapter of Isaiah in ",p:36,x:134,y:336,w:425,h:23},
{t:"which we are taught that “all men are like grass.” Refect on the ",p:36,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"fact that the Bible is to be taken literally. Be bold and obedient. ",p:36,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Paint yourself bright green from head to toe, bury your feet in ",p:36,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the lawn, and call your neighbor over to observe that the word ",p:36,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of Scripture is indeed fulflled. By now he should be on the edge ",p:36,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of seriously contemplating a move.",p:36,x:105,y:501,w:245,h:23},
{t:"One or two of the magazines seem to have changed their ",p:36,x:134,y:528,w:426,h:23},
{t:"names with feverish regularity in the hope of attracting a new ",p:36,x:105,y:556,w:456,h:23},
{t:"readership. Perhaps they are too positive. Is it possible that ",p:36,x:105,y:583,w:458,h:23},
{t:"negative titles would be more successful? We might, for instance, ",p:36,x:105,y:611,w:453,h:23},
{t:"have Decay instead of Renewal, Omega instead of Alpha. And I ",p:36,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"for one would certainly rush out to buy any Christian magazine ",p:36,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that called itself Sour Grapes. What about Christianity Tomorrow? ",p:36,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"And how does Woman Dead sound? ",p:36,x:105,y:721,w:257,h:23},
{t:"Yes, all right, I’ve stopped. . . .",p:36,x:135,y:748,w:212,h:23},
{t:"Christian speaker: (1) someone who has only ever had ",p:36,x:105,y:806,w:458,h:23},
{t:"problems in the past; (2) someone who always does his best to ",p:36,x:105,y:833,w:455,h:23},
{t:"ensure that he speaks from a lack of personal experience.",p:36,x:105,y:861,w:398,h:23},
{t:"32",p:37,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:37,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Christmas: a season when it is possible for Christians and ",p:37,x:105,y:115,w:457,h:23},
{t:"everybody else to hear one person ’s voice more clearly and more ",p:37,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"frequently than at any other time in the year, and, of course, it’s ",p:37,x:105,y:170,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a nice little moneymaker for him—Noddy Holder, that is.",p:37,x:105,y:198,w:411,h:23},
{t:"Christmas carol service: (1) a warm, wonderful, in-",p:37,x:105,y:255,w:450,h:23},
{t:"novative way to celebrate the birth of Christ; (2) yet another ",p:37,x:105,y:283,w:457,h:23},
{t:"tediously predictable way of postponing the next round of mince ",p:37,x:105,y:310,w:453,h:23},
{t:"pies during the Christmas season.",p:37,x:105,y:338,w:237,h:23},
{t:"Circumcision: painful cutof point between Jews and ",p:37,x:105,y:395,w:462,h:23},
{t:"Gentiles.",p:37,x:105,y:423,w:63,h:23},
{t:"Clay pots: the apostle Paul’s description of what we are in rela-",p:37,x:105,y:480,w:450,h:23},
{t:"tion to the Divine Potter. Might go some way toward explaining ",p:37,x:105,y:508,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the glazed expression that so many of us wear.",p:37,x:105,y:535,w:323,h:23},
{t:"Cleave: what the marriage service says husbands and wives are ",p:37,x:105,y:592,w:454,h:23},
{t:"supposed to do to each other, preferably not with a cleaver.",p:37,x:105,y:620,w:415,h:23},
{t:"Clerical collar: arrest of a pastor. ",p:37,x:105,y:677,w:267,h:23},
{t:"Coffee: the weak but welcome light at the end of the tunnel ",p:37,x:105,y:735,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in just about every church-related situation that human beings ",p:37,x:105,y:763,w:455,h:23},
{t:"have ever been in.",p:37,x:105,y:790,w:126,h:23},
{t:"Communion—Anglican and Roman Catholic: the ",p:37,x:105,y:847,w:454,h:23},
{t:"time when people leave their sins and spectacles on their seats as ",p:37,x:105,y:875,w:454,h:23},
{t:"C",p:38,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"33",p:38,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"they line up for a tiny taste of the glory of God.",p:38,x:105,y:116,w:336,h:23},
{t:"Communion—most others: the time when people sit on ",p:38,x:105,y:173,w:455,h:23},
{t:"their sins and spectacles and have a tiny taste of the glory of God ",p:38,x:105,y:201,w:453,h:23},
{t:"delivered to them.",p:38,x:105,y:228,w:128,h:23},
{t:"Condemnation: infnitely preferable to long-winded and ",p:38,x:105,y:286,w:459,h:23},
{t:"inappropriate ministry.",p:38,x:105,y:313,w:162,h:23},
{t:"Condomnation: what Roman Catholics are likely to fall ",p:38,x:105,y:371,w:459,h:23},
{t:"under if they use birth control.",p:38,x:105,y:398,w:218,h:23},
{t:"Conference: common Christian event, presumably so-called ",p:38,x:105,y:455,w:455,h:23},
{t:"because if not properly organized, it can so easily go pear-",p:38,x:105,y:483,w:450,h:23},
{t:"shaped.",p:38,x:105,y:511,w:53,h:23},
{t:"Confessing, one to another: very laudable, useful, and ",p:38,x:105,y:568,w:457,h:23},
{t:"scripturally recommended activity. You just have to be very sure ",p:38,x:104,y:596,w:454,h:23},
{t:"indeed that “another” can keep their mouth shut about what ",p:38,x:104,y:623,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“one” has been brave or foolish enough to tell them.",p:38,x:104,y:651,w:367,h:23},
{t:"Conversion: glorious process of positive change initiated and ",p:38,x:104,y:708,w:454,h:23},
{t:"brought to fruition by (1) the Holy Spirit; (2) Johnny Wilkinson; ",p:38,x:104,y:736,w:453,h:23},
{t:"(3) annoyingly handy people in lofts.",p:38,x:104,y:763,w:261,h:23},
{t:"Covenant: (1) agreement between God and the Israelites; (2) ",p:38,x:104,y:820,w:455,h:23},
{t:"insect involved in black magic.",p:38,x:104,y:848,w:217,h:23},
{t:"34",p:39,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:39,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Crèche helmet: type of protective headgear that should be ",p:39,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"compulsorily worn during perilous work with very small chil-",p:39,x:104,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"dren in church.",p:39,x:105,y:171,w:109,h:23},
{t:"Criticism: something everyone says they welcome and need, ",p:39,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"but actually hated by 99 percent of us. Constructive criticism is ",p:39,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"particularly unpopular, because, having received it, we are likely ",p:39,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to feel tediously obligated to do something about it.",p:39,x:105,y:311,w:366,h:23},
{t:"Cross: (1) absurdly sentimentalized instrument of torture and ",p:39,x:105,y:368,w:454,h:23},
{t:"death. Chances of Jesus having a secret hankering to get back ",p:39,x:105,y:396,w:456,h:23},
{t:"to “the old rugged cross” are really rather small. Te point is ",p:39,x:105,y:423,w:457,h:23},
{t:"emphasized if we imagine eating hot garotte buns at Easter time; ",p:39,x:105,y:451,w:453,h:23},
{t:"(2) Te burden of sacrifce that each of us needs to take up daily ",p:39,x:105,y:478,w:454,h:23},
{t:"if we are serious about following Jesus. May possibly involve a ",p:39,x:105,y:506,w:456,h:23},
{t:"little more than being patient while last-minute hitches in our ",p:39,x:105,y:533,w:456,h:23},
{t:"mortgage arrangements are sorted out.",p:39,x:105,y:561,w:271,h:23},
{t:"Crusades: (1) anagram of “sad curse,” (2) what the president ",p:39,x:105,y:618,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of the United States of America so intelligently and usefully ",p:39,x:105,y:646,w:457,h:23},
{t:"announced that he was conducting against terrorism and the ",p:39,x:105,y:673,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Taliban a few years ago.",p:39,x:105,y:701,w:166,h:23},
{t:"Curate: ",p:39,x:105,y:758,w:71,h:22},
{t:"clergy assistant who learns through his vicar’s ",p:39,x:184,y:758,w:383,h:23},
{t:"mistakes.",p:39,x:105,y:786,w:64,h:23},
{t:"35",p:40,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"D",p:40,x:479,y:81,w:87,h:161},
{t:"36",p:41,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:41,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Daddy: what the Bible tells us we’re allowed to call God, which ",p:41,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"is a shame when you consider many of his adherents think of ",p:41,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"him as either a jailer, a headmaster, a bank manager, a sadist, a ",p:41,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"senile old man, or a pathetically permissive sort of hippie.",p:41,x:105,y:198,w:406,h:23},
{t:"Daily Bible notes: pieces of prose written in a deadline-",p:41,x:105,y:256,w:450,h:23},
{t:"driven, panic-stricken fever of hopeless despair at the very last ",p:41,x:105,y:283,w:456,h:23},
{t:"possible moment, so that readers of the notes will be able to take ",p:41,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a step back from their busy schedules and relax with God each ",p:41,x:105,y:338,w:455,h:23},
{t:"day.",p:41,x:105,y:366,w:27,h:23},
{t:"Damnation: (1) condemnation to eternal punishment; (2) ",p:41,x:105,y:423,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Holland.",p:41,x:105,y:451,w:63,h:23},
{t:"Daniel: early vegan, so passionate and determined in his beliefs ",p:41,x:105,y:508,w:453,h:23},
{t:"that he even seems to have managed to convert ferce wild carni-",p:41,x:105,y:536,w:449,h:23},
{t:"vores to vegetarianism.",p:41,x:105,y:563,w:160,h:23},
{t:"Darwin: (1) scientist and originator of the theory of the evolu-",p:41,x:105,y:620,w:450,h:23},
{t:"tion of species by the action of natural selection. Likely, if he ",p:41,x:105,y:648,w:456,h:23},
{t:"were to return, to be lynched (in love) by some shiny-eyed ones ",p:41,x:105,y:676,w:454,h:23},
{t:"who are constantly seeking opportunities to express the grace of ",p:41,x:105,y:703,w:454,h:23},
{t:"God. (2) Term of endearment used by person lacking a roof to ",p:41,x:105,y:731,w:455,h:23},
{t:"his or her mouth. As in, “I love you, darwin.”",p:41,x:105,y:758,w:320,h:23},
{t:"David: great Old Testament king of Israel who was hoping that ",p:41,x:105,y:815,w:453,h:23},
{t:"he might be able to have his cake and sleep with it. He was a ",p:41,x:105,y:843,w:456,h:23},
{t:"shepherd boy, musician, poet, giant killer, warrior, wild naked ",p:41,x:105,y:871,w:456,h:23},
{t:"D",p:42,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"37",p:42,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"dancer, murderer, adulterer, and failed father, and yet the Bible ",p:42,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"assures us that he was a man after God’s own heart.",p:42,x:105,y:143,w:361,h:23},
{t:"David Jenkins: ex-bishop of Durham who captained a ",p:42,x:105,y:201,w:460,h:23},
{t:"diocesan soccer team that was constantly disqualifed because ",p:42,x:105,y:228,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Jenkins would shrilly insist that the referee was only present in ",p:42,x:105,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a symbolic sense.",p:42,x:105,y:283,w:120,h:23},
{t:"Dear departed: expensive cause of funeral.",p:42,x:105,y:341,w:327,h:23},
{t:"Dearly beloved: phrase used at the beginning of a sermon. In ",p:42,x:105,y:398,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the case of ministers who are embattled and embittered, it may be ",p:42,x:105,y:426,w:454,h:23},
{t:"interpreted as meaning “Ladies and gentlemen of the jur y.”",p:42,x:105,y:453,w:410,h:23},
{t:"Deeply moved: what Christian speakers tell themselves ",p:42,x:105,y:510,w:460,h:23},
{t:"their audiences and congregations must be when the only other ",p:42,x:105,y:538,w:454,h:23},
{t:"alternative is that they are either bored or in a state of paralyzed, ",p:42,x:105,y:566,w:454,h:23},
{t:"blank incomprehension.",p:42,x:105,y:593,w:171,h:23},
{t:"Defying gravity: (1) refusing to stay on the ground when ",p:42,x:105,y:650,w:456,h:23},
{t:"there’s even a slight possibility of being allowed to fy; (2) what ",p:42,x:105,y:678,w:455,h:23},
{t:"at least a few of us so-called followers of Jesus need to be doing. ",p:42,x:105,y:706,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Christianity is far too serious not to be laughed at from time to ",p:42,x:105,y:733,w:454,h:23},
{t:"time.",p:42,x:105,y:761,w:36,h:23},
{t:"Den: (1) dirty, dank cave where Daniel fnally faced his pride; ",p:42,x:105,y:818,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(2) dirty, dank character who never faced anything in early and ",p:42,x:105,y:846,w:455,h:23},
{t:"late episodes of Eastenders.",p:42,x:105,y:873,w:185,h:23},
{t:"38",p:43,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:43,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Denominations: anagram of “not made in Sion.” Further ",p:43,x:105,y:115,w:457,h:23},
{t:"reading on this subject might include No Sects Please, We",p:43,x:105,y:143,w:436,h:23},
{t:"’re ",p:43,x:539,y:143,w:23,h:23},
{t:"British; Sects and the Single Woman; and Te Joy of Sects.",p:43,x:105,y:170,w:388,h:23},
{t:"Devastation: place where you catch the train at Deva.",p:43,x:105,y:227,w:400,h:23},
{t:"Directors for the singers: extract from Nehemiah 12:46 ",p:43,x:105,y:285,w:456,h:23},
{t:"suggesting that the habit of supplying beer to musicians was as ",p:43,x:105,y:313,w:455,h:23},
{t:"common then as it is now.",p:43,x:105,y:340,w:186,h:23},
{t:"Disestablishmentarianism: (1) way of thinking that is ",p:43,x:105,y:397,w:457,h:23},
{t:"strongly resisted and rejected by those who are lifelong, passion-",p:43,x:105,y:425,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ate supporters of antidisestablishmentarianism; (2) a word most ",p:43,x:105,y:453,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of us tried to learn and show of with when we were kids because ",p:43,x:105,y:480,w:453,h:23},
{t:"it was so long.",p:43,x:105,y:508,w:100,h:23},
{t:"“Divine” crescendo: a phenomenon that occurs quite ",p:43,x:105,y:565,w:459,h:23},
{t:"frequently among Christians in the course of such activities as ",p:43,x:104,y:593,w:456,h:23},
{t:"prayer, worship, and the exercise of spiritual gifts. Tere appears ",p:43,x:104,y:620,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to be a widespread misconception that God is more likely to ",p:43,x:104,y:648,w:456,h:23},
{t:"hear and respond to such communications when the voices of ",p:43,x:104,y:675,w:456,h:23},
{t:"his followers rise gradually in volume and intensity until the ",p:43,x:104,y:703,w:457,h:23},
{t:"speakers sound as if they are in danger of exploding. Sometimes ",p:43,x:104,y:730,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it can be a corporate efort. I witnessed a striking example of this ",p:43,x:104,y:758,w:454,h:23},
{t:"on a hot evening in the West Country several years ago. ",p:43,x:104,y:785,w:396,h:23},
{t:"Te event was, as far as I can remember, a Pentecostal rally ",p:43,x:134,y:813,w:425,h:23},
{t:"of some kind, a combined act of worship at the end of a day of ",p:43,x:104,y:840,w:454,h:23},
{t:"seminars and teaching. After a number of hymns and choruses, ",p:43,x:104,y:868,w:455,h:23},
{t:"D",p:44,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"39",p:44,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"a man stood up to deliver a prophecy to the assembled company. ",p:44,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Nothing wrong with that, of course. Prophecy is defnitely one ",p:44,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of the gifts of the Spirit, and the more we needy folk can hear ",p:44,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"from God, the better. Problems do arise, however, when group ",p:44,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"momentum, wishful thinking, and mild hysteria take over from ",p:44,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"common sense. Te sort of heavenly pictures where green beetles ",p:44,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"quiver gently on church steps can puzzle and depress the most ",p:44,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"open-minded of congregations.",p:44,x:105,y:308,w:221,h:23},
{t:"So, what about the message (or messages) delivered on ",p:44,x:134,y:336,w:429,h:23},
{t:"this occasion? Was God getting in touch with someone in the ",p:44,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"congregation, or was it another instance of overenthusiastic ",p:44,x:105,y:391,w:459,h:23},
{t:"humanity getting a bit carried away? I shall leave you to decide ",p:44,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that for yourself.",p:44,x:105,y:446,w:117,h:23},
{t:"Te frst man ’s prophecy was reasonably sane and restrained ",p:44,x:134,y:473,w:424,h:23},
{t:"in tone.",p:44,x:105,y:501,w:54,h:23},
{t:"“I see a freplace,” he said, “and the fames are growing ",p:44,x:134,y:528,w:428,h:23},
{t:"smaller, so that there is no heat as there was before. Feed the fre ",p:44,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"before it dies completely. So saith the Lord.”",p:44,x:105,y:583,w:311,h:23},
{t:"Apart from a peculiar reversion to sixteenth- or seventeenth-",p:44,x:134,y:611,w:419,h:23},
{t:"century language in the fnal part of the prophecy, this seemed ",p:44,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"quite reasonable and helpful, whether it came directly from God ",p:44,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"or not. Tere must have been at least one person in that large ",p:44,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"crowd who needed fuel added to the fre of his or her spiritual ",p:44,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"life. Probably more than one. Lots, I expect. But as the frst man ",p:44,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"resumed his seat, a second one rose. Tis man ’s voice climbed ",p:44,x:105,y:776,w:456,h:23},
{t:"onto a ledge just above the one occupied by the frst.",p:44,x:105,y:803,w:371,h:23},
{t:"“Te fre is very low now! Te fuel is consumed and has not ",p:44,x:134,y:831,w:424,h:23},
{t:"been replaced. Bring fuel to the fre while yet it may be brought ",p:44,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
{t:"40",p:45,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:45,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"to life. Te time is short, and I will not always strive with you, ",p:45,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"says the Lord. Hear my words and obey my will, that the fre ",p:45,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"may be saved.”",p:45,x:105,y:171,w:104,h:23},
{t:"Well, if it had ended there, it might have been all right. I ",p:45,x:134,y:198,w:426,h:23},
{t:"didn ’t like the “will not always strive” bit. People seem to use this ",p:45,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"phrase far too easily and with a strange sort of satisfaction. Te ",p:45,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Bible says that neither death nor life, nor angels nor demons, ",p:45,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"nor the present nor the future, nor any powers, nor height nor ",p:45,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate ",p:45,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. How ",p:45,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"could a bit of fuel neglect destroy our relationship when all those ",p:45,x:105,y:391,w:453,h:23},
{t:"other things couldn ’t? However, there we are. Te point about ",p:45,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"letting God reignite our lives had been well made. Twice. On to ",p:45,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the next hymn, eh?",p:45,x:105,y:473,w:135,h:23},
{t:"But no. Before anything else could happen, a third, heavily ",p:45,x:134,y:501,w:425,h:23},
{t:"bearded, prophet rose like a behemoth from his place in the ",p:45,x:105,y:528,w:457,h:23},
{t:"center of the seated saints.",p:45,x:105,y:556,w:184,h:23},
{t:"Tis fellow took the vocal efects to another level altogether. ",p:45,x:134,y:583,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Like one of those old-fashioned, pre-microphone, theatrical ",p:45,x:105,y:611,w:459,h:23},
{t:"types, he allowed his baritone voice to roar and wobble and ",p:45,x:105,y:638,w:457,h:23},
{t:"quiver with doom-laden emotion. Compared to this bloke, ",p:45,x:105,y:666,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Donald Wolft was a deaf mute with a confdence problem.",p:45,x:105,y:693,w:418,h:23},
{t:"“I see the place where the burning coals once were!” he ",p:45,x:134,y:721,w:427,h:23},
{t:"raved, “and they no longer burn! Go ye to the place wherein ",p:45,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"fuel may be got and bring it to the hearth so that it may be unto ",p:45,x:105,y:776,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the lost a source of light and power! Oh, do not delay lest ye be ",p:45,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"found wanting in the fnal hour!”",p:45,x:105,y:831,w:235,h:23},
{t:"It was after this that things got very silly indeed. If you can ",p:45,x:134,y:858,w:424,h:23},
{t:"D",p:46,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"41",p:46,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"have such a thing as a religious bandwagon, then quite a lot ",p:46,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"of people climbed on it that evening. Hearing so many people ",p:46,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"deliver virtually the same message, it struck me that if this went ",p:46,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"on unchecked, the poor embattled sap whose fre was going out ",p:46,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"would end up being the only one left in the hall who hadn ’t ",p:46,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"prophesied about himself.",p:46,x:105,y:253,w:182,h:23},
{t:"Te end came when a tall, thin man with an aggressively bad ",p:46,x:134,y:281,w:423,h:23},
{t:"haircut and a jacket whose sleeves ended halfway down his un-",p:46,x:105,y:308,w:449,h:23},
{t:"naturally hairy forearms unfolded himself from his chair like one ",p:46,x:105,y:336,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of those old-fashioned three-foot wooden rulers and proceeded ",p:46,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to add his two cents’ worth to what had gone before. By now ",p:46,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the tone and volume of successive prophecies had risen to such a ",p:46,x:105,y:418,w:454,h:23},
{t:"hysterical pitch that the sound produced by this earnest brother ",p:46,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"was a sort of maniacal warble. Imagine Carry On star Kenneth ",p:46,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Williams attempting to attract the attention of someone half a ",p:46,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"mile away after flling his lungs with helium, and you would be ",p:46,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"getting somewhere close.",p:46,x:105,y:556,w:175,h:23},
{t:"“I see the ashes, and they’re co-o-o-ld! Tey’re so co-o-o-old! ",p:46,x:134,y:583,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Oh, the ashes, the ashes in the cold grate! See the ashes! Tey’re ",p:46,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"co-o-o-old! It’s all so co-o-o-old! Everything is so—”",p:46,x:105,y:638,w:368,h:23},
{t:"At this point, not before time in my view, the service leader ",p:46,x:134,y:666,w:424,h:23},
{t:"decided that enough was enough.",p:46,x:105,y:693,w:236,h:23},
{t:"“Yes, all right,” he interrupted at the microphone, a faint ",p:46,x:134,y:721,w:426,h:23},
{t:"tinge of irritation adding an edge to his resonantly authoritative ",p:46,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"tone, “I think we’ve probably got the message. . . .”",p:46,x:105,y:776,w:359,h:23},
{t:"Yes, I think we probably had. Someone’s fre was going out, ",p:46,x:134,y:803,w:424,h:23},
{t:"and if they hadn ’t got the message by now, they probably never ",p:46,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"would.",p:46,x:105,y:858,w:48,h:23},
{t:"42",p:47,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:47,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Assuming that the original communication r",p:47,x:135,y:116,w:329,h:23},
{t:"eally was from ",p:47,x:452,y:116,w:110,h:23},
{t:"God, I sometimes ask myself ho",p:47,x:105,y:143,w:224,h:23},
{t:"w the person concerned dealt with",p:47,x:321,y:143,w:242,h:23},
{t:"the crazy cr escendo that follo wed. Lacking the slightest clue to that",p:47,x:105,y:171,w:460,h:23},
{t:"person",p:47,x:105,y:198,w:47,h:23},
{t:"’",p:47,x:149,y:198,w:4,h:23},
{t:"s identity , I suppose I must accept that I will nev",p:47,x:151,y:198,w:339,h:23},
{t:"er know.",p:47,x:480,y:198,w:58,h:23},
{t:"By the way, in case it occurs to you to ask, it was defnitely ",p:47,x:135,y:226,w:425,h:23},
{t:"not me. . . .",p:47,x:105,y:253,w:82,h:23},
{t:"Doctrine: (1) what they do up at the health center; (2) the ",p:47,x:105,y:311,w:456,h:23},
{t:"things that I believe, not to be confused with heresy, which is the ",p:47,x:105,y:338,w:453,h:23},
{t:"things that other people believe.",p:47,x:105,y:366,w:226,h:23},
{t:"Doggerel: poetic form frequently favored by Christians for ",p:47,x:105,y:423,w:457,h:23},
{t:"reasons not easy to comprehend. Results vary, but in their worst ",p:47,x:105,y:451,w:454,h:23},
{t:"form can be memorably dreadful, as in the following:",p:47,x:105,y:478,w:376,h:23},
{t:"Becoming a Christian made me really radiant",p:47,x:135,y:521,w:320,h:23},
{t:"As though I’d just come hurrying up a very",p:47,x:135,y:548,w:303,h:23},
{t:"steep gradient",p:47,x:135,y:576,w:98,h:23},
{t:"Tough my bright face wasn ’t caused by steep",p:47,x:135,y:603,w:321,h:23},
{t:"paths paved or unpaved",p:47,x:135,y:631,w:167,h:23},
{t:"But by the fact that I had just been saved",p:47,x:135,y:658,w:289,h:23},
{t:"What the future might hold for me has not yet",p:47,x:135,y:686,w:330,h:23},
{t:"been revealed",p:47,x:135,y:713,w:94,h:23},
{t:"So I, and this applies to all of us, must keep my",p:47,x:135,y:741,w:334,h:23},
{t:"spiritual eyes peeled",p:47,x:135,y:768,w:140,h:23},
{t:"All will be well I have no doubt in God’s own",p:47,x:135,y:796,w:321,h:23},
{t:"good time",p:47,x:135,y:823,w:71,h:23},
{t:"For he has forgiven my every sin, or, to use a",p:47,x:135,y:851,w:314,h:23},
{t:"diferent term, crime.",p:47,x:135,y:878,w:151,h:23},
{t:"D",p:48,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"43",p:48,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Dogma: (1) principle, tenet, or system laid down by the church; ",p:48,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"(2) anagram of “go mad”; (3) producer of canine litter.",p:48,x:105,y:143,w:385,h:23},
{t:"Door: means of metaphorical entrance and exit that God ap-",p:48,x:105,y:201,w:450,h:23},
{t:"pears to spend much of his time frenziedly opening and shutting ",p:48,x:105,y:228,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in the lives of believers who are paralyzed without inch-by-inch ",p:48,x:105,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"guidance.",p:48,x:105,y:283,w:67,h:23},
{t:"Doubt: (1) more or less frequent visitor who should be allowed ",p:48,x:105,y:341,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in when he knocks at the door and sat frmly down in a corner. ",p:48,x:105,y:368,w:454,h:23},
{t:"As long as he is neither fed nor entertained, he will usually get ",p:48,x:105,y:396,w:455,h:23},
{t:"bored after a while and go away. (2) Often a very useful step-",p:48,x:105,y:423,w:449,h:23},
{t:"pingstone from one’s old distorted image of God to something ",p:48,x:105,y:451,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a little more like the real thing. Not easy to accept, but a crucial ",p:48,x:105,y:478,w:454,h:23},
{t:"aspect of change for the better in the lives of most Christians at ",p:48,x:105,y:506,w:454,h:23},
{t:"one time or another. (3) A well-known evangelical theologian ",p:48,x:105,y:533,w:456,h:23},
{t:"recently stated that anyone who believes Jesus never doubted his ",p:48,x:105,y:561,w:454,h:23},
{t:"own divinity has failed to understand the New Testament.",p:48,x:105,y:588,w:409,h:23},
{t:"45",p:49,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"E",p:49,x:489,y:83,w:61,h:161},
{t:"46",p:50,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:50,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Easter eggs: edible reminders of the resurrection, made of ",p:50,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"chocolate, flled with sweets, and wrapped in shiny-colored ",p:50,x:105,y:143,w:459,h:23},
{t:"paper, just as our Lord was.",p:50,x:105,y:171,w:193,h:23},
{t:"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die: ",p:50,x:105,y:228,w:458,h:22},
{t:"philosophy of life that departs just a tad from the teaching of ",p:50,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Christ, but very accurately describes the combination of mate-",p:50,x:105,y:283,w:450,h:23},
{t:"rialism and doubt that one supposes must underlie the so-called ",p:50,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Prosperity Movement.",p:50,x:105,y:338,w:157,h:23},
{t:"Ecstasy: experienced by thousands every Saturday night and ",p:50,x:105,y:396,w:455,h:23},
{t:"by relatively fewer every Sunday morning, depending on where ",p:50,x:105,y:423,w:455,h:23},
{t:"you go and who or what you worship.",p:50,x:105,y:451,w:268,h:23},
{t:"Egg: (1) traditional symbol of eternity that takes four minutes ",p:50,x:105,y:508,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to boil and three minutes to eat; (2) food item tested for fresh-",p:50,x:105,y:536,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ness exactly as witches were tested for guilt in medieval times. If ",p:50,x:105,y:563,w:454,h:23},
{t:"they sink, they’re good. If they foat, they’re bad.",p:50,x:105,y:591,w:340,h:23},
{t:"Eggshell: where all those foating bad eggs go.",p:50,x:105,y:648,w:342,h:23},
{t:"Emetics: possible name for one of the many courageous ",p:50,x:105,y:705,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Christian bands that bravely refuse to allow lack of talent and ",p:50,x:105,y:733,w:456,h:23},
{t:"skill to block the path of their ministry. A musical group called ",p:50,x:105,y:761,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the Emetics could perform a very useful service for those who ",p:50,x:105,y:788,w:456,h:23},
{t:"have always felt they have something inside them that really ",p:50,x:105,y:816,w:457,h:23},
{t:"needs to come out.",p:50,x:105,y:843,w:134,h:23},
{t:"E",p:51,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"47",p:51,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"End times: (1) an obsession on the part of those wild-eyed ",p:51,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"characters who, despite Jesus’ clear statement that not even he ",p:51,x:104,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"knows when fnal judgment will come, continue to insist that the ",p:51,x:104,y:171,w:453,h:23},
{t:"world will defnitely end next Monday at exactly three twenty-",p:51,x:104,y:198,w:449,h:23},
{t:"seven in the afternoon, but refuse to give you any of their things, ",p:51,x:104,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"even though they obviously won ’t be needing them any more ",p:51,x:104,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"after the weekend; (2) hairdressing and podiatry appointments.",p:51,x:104,y:281,w:445,h:23},
{t:"Envy: sin mentioned in a passage in Romans that also includes ",p:51,x:104,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"homosexuality, greed, and murder. Openly admitting to being ",p:51,x:104,y:366,w:456,h:23},
{t:"envious was more or less taboo for Christians and non-Christians ",p:51,x:104,y:393,w:453,h:23},
{t:"alike until the mid-sixties, when a few people came out of the ",p:51,x:104,y:421,w:455,h:23},
{t:"closet and confessed to their inclinations. Nowadays, of course, ",p:51,x:104,y:448,w:455,h:23},
{t:"debate rages in the Anglican Church and elsewhere about the ",p:51,x:104,y:476,w:456,h:23},
{t:"suitability of ordaining those who publicly espouse the envious ",p:51,x:104,y:503,w:455,h:23},
{t:"lifestyle.",p:51,x:104,y:531,w:57,h:23},
{t:"Ephesians: book of the New Testament that has acquired a ",p:51,x:104,y:588,w:456,h:23},
{t:"certain fame for thwarting those who claim to have heard from ",p:51,x:104,y:616,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the Lord during Bible study groups. As in:",p:51,x:104,y:643,w:299,h:23},
{t:"A: (in a low impressive voice) I think the Lord is saying that ",p:51,x:134,y:686,w:425,h:23},
{t:"we should look at Ephesians, chapter seven.",p:51,x:104,y:713,w:307,h:23},
{t:"B: (after a little immediate research and with deep and sin-",p:51,x:134,y:741,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ful relish) Oh, well, here’s a bit of a problem, there are only six ",p:51,x:105,y:768,w:455,h:23},
{t:"chapters in Ephesians.",p:51,x:105,y:796,w:156,h:23},
{t:"A: (redly but with stubborn determination) Ah, well, obvi-",p:51,x:134,y:823,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ously he must have meant the frst chapter of Philippians.",p:51,x:104,y:851,w:406,h:23},
{t:"48",p:52,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:52,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Epilogue: listening to this fve-minute talk at the end of the ",p:52,x:105,y:115,w:455,h:23},
{t:"evening was the price paid in the sixties and seventies by non-",p:52,x:105,y:143,w:450,h:23},
{t:"Christian teenagers like me for chatting up girls and using other ",p:52,x:105,y:170,w:454,h:23},
{t:"attractive facilities ofered by church youth clubs.",p:52,x:105,y:198,w:347,h:23},
{t:"Error: I was in Brighton, helping to prepare a church audi-",p:52,x:105,y:255,w:450,h:23},
{t:"torium for an evening that Bridget and I were helping with. ",p:52,x:105,y:283,w:457,h:23},
{t:"It was being held on behalf of a local residential establishment ",p:52,x:105,y:310,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that catered for severely handicapped young people. Te buzz of ",p:52,x:105,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"cooperation and mutual involvement was rather pleasant. I love ",p:52,x:105,y:365,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it when the body of Christ is just pottering about humming to ",p:52,x:105,y:393,w:455,h:23},
{t:"itself in such a way. I was in the middle of shifting a table from ",p:52,x:105,y:420,w:455,h:23},
{t:"one side of the stage to another, when one of the ladies came up ",p:52,x:105,y:448,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to me and said she had something to tell me. “You ’ll fnd this ",p:52,x:105,y:475,w:456,h:23},
{t:"funny,” she said.",p:52,x:105,y:503,w:115,h:23},
{t:"I enjoy funny things and the table was heavy. I smiled and ",p:52,x:134,y:530,w:425,h:23},
{t:"clunked the table down onto the wooden foor, glad of an excuse ",p:52,x:105,y:558,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to stop doing anything for a minute or two. I leaned on it while ",p:52,x:105,y:585,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I listened.",p:52,x:105,y:613,w:69,h:23},
{t:"“Te other day,” explained the lady, “I was in my church, ",p:52,x:134,y:640,w:426,h:23},
{t:"and they were playing really loud instruments, things like guitars ",p:52,x:105,y:668,w:453,h:23},
{t:"and drums and saxophones. Afterward this woman came up to ",p:52,x:105,y:695,w:455,h:23},
{t:"me at the back, looking a bit, well, you know, a bit sour, arms ",p:52,x:105,y:723,w:455,h:23},
{t:"folded, and with her lips all pursed, and asked what I thought ",p:52,x:105,y:750,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of the music. She obviously wasn ’t really interested in what I ",p:52,x:105,y:778,w:457,h:23},
{t:"thought, though, because she never gave me a chance to answer. ",p:52,x:105,y:805,w:454,h:23},
{t:"‘Well, I’ll tell you what I think,’ she said, ‘I think that if Jesus had ",p:52,x:105,y:833,w:453,h:23},
{t:"been here he would have turned in his grave.’”",p:52,x:105,y:860,w:327,h:23},
{t:"E",p:53,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"49",p:53,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"My informant was absolutely right. I did fnd her story ",p:53,x:135,y:116,w:428,h:23},
{t:"extremely funny. It would be hard to imagine a more com-",p:53,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"prehensively error-flled statement than the one made by that ",p:53,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"disapproving lady. She might just have been missing the point. ",p:53,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"For a start, Jesus was there. Second, he was and is not in his ",p:53,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"grave. Tird, for all we know he might have really enjoyed the ",p:53,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"music. I wondered if, in between worrying about us, God fnds ",p:53,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"us as funny as we fnd each other. I hope so.",p:53,x:105,y:308,w:310,h:23},
{t:"Eutychus: young man sitting on a window ledge who dropped ",p:53,x:105,y:366,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of, literally, during one of Paul’s long, long talks, and fell to his ",p:53,x:105,y:393,w:454,h:23},
{t:"death. He was then kindly brought back to life. Te writer of ",p:53,x:105,y:421,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Acts does not record how Eutychus reacted to this privilege, nor ",p:53,x:105,y:448,w:454,h:23},
{t:"whether he was given any choice in the matter.",p:53,x:105,y:476,w:330,h:23},
{t:"Evangelist: (1) those who preach the gospel with a view to ",p:53,x:105,y:533,w:456,h:23},
{t:"enabling their listeners to place their faith in Christ. Te best ",p:53,x:105,y:561,w:456,h:23},
{t:"are wonderful. I thank God for Denis Shepherd, who triggered ",p:53,x:105,y:588,w:455,h:23},
{t:"my own conversion forty years ago. (2) An ego-bound Christian ",p:53,x:105,y:616,w:454,h:23},
{t:"speaker who leans one arm challengingly on lecterns, beats the ",p:53,x:105,y:643,w:455,h:23},
{t:"air with his forefnger, and fnds it impossible to believe that ",p:53,x:105,y:671,w:457,h:23},
{t:"anyone can understand or absorb anything unless it’s said thirty-",p:53,x:105,y:698,w:449,h:23},
{t:"nine times; (3) anagram of “Elvis agent” and “gentle visa” and ",p:53,x:105,y:726,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“vital genes” and “silage vent.”",p:53,x:105,y:753,w:212,h:23},
{t:"Eve: (1) thrown out of the garden with Adam after the most ",p:53,x:105,y:811,w:456,h:23},
{t:"ill-judged act of fruit-snatching in history. Quoted, according ",p:53,x:105,y:838,w:456,h:23},
{t:"to obscure sources, as saying, “Yes, of course we’ve thought ",p:53,x:105,y:866,w:458,h:23},
{t:"50",p:54,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:54,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"about creeping back into the blinking place, but just look at ",p:54,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"that faming sword!” (2) Presumably doomed to spend eternity ",p:54,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"at the gates of heaven, personally and profusely apologizing to ",p:54,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"everyone who enters for every rotten thing that’s ever happened ",p:54,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to them.",p:54,x:105,y:226,w:60,h:23},
{t:"Everlasting arms: (1) biblical image of the strength and ",p:54,x:105,y:283,w:457,h:23},
{t:"comforting security of God’s love; (2) frst pub on the left as you ",p:54,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"enter the Eternal City.",p:54,x:105,y:338,w:157,h:23},
{t:"Every Day with Jesus: excellent daily Bible notes written ",p:54,x:105,y:396,w:457,h:23},
{t:"by Selwyn Hughes. Future publications for the lazier believers ",p:54,x:105,y:423,w:456,h:23},
{t:"among us might usefully include Every Other Day with Jesus or ",p:54,x:105,y:451,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Once a Week If I Remember with Jesus or Random Days in No ",p:54,x:105,y:478,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Particular Pattern with Jesus, or even It",p:54,x:104,y:506,w:278,h:23},
{t:"’s Ages Since I Spent Any ",p:54,x:382,y:506,w:178,h:23},
{t:"Time at All with Jesus.",p:54,x:104,y:533,w:153,h:23},
{t:"Evil spell: any length of time spent in a French public toilet, ",p:54,x:104,y:591,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a Scottish music festival, a Welsh pub, or a shopping precinct in ",p:54,x:104,y:618,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a small English town.",p:54,x:104,y:646,w:151,h:23},
{t:"Evolution: survival of the fttest. A crucial issue for debate, ",p:54,x:104,y:703,w:456,h:23},
{t:"no doubt, but a little alarming for those of us who are only just ",p:54,x:104,y:731,w:454,h:23},
{t:"embarking on revival of the fattest. (See also Fat of the land)",p:54,x:104,y:758,w:430,h:23},
{t:"Exchanging the peace: ",p:54,x:104,y:815,w:234,h:22},
{t:"section of the Anglican ",p:54,x:351,y:816,w:220,h:23},
{t:"Communion service that induces sweaty palms and inward panic ",p:54,x:104,y:843,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in those of us who are not sure whether to greet (a) the entire ",p:54,x:104,y:871,w:455,h:23},
{t:"E",p:55,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"51",p:55,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"congregation; (b) just the people we know; (c) the ones sitting ",p:55,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in the rows in front and behind, or (d) nobody at all, which can ",p:55,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"be achieved by sitting quietly with your eyes closed, looking as if ",p:55,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"you are praying for everybody in the church.",p:55,x:105,y:198,w:314,h:23},
{t:"Further tension is generated by the question of whether ",p:55,x:134,y:226,w:428,h:23},
{t:"those we greet should be (a) hugged; (b) kissed; (c) shaken hands ",p:55,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"with; (d) clapped on the shoulder in a manly sort of way, or ",p:55,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"(e) waved to across the heads of others. How good it is to have ",p:55,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"this relaxing little informal episode in the midst of a traditional ",p:55,x:105,y:336,w:454,h:23},
{t:"service.",p:55,x:105,y:363,w:51,h:23},
{t:"Extracts: (1) small portions of, for instance, Scripture; (2) ",p:55,x:105,y:421,w:457,h:23},
{t:"emergency toilet paper.",p:55,x:105,y:448,w:164,h:23},
{t:"Ezekiel: Old Testament prophet who, according to the “Swing ",p:55,x:105,y:506,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Low” spiritual song, was removed by God from the earth in a ",p:55,x:105,y:533,w:456,h:23},
{t:"heavenly vehicle approximating to a Tate & Lyle truck.",p:55,x:105,y:561,w:387,h:23},
{t:"53",p:56,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"F",p:56,x:476,y:81,w:78,h:161},
{t:"54",p:57,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:57,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Fads and fashions: quite an array of these in the church ",p:57,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"over recent years, including falling over, mooing, grunting, bark-",p:57,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing, laughing, shaking, and having fllings replaced with gold, ",p:57,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"to name but a few. Unreliable rumors suggest the emergence of ",p:57,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"even more extraordinary manifestations of the Spirit such as care ",p:57,x:105,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"for the elderly, long-term kindness, justice, hospitality, and help ",p:57,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"for the starving. Such rumors are wildly improbable and can ",p:57,x:105,y:281,w:457,h:23},
{t:"safely be ignored.",p:57,x:105,y:308,w:122,h:23},
{t:"Fall: (1) came early in Eden; (2) apple-picking season. ",p:57,x:105,y:366,w:393,h:23},
{t:"Family newsletter: annual communication sent out by ",p:57,x:105,y:423,w:459,h:23},
{t:"people whose children do well in exams.",p:57,x:105,y:451,w:284,h:23},
{t:"Family worship: a television in every room.",p:57,x:105,y:508,w:335,h:23},
{t:"Fanatics: (1) persons flled with excessive and often misguided ",p:57,x:105,y:565,w:453,h:23},
{t:"enthusiasm over something; (2) term often applied to Christians ",p:57,x:105,y:593,w:453,h:23},
{t:"who are arrogant and insensitive enough to let others see that, to ",p:57,x:105,y:621,w:454,h:23},
{t:"some small degree, their faith actually afects the way in which ",p:57,x:105,y:648,w:455,h:23},
{t:"they live.",p:57,x:105,y:676,w:63,h:23},
{t:"Fat of the land: (1) wealth and prosperity, as ofered to Joseph ",p:57,x:105,y:733,w:453,h:23},
{t:"and his family by Pharaoh in the forty-ffth chapter of Genesis; ",p:57,x:105,y:761,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(2) source of proft for thousands of gymnasiums and ftness ",p:57,x:105,y:788,w:457,h:23},
{t:"clubs all over the country.",p:57,x:105,y:816,w:181,h:23},
{t:"F",p:58,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"55",p:58,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Feelings: negative, unreliable, misleading, and irrelevant in ",p:58,x:105,y:115,w:457,h:23},
{t:"the context of Christian experience, according to many teachers ",p:58,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and preachers. And how right they are! One can only express ",p:58,x:105,y:170,w:456,h:23},
{t:"wildly passionate, tearful agreement with this view.",p:58,x:105,y:198,w:359,h:23},
{t:"Fellowship: (1) community of Christian interest; (2) all-male ",p:58,x:105,y:255,w:454,h:23},
{t:"cruise.",p:58,x:105,y:283,w:45,h:23},
{t:"Fete: ",p:58,x:105,y:340,w:47,h:22},
{t:"almost exclusively English institution. An outdoor ",p:58,x:160,y:340,w:407,h:23},
{t:"money-raising event espoused by many churches, that occurs ",p:58,x:105,y:368,w:457,h:23},
{t:"on the one soaking wet day of whichever month it is held in. ",p:58,x:105,y:395,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Probably devised by God to remind us that, although in the ",p:58,x:105,y:423,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Old Testament he promised not to food the whole world again ",p:58,x:105,y:450,w:454,h:23},
{t:"when people are least expecting it, he never said anything about ",p:58,x:105,y:478,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Epsom or Milton Keynes.",p:58,x:105,y:505,w:182,h:23},
{t:"Fig tree: fruit-bearing tree that might justifably feel slightly ",p:58,x:105,y:562,w:457,h:23},
{t:"resentful about its r ole in Scripture, as it is remembered chiefy ",p:58,x:105,y:590,w:456,h:23},
{t:"for covering the nakedness of A dam and Eve after they sinned and ",p:58,x:105,y:618,w:454,h:23},
{t:"being cursed by Jesus so that he could make a pr eaching point.",p:58,x:105,y:645,w:433,h:23},
{t:"Fish: symbol of the Christian church, possibly because fsh are ",p:58,x:105,y:702,w:454,h:23},
{t:"nervous creatures that stay well out of sight and fop around ",p:58,x:105,y:730,w:457,h:23},
{t:"helplessly when removed from their very limited environment.",p:58,x:105,y:758,w:441,h:23},
{t:"Flee from the wrath that is to come: (1) follow Jesus; (2) ",p:58,x:105,y:815,w:453,h:23},
{t:"go on following Jesus; (3) why have you stopped following Jesus? ",p:58,x:104,y:843,w:453,h:23},
{t:"(4) get out of the bedroom before your four-year-old daughter ",p:58,x:104,y:870,w:455,h:23},
{t:"56",p:59,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:59,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"wakes up and discovers what your seven-year-old son has done ",p:59,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to her favorite toy in all the world.",p:59,x:105,y:143,w:243,h:23},
{t:"Flower rota: hit list compiled by Anglican mafa group that ",p:59,x:105,y:201,w:455,h:23},
{t:"rules the fower-arranging side of the Church of England opera-",p:59,x:105,y:228,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tion with an iron hand. One or two of those brave or foolish ",p:59,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"enough to stand up to them have been known to wake in the ",p:59,x:105,y:283,w:456,h:23},
{t:"morning to fnd the stalkless head of a favorite camellia under ",p:59,x:105,y:311,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the duvet at the foot of their beds.",p:59,x:105,y:338,w:241,h:23},
{t:"Food: that which builds us up and makes us strong. Jesus told ",p:59,x:105,y:396,w:455,h:23},
{t:"his disciples in the fourth chapter of John ’s gospel that his food ",p:59,x:105,y:423,w:455,h:23},
{t:"was to do the will of his Father in heaven. Doesn ’t sound too ",p:59,x:105,y:451,w:456,h:23},
{t:"attractive as a regular diet, but experience suggests that steak and ",p:59,x:105,y:478,w:453,h:23},
{t:"chips and apple pie taste even better when we are doing what we ",p:59,x:105,y:506,w:454,h:23},
{t:"are told. (See also Obedience.)",p:59,x:105,y:533,w:218,h:23},
{t:"Forgiveness: (1) something that, like most of the wonder-",p:59,x:105,y:591,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ful gifts of God, you are not allowed to receive unless you have ",p:59,x:105,y:618,w:455,h:23},
{t:"already given it away; (2) anagram of “serving foes.”",p:59,x:105,y:646,w:364,h:23},
{t:"Fraudulent teaching: (1) teaching that says you can ’t do it, ",p:59,x:105,y:703,w:454,h:23},
{t:"only God can do it, and then when you fnd you can ’t do it, says ",p:59,x:105,y:731,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it’ s your fault; (2) teaching that ignores Jesus’ teaching about cost ",p:59,x:105,y:758,w:453,h:23},
{t:"and ofers conversion as though it was like a Debenhams’ credit ",p:59,x:105,y:786,w:454,h:23},
{t:"card; one small, efortless prayer as a deposit and you can take ",p:59,x:105,y:813,w:455,h:23},
{t:"as much as you want; (3) teaching that says Christianity is not ",p:59,x:105,y:841,w:455,h:23},
{t:"about formulas and goes on to make sure you have learned that ",p:59,x:105,y:868,w:454,h:23},
{t:"principle word for word.",p:59,x:105,y:896,w:173,h:23},
{t:"F",p:60,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"57",p:60,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Freedom: a byproduct of truth, and something many of us ",p:60,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"claim to desire more than anything. Only when it is actually ",p:60,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"ofered, however, do we fnd out how much we actually want it, ",p:60,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as the prisoner in the following dialogue discovers:",p:60,x:105,y:198,w:356,h:23},
{t:"PRISONER: (loudly and passionately) Help! Help! Someone ",p:60,x:134,y:241,w:424,h:23},
{t:"help me! Help! Help! Someone has to help me get out of here! ",p:60,x:105,y:268,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(Etc.)",p:60,x:105,y:296,w:37,h:23},
{t:"RESCUER: (armed with a large key) It’s okay! Look! I’ve got ",p:60,x:134,y:323,w:424,h:23},
{t:"a key. I can let you out.",p:60,x:105,y:351,w:164,h:23},
{t:"P: (after looking at his watch) Mmm. Actually, it’s very nearly ",p:60,x:134,y:378,w:423,h:23},
{t:"lunchtime, and the food really is not at all bad here. If you came ",p:60,x:105,y:406,w:454,h:23},
{t:"back around, say, half two?",p:60,x:105,y:433,w:189,h:23},
{t:"R: (indicates the bag he",p:60,x:134,y:461,w:159,h:23},
{t:"’s carrying) I’ve got plenty of food for ",p:60,x:292,y:461,w:267,h:23},
{t:"both of us. Come on! Let’s get going!",p:60,x:105,y:488,w:261,h:23},
{t:"P: Oh. Err, right. Okay. Right! I’ll just get my stuf ",p:60,x:134,y:516,w:425,h:23},
{t:"together.",p:60,x:105,y:543,w:61,h:23},
{t:"R: (looking around) Stuf? What stuf? You haven ’t got any ",p:60,x:134,y:571,w:426,h:23},
{t:"stuf. Come on; let’s go!",p:60,x:105,y:598,w:167,h:23},
{t:"P: Right. Right. You know, it’s a bit chilly at this time of day. ",p:60,x:134,y:626,w:423,h:23},
{t:"Maybe we’d be better to go in the morning after the sun has had ",p:60,x:105,y:653,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a chance to—",p:60,x:105,y:681,w:97,h:23},
{t:"R: (holding out a thick coat) Here’s a coat. Go on; put it on!",p:60,x:134,y:708,w:415,h:23},
{t:"P: (after putting the coat on) Phew! It’s going to be a bit jolly ",p:60,x:134,y:736,w:424,h:23},
{t:"warm with this on. I’m already sweating and—",p:60,x:104,y:763,w:331,h:23},
{t:"R: (impatiently ofering his own coat) Swap with me, for ",p:60,x:134,y:791,w:428,h:23},
{t:"goodness’ sake! Mine’s thinner. Now, let’s get going before it’s ",p:60,x:104,y:818,w:456,h:23},
{t:"too late! Come on! (they swap)",p:60,x:104,y:846,w:213,h:23},
{t:"P: Right! (hesitates) You do know the way, do you?",p:60,x:134,y:873,w:353,h:23},
{t:"58",p:61,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:61,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"R: (holds up a map) I’ve got a map! I know the way!",p:61,x:135,y:116,w:361,h:23},
{t:"P: Right! Right! Right! Right! Right. . . .",p:61,x:135,y:143,w:284,h:23},
{t:"R: Well, come on, then!",p:61,x:135,y:171,w:168,h:23},
{t:"P: (after a pause) Look, I suppose you don ’t fancy moving in ",p:61,x:135,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"here with me instead, do you? It’s really not that bad when you ",p:61,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"get used to it, and every other Wednesday they put on a rather ",p:61,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"good sort of. . . .",p:61,x:105,y:281,w:117,h:23},
{t:"R: No, of course I don ’t fancy moving in with you! (beat) ",p:61,x:135,y:308,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Look—do you want to be free or not?",p:61,x:105,y:336,w:268,h:23},
{t:"P: (rather sulkily) Well, yes, but I think I ought to be the ",p:61,x:135,y:363,w:426,h:23},
{t:"one to choose when I go. It doesn ’t seem fair to me that you ",p:61,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"just come barging in here without even making an appointment ",p:61,x:105,y:418,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and—",p:61,x:105,y:446,w:44,h:23},
{t:"R: But you were shouting about wanting to get out! I heard ",p:61,x:135,y:473,w:424,h:23},
{t:"you! Now, come on! (grabs his arm) Let’s get—",p:61,x:105,y:501,w:328,h:23},
{t:"P: Help! Help! I’m being kidnapped! Somebody help me! ",p:61,x:135,y:528,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Help! Help! Rescue me! Help!",p:61,x:105,y:556,w:211,h:23},
{t:"R: (in disgust) Oh, stay there then! (disappears)",p:61,x:135,y:583,w:326,h:23},
{t:"P: (after a pause to make sure he",p:61,x:135,y:611,w:210,h:23},
{t:"’s gone) Help! Help! Somebody ",p:61,x:343,y:611,w:215,h:23},
{t:"rescue me! Somebody has to get me out of here! Help! Help! ",p:61,x:105,y:638,w:456,h:23},
{t:"(Etc.)",p:61,x:105,y:666,w:37,h:23},
{t:"Frothy coffee: cappuccino; common evangelistic tool ",p:61,x:105,y:723,w:459,h:23},
{t:"back in the sixties and seventies together with table tennis and ",p:61,x:105,y:751,w:455,h:23},
{t:"jolly group games. Now replaced by Coca-Cola and a space in ",p:61,x:105,y:778,w:455,h:23},
{t:"which to be liberal and morose.",p:61,x:105,y:806,w:222,h:23},
{t:"F",p:62,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"59",p:62,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Fun: term for a subspecies of happiness. Overused in the ",p:62,x:105,y:116,w:459,h:23},
{t:"church, particularly by leaders of youth groups, who employ it ",p:62,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to distinguish certain pleasurable but anemic types of behavior ",p:62,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"from certain other types of behavior. As in:",p:62,x:105,y:198,w:303,h:23},
{t:"“Good, well, we’ve had our fun time; now let’s move on to ",p:62,x:134,y:241,w:425,h:23},
{t:"prayer.”",p:62,x:105,y:268,w:53,h:23},
{t:"Fundamentalist: (1) one who strictly maintains traditional ",p:62,x:105,y:326,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Protestant beliefs such as the inerrancy of Scripture and literal ",p:62,x:105,y:353,w:456,h:23},
{t:"acceptance of the creeds as fundamentals of Christianity; (2) ",p:62,x:105,y:381,w:457,h:23},
{t:"anagram of “I’m a stunted fan” and “snail-fed mutant.”",p:62,x:105,y:408,w:391,h:23},
{t:"Funeral: (1) an opportunity for wild rejoicing according ",p:62,x:105,y:466,w:459,h:23},
{t:"to some Christians. You can see their point, of course. Being ",p:62,x:105,y:493,w:457,h:23},
{t:"deprived of the company of someone you love is such a wonder-",p:62,x:105,y:521,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ful experience that it’s hard to keep your feet from dancing. (2) ",p:62,x:105,y:548,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Anagram of “real fun.”",p:62,x:105,y:576,w:159,h:23},
{t:"61",p:63,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"G",p:63,x:485,y:70,w:69,h:161},
{t:"62",p:64,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:64,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Gambling: vice generally held to be disapproved of by God, ",p:64,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"but to my certain knowledge there are places where you can get ",p:64,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"10–1 against that turning out to be the case when we get to ",p:64,x:105,y:171,w:457,h:23},
{t:"heaven, with 10 percent of all winnings going to the book.",p:64,x:105,y:198,w:413,h:23},
{t:"Garments: said Eli, “High priests? I resent ’em! ",p:64,x:105,y:256,w:357,h:23},
{t:"Tey’ve torn all these garments I lent ’em",p:64,x:135,y:283,w:290,h:23},
{t:"It would have cost more",p:64,x:135,y:311,w:170,h:23},
{t:"If it hadn ’t been for",p:64,x:135,y:338,w:136,h:23},
{t:"Te fact that, like them, I just rent ’em.”",p:64,x:135,y:366,w:285,h:23},
{t:"Gates of heaven: improbable location, outside of which, ac-",p:64,x:105,y:423,w:450,h:23},
{t:"cording to one of the songs we used to sing at the back of the bus ",p:64,x:105,y:451,w:453,h:23},
{t:"on the way to rugby matches, we are likely to fnd disconsolate, ",p:64,x:105,y:478,w:454,h:23},
{t:"overweight Girl Scouts, cars belonging to religious education ",p:64,x:105,y:506,w:457,h:23},
{t:"teachers, Sabre jets, and Playtex bras. Tis is because (as far as I ",p:64,x:105,y:533,w:455,h:23},
{t:"can remember) the pearly gates just ain ’t that wide, the teacher’s ",p:64,x:105,y:561,w:454,h:23},
{t:"car won ’t get that far, the Lord ain ’t built no runways yet, and ",p:64,x:105,y:588,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Playtex bras won ’t stretch that far.",p:64,x:105,y:616,w:237,h:23},
{t:"My friend Liz Pierce (you met her in the introduction) ",p:64,x:135,y:643,w:428,h:23},
{t:"gets rather worried about the welcome she might expect at the ",p:64,x:105,y:671,w:455,h:23},
{t:"entrance to heaven one day. I don ’t think she has any cause for ",p:64,x:105,y:698,w:455,h:23},
{t:"concern. Tis is how I imagine it will be:",p:64,x:105,y:726,w:288,h:23},
{t:"Slowly, uncertainly, Liz approaches the gates of heaven. ",p:64,x:165,y:768,w:394,h:23},
{t:"Jesus is leaning against one of the gateposts, a little smile ",p:64,x:135,y:796,w:426,h:23},
{t:"playing around his lips. Something that looks like a bulging ",p:64,x:135,y:823,w:424,h:23},
{t:"grocery bag is hanging from one hand.",p:64,x:135,y:851,w:272,h:23},
{t:"“Hello, Liz,” he says quietly.",p:64,x:165,y:878,w:198,h:23},
{t:"G",p:65,x:544,y:54,w:11,h:26},
{t:"63",p:65,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"“Oh, dear!” says Liz, hardly daring to meet his eyes, ",p:65,x:165,y:116,w:397,h:23},
{t:"“I’ m afraid I don ’t deserve to be here at all.”",p:65,x:135,y:143,w:306,h:23},
{t:"“Quite right,” says Jesus, “but then nobody does, do ",p:65,x:165,y:171,w:397,h:23},
{t:"they? Tat’s not a problem, though. I’ve sorted that one out, ",p:65,x:135,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"remember?”",p:65,x:135,y:226,w:85,h:23},
{t:"She stares at him for a moment before speaking again.",p:65,x:165,y:253,w:381,h:23},
{t:"“ Ah! No, of course not. I mean—of course! Tank you ",p:65,x:165,y:281,w:395,h:23},
{t:"so much! What I meant was—I mean—well, what I meant ",p:65,x:135,y:308,w:425,h:23},
{t:"was that I never really did anything. . . .”",p:65,x:135,y:336,w:287,h:23},
{t:"“Oh,” says Jesus, looking a little puzzled. “What are all ",p:65,x:165,y:363,w:395,h:23},
{t:"these, then?”",p:65,x:135,y:391,w:89,h:23},
{t:"He holds the grocery bag out with both hands, open so ",p:65,x:165,y:418,w:394,h:23},
{t:"that she can see the contents. She rifes through them. To ",p:65,x:135,y:446,w:426,h:23},
{t:"her astonishment, inside are all the cards of encouragement ",p:65,x:135,y:473,w:424,h:23},
{t:"and condolence and celebration that she sent to all sorts of ",p:65,x:135,y:501,w:425,h:23},
{t:"people over the years.",p:65,x:135,y:528,w:151,h:23},
{t:"“Some other person with the same name?” asks Jesus. ",p:65,x:165,y:556,w:396,h:23},
{t:"His expression appears to be one of confusion, but the smile ",p:65,x:135,y:583,w:424,h:23},
{t:"is still there in his eyes.",p:65,x:135,y:611,w:161,h:23},
{t:"“Oh,” says Liz, “well, yes, I suppose I sent them, but ",p:65,x:165,y:638,w:396,h:23},
{t:"that’s all.”",p:65,x:135,y:666,w:68,h:23},
{t:"“Hmm.” Jesus closes the bag and puts it down beside ",p:65,x:165,y:693,w:396,h:23},
{t:"him, just inside the gates. “I know you ’re not coming in, but ",p:65,x:135,y:721,w:423,h:23},
{t:"just poke your head round and take a look at this.”",p:65,x:135,y:748,w:358,h:23},
{t:"Tentatively, she takes a few steps forward and nervously ",p:65,x:165,y:776,w:394,h:23},
{t:"peers around the nearest gatepost. Immediately she gasps as ",p:65,x:135,y:803,w:424,h:23},
{t:"she is overwhelmed by a sea of color.",p:65,x:135,y:831,w:258,h:23},
{t:"“Goodness me, what a marvelous garden!” she cries. ",p:65,x:165,y:858,w:397,h:23},
{t:"64",p:66,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:66,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"“Where on earth did all these wonderful fowers come ",p:66,x:135,y:116,w:429,h:23},
{t:"from?”",p:66,x:135,y:143,w:47,h:23},
{t:"“From you,” says Jesus, still leaning on the gatepost. ",p:66,x:164,y:171,w:397,h:23},
{t:"“Tese are all the fowers you gave me over the years.”",p:66,x:135,y:198,w:378,h:23},
{t:"“Flowers I gave you?” she protests. “I thought I gave ",p:66,x:164,y:226,w:396,h:23},
{t:"them to—well, to people.”",p:66,x:135,y:253,w:188,h:23},
{t:"“Look,” says Jesus, “I don ’t want to go all technical and ",p:66,x:164,y:281,w:394,h:23},
{t:"theological on you, but the way it works is that every time ",p:66,x:135,y:308,w:425,h:23},
{t:"you gave, say, a bunch of tulips to Fred in the hospital, the ",p:66,x:135,y:336,w:425,h:23},
{t:"same bunch came straight up here to me. And I planted ",p:66,x:135,y:363,w:427,h:23},
{t:"them. I’ve been having a great time. Tey grow here even if ",p:66,x:135,y:391,w:424,h:23},
{t:"they’ve been cut. Do you like the garden you gave me?”",p:66,x:135,y:418,w:390,h:23},
{t:"Liz is overwhelmed and might argue if she wasn ’t so sure ",p:66,x:164,y:446,w:393,h:23},
{t:"that she would lose the argument. ",p:66,x:135,y:473,w:244,h:23},
{t:"“I did get very impatient and grumpy and a bit resentful ",p:66,x:164,y:501,w:393,h:23},
{t:"sometimes,” she says in a very small voice.",p:66,x:135,y:528,w:296,h:23},
{t:"“True,” says Jesus, “but usually only with your husband, ",p:66,x:164,y:556,w:393,h:23},
{t:"and that gave him a chance to show his saintliness—some-",p:66,x:135,y:583,w:419,h:23},
{t:"times. Oh! Tere’s something else I wanted to show you.”",p:66,x:135,y:611,w:404,h:23},
{t:"By now she has taken a few steps into heaven without ",p:66,x:164,y:638,w:395,h:23},
{t:"realizing it. Jesus moves over to a little stone table at the ",p:66,x:135,y:666,w:426,h:23},
{t:"edge of the path and picks up a heavy, leather-bound book. ",p:66,x:135,y:693,w:424,h:23},
{t:"He thumbs through it in silence, stopping to read little bits ",p:66,x:135,y:721,w:424,h:23},
{t:"from time to time.",p:66,x:135,y:748,w:131,h:23},
{t:"“Er, what is that?” she asks at last.",p:66,x:164,y:776,w:238,h:23},
{t:"Jesus looks up. “Tis? Oh, it’s just a record of all the ",p:66,x:164,y:803,w:396,h:23},
{t:"chats and conversations you had with people when you ",p:66,x:135,y:831,w:428,h:23},
{t:"visited them in the hospital and met them on buses and in ",p:66,x:135,y:858,w:425,h:23},
{t:"G",p:67,x:544,y:54,w:11,h:26},
{t:"65",p:67,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"the street, and—oh, all over the place. Some good ones here. ",p:67,x:135,y:116,w:423,h:23},
{t:"Tank you. You really cheered me up sometimes. And you ",p:67,x:135,y:143,w:425,h:23},
{t:"flled in quite a few gaps in the road for all sorts of people. ",p:67,x:135,y:171,w:425,h:23},
{t:"I’m not saying you were perfect, but you had a jolly good go ",p:67,x:135,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"at doing things for me. Well done.”",p:67,x:135,y:226,w:249,h:23},
{t:"She is in tears. It’s all too much. Jesus puts his arm ",p:67,x:164,y:253,w:397,h:23},
{t:"around her and leads her away through the fowers. Te air ",p:67,x:135,y:281,w:425,h:23},
{t:"is fragrant with the scents of early summer.",p:67,x:135,y:308,w:302,h:23},
{t:"“Come on, Liz,” he says gently. “I’ve got lots more ",p:67,x:164,y:336,w:398,h:23},
{t:"things to show you, and there’s someone I really want you ",p:67,x:135,y:363,w:425,h:23},
{t:"to meet.”",p:67,x:135,y:391,w:64,h:23},
{t:"She looks up suddenly and says through her snifes, ",p:67,x:164,y:418,w:397,h:23},
{t:"“Do you know I feel awfully well?”",p:67,x:135,y:446,w:246,h:23},
{t:"“Of course you do,” he replies, smiling broadly now. ",p:67,x:164,y:473,w:397,h:23},
{t:"“You ’ve come home.”",p:67,x:135,y:501,w:150,h:23},
{t:"Gender: crucial contemporary issue in the feld of Bible publi-",p:67,x:105,y:558,w:449,h:23},
{t:"cation. God must be kicking himself for so carelessly selecting a ",p:67,x:105,y:586,w:454,h:23},
{t:"time and place for his visit to the world in which male and female ",p:67,x:105,y:613,w:453,h:23},
{t:"roles were quite so rigidly and unequally defned. Preoccupation ",p:67,x:105,y:641,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with gender issues is moving us inexorably toward such mon-",p:67,x:105,y:668,w:449,h:23},
{t:"strosities as “the Word became androgynous fesh.”",p:67,x:105,y:696,w:357,h:23},
{t:"General Booth: celebrated founder of the Salvation Army ",p:67,x:105,y:753,w:457,h:23},
{t:"and not, as some have foolishly supposed, the inventor of the ",p:67,x:105,y:781,w:456,h:23},
{t:"public phone booth.",p:67,x:105,y:808,w:144,h:23},
{t:"Getting into small groups: (1) something very few people ",p:67,x:105,y:866,w:453,h:23},
{t:"66",p:68,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:68,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"actually want to do, but everyone dismally agrees to cooperate ",p:68,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"with because they suppose that, somewhere in the divine scheme ",p:68,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of things, it must make sense; (2) obsessional ploy of guest ",p:68,x:105,y:171,w:458,h:23},
{t:"speakers at weekends away, particularly those who are afraid they ",p:68,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"haven ’t got ninety minutes’ worth of material.",p:68,x:105,y:226,w:322,h:23},
{t:"Girding up your loins: not altogether sure, but pending ",p:68,x:105,y:283,w:456,h:23},
{t:"reliable defnitions, it seems safe to assume that this is something ",p:68,x:105,y:311,w:453,h:23},
{t:"best done in the privacy of one’s own home.",p:68,x:105,y:338,w:310,h:23},
{t:"Girgashites: (1) a tribe mentioned in the Old Testament ",p:68,x:105,y:396,w:458,h:23},
{t:"books of Genesis, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Chronicles, and ",p:68,x:105,y:423,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Nehemiah; (2) sounds like some appallingly volcanic gastric ",p:68,x:105,y:451,w:458,h:23},
{t:"complaint, as in “I’ve been in bed for the last week with a bad ",p:68,x:105,y:478,w:455,h:23},
{t:"case of the girgashites.”",p:68,x:105,y:506,w:162,h:23},
{t:"Gittite: (1) member of a tribe mentioned in 2 Samuel and 1 ",p:68,x:105,y:563,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Chronicles; (2) phonetic expression of what Prince Charles says ",p:68,x:105,y:591,w:454,h:23},
{t:"when angrily dismissing a servant who has displeased him.",p:68,x:105,y:618,w:411,h:23},
{t:"Give God a round of applause!: a suggestion occasionally ",p:68,x:105,y:675,w:454,h:23},
{t:"made by worship leaders to congregations. Not entirely clear how ",p:68,x:105,y:703,w:453,h:23},
{t:"God reacts to being treated like a Friday night performance of Te",p:68,x:105,y:731,w:450,h:23},
{t:"Mousetrap, but one supposes he must get used to these things.",p:68,x:105,y:758,w:435,h:23},
{t:"Gnostic: (1) Christian heretic of the frst to third centuries ",p:68,x:105,y:815,w:457,h:23},
{t:"claiming to have knowledge of spiritual mysteries; (2) agnostic ",p:68,x:105,y:843,w:455,h:23},
{t:"without a.",p:68,x:105,y:871,w:72,h:23},
{t:"G",p:69,x:544,y:54,w:11,h:26},
{t:"67",p:69,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Go in peace: (1) injunction to the congregation at the close ",p:69,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of the Anglican Communion service; (2) something that is only ",p:69,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"possible for those blessed with an en suite bathroom and toilet.",p:69,x:105,y:171,w:444,h:23},
{t:"Gobsmacked: what Saint Paul was, literally and fguratively, ",p:69,x:105,y:228,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in the early part of the twenty-third chapter of Acts.",p:69,x:105,y:256,w:366,h:23},
{t:"God of Gods, Lord of Lords: (1) the source of peace and ",p:69,x:105,y:313,w:455,h:23},
{t:"grace; (2) W. G. Grace.",p:69,x:105,y:341,w:163,h:23},
{t:"God of the gaps: divine, caring presence all over the world ",p:69,x:105,y:398,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and especially on London subway stations.",p:69,x:104,y:426,w:300,h:23},
{t:"God told me: a spiritual half nelson. Widely used, in particu-",p:69,x:104,y:483,w:449,h:23},
{t:"lar, by those who have not been told anything by God but wish ",p:69,x:104,y:511,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to infuence others.",p:69,x:104,y:538,w:136,h:23},
{t:"Godsend: (1) unexpected but very necessary and welcome ",p:69,x:104,y:595,w:458,h:23},
{t:"event or acquisition; (2) best left to him while we look after ",p:69,x:104,y:623,w:457,h:23},
{t:"ours.",p:69,x:104,y:651,w:34,h:23},
{t:"Goliath: (1) a warning to modern youth, this Philistine giant ",p:69,x:104,y:708,w:455,h:23},
{t:"died as a result of getting stoned, and all it took was a couple of ",p:69,x:104,y:736,w:454,h:23},
{t:"rocks; (2) known as Goliath of Gath, although recent research ",p:69,x:104,y:763,w:455,h:23},
{t:"suggests that his real name may well have been Golias of Gas, the ",p:69,x:104,y:791,w:453,h:23},
{t:"confusion being caused by the fact that, as with more modern ",p:69,x:104,y:818,w:456,h:23},
{t:"combatants such as Mike Tyson and Chris Eubank, he spoke ",p:69,x:104,y:846,w:456,h:23},
{t:"with a lisp and was far too big to argue with.",p:69,x:104,y:873,w:315,h:23},
{t:"68",p:70,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:70,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Gone, gone, gone, gone, yes, my sins are gone: ",p:70,x:105,y:115,w:458,h:22},
{t:"(1) a fne sentiment embodying the crux of the gospel message; ",p:70,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(2) possibly the most annoying song in the entire history of ",p:70,x:105,y:170,w:457,h:23},
{t:"terminally annoying songs. Perhaps it should be rewritten in the ",p:70,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"following form:",p:70,x:105,y:225,w:110,h:23},
{t:"Gone, gone, gone, gone",p:70,x:165,y:268,w:168,h:23},
{t:"Yes, every jot of musical discrimination",p:70,x:165,y:295,w:276,h:23},
{t:"I ever had is gone",p:70,x:165,y:323,w:123,h:23},
{t:"Of all the choruses we sing I hate this one",p:70,x:165,y:350,w:295,h:23},
{t:"Rip it out of Mission Praise",p:70,x:165,y:378,w:194,h:23},
{t:"Shred it with some mayonnaise",p:70,x:165,y:405,w:220,h:23},
{t:"Feed it to the goat until the da-a-a-amn thing’s gone.",p:70,x:165,y:433,w:373,h:23},
{t:"Good news: inexplicable to the vast majority of people because ",p:70,x:105,y:490,w:453,h:23},
{t:"no one has helped them to understand about the bad news. If ",p:70,x:105,y:518,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the current tendency to dilute or deny the bad news continues, ",p:70,x:105,y:545,w:455,h:23},
{t:"there will be little point in telling people that the good news will ",p:70,x:105,y:573,w:454,h:23},
{t:"save them. Teir next, eminently reasonable question will be, ",p:70,x:105,y:600,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“Saved from what?” (See also Hell.)",p:70,x:105,y:628,w:252,h:23},
{t:"Good Samaritan: fctional biblical character in a parable ",p:70,x:105,y:685,w:458,h:23},
{t:"told by Jesus. Claimed as a Tory by the Conservatives because ",p:70,x:105,y:713,w:456,h:23},
{t:"his investments had provided sufcient resources for him to be ",p:70,x:105,y:740,w:455,h:23},
{t:"able to help if he so wished, as a socialist by the Labour Party ",p:70,x:105,y:768,w:455,h:23},
{t:"because he was actually willing to share his money, and by the ",p:70,x:105,y:795,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Liberal Democrats because the crowd that was listening to the ",p:70,x:105,y:823,w:456,h:23},
{t:"parable automatically assumed that he would be useless.",p:70,x:105,y:850,w:394,h:23},
{t:"G",p:71,x:544,y:54,w:11,h:26},
{t:"69",p:71,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Gospel writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Serious ",p:71,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"historical and theological research strongly suggests that, con-",p:71,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"trary to popular tradition, it is extremely unlikely that any one ",p:71,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of these four signifcant individuals went to bed with their slacks ",p:71,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"on.",p:71,x:105,y:226,w:23,h:23},
{t:"Grace: prayer said before meals by most Christians when fel-",p:71,x:105,y:283,w:449,h:23},
{t:"low believers are visiting and by rather fewer when they are not.",p:71,x:105,y:311,w:449,h:23},
{t:"Gratitude: quality not much in evidence among the Israelites ",p:71,x:105,y:368,w:454,h:23},
{t:"after God miraculously provided food in the wilderness. ",p:71,x:105,y:396,w:462,h:23},
{t:"Recorded comments include:",p:71,x:105,y:423,w:206,h:23},
{t:"“Now, don ’t get me wrong; I do like God. Tere’s just ",p:71,x:165,y:451,w:395,h:23},
{t:"something about his manna. . . .”",p:71,x:135,y:478,w:235,h:23},
{t:"Grave error: dying without Jesus.",p:71,x:105,y:536,w:259,h:23},
{t:"Greed: (1) unpleasant grasping tendency, in stark contrast ",p:71,x:105,y:593,w:458,h:23},
{t:"with one’s own balanced, restrained, rather modest, and deeply ",p:71,x:105,y:621,w:455,h:23},
{t:"spiritual approach to the acquisition of money and possessions; ",p:71,x:105,y:648,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(2) immeasurably more serious and more widespread sin in the ",p:71,x:105,y:676,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Christian church than the ones people usually make such a fuss ",p:71,x:105,y:703,w:454,h:23},
{t:"about.",p:71,x:105,y:731,w:45,h:23},
{t:"Greenbelt: (1) Christian music festival that, in the good old ",p:71,x:105,y:788,w:455,h:23},
{t:"days, was more or less an efuvial swamp with tents foating on ",p:71,x:105,y:816,w:454,h:23},
{t:"top of it; (2) amphibious judo qualifcation.",p:71,x:105,y:843,w:309,h:23},
{t:"70",p:72,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:72,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Grip: term used by some Christians in their salutation at the ",p:72,x:105,y:115,w:455,h:23},
{t:"end of a letter, thus, “Yours in his grip.” Suggests that God is ",p:72,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in the habit of carrying his followers around in a small leather ",p:72,x:105,y:170,w:455,h:23},
{t:"traveling case.",p:72,x:105,y:198,w:98,h:23},
{t:"Guilt: illicit but powerful preaching aid, easily induced by ",p:72,x:105,y:255,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Christian speakers when all other ploys have failed. Particularly ",p:72,x:105,y:283,w:455,h:23},
{t:"efective with those among us who began our lives by apologiz-",p:72,x:105,y:310,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing at length to the midwife for causing her so much trouble. ",p:72,x:105,y:338,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Bearing this in mind, one popular chorus might be expressed in ",p:72,x:105,y:365,w:454,h:23},
{t:"these words:",p:72,x:105,y:393,w:86,h:23},
{t:"Te First World War",p:72,x:165,y:435,w:146,h:23},
{t:"Te fre of London and the fall",p:72,x:165,y:463,w:218,h:23},
{t:"All down to me, to me",p:72,x:165,y:490,w:160,h:23},
{t:"For all your woes, in fact for anything at all",p:72,x:165,y:518,w:305,h:23},
{t:"Please feel free, to blame me",p:72,x:165,y:545,w:198,h:23},
{t:"Our guilt reigns, our guilt reigns",p:72,x:165,y:573,w:229,h:23},
{t:"Our guilt reigns, our guilt reigns.",p:72,x:165,y:600,w:234,h:23},
{t:"71",p:73,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"H",p:73,x:450,y:83,w:104,h:161},
{t:"72",p:74,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:74,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Habakkuk: Old Testament prophet who asked God some very ",p:74,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"blunt questions and got some very big answers. Little substance ",p:74,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in the claim that he has come back to life and will present a new ",p:74,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"religious cooking program on television entitled Ready, Steady,",p:74,x:105,y:198,w:449,h:23},
{t:"Habakkuk.",p:74,x:105,y:226,w:76,h:23},
{t:"Ham: second son of Noah. A less-than-perceptive lad, Ham ",p:74,x:105,y:283,w:457,h:23},
{t:"never did catch on to the reason why, throughout the voyage of ",p:74,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the ark, he was so nervously avoided by Mr. and Mrs. Pig.",p:74,x:105,y:338,w:409,h:23},
{t:"Hands: useful things on the ends of our arms whose elevation ",p:74,x:105,y:396,w:454,h:23},
{t:"relative to ground level in certain church circles has acquired ",p:74,x:105,y:423,w:457,h:23},
{t:"a signifcance that is a little puzzling, to say the least. In this ",p:74,x:105,y:451,w:456,h:23},
{t:"connection, one friend of mine was instructed by a group of ",p:74,x:105,y:478,w:457,h:23},
{t:"local elders that prayer is properly conducted in the following ",p:74,x:105,y:506,w:456,h:23},
{t:"manner:",p:74,x:105,y:533,w:59,h:23},
{t:"First of all, she was told, the supplicants raise their arms ",p:74,x:165,y:576,w:394,h:23},
{t:"as far as they will go, but with both hands bent at the wrists ",p:74,x:135,y:603,w:424,h:23},
{t:"so that they are parallel with the ground. (Pay attention or ",p:74,x:135,y:631,w:425,h:23},
{t:"you might miss out on learning how to pray!) Next, you ",p:74,x:135,y:658,w:427,h:23},
{t:"walk around the edge of the room, pushing toward the foor ",p:74,x:135,y:686,w:424,h:23},
{t:"with your fat hands in such a way that heaven is pressed ",p:74,x:135,y:713,w:424,h:23},
{t:"down by the movement. What one does with the pile of ",p:74,x:135,y:741,w:426,h:23},
{t:"heaven that must be accumulated in the middle of the room ",p:74,x:135,y:768,w:424,h:23},
{t:"by this process was never explained.",p:74,x:135,y:796,w:251,h:23},
{t:"Jesus has some interesting things to say about prayer in ",p:74,x:165,y:823,w:394,h:23},
{t:"the sixth chapter of Matthew’s gospel, but I seem to recall ",p:74,x:135,y:851,w:425,h:23},
{t:"that his ideas were much simpler and saner than the things ",p:74,x:135,y:878,w:425,h:23},
{t:"H",p:75,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"73",p:75,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"my friend was told. Still, he was only the Son of God. What ",p:75,x:135,y:116,w:424,h:23},
{t:"would he know about prayer?",p:75,x:135,y:143,w:208,h:23},
{t:"Hanging: much in favor with certain Christians who like to ",p:75,x:105,y:201,w:456,h:23},
{t:"bathe daily in the deep end of the Old Testament and have no ",p:75,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"way of controlling the waves of violent compassion that engulf ",p:75,x:105,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"them at times.",p:75,x:105,y:283,w:101,h:23},
{t:"Hanging gardens of Babylon: one of the seven ancient ",p:75,x:105,y:341,w:456,h:23},
{t:"wonders of the world, situated in the country that enslaved Israel ",p:75,x:105,y:368,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in Daniel’s time. In our own impoverished age we are limited to ",p:75,x:105,y:396,w:454,h:23},
{t:"an abandoned Millennium Dome and the hanging baskets of ",p:75,x:105,y:423,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Basildon.",p:75,x:105,y:451,w:65,h:23},
{t:"He’s a lovely man: phrase used as moral justifcation for ",p:75,x:105,y:508,w:457,h:23},
{t:"going on to list the deliciously fascinating ways in which the ",p:75,x:105,y:536,w:457,h:23},
{t:"person in question is not lovely at all.",p:75,x:105,y:563,w:263,h:23},
{t:"Healing: (1) something God always does; (2) something God ",p:75,x:105,y:620,w:454,h:23},
{t:"never does; (3) something God sometimes does and sometimes ",p:75,x:105,y:648,w:455,h:23},
{t:"doesn ’t do; (4) something that is stubbornly resisted by suferers ",p:75,x:105,y:676,w:454,h:23},
{t:"who deliberately refuse to understand or join in with what the ",p:75,x:105,y:703,w:455,h:23},
{t:"rest of their fellowship is trying to do.",p:75,x:105,y:731,w:266,h:23},
{t:"Hearing from God: can be a confusing and slightly tricky ",p:75,x:105,y:788,w:456,h:23},
{t:"business. Some people talk as though they are in the habit of ",p:75,x:105,y:816,w:456,h:23},
{t:"having a chat with God over cofee every morning. “I said this ",p:75,x:105,y:843,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and he said that, and he pointed this out, and I reminded him ",p:75,x:105,y:871,w:455,h:23},
{t:"74",p:76,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:76,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"that. . . .” Books have been written that purport to include the ",p:76,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"exact words spoken by God to a particular individual, and whole ",p:76,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"movements and ministries have been based on specifc revela-",p:76,x:105,y:171,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tions of one kind or another. Te Bible suggests that God will ",p:76,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"certainly communicate very directly and clearly when he wants ",p:76,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to, which makes it all the more disturbing on those occasions ",p:76,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"when the modern church proceeds on the basis of someone sort ",p:76,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of feeling that the Lord might possibly be saying something or ",p:76,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"other. Perhaps we should be asking God for the kind of clear ",p:76,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"guidance that was given to Joseph two thousand years ago. ",p:76,x:105,y:363,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Remember the thirteenth and fourteenth verses of the second ",p:76,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"chapter of Matthew’s gospel?",p:76,x:105,y:418,w:202,h:23},
{t:"When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to ",p:76,x:165,y:461,w:394,h:23},
{t:"Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his ",p:76,x:135,y:488,w:424,h:23},
{t:"mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for ",p:76,x:135,y:516,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”",p:76,x:135,y:543,w:354,h:23},
{t:"So he got up, took the child and his mother during the ",p:76,x:165,y:571,w:394,h:23},
{t:"night and left for Egypt. (niv)",p:76,x:135,y:598,w:212,h:23},
{t:"Pretty clear, direct and specifc, don ’t you think? No wonder ",p:76,x:135,y:653,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Joseph collected everybody together and upped and ofed with ",p:76,x:105,y:681,w:455,h:23},
{t:"such speed and alacrity in the middle of the night. No room ",p:76,x:105,y:708,w:456,h:23},
{t:"for argument or debate. Horrid Herod was coming, and that ",p:76,x:105,y:736,w:456,h:23},
{t:"precious baby had to be kept safe. But suppose the message had ",p:76,x:105,y:763,w:454,h:23},
{t:"not been as crystal clear as this. Suppose Joseph had gone to ",p:76,x:105,y:791,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Bernard, his house-church leader (well, he might have had one, ",p:76,x:105,y:818,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and they’re all called Bernard), for advice, after having a sort of ",p:76,x:105,y:846,w:455,h:23},
{t:"feeling that maybe God was saying that Egypt might possibly be ",p:76,x:105,y:873,w:454,h:23},
{t:"H",p:77,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"75",p:77,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"the place to go. How might the conversation have developed?",p:77,x:105,y:116,w:433,h:23},
{t:"BERNARD: Okay, Joe, mate, just take the weight of your ",p:77,x:134,y:158,w:425,h:23},
{t:"feet and relax. Super to see you. Wife okay?",p:77,x:105,y:186,w:305,h:23},
{t:"JOSEPH: Fine, yes.",p:77,x:134,y:213,w:140,h:23},
{t:"B: Baby doing well?",p:77,x:134,y:241,w:139,h:23},
{t:"J: Oh, smashing, thanks. Yes, both doing fne. Got some nice ",p:77,x:134,y:268,w:423,h:23},
{t:"presents from some visitors the other day. Bit odd. Te presents, ",p:77,x:105,y:296,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I mean—well, the visitors as well, actually. But nice. Visitors and ",p:77,x:105,y:323,w:453,h:23},
{t:"presents, all very nice.",p:77,x:105,y:351,w:154,h:23},
{t:"B: Good! So, what’s on your mind?",p:77,x:134,y:378,w:248,h:23},
{t:"J: Right. Well, Bernard, it’s just that I’ve been having this ",p:77,x:134,y:406,w:426,h:23},
{t:"sort of feeling that—well, that maybe the Lord’s trying to tell me ",p:77,x:105,y:433,w:453,h:23},
{t:"that I ought to move to Egypt for a while.",p:77,x:105,y:461,w:296,h:23},
{t:"B: (staring insightfully, and after a short, nodding pause) Uh-",p:77,x:134,y:488,w:419,h:23},
{t:"huh. Go on.",p:77,x:105,y:516,w:87,h:23},
{t:"J: Well, that’s more or less it, really. I’ve just got this kind of ",p:77,x:134,y:543,w:424,h:23},
{t:"idea that God could be wanting the baby out of the way because ",p:77,x:105,y:571,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of—of Herod and all that. As you can imagine, it’s not an easy ",p:77,x:105,y:598,w:455,h:23},
{t:"decision to make, and I wondered what you might think about ",p:77,x:105,y:626,w:455,h:23},
{t:"it all.",p:77,x:105,y:653,w:35,h:23},
{t:"B: (slowly and thoughtfully) First of all, Joe, I think what ",p:77,x:134,y:681,w:427,h:23},
{t:"you ’re saying does make an awful lot of sense. Herod might come ",p:77,x:105,y:708,w:453,h:23},
{t:"after the baby. Egypt’s a long way away. Escape while you can ",p:77,x:105,y:736,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and come back when it’s safe. Tat’s good logic. I can see exactly ",p:77,x:105,y:763,w:454,h:23},
{t:"where you ’re coming from. (pause for silent arrow prayer) Look, ",p:77,x:105,y:791,w:455,h:23},
{t:"would it be all right if I were to ask you a few simple questions?",p:77,x:104,y:818,w:447,h:23},
{t:"J: Yes, of course, fre away.",p:77,x:134,y:846,w:184,h:23},
{t:"B: Well, frst of all—Egypt.",p:77,x:134,y:873,w:193,h:23},
{t:"76",p:78,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:78,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"J: Egypt.",p:78,x:135,y:116,w:61,h:23},
{t:"B: (nodding meaningfully) Yes, Egypt. (leaning forward) ",p:78,x:135,y:143,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Joe, in which part of the world were our people enslaved before ",p:78,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Moses thwarted Pharaoh and led us on a forty-year trek through ",p:78,x:104,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the wilderness into the Promised Land?",p:78,x:104,y:226,w:277,h:23},
{t:"J: Er—well, that would be Egypt.",p:78,x:134,y:253,w:236,h:23},
{t:"B: Exactly—Egypt! Joe, are you seriously trying to tell me ",p:78,x:134,y:281,w:425,h:23},
{t:"that God supports the idea of that precious little boy and his ",p:78,x:104,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"family scurrying of back to Egypt just because there’s a spot of ",p:78,x:104,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"trouble brewing in this part of his world, the Promised Land ",p:78,x:104,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that was set apart for Abraham and his descendants all those ",p:78,x:104,y:391,w:457,h:23},
{t:"centuries ago? Is the idea of doing that in any way honoring to ",p:78,x:104,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"God? (leaning back with an impartial air) But never mind what I ",p:78,x:104,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"think. You tell me how you see it.",p:78,x:104,y:473,w:237,h:23},
{t:"J: (shaking his head) You know, I never thought of it like ",p:78,x:134,y:501,w:426,h:23},
{t:"that. I guess you ’re right. No, it certainly wouldn ’t be Egypt, ",p:78,x:104,y:528,w:457,h:23},
{t:"would it? I’ve obviously got that wrong. Tank you, Bernard. A ",p:78,x:104,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"very good point. Well, somewhere else, perhaps?",p:78,x:104,y:583,w:340,h:23},
{t:"B: Hold on a moment. Another question. It’s this, Joe. Your ",p:78,x:134,y:611,w:424,h:23},
{t:"desire to escape—is it really about the baby, or is it more about ",p:78,x:104,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"you?",p:78,x:104,y:666,w:32,h:23},
{t:"J: Well—I suppose it could be both really, if I’m honest. I’m ",p:78,x:134,y:693,w:424,h:23},
{t:"not very keen on being murdered by Herod.",p:78,x:104,y:721,w:312,h:23},
{t:"B: Okay, and if you clear of to some safe place with Mary ",p:78,x:134,y:748,w:425,h:23},
{t:"and the baby, what is Herod going to do? Take your time. Tink ",p:78,x:104,y:776,w:454,h:23},
{t:"about it. What is this so-called king of ours likely to do?",p:78,x:104,y:803,w:395,h:23},
{t:"J: Well, those magi people aren ’t going to tell him where we ",p:78,x:134,y:831,w:424,h:23},
{t:"are. Tey said so. Tey’re going straight home without seeing ",p:78,x:104,y:858,w:456,h:23},
{t:"H",p:79,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"77",p:79,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Herod because they had a sort of feeling that the Lord might ",p:79,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"possibly be telling them that it wouldn ’t be a very good idea.",p:79,x:105,y:143,w:426,h:23},
{t:"B: Right! And how is that going to make Herod feel?",p:79,x:134,y:171,w:372,h:23},
{t:"J: Cross?",p:79,x:134,y:198,w:60,h:23},
{t:"B: Mm.",p:79,x:134,y:226,w:55,h:23},
{t:"J: Very cross?",p:79,x:134,y:253,w:92,h:23},
{t:"B: Mmm.",p:79,x:134,y:281,w:70,h:23},
{t:"J: Angry?",p:79,x:134,y:308,w:65,h:23},
{t:"B: Mmmm!",p:79,x:134,y:336,w:84,h:23},
{t:"J: Very angry indeed?",p:79,x:134,y:363,w:149,h:23},
{t:"B: Mmmmm! Extremely angry, yes. Furious. And I think ",p:79,x:134,y:391,w:426,h:23},
{t:"you know as well as I do, Joe, that the next item on his agenda ",p:79,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"will be the murder of just about every male child in Bethlehem ",p:79,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"or, at any rate, all those under the age of two or thereabouts. ",p:79,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"He’s like that. Tat’s his way of doing things. Am I right, or am ",p:79,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I wrong?",p:79,x:105,y:528,w:61,h:23},
{t:"J: (sighing) You ’re right. You are so right.",p:79,x:134,y:556,w:283,h:23},
{t:"B: Joe, do you honestly believe that God is going to allow ",p:79,x:134,y:583,w:425,h:23},
{t:"all those innocent children to be killed just so that you can run ",p:79,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"away and hide in a little safe corner somewhere? Is that the mark ",p:79,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of the God we worship? Is it, Joe?",p:79,x:105,y:666,w:236,h:23},
{t:"J: (solemnly) No, Bernard, it is not.",p:79,x:134,y:693,w:245,h:23},
{t:"B: Joe, you believe that our God is a God of miracles, don ’t ",p:79,x:134,y:721,w:424,h:23},
{t:"you?",p:79,x:105,y:748,w:32,h:23},
{t:"J: Oh yes, I know he is.",p:79,x:134,y:776,w:165,h:23},
{t:"B: Okay, well consider this. Maybe the answer is that you ",p:79,x:134,y:803,w:426,h:23},
{t:"go openly to Herod with the baby and declare that he is the Son ",p:79,x:105,y:831,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of God. Joe, do you believe that the Lord, the Creator of the ",p:79,x:105,y:858,w:456,h:23},
{t:"78",p:80,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:80,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"universe, is capable of protecting you in that situation? Have you ",p:80,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the strength and the faith and the courage to rely on his power ",p:80,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"instead of running away and risking the lives of others?",p:80,x:105,y:171,w:388,h:23},
{t:"J: (fred up) Yes! Yes! Tat is exactly what I’m going to do! ",p:80,x:134,y:198,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Bernard, I can ’t thank you enough for helping me to see things ",p:80,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"so much more clearly. (stands) I’m going straight home to tell ",p:80,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Mary what we’ve been talking about. She’s got a very level head. ",p:80,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I’m sure she’ll agree with what I’ve decided. Tank goodness I ",p:80,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"came to see you, Bernard. (shakes head in wonder) Gosh! Te ",p:80,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"future of the whole world may well depend on this one decision. ",p:80,x:105,y:363,w:453,h:23},
{t:"When I think how close I came to getting it wrong. . . .",p:80,x:105,y:391,w:391,h:23},
{t:"Heavenly host: (1) a large assembly of those who inhabit ",p:80,x:105,y:448,w:457,h:23},
{t:"heaven, such as angels; (2) one who puts a glass and a whiskey ",p:80,x:105,y:476,w:455,h:23},
{t:"decanter by your elbow when you arrive and leaves it there until ",p:80,x:105,y:503,w:454,h:23},
{t:"you depart.",p:80,x:105,y:531,w:80,h:23},
{t:"Heavy shepherding: ",p:80,x:105,y:588,w:193,h:22},
{t:"usually results in sheep getting ",p:80,x:306,y:588,w:261,h:23},
{t:"squashed.",p:80,x:105,y:616,w:68,h:23},
{t:"Hebrews: (1) nineteenth book of the New Testament, possibly ",p:80,x:105,y:673,w:453,h:23},
{t:"written by Paul; (2) description of the primary function of the ",p:80,x:105,y:701,w:455,h:23},
{t:"ofce gopher.",p:80,x:105,y:728,w:95,h:23},
{t:"Heel bouncing: a phenomenon that often accompanies ",p:80,x:105,y:785,w:460,h:23},
{t:"violent prayer by smartly suited Christian executives involved in ",p:80,x:105,y:813,w:454,h:23},
{t:"an organization ending with the letters “MFI” when they form ",p:80,x:105,y:841,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a rugby scrum around visiting speakers before they deliver their ",p:80,x:105,y:868,w:454,h:23},
{t:"talks.",p:80,x:105,y:896,w:36,h:23},
{t:"H",p:81,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"79",p:81,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Helium industry: what someone mistakenly thought I said ",p:81,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"on being asked the direction in which I would like my Christian ",p:81,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"life to go. As I had actually indicated that I would like to be ",p:81,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"involved in a “healing ministry,” the conversation that followed ",p:81,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"was confused, to say the least. Quite warmed to the idea after a ",p:81,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"while, actually. A constant supply of helium could be useful in ",p:81,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"certain circumstances. (See also Divine crescendo.)",p:81,x:105,y:281,w:364,h:23},
{t:"Hell: (1) place of eternal unhappiness for those who have ",p:81,x:105,y:338,w:459,h:23},
{t:"decided to refuse God’s invitation to come home to him; (2) a ",p:81,x:105,y:366,w:455,h:23},
{t:"concept that has been denied or signifcantly diluted by many ",p:81,x:105,y:393,w:456,h:23},
{t:"modern teachers and theologians. Before getting too excited ",p:81,x:105,y:421,w:458,h:23},
{t:"about such cheerily optimistic views, it might be as well to check ",p:81,x:105,y:448,w:453,h:23},
{t:"with God that he actually goes along with them. Te Creator of ",p:81,x:105,y:476,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the universe can be very slow and (let’s be brutally honest) a little ",p:81,x:105,y:503,w:453,h:23},
{t:"dense when it comes to staying au fait with new and exciting ",p:81,x:105,y:531,w:456,h:23},
{t:"theological advances. (See also Good news.)",p:81,x:105,y:558,w:311,h:23},
{t:"Hello-o-o!: often accompanied by a hand cupped behind one ",p:81,x:105,y:616,w:454,h:23},
{t:"ear, this device is used by some Christian speakers at strategic ",p:81,x:105,y:643,w:456,h:23},
{t:"points in their talks to signal that their listeners are not suf-",p:81,x:105,y:671,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ciently awake in mind or spirit to hear and agree with what has ",p:81,x:105,y:698,w:455,h:23},
{t:"just been said.",p:81,x:105,y:726,w:100,h:23},
{t:"Helmet of salvation: part of Paul’s “whole armor of God” ",p:81,x:105,y:783,w:455,h:23},
{t:"as mentioned in Ephesians. A challenging concept for those of ",p:81,x:105,y:811,w:455,h:23},
{t:"us who still can ’t seem to fnd a way to remove the Y-fronts of ",p:81,x:105,y:838,w:455,h:23},
{t:"weariness and the balaclava of bewilderment.",p:81,x:105,y:866,w:317,h:23},
{t:"80",p:82,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:82,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Here am I, Lord: send him, or possibly her, or—anyone else, ",p:82,x:105,y:115,w:453,h:23},
{t:"really.",p:82,x:105,y:143,w:40,h:23},
{t:"Here’s a question for you all: phrase generally used by ",p:82,x:105,y:200,w:456,h:23},
{t:"one leading or teaching a group, especially in churches where ",p:82,x:104,y:228,w:456,h:23},
{t:"spontaneity is very carefully organized. Actually means “I’m go-",p:82,x:104,y:255,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing to tell you something, but I’m quite happy for each of you ",p:82,x:104,y:283,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to wriggle like a butterfy on a pin for a minute or two while you ",p:82,x:104,y:310,w:454,h:23},
{t:"worry about whether or not you know the right answer.”",p:82,x:104,y:338,w:399,h:23},
{t:"Heresy: (1) belief contrary to orthodox doctrine; (2) artifcially ",p:82,x:104,y:395,w:453,h:23},
{t:"constructed in-house singing group auditioned and selected by ",p:82,x:104,y:423,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the Spanish Inquisition. Exposure to its performances was the ",p:82,x:104,y:450,w:456,h:23},
{t:"fnal, terrible threat to those who refused to recant.",p:82,x:104,y:478,w:359,h:23},
{t:"Herod Antipas: rich, powerful ruler over the Jews from 4 BC",p:82,x:104,y:535,w:450,h:23},
{t:"to AD 39, who had everything he wanted handed to him on a ",p:82,x:105,y:563,w:456,h:23},
{t:"plate.",p:82,x:104,y:590,w:38,h:23},
{t:"Holes: things in our lives that we all fall through at one time or ",p:82,x:104,y:647,w:454,h:23},
{t:"another. Can be family or fnance or health or church or friend-",p:82,x:104,y:675,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ship. Spiraling helplessly down is not much fun, to say the least, ",p:82,x:104,y:703,w:454,h:23},
{t:"but experience suggests there will ultimately be a place where we ",p:82,x:104,y:730,w:454,h:23},
{t:"fnd our feet once more. Or, to put it another way:",p:82,x:104,y:758,w:358,h:23},
{t:"When you fall through the holes in your life,",p:82,x:165,y:800,w:316,h:23},
{t:"Don ’t think it surprising or odd,",p:82,x:165,y:828,w:228,h:23},
{t:"Be glad that it’s planned, you will fnally land,",p:82,x:165,y:855,w:324,h:23},
{t:"On the solid forgiveness of God.",p:82,x:165,y:883,w:230,h:23},
{t:"H",p:83,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"81",p:83,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Holistic healing: (1) healing in which the whole person is ",p:83,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"treated and not just the symptoms of an ailment; (2) spiritual ",p:83,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"healing in which the suferer is not actually healed of his or her ",p:83,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"ailment, but it doesn ’t seem to matter because some very serious ",p:83,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and satisfactory nodding happens.",p:83,x:105,y:226,w:241,h:23},
{t:"Holy ground: (1) area around the burning bush; (2) brand of ",p:83,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"cofee we shall all drink in heaven; (3) Old Traford; (4) Lords.",p:83,x:105,y:311,w:441,h:23},
{t:"Hosea: roller coaster of an Old Testament book about a ",p:83,x:105,y:368,w:459,h:23},
{t:"prophet who went through much inconvenience and pain in ",p:83,x:105,y:396,w:457,h:23},
{t:"order to be obedient. When he asked God if he could avoid the ",p:83,x:105,y:423,w:454,h:23},
{t:"inconvenience and pain and still be a prophet, the reply was, ",p:83,x:105,y:451,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“No way, Hosea!”",p:83,x:105,y:478,w:125,h:23},
{t:"Hospitality: virtue encouraged by Jesus, who said we should ",p:83,x:105,y:536,w:455,h:23},
{t:"invite people who are not our friends as much or more so than ",p:83,x:105,y:563,w:455,h:23},
{t:"those who are. Fine unless we all start doing it, in which case ",p:83,x:105,y:591,w:456,h:23},
{t:"any invitation to dinner will be regarded with deep suspicion. ",p:83,x:105,y:618,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“Come to dinner at your house? Oh, so that’s what you think ",p:83,x:105,y:646,w:456,h:23},
{t:"of us, is it?”",p:83,x:105,y:673,w:82,h:23},
{t:"House church: (1) church that meets in a school; (2) church ",p:83,x:105,y:730,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that meets in a factory; (3) church that meets in a theater; (4) ",p:83,x:105,y:758,w:456,h:23},
{t:"church that meets in a shed; (5) church that meets on a bouncy ",p:83,x:105,y:786,w:454,h:23},
{t:"castle.",p:83,x:105,y:813,w:42,h:23},
{t:"82",p:84,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:84,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"House-church soccer teams: have tended to do badly ",p:84,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"in tournaments for three reasons: (a) continually moving the ",p:84,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"goalposts; (b) playing with their arms in the air and their eyes ",p:84,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"shut; (c) marching around the edge of the feld and claiming ",p:84,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"victory for the Lord when they should be playing.",p:84,x:105,y:226,w:351,h:23},
{t:"Hugging: very fashionable in the modern church. For decency’s ",p:84,x:105,y:283,w:453,h:23},
{t:"sake, has to be executed in such a fashion that a garden fence ",p:84,x:105,y:311,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and two eighteen-inch fowerbeds could be inserted between the ",p:84,x:105,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"feet of the two people who are hugging. Back patting should ",p:84,x:105,y:366,w:456,h:23},
{t:"be avoided as it looks too much like a mutual bringing up of ",p:84,x:105,y:393,w:456,h:23},
{t:"wind.",p:84,x:105,y:421,w:40,h:23},
{t:"Human beings: the main reason for God sending his Son ",p:84,x:105,y:478,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and, coincidentally and ridiculously, the main obstacle to the ",p:84,x:105,y:506,w:457,h:23},
{t:"fulfllment of his plan.",p:84,x:105,y:533,w:158,h:23},
{t:"83",p:85,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"I",p:85,x:497,y:86,w:60,h:161},
{t:"84",p:86,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:86,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"I cannot tell: (1) what bank clerks say when they phone in ",p:86,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"sick; (2) title of a stirring hymn set to the tune of “Danny Boy.” ",p:86,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Might be reconstructed using the following words to express the ",p:86,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"feelings of someone who has been taken to a charismatic service ",p:86,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"without any preparation or warning:",p:86,x:105,y:226,w:258,h:23},
{t:"I cannot tell why I allowed my sister",p:86,x:165,y:268,w:256,h:23},
{t:"To drag me here to this benighted place.",p:86,x:165,y:296,w:284,h:23},
{t:"Or why my neighbor’s speaking Esperanto",p:86,x:165,y:323,w:299,h:23},
{t:"With such a weird expression on his face.",p:86,x:165,y:351,w:291,h:23},
{t:"But this I know, if that mad preacher picks on me",p:86,x:165,y:378,w:351,h:23},
{t:"I shall insert his handheld microphone",p:86,x:165,y:406,w:272,h:23},
{t:"Into a place where all is pain and darkness",p:86,x:165,y:433,w:296,h:23},
{t:"And that will be my cue to leave the twilight zone.",p:86,x:165,y:461,w:356,h:23},
{t:"I love you in the Lord: phrase that describes the spiritual ",p:86,x:105,y:518,w:456,h:23},
{t:"bond between all believers, but all too often means “as a person ",p:86,x:105,y:546,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I fnd nothing in you to attract me at all, but in the purely ",p:86,x:105,y:573,w:457,h:23},
{t:"statutory sense I have to accept that there must be some kind of ",p:86,x:105,y:601,w:454,h:23},
{t:"spiritual bond between us.”",p:86,x:105,y:628,w:192,h:23},
{t:"I sense that we ought to move into prayer over this:",p:86,x:105,y:686,w:449,h:22},
{t:"I’ve run out of arguments. Just give me a few moments breathing ",p:86,x:105,y:713,w:454,h:23},
{t:"space, and I’m sure I’ll come up with something to bring you ",p:86,x:105,y:741,w:456,h:23},
{t:"round to my way of thinking.",p:86,x:105,y:768,w:210,h:23},
{t:"I suddenly really sense the presence of the Lord in ",p:86,x:105,y:825,w:454,h:22},
{t:"this church: God was not able to get there for the beginning ",p:86,x:105,y:853,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I",p:87,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"85",p:87,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"of the service, but he’s just this moment turned up, so the service ",p:87,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"can get going now.",p:87,x:105,y:143,w:132,h:23},
{t:"I will thoroughly purge away your dross: generous ",p:87,x:105,y:201,w:454,h:23},
{t:"ofer by the prophet Isaiah in the frst chapter of his book to ",p:87,x:105,y:228,w:456,h:23},
{t:"undertake radical colonic irrigation for the constipated ones of ",p:87,x:105,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Israel.",p:87,x:105,y:283,w:41,h:23},
{t:"Icon: (1) a devotional painting or carving, usually on wood, ",p:87,x:105,y:341,w:456,h:23},
{t:"of Christ or another holy fgure; (2) it is not generally known ",p:87,x:105,y:368,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that, as a creative race, icon artists are less than confdent. When ",p:87,x:105,y:396,w:454,h:23},
{t:"addressing them on the subject of their art, one should look very ",p:87,x:105,y:423,w:453,h:23},
{t:"directly into their faces and express one’s response to their work ",p:87,x:105,y:451,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with delicacy and subtlety. Tis is known in artistic circles as ",p:87,x:105,y:478,w:456,h:23},
{t:"icon-tact.",p:87,x:105,y:506,w:67,h:23},
{t:"Illuminated manuscripts: medieval invention that al-",p:87,x:105,y:563,w:450,h:23},
{t:"lowed monks to read in bed.",p:87,x:105,y:591,w:201,h:23},
{t:"Immersion: the lowering of the whole person into water ",p:87,x:105,y:648,w:458,h:23},
{t:"during the sacrament of baptism. As with witches and eggs, the ",p:87,x:105,y:676,w:454,h:23},
{t:"foaters are rejected.",p:87,x:105,y:703,w:139,h:23},
{t:"Impatience: symptoms of this vice are frequently visible in ",p:87,x:105,y:760,w:456,h:23},
{t:"church services. Tose who sneak a glance at their watches as yet ",p:87,x:105,y:788,w:454,h:23},
{t:"another hymn begins may wish that they could sing the follow-",p:87,x:105,y:816,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing words instead of the traditional version:",p:87,x:105,y:843,w:307,h:23},
{t:"86",p:88,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:88,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Dear Lord and Father of mankind",p:88,x:165,y:116,w:241,h:23},
{t:"It’s twenty-fve to one",p:88,x:165,y:143,w:152,h:23},
{t:"So please be brief, our joint of beef",p:88,x:165,y:171,w:245,h:23},
{t:"Will burn and shrink because I think",p:88,x:165,y:198,w:262,h:23},
{t:"I’ve left the oven on, I’ve left the oven on.",p:88,x:165,y:226,w:293,h:23},
{t:"Impious: (1) profane; (2) invoices issued by elves.",p:88,x:104,y:283,w:365,h:23},
{t:"Impoliteness: major sin in old-fashioned Anglican circles, ",p:88,x:104,y:341,w:457,h:23},
{t:"almost (but not quite) on a par with sitting in someone else’s ",p:88,x:104,y:368,w:456,h:23},
{t:"pew.",p:88,x:104,y:396,w:33,h:23},
{t:"In a very real sense: subtle phrase frequently employed in ",p:88,x:104,y:453,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Christian circles and usually applied to doubtful propositions. ",p:88,x:104,y:481,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Frequently means “not in the slightest.”",p:88,x:104,y:508,w:278,h:23},
{t:"In fellowship: what Christians are because they have Jesus ",p:88,x:104,y:565,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in common.",p:88,x:104,y:593,w:87,h:23},
{t:"Amazingly, the second-best market for my books is Germany. ",p:88,x:134,y:621,w:422,h:23},
{t:"“Germans have no sense of humor,” declared a humorless ",p:88,x:104,y:648,w:460,h:23},
{t:"English friend, when it was frst suggested that my books should ",p:88,x:104,y:676,w:454,h:23},
{t:"be translated into that language, adding with dry, unconscious ",p:88,x:104,y:703,w:455,h:23},
{t:"humor, “and German Christians have even less.”",p:88,x:104,y:731,w:340,h:23},
{t:"He was wrong. German Christians have a fne sense of ",p:88,x:134,y:758,w:428,h:23},
{t:"humor and are happy to express it as soon as they are given ",p:88,x:104,y:786,w:457,h:23},
{t:"permission to do so.",p:88,x:104,y:813,w:142,h:23},
{t:"Knowing this, there is always a temptation for someone like ",p:88,x:134,y:841,w:424,h:23},
{t:"me to push the boundaries beyond acceptable limits. Flippant ",p:88,x:104,y:868,w:456,h:23},
{t:"I",p:89,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"87",p:89,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"references to two World Wars might be something to avoid, for ",p:89,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"instance. But even this tender topic pales to insignifcance com-",p:89,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"pared with an issue that truly does touch the hearts of millions ",p:89,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of German people. I am speaking of soccer.",p:89,x:105,y:198,w:305,h:23},
{t:"As we all know, a recording that is regularly repeated in this ",p:89,x:134,y:226,w:424,h:23},
{t:"country features Geof Hurst achieving his hat trick during extra ",p:89,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"time to bring England victory over West Germany in the fnal of ",p:89,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the 1966 World Cup.",p:89,x:105,y:308,w:152,h:23},
{t:"“Tey think it’s all over!” yells the near-hysterical commen-",p:89,x:134,y:336,w:419,h:23},
{t:"tator as crowds swarm onto the feld seconds before Hurst’s goal ",p:89,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"is scored; then, as the ball hits the back of the net, he says, “It ",p:89,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"is now!” ",p:89,x:105,y:418,w:61,h:23},
{t:"We fed on that moment for years, didn ’t we? Well, we had ",p:89,x:134,y:446,w:425,h:23},
{t:"to. Te next four decades saw Germany achieve many soccer ",p:89,x:105,y:473,w:457,h:23},
{t:"honors, while England won very little. Ten, in September ",p:89,x:105,y:501,w:458,h:23},
{t:"2001, England played Germany in a lead-up match to the 2002 ",p:89,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"World Cup, and I began a tour of that beautiful country two ",p:89,x:105,y:556,w:456,h:23},
{t:"days later.",p:89,x:105,y:583,w:69,h:23},
{t:"Perhaps it was insensitive of me, but what an opportunity! ",p:89,x:134,y:611,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Each evening I held up my left hand with four fngers and one ",p:89,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"thumb extended, followed by my right hand with just the index ",p:89,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"fnger showing.",p:89,x:105,y:693,w:108,h:23},
{t:"“Five–one,” I intoned with sinful relish. “Five goals to one. ",p:89,x:134,y:721,w:425,h:23},
{t:"We scored fve goals, and you scored one. Put another way, we ",p:89,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"won the match because we scored more goals than you, four ",p:89,x:105,y:776,w:457,h:23},
{t:"more to be exact, and you lost. You see, you only managed to ",p:89,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"score one, whereas we scored—let me see, what was it? Oh, yes, ",p:89,x:105,y:831,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of course, I remember now. We scored fve, didn ’t we? Four more ",p:89,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
{t:"than you, in fact.”",p:89,x:105,y:886,w:127,h:23},
{t:"88",p:90,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:90,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Translation was unnecessary. Everyone got the point. Te ",p:90,x:135,y:116,w:426,h:23},
{t:"response? Low growling, giggles, a few jeers, and one or two ",p:90,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"shouts of objection. All of it, including the growling, was done ",p:90,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in a good spirit, though. We all laughed in the end. We were ",p:90,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"bound to because the bond between those German people and ",p:90,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"me was more permanent than anything to do with supporting ",p:90,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the same team or even sharing the same nationality. We were all ",p:90,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"followers of Jesus. Tis means that when the real battles come, ",p:90,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"we shall unhesitatingly line up on the same side. We are brothers ",p:90,x:105,y:336,w:453,h:23},
{t:"and sisters.",p:90,x:105,y:363,w:76,h:23},
{t:"Tat is what it should all be about. Competition is great. ",p:90,x:135,y:391,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Soccer is wonderful. Diferences in background, culture, and ",p:90,x:105,y:418,w:457,h:23},
{t:"individual experience are to be appreciated and enjoyed. In the ",p:90,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"fnal analysis, though, the Spirit who draws us together is greater ",p:90,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"than anything that keeps us apart.",p:90,x:105,y:501,w:240,h:23},
{t:"In these times: silly, pompous Christian speaker’s way of ",p:90,x:105,y:558,w:457,h:23},
{t:"saying “nowadays.”",p:90,x:105,y:586,w:134,h:23},
{t:"In your arms I would lay: line in a Christian song express-",p:90,x:105,y:643,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing the feelings of a chicken that is lovesick and therefore egg ",p:90,x:105,y:671,w:456,h:23},
{t:"bound.",p:90,x:105,y:698,w:51,h:23},
{t:"Incarnation: (1) the embodiment of God the Son in human ",p:90,x:105,y:756,w:454,h:23},
{t:"fesh as Jesus Christ; (2) this country, as illustrated by what hap-",p:90,x:105,y:783,w:449,h:23},
{t:"pens on the M25 at most times, on most days.",p:90,x:105,y:811,w:328,h:23},
{t:"Incense: (1) a gum or spice producing a sweet smell when ",p:90,x:105,y:868,w:457,h:23},
{t:"I",p:91,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"89",p:91,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"burned in religious ceremonies; (2) not to be confused with a ",p:91,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"similar word that has a very diferent meaning, as exemplifed ",p:91,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"by the militantly low-church lady who refused to enter her local ",p:91,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"High Anglican church, saying, “You won ’t get me in there—I ",p:91,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"can smell incest a mile of. . . .”",p:91,x:105,y:226,w:220,h:23},
{t:"Inconsistencies in the Bible: attacked by those who wish ",p:91,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to discredit the authenticity of Scripture, defended by those ",p:91,x:105,y:311,w:458,h:23},
{t:"who are less than secure about the authenticity of Scripture, and ",p:91,x:105,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"celebrated by those who see glorious and reassuring reality and ",p:91,x:105,y:366,w:455,h:23},
{t:"authenticity where others see only inconsistency.",p:91,x:105,y:393,w:342,h:23},
{t:"Indissolubilists: excellently lumpy, unattractive, and pedan-",p:91,x:105,y:451,w:450,h:23},
{t:"tic name for those who believe that the church should never agree ",p:91,x:105,y:478,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to remarry divorcees. Indisswhateveritists are almost invariably ",p:91,x:105,y:506,w:456,h:23},
{t:"not drawn from the ranks of the divorced.",p:91,x:105,y:533,w:297,h:23},
{t:"Ineffable: (1) impossible to express in words; (2) cannot be ",p:91,x:105,y:591,w:456,h:23},
{t:"sworn about. ",p:91,x:105,y:618,w:96,h:23},
{t:"Infidel: (1) an adherent to a religion other than Christianity; ",p:91,x:105,y:675,w:454,h:23},
{t:"(2) where the contents of Cuba ’s president are located.",p:91,x:105,y:703,w:382,h:23},
{t:"Infinity: (1) the state of being boundless; (2) the last half hour ",p:91,x:105,y:760,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of something one really hates; (3) the half hour immediately ",p:91,x:105,y:788,w:457,h:23},
{t:"before something one is really looking forward to; (4) any lifeless ",p:91,x:105,y:816,w:453,h:23},
{t:"church service; (5) Scottish television on New Year’s Eve.",p:91,x:105,y:843,w:400,h:23},
{t:"90",p:92,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:92,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Inflexible expectation: one of the major barriers to com-",p:92,x:105,y:116,w:450,h:23},
{t:"munication, not just in the church, but in most other areas of ",p:92,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"life as well. One thing that God and other people have in com-",p:92,x:105,y:171,w:449,h:23},
{t:"mon is that, whatever we may think, they are always capable of ",p:92,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"producing a surprise. A fact that the couple in this dialogue have ",p:92,x:105,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"yet to learn:",p:92,x:105,y:253,w:84,h:23},
{t:"A: Ah, thank goodness you ’re back. And did you—?",p:92,x:135,y:296,w:366,h:23},
{t:"B: Yes, I did. I went to see—",p:92,x:135,y:323,w:202,h:23},
{t:"A: Right! And did he—?",p:92,x:135,y:351,w:172,h:23},
{t:"B: No, I’m afraid he didn ’t. I know you were hoping that—",p:92,x:135,y:378,w:419,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, I was. So, there’s no point in—?",p:92,x:135,y:406,w:276,h:23},
{t:"B: None at all, I’m afraid. Not even if—",p:92,x:135,y:433,w:283,h:23},
{t:"A: Really? Not even then? So did he not even consider—?",p:92,x:135,y:461,w:406,h:23},
{t:"B: Not ever. Not once. And so we have to face the fact ",p:92,x:135,y:488,w:427,h:23},
{t:"that—",p:92,x:105,y:516,w:46,h:23},
{t:"A: I know. I so hoped that—",p:92,x:135,y:543,w:203,h:23},
{t:"B: I know you did. If only I hadn ’t—",p:92,x:135,y:571,w:261,h:23},
{t:"A: Well, you did try not to! But the weather all that summer ",p:92,x:135,y:598,w:424,h:23},
{t:"was—",p:92,x:105,y:626,w:43,h:23},
{t:"B: True. Tat’s true. And you ’d just been through—",p:92,x:135,y:653,w:364,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, I had. Do you remember that night, the night when ",p:92,x:135,y:681,w:424,h:23},
{t:"we sat and all we did was—?",p:92,x:105,y:708,w:200,h:23},
{t:"B: Several times. And I recall us saying that we would ",p:92,x:135,y:736,w:428,h:23},
{t:"always—",p:92,x:105,y:763,w:63,h:23},
{t:"A: Gosh, I’d forgotten. We did, didn ’t we? And now I guess ",p:92,x:135,y:791,w:424,h:23},
{t:"we have to face the fact that he’s going to end up in—",p:92,x:105,y:818,w:380,h:23},
{t:"B: Right! How could he be so diferent from—?",p:92,x:135,y:846,w:337,h:23},
{t:"A: Oh, it’s a puzzle. I guess he’ll just have to stay in prison ",p:92,x:135,y:873,w:425,h:23},
{t:"I",p:93,x:545,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"91",p:93,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"until he’s—",p:93,x:105,y:116,w:81,h:23},
{t:"B: Finished his sentence?",p:93,x:134,y:143,w:175,h:23},
{t:"Inner peace: like a bicycle’s inner tube. You hardly notice it ",p:93,x:105,y:201,w:455,h:23},
{t:"when it’s working properly; you get very uncomfortable when it ",p:93,x:105,y:228,w:454,h:23},
{t:"isn ’t. It has to be repaired from time to time, and if it doesn ’t get ",p:93,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"renewed when it wears out, you won ’t make any progress at all.",p:93,x:105,y:283,w:443,h:23},
{t:"Innkeeper: frst-century hotelier with no spare rooms who ",p:93,x:105,y:341,w:457,h:23},
{t:"can nevertheless claim to be responsible for the fact that Jesus ",p:93,x:105,y:368,w:456,h:23},
{t:"was fortunate enough to spend the very earliest part of his life in ",p:93,x:105,y:396,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a stable environment.",p:93,x:105,y:423,w:152,h:23},
{t:"Innovation: (1) bringing in new, untried methods; (2) guitar ",p:93,x:105,y:481,w:455,h:23},
{t:"played in a pub.",p:93,x:105,y:508,w:113,h:23},
{t:"Isaac: son of Abraham and father of Jacob and Esau. Abraham ’s ",p:93,x:105,y:565,w:453,h:23},
{t:"experience with Isaac as a boy is a vivid illustration of the fact ",p:93,x:105,y:593,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that, if you are going to be a parent, you have to be willing to ",p:93,x:105,y:621,w:455,h:23},
{t:"make sacrifces.",p:93,x:105,y:648,w:108,h:23},
{t:"Isaiah: (1) a major Old Testament prophet, probably a little ",p:93,x:105,y:705,w:456,h:23},
{t:"like David Pawson in drag; (2) sounds like a helpful personal ",p:93,x:105,y:733,w:456,h:23},
{t:"motto for aspirately challenged men to repeat to themselves ",p:93,x:105,y:761,w:458,h:23},
{t:"when confronted with plunging necklines.",p:93,x:105,y:788,w:299,h:23},
{t:"Israel: the people of God. Actually means “he struggles (or ",p:93,x:105,y:845,w:456,h:23},
{t:"wrestles) with God.” Fortunately, instead of three falls, two ",p:93,x:105,y:873,w:458,h:23},
{t:"92",p:94,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:94,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"submissions, or a knockout, all each of us has to worry about in ",p:94,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"our confrontation with Big Daddy is one fall, one submission, ",p:94,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and a redemption.",p:94,x:105,y:171,w:129,h:23},
{t:"It depends what you mean by healing: strange, coy re-",p:94,x:105,y:228,w:450,h:23},
{t:"sponse from those involved with healing ministries where noth-",p:94,x:105,y:256,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing ever happens, when asked if they have actually seen anybody ",p:94,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"healed. Te assumption that someone with a bad leg might, as a ",p:94,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"result of prayer, no longer have a bad leg appears to be too naive ",p:94,x:105,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and simplistic to count for much. (See also Healing, Holistic ",p:94,x:105,y:366,w:454,h:23},
{t:"healing, and Kerin, Dorothy.)",p:94,x:105,y:393,w:250,h:23},
{t:"It must therefore be perfectly clear to the simplest ",p:94,x:105,y:451,w:454,h:22},
{t:"among us that . . . : phrase used by some Christian speak-",p:94,x:105,y:478,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ers and writers immediately prior to launching into wild and ",p:94,x:105,y:506,w:457,h:23},
{t:"unfounded speculation.",p:94,x:105,y:533,w:167,h:23},
{t:"93",p:95,x:537,y:935,w:18,h:19},
{t:"J",p:95,x:468,y:83,w:86,h:161},
{t:"94",p:96,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:96,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Jacob’s ladder: probably the—oh so vexing!—result of ",p:96,x:105,y:116,w:460,h:23},
{t:"catching his tights while he was wrestling with the angel. ",p:96,x:105,y:143,w:404,h:23},
{t:"Jael: wife of Heber, this lady nailed Sisera ’s head to the ground ",p:96,x:105,y:201,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with a tent peg, thus adding fuel to the argument of those who ",p:96,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"say that the practical side of camping should be left to men.",p:96,x:105,y:256,w:421,h:23},
{t:"Jail: a place known to many Christians over the years. Saint Paul, ",p:96,x:105,y:313,w:452,h:23},
{t:"for instance, spent more time behind bars than an Australian ",p:96,x:105,y:341,w:456,h:23},
{t:"backpacker.",p:96,x:105,y:368,w:82,h:23},
{t:"James: New Testament book that any reasonable person must ",p:96,x:105,y:426,w:454,h:23},
{t:"believe God should never have allowed into the canon. Full of ",p:96,x:105,y:453,w:455,h:23},
{t:"references to doing things as well as believing. Two quite amus-",p:96,x:105,y:481,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing jokes as well. Ridiculous defnition of true religion in chapter ",p:96,x:105,y:508,w:453,h:23},
{t:"one, verse twenty-seven. It is thought James may have been the ",p:96,x:105,y:536,w:455,h:23},
{t:"brother of Jesus. I rest my case.",p:96,x:105,y:563,w:218,h:23},
{t:"Janus: mythical god of doors and beginnings, who could look ",p:96,x:105,y:620,w:455,h:23},
{t:"forward and backward at the same time because he had two faces. ",p:96,x:105,y:648,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Would have been ideally suited to involvement in a number of ",p:96,x:105,y:676,w:455,h:23},
{t:"modern Christian businesses.",p:96,x:105,y:703,w:206,h:23},
{t:"Jargon: language or terms restricted to a particular group or ",p:96,x:105,y:760,w:456,h:23},
{t:"culture, including the Christian one. Personally, I think the Lord ",p:96,x:105,y:788,w:453,h:23},
{t:"would have us cry out mightily against such abominations.",p:96,x:105,y:816,w:415,h:23},
{t:"Jawbone of an ass: weapon employed by Samson in the book ",p:96,x:105,y:873,w:453,h:23},
{t:"J",p:97,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"95",p:97,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"of Judges and by many a preacher and political spokesperson in ",p:97,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"this age. (See also Samson.)",p:97,x:105,y:143,w:209,h:23},
{t:"Jehovah’s Witnesses: a millenarian Christian sect whose ",p:97,x:105,y:201,w:457,h:23},
{t:"members appear to believe, inexplicably, that for the limited ",p:97,x:105,y:228,w:457,h:23},
{t:"number of God’s elect, eternal life will bear a close resemblance ",p:97,x:105,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to suburban, middle-class England in the ffties.",p:97,x:105,y:283,w:338,h:23},
{t:"Jesus: (1) Savior of the world who has made it possible for ",p:97,x:105,y:341,w:456,h:23},
{t:"prodigals to go home and fnd out how much they are loved; ",p:97,x:105,y:368,w:456,h:23},
{t:"(2) Passionately Resolutely Insists On Radically Improving ",p:97,x:105,y:396,w:460,h:23},
{t:"Tomorrow’s Yesterday.",p:97,x:105,y:423,w:156,h:23},
{t:"Jesus really shone out from his face: comment oc-",p:97,x:105,y:481,w:450,h:23},
{t:"casionally made by people who have encountered an individual, ",p:97,x:105,y:508,w:454,h:23},
{t:"often in wretched, problem-flled circumstances, who seems to ",p:97,x:105,y:536,w:455,h:23},
{t:"radiate the love of Christ in a way that is rarely encountered in ",p:97,x:105,y:563,w:455,h:23},
{t:"day-to-day life.",p:97,x:105,y:591,w:106,h:23},
{t:"Always good to hear, but the fact is that the vast majority of ",p:97,x:134,y:618,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Christians, myself included, do not usually manage more than a ",p:97,x:105,y:646,w:455,h:23},
{t:"slight glow at the best of times. I suppose it giv",p:97,x:105,y:673,w:328,h:23},
{t:"es us all something ",p:97,x:425,y:673,w:133,h:23},
{t:"to aim at, but our spiritual self-confdence can be some",p:97,x:105,y:701,w:425,h:23},
{t:"what ",p:97,x:520,y:701,w:42,h:23},
{t:"eroded when we compare ourselves with the shiny person in ",p:97,x:105,y:728,w:463,h:23},
{t:"question. How come Jesus shines out from them and not from ",p:97,x:105,y:756,w:456,h:23},
{t:"me? Is it because I haven",p:97,x:105,y:783,w:178,h:23},
{t:"’",p:97,x:281,y:783,w:4,h:23},
{t:"t tried hard enough? Are there terrible ",p:97,x:284,y:783,w:278,h:23},
{t:"sins I haven",p:97,x:105,y:811,w:85,h:23},
{t:"’",p:97,x:188,y:811,w:4,h:23},
{t:"t got round to confessing? I s it easier to hav e Jesus ",p:97,x:191,y:811,w:370,h:23},
{t:"shining out from your face when you live in Africa or Bangladesh ",p:97,x:105,y:838,w:454,h:23},
{t:"than when you spend most of your time in Luton or Durham or ",p:97,x:105,y:866,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Hailsham?",p:97,x:105,y:893,w:74,h:23},
{t:"96",p:98,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:98,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"I guess the resolution of all this might lie in our growing ",p:98,x:135,y:116,w:426,h:23},
{t:"awareness that the place where we are as individuals is of little ",p:98,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"importance compared with the body of Christ as a whole. Tat ",p:98,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"person who seems to project the love of Jesus so efortlessly is ",p:98,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"a part of me, just as I am a part of him. His smile is my smile. ",p:98,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"My low-wattage glow is their low-wattage glow. Do I dare to ",p:98,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"own whatever I fnd, good or bad, in my brothers and sisters? ",p:98,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Do they dare the same? Am I prepared to laugh and weep with ",p:98,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"them, no matter what may be happening in me? Te afrma-",p:98,x:105,y:336,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tive answer given to that question by Christians in the past has ",p:98,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"already changed the world. My contribution, small as it might ",p:98,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"be, will continue that crucial process.",p:98,x:105,y:418,w:262,h:23},
{t:"Jimmy Swaggart: (1) American evangelist shamed by public ",p:98,x:105,y:476,w:453,h:23},
{t:"exposure of his sin; (2) anagram of “gag my trim jaws.”",p:98,x:105,y:503,w:387,h:23},
{t:"Job: (1) unfortunate but ultimately justifed Old Testament ",p:98,x:105,y:561,w:458,h:23},
{t:"character who, because of a deal made between God and the ",p:98,x:105,y:588,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Devil, found his life was breaking down into three main phases: ",p:98,x:105,y:616,w:454,h:23},
{t:"pre-boil, boil, and post-boil; (2) it appears that Job had problems ",p:98,x:105,y:643,w:453,h:23},
{t:"with the Creator on the soccer feld as well. In the eighth verse of ",p:98,x:105,y:671,w:453,h:23},
{t:"chapter nineteen he speaks of God’s defensive skills:",p:98,x:105,y:698,w:364,h:23},
{t:"“He has blocked my way so I cannot pass. . . .” (niv)",p:98,x:135,y:726,w:371,h:23},
{t:"Earlier, in the tenth verse of chapter nine, he refers to the ",p:98,x:135,y:753,w:426,h:23},
{t:"sparkling, George Best–like quality of God’s attacking play:",p:98,x:105,y:781,w:418,h:23},
{t:"“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles ",p:98,x:135,y:808,w:426,h:23},
{t:"that cannot be counted. When he passes me, I cannot see him; ",p:98,x:105,y:836,w:455,h:23},
{t:"when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.” (niv)",p:98,x:105,y:863,w:329,h:23},
{t:"J",p:99,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"97",p:99,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Jonah (see Joppa): reluctant prophet who had to learn to be ",p:99,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"grateful for everything, good or bad, that God gave him, as when ",p:99,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"he emerged from the belly of the giant fsh covered in goo and ",p:99,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"said:",p:99,x:105,y:198,w:31,h:23},
{t:"“Tank you, Lord, when you rebuke us,",p:99,x:135,y:241,w:282,h:23},
{t:"With your gift of whale mucus.”",p:99,x:135,y:268,w:228,h:23},
{t:"Joppa (see Jonah):",p:99,x:105,y:326,w:149,h:22},
{t:"Jonah took a ship out of Joppa,",p:99,x:135,y:368,w:221,h:23},
{t:"By telling the captain a whopper,",p:99,x:135,y:396,w:233,h:23},
{t:"But after the storm, God said, “He’ll reform,",p:99,x:135,y:423,w:315,h:23},
{t:"Te man ’s come a whale of a cropper.”",p:99,x:135,y:451,w:269,h:23},
{t:"Jot: one-half of a very popular Old Testament comedy duo. ",p:99,x:105,y:508,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Never quite as funny on his own as he was when appearing with ",p:99,x:105,y:536,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Tittle. (See also Tittle.)",p:99,x:105,y:563,w:165,h:23},
{t:"Jude: (1) writer of the twenty-sixth, penultimate book of the ",p:99,x:105,y:620,w:456,h:23},
{t:"New Testament, which concludes with a reassurance for those ",p:99,x:105,y:648,w:456,h:23},
{t:"who do not wish to be slain in the Spirit: “Now, unto him who ",p:99,x:105,y:676,w:454,h:23},
{t:"is able to keep you from falling. . . .”; (2) person who got Paul ",p:99,x:105,y:703,w:455,h:23},
{t:"McCartney worked up to a point of screaming hysteria, due, ",p:99,x:105,y:731,w:456,h:23},
{t:"as far as one can tell, to the possibility that he might let him ",p:99,x:105,y:758,w:456,h:23},
{t:"down.",p:99,x:105,y:786,w:44,h:23},
{t:"Judea: (1) Greek and Roman name for Judah, usually refers to ",p:99,x:105,y:843,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the southern part of the country, sometimes used for the whole ",p:99,x:105,y:871,w:454,h:23},
{t:"98",p:100,x:105,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:100,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"land, including Galilee and Samaria; (2) what Jude says when ",p:100,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"answering the phone to Paul McCartney, always assuming Paul ",p:100,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"still speaks to him after being let down so badly.",p:100,x:105,y:171,w:338,h:23},
{t:"Judge not that you be not judged: important feature of ",p:100,x:105,y:228,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the teaching of Jesus and one that a couple of people I could ",p:100,x:104,y:256,w:457,h:23},
{t:"name would be well advised to take on board before it’s too late. ",p:100,x:104,y:283,w:452,h:23},
{t:"It really is so easy and sometimes enjoyable to judge the ",p:100,x:134,y:311,w:427,h:23},
{t:"behavior of others.",p:100,x:104,y:338,w:132,h:23},
{t:"Some years ago, during one of those long, lazy lunches ",p:100,x:134,y:366,w:428,h:23},
{t:"that are so enjoyable when work is waiting to be done, a friend ",p:100,x:104,y:393,w:455,h:23},
{t:"described a singular experience that had afected him deeply. His ",p:100,x:104,y:421,w:453,h:23},
{t:"account afected me deeply as well, and the memory has rattled ",p:100,x:104,y:448,w:454,h:23},
{t:"around disturbingly in my head ever since. Only recently have I ",p:100,x:104,y:476,w:454,h:23},
{t:"worked out what I really think about it.",p:100,x:104,y:503,w:280,h:23},
{t:"Now, before continuing I should warn you frankly that ",p:100,x:134,y:531,w:428,h:23},
{t:"what you are about to hear is, on the face of it, a tale of sacrilege, ",p:100,x:104,y:558,w:453,h:23},
{t:"set in a lavatory context. If this grim fact dissuades you from ",p:100,x:104,y:586,w:456,h:23},
{t:"reading any further, I shall understand. Please feel free to turn ",p:100,x:104,y:613,w:455,h:23},
{t:"your attention to something else as soon as you reach the period ",p:100,x:104,y:641,w:454,h:23},
{t:"at the end of this paragraph.",p:100,x:104,y:668,w:199,h:23},
{t:"Still reading? Okay, but I did warn you. . . .",p:100,x:134,y:696,w:307,h:23},
{t:"My friend went to one of those big evangelistic rallies where ",p:100,x:134,y:723,w:424,h:23},
{t:"a famous speaker is imported to address Christians from local ",p:100,x:104,y:751,w:456,h:23},
{t:"churches, together with those they have dragged along to be ",p:100,x:104,y:778,w:457,h:23},
{t:"converted—sorry, I mean those they have invited along to hear ",p:100,x:104,y:806,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the gospel. Tis meeting happened in my friend’s church, a ",p:100,x:104,y:833,w:458,h:23},
{t:"large building with excellent modern facilities, including toilets ",p:100,x:104,y:861,w:455,h:23},
{t:"J",p:101,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"99",p:101,x:537,y:934,w:18,h:19},
{t:"leading of from the foyer space just inside the main door. Te ",p:101,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"place was packed, the air flled with a buzz of excitement, and ",p:101,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"anticipation that dwindled to a profound hush as the speaker ",p:101,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"took his place at the microphone.",p:101,x:105,y:198,w:236,h:23},
{t:"He was good—no doubt about that. My friend, who was ",p:101,x:134,y:226,w:426,h:23},
{t:"seated at the end of one of the long front pews, was genuinely ",p:101,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"moved and entertained by the frst half of the evening. Te com-",p:101,x:105,y:281,w:449,h:23},
{t:"bination of deep, uncompromising holiness, masterful delivery, ",p:101,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and fnely honed storytelling was powerful. Apart from anything ",p:101,x:105,y:336,w:453,h:23},
{t:"else, the man looked so impressive. Te fne head of waved, ",p:101,x:105,y:363,w:457,h:23},
{t:"iron-gray hair; the discreet, perfectly ftting suit; and the highly ",p:101,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"polished, stylish brown shoes all spoke of a man at ease with ",p:101,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"God, himself and the rest of the world.",p:101,x:105,y:446,w:275,h:23},
{t:"After forty-fve minutes there was an intermission. Te au-",p:101,x:134,y:473,w:419,h:23},
{t:"dience, thrilled with an infusion of borrowed assurance, buzzed ",p:101,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"excitedly once more as they left their seats to seek (in increasing ",p:101,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"order of possible availability) toilets, teas, and an opportunity to ",p:101,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"spend money on the speaker’s books. ",p:101,x:105,y:583,w:264,h:23},
{t:"My friend knew the church well. Toilet lines in the foyer ",p:101,x:134,y:611,w:426,h:23},
{t:"were sure to be endless. Slipping quietly through the side door ",p:101,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"near his seat at the end of the pew, he hurried down a corridor ",p:101,x:105,y:666,w:455,h:23},
{t:"past the vestry and the church ofce, turned a corner, and passed ",p:101,x:105,y:693,w:453,h:23},
{t:"through a swing door into the little toilet block reserved for ",p:101,x:105,y:721,w:457,h:23},
{t:"those involved in services or presentations.",p:101,x:105,y:748,w:299,h:23},
{t:"It was while he was sitting in one of the two cubicles a few ",p:101,x:134,y:776,w:425,h:23},
{t:"moments later that he heard someone else come into the block ",p:101,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and saw, through the six-inch gap at the bottom of the cubicle ",p:101,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"door, a pair of shining brown shoes moving in the direction of ",p:101,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"100",p:102,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:102,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"the urinals. Te great man was about to relieve himself.",p:102,x:105,y:116,w:389,h:23},
{t:"My friend tried to pretend that he didn ’t exist.",p:102,x:134,y:143,w:326,h:23},
{t:"He then heard two things. One was quite predictable and ",p:102,x:134,y:171,w:426,h:23},
{t:"need not concern us here. Te other was a deep inhalation of ",p:102,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"breath and a long outward sigh of satisfaction and relief on ",p:102,x:105,y:226,w:458,h:23},
{t:"which the words “Je-e-e-sus Christ!” were conveyed with all the ",p:102,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"passion of a mystic at prayer.",p:102,x:105,y:281,w:202,h:23},
{t:"Tis moment was the climax of my friend’s story, and I ",p:102,x:134,y:308,w:427,h:23},
{t:"understood why the experience had been a disturbing one. Te ",p:102,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"man who had exuded holiness and self-control on that platform ",p:102,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"just now was not the same man who had uttered what sounded ",p:102,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to my friend’s ears like blatant profanity in the men ’s restroom a ",p:102,x:105,y:418,w:454,h:23},
{t:"few moments later. My reaction to this story on the spot, and for ",p:102,x:105,y:446,w:453,h:23},
{t:"a long time afterward, was one of disappointment and cynicism. ",p:102,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Here was yet another example of that depressingly common gap ",p:102,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"between the public and private faces of Christianity. Te public ",p:102,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"one was just a beautifully polished act, an accomplished piece of ",p:102,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"outward role-playing to cover and conceal the spiritual vacuum ",p:102,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that existed within. Te voice, the hair, the suit, the stories—all ",p:102,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"meaningless show. Perhaps he believed nothing at all.",p:102,x:105,y:638,w:375,h:23},
{t:"Tis ridiculously narrow and condemning attitude persisted ",p:102,x:134,y:666,w:424,h:23},
{t:"until I happened to catch my own mouth muttering something ",p:102,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"unspeakable in a particular situation, and simple justice forced ",p:102,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"me to ask myself if I considered the work I did to be rendered ",p:102,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"null and void as a result. I felt so ashamed. What right had I to ",p:102,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"judge one of my brothers who was struggling to reach people ",p:102,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in the way that seemed right to him? Had I not always argued ",p:102,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that Christianity is a ragged, difcult thing, only able to work if ",p:102,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
{t:"J",p:103,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"101",p:103,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"we allow the Spirit of God to inhabit our relationships and our ",p:103,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"attitudes to each other?",p:103,x:105,y:143,w:163,h:23},
{t:"When God alone is with us in the strange, trackless forests ",p:103,x:134,y:171,w:425,h:23},
{t:"of what we really are, there is potential for us to do or say all sorts ",p:103,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of unpleasant things. Take heart. Whatever those things might ",p:103,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"be, he will forgive us, as long as we extend the same courtesy to ",p:103,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"others.",p:103,x:105,y:281,w:47,h:23},
{t:"Just: oddly ubiquitous and slightly annoying word in extempore ",p:103,x:105,y:338,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Christian prayer. In fact, I just sense we should just pray about it ",p:103,x:105,y:366,w:454,h:23},
{t:"now. Lord, we just ask that this word will just drop out of usage ",p:103,x:105,y:393,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and that we will just replace it just with something that just ",p:103,x:105,y:421,w:457,h:23},
{t:"makes more sense. . . .",p:103,x:105,y:448,w:157,h:23},
{t:"Justice: (1) the exercise of God’s authority in the maintenance ",p:103,x:105,y:506,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of right; (2) no lemon.",p:103,x:105,y:533,w:159,h:23},
{t:"Justification: (1) function of word processors that makes sure ",p:103,x:105,y:591,w:453,h:23},
{t:"everything is tidied up satisfactorily at the end of the line; (2) ",p:103,x:105,y:618,w:456,h:23},
{t:"divine, grace-flled initiative that makes sure everything is tidied ",p:103,x:105,y:646,w:454,h:23},
{t:"up at the end of the line.",p:103,x:105,y:673,w:175,h:23},
{t:"103",p:104,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"K",p:104,x:471,y:83,w:83,h:161},
{t:"104",p:105,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:105,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Katydid: creature mentioned in the twenty-second verse of ",p:105,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"the eleventh chapter of Leviticus, this was one of the insects ",p:105,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"that God allowed the Israelites to eat. Soon to be featured in a ",p:105,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"life-cycle documentary in two parts, entitled “What the Katydid ",p:105,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Did” and “What the Katydid Did Next.”",p:105,x:105,y:226,w:289,h:23},
{t:"Keeping your temper: very valuable at times. Politeness is ",p:105,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"one of the most attractive qualities a human being can have. It ",p:105,x:104,y:311,w:455,h:23},
{t:"is also one of the greatest barriers to progress in the Christian ",p:105,x:104,y:338,w:456,h:23},
{t:"church. Imagine if Jesus had said to the Pharisees, “Er, excuse ",p:105,x:104,y:366,w:456,h:23},
{t:"me, I hope you ’ll forgive me for saying this, but I do think you ",p:105,x:104,y:393,w:455,h:23},
{t:"are just a little bit viperish. I mean, gosh, we all have trouble in ",p:105,x:104,y:421,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that area, but I think you might have a special problem. . . .” At ",p:105,x:104,y:448,w:454,h:23},
{t:"its worse the disease of overpoliteness and good temper at all ",p:105,x:104,y:476,w:456,h:23},
{t:"costs can result in something like the following dialogue:",p:105,x:104,y:503,w:400,h:23},
{t:"A: Look, can I say something to you?",p:105,x:134,y:546,w:262,h:23},
{t:"B: Yes, of course.",p:105,x:134,y:573,w:119,h:23},
{t:"A: Well, I think we ought to clear the air about what hap-",p:105,x:134,y:601,w:419,h:23},
{t:"pened the other day. I just want to say how sorry I am for what ",p:105,x:105,y:628,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I said.",p:105,x:105,y:656,w:42,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh, well, no, I’m sorry for putting you in a position ",p:105,x:134,y:683,w:427,h:23},
{t:"where you felt the need to apologize for what you said.",p:105,x:105,y:711,w:386,h:23},
{t:"A: Tat’s very nice of you, but, look, I’m really sorry for ",p:105,x:134,y:738,w:427,h:23},
{t:"putting you in a position where you felt the need to apologize ",p:105,x:105,y:766,w:455,h:23},
{t:"for putting me in a position where I had to apologize for what ",p:105,x:105,y:793,w:455,h:23},
{t:"I said.",p:105,x:105,y:821,w:42,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh, good heavens, no; I’m just sorry for putting you in ",p:105,x:134,y:848,w:425,h:23},
{t:"a position where you felt the need to apologize when I felt the ",p:105,x:105,y:876,w:455,h:23},
{t:"K",p:106,x:541,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"105",p:106,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"need to apologize for putting you in a position where you felt ",p:106,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"you had to apologize for what you said.",p:106,x:105,y:143,w:278,h:23},
{t:"A: Well, that’s great, but I really want to say how sorry I am ",p:106,x:134,y:171,w:424,h:23},
{t:"that you felt the need to apologize for putting me in a position ",p:106,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"where I felt the need to apologize for putting you in a position ",p:106,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"where you felt the need to apologize for putting me in a position ",p:106,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"where I felt I had to apologize for what I said.",p:106,x:105,y:281,w:322,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh no, I’m just sorry that I put you in a position ",p:106,x:134,y:308,w:428,h:23},
{t:"where—",p:106,x:105,y:336,w:60,h:23},
{t:"A: What did I say?",p:106,x:134,y:363,w:130,h:23},
{t:"B: What do you mean “What did I say?”",p:106,x:134,y:391,w:287,h:23},
{t:"A: What do you mean “What do you mean ‘What did I ",p:106,x:134,y:418,w:426,h:23},
{t:"say’”?",p:106,x:105,y:446,w:38,h:23},
{t:"B: Well, I don ’t know what you mean when you ask “What ",p:106,x:134,y:473,w:424,h:23},
{t:"do you mean ‘What do you mean “What did I say?”’ You must ",p:106,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"remember what you said. You just apologized for saying it.",p:106,x:105,y:528,w:412,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, but you said you were sorry for putting me in a posi-",p:106,x:134,y:556,w:419,h:23},
{t:"tion where I felt the need to apologize for what I’d said.",p:106,x:105,y:583,w:391,h:23},
{t:"B: Well, yes, but that was before you told me you ’ve forgot-",p:106,x:134,y:611,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ten what you said. If you hadn ’t forgotten what you said, I’d still ",p:106,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"be sorry for putting you in a position where you felt the need to ",p:106,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"apologize for—",p:106,x:105,y:693,w:109,h:23},
{t:"A: I’ve remembered!",p:106,x:134,y:721,w:142,h:23},
{t:"B: Remembered what?",p:106,x:134,y:748,w:159,h:23},
{t:"A: I’ve remembered what I said.",p:106,x:134,y:776,w:224,h:23},
{t:"B: What did you say?",p:106,x:134,y:803,w:150,h:23},
{t:"A: I said you tend to complicate things—but I’m sorry I ",p:106,x:134,y:831,w:426,h:23},
{t:"said that.",p:106,x:105,y:858,w:64,h:23},
{t:"106",p:107,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:107,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"B: Oh no, I’m sorry for putting you in a position where you ",p:107,x:135,y:116,w:424,h:23},
{t:"felt the need to. . . .",p:107,x:105,y:143,w:138,h:23},
{t:"A: Oh, shut up!",p:107,x:135,y:171,w:111,h:23},
{t:"B: Tat’s not very nice.",p:107,x:135,y:198,w:162,h:23},
{t:"A: No, I shouldn ’t have said it. I’m sorry.",p:107,x:135,y:226,w:286,h:23},
{t:"B: (opens mouth but thinks better of it) Good.",p:107,x:135,y:253,w:313,h:23},
{t:"Kerin, Dorothy: founder of the Burrswood Christian Healing ",p:107,x:105,y:311,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Centre in Sussex, this lady had one of those rare and distinctive ",p:107,x:105,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"healing ministries in which people actually got healed.",p:107,x:105,y:366,w:382,h:23},
{t:"Keys of the kingdom of heaven: given by Jesus to ",p:107,x:105,y:423,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Peter, and not, thank God, to anyone like me. I would have ",p:107,x:105,y:451,w:457,h:23},
{t:"had to attach a huge plastic Mickey Mouse to them so that they ",p:107,x:105,y:478,w:454,h:23},
{t:"wouldn ’t get lost. I know I would still have lost them, though, ",p:107,x:105,y:506,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and everyone would have gotten mad at me because they were ",p:107,x:105,y:533,w:455,h:23},
{t:"having to hang around outside the gates of heaven waiting to ",p:107,x:105,y:561,w:456,h:23},
{t:"get in, and an angel would have had to go and wake God up to ",p:107,x:105,y:588,w:454,h:23},
{t:"get a spare key, and he would have been mad at me as well, and ",p:107,x:105,y:616,w:454,h:23},
{t:"then I’d have found the original ones in my other jacket, and ",p:107,x:105,y:643,w:456,h:23},
{t:"I would have been standing there going all red and defensive, ",p:107,x:105,y:671,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and the whole thing would have got most unpleasant. If you ",p:107,x:105,y:698,w:457,h:23},
{t:"want to know why God chose one particular point in history ",p:107,x:105,y:726,w:456,h:23},
{t:"for Jesus to come, that’s probably the answer—Peter may have ",p:107,x:105,y:753,w:455,h:23},
{t:"been somewhat impulsive and a tad Satanish at times, but he was ",p:107,x:105,y:781,w:453,h:23},
{t:"probably very good with keys.",p:107,x:105,y:808,w:212,h:23},
{t:"K",p:108,x:541,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"107",p:108,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Kidding ourselves: what we are doing when we say such ",p:108,x:105,y:115,w:456,h:23},
{t:"things as “Just in confdence and for prayer, but have you heard ",p:108,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"about Julie?”",p:108,x:105,y:170,w:89,h:23},
{t:"Kidron: (1) valley that separates Jerusalem and the temple from ",p:108,x:105,y:227,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the Mount of Olives; (2) something that, three decades ago, you ",p:108,x:105,y:255,w:454,h:23},
{t:"would have been very unwise to do in East London, according ",p:108,x:105,y:283,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to those who knew the Kray twins.",p:108,x:105,y:310,w:246,h:23},
{t:"Killing three birds with one stone: rejected early plan ",p:108,x:105,y:367,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to destroy Saddam Hussein by dropping the Cheeky Girls and ",p:108,x:104,y:395,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Mick Jagger from an aircraft directly on to the top of his head. ",p:108,x:104,y:423,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Tree birds if you include Saddam.",p:108,x:104,y:450,w:247,h:23},
{t:"Kirk sessions: (1) meetings of Scottish church elders; (2) ",p:108,x:104,y:507,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Star Trek conventions.",p:108,x:104,y:535,w:156,h:23},
{t:"Kiss: often written as X, which can also signify that a calcula-",p:108,x:104,y:592,w:450,h:23},
{t:"tion has gone astray. Means both in some cases, never more sadly ",p:108,x:105,y:620,w:453,h:23},
{t:"so than in the case of Judas.",p:108,x:105,y:648,w:195,h:23},
{t:"Kites: might usefully be employed as the basis for a logo in ",p:108,x:105,y:705,w:456,h:23},
{t:"some sections of the modern church as they involve lifting your ",p:108,x:105,y:733,w:454,h:23},
{t:"arms up, being blown all over the place, getting out of control, ",p:108,x:105,y:760,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and ending up in a tangle. Alternatively, they never quite get of ",p:108,x:105,y:788,w:452,h:23},
{t:"the ground.",p:108,x:105,y:815,w:82,h:23},
{t:"108",p:109,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:109,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Kittiwakes: birds that mate for life and make very attentive, ",p:109,x:105,y:115,w:455,h:23},
{t:"caring parents. Might have made more sense for God to enter ",p:109,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the world as a kittiwake rather than as a human being.",p:109,x:105,y:170,w:383,h:23},
{t:"Kleptomaniacs: those most likely to beneft from the notion ",p:109,x:105,y:227,w:453,h:23},
{t:"(if true) that God helps those who help themselves. One assumes ",p:109,x:105,y:255,w:453,h:23},
{t:"that people sufering from this disorder will seek medical assis-",p:109,x:105,y:283,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tance and soon be taking things for it.",p:109,x:105,y:310,w:268,h:23},
{t:"Knowledge, word of: spiritual gift that enables one ",p:109,x:105,y:367,w:462,h:23},
{t:"Christian to pass divine communications to another. For those ",p:109,x:105,y:395,w:455,h:23},
{t:"who have never heard of it, this gift is produced by God, not by ",p:109,x:105,y:423,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Waddington ’s.",p:109,x:105,y:450,w:100,h:23},
{t:"109",p:110,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"L",p:110,x:479,y:83,w:75,h:161},
{t:"110",p:111,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:111,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Laban: banal confusion in Jacob ’s life while in exile.",p:111,x:105,y:116,w:377,h:23},
{t:"Lampstands: symbols for the seven churches mentioned in ",p:111,x:105,y:173,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the second and third chapters of the book of Revelation. Tere ",p:111,x:105,y:201,w:455,h:23},
{t:"was a threat, to the church at Ephesus in particular, that these ",p:111,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"might be removed if disobedience continued in the Christian ",p:111,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"community. Similar principles might be usefully adopted in ",p:111,x:105,y:283,w:458,h:23},
{t:"other areas of modern life. Restaurants, for instance, could be ",p:111,x:105,y:311,w:456,h:23},
{t:"awarded up to seven “Lampstands” for excellence in food prepa-",p:111,x:105,y:338,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ration and then receive the following ofcial notice if the quality ",p:111,x:105,y:366,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of their service falls below an acceptable level:",p:111,x:105,y:393,w:321,h:23},
{t:"“You have a name for using fresh produce in your meals. ",p:111,x:134,y:421,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Beware, I shall come to you with a trading standards ofcer and ",p:111,x:105,y:448,w:454,h:23},
{t:"remove your lampstands from their place in the front window of ",p:111,x:105,y:476,w:454,h:23},
{t:"your establishment.”",p:111,x:105,y:503,w:144,h:23},
{t:"Land of Nod: (1) place to the east of Eden where Cain was ",p:111,x:105,y:561,w:456,h:23},
{t:"doomed to wander after killing his brother; (2) name given to ",p:111,x:105,y:588,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the chamber where members of the cabinet met in Margaret ",p:111,x:105,y:616,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Tatcher’s time.",p:111,x:105,y:643,w:112,h:23},
{t:"Lapse: spiritual decline or backsliding. Exemplifed by married ",p:111,x:105,y:701,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Christian men who, in their degenerate state, can be heard call-",p:111,x:105,y:728,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing out to single girls in the pub, “Come and sit on our lapse.”",p:111,x:105,y:756,w:440,h:23},
{t:"Last trump: (1) sound that will wake the dead on judgment ",p:111,x:105,y:813,w:455,h:23},
{t:"day; (2) end of a game of cards—and everything else as well, I ",p:111,x:105,y:841,w:455,h:23},
{t:"suppose.",p:111,x:105,y:868,w:60,h:23},
{t:"L",p:112,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"111",p:112,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Lay worker: (1) unordained, nonclerical person engaged in ",p:112,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"church-related tasks; (2) chicken farmer.",p:112,x:105,y:143,w:284,h:23},
{t:"Lazarus: (1) brother of Mary and Martha raised from the dead ",p:112,x:105,y:201,w:453,h:23},
{t:"by Jesus; (2) unwise choice as a name for dimwitted racehorses ",p:112,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"because when you stand by the fnishing line and shout at them ",p:112,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"they have a tendency to misunderstand and come fourth.",p:112,x:105,y:283,w:403,h:23},
{t:"Least in the kingdom: nominated by God using com-",p:112,x:105,y:341,w:450,h:23},
{t:"pletely diferent criteria from that employed by most human ",p:112,x:105,y:368,w:457,h:23},
{t:"beings, whatever the pompous jerk called Adrian at the top of ",p:112,x:105,y:396,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the stepladder in this sketch might think as he addresses Phil, the ",p:112,x:105,y:423,w:453,h:23},
{t:"humble Anglican vicar down at ground level.",p:112,x:105,y:451,w:318,h:23},
{t:"P: Er, excuse me.",p:112,x:135,y:493,w:119,h:23},
{t:"A: Bill, my old mate!",p:112,x:135,y:521,w:147,h:23},
{t:"P: It’s Phil, your old mate.",p:112,x:135,y:548,w:184,h:23},
{t:"A: Phil, my old mate! You all right down there?",p:112,x:135,y:576,w:332,h:23},
{t:"P: Well, actually, I’ve just been thinking about the fact that ",p:112,x:135,y:603,w:425,h:23},
{t:"you ’re famous and in demand up there at the top of the ladder, ",p:112,x:105,y:631,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and I’m unknown and not at all in demand all the way down ",p:112,x:105,y:658,w:456,h:23},
{t:"here on the foor. It seems very unfair.",p:112,x:105,y:686,w:267,h:23},
{t:"A: You ’re right. It is unfair. And thank you so much for your ",p:112,x:135,y:713,w:424,h:23},
{t:"concern, but I can live with it.",p:112,x:105,y:741,w:214,h:23},
{t:"P: No, no, I didn ’t mean. . . .",p:112,x:135,y:768,w:205,h:23},
{t:"A: In fact, I was thinking just a minute ago that when other ",p:112,x:135,y:796,w:424,h:23},
{t:"people look at you they probably see a miserable, wormlike runt ",p:112,x:105,y:823,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of a no-hope clergyman—",p:112,x:105,y:851,w:185,h:23},
{t:"P: Tank you very much.",p:112,x:135,y:878,w:179,h:23},
{t:"112",p:113,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:113,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"A: Whereas, actually, there’s so much to admire about people ",p:113,x:135,y:116,w:423,h:23},
{t:"like you who are at the cutting edge of ministry, out there in ",p:113,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the world where the need is greatest; your reward is the joy of ",p:113,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"knowing that you ’re able to serve. And that is all the reward that ",p:113,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"you people with a servant heart want, isn ’t it?",p:113,x:105,y:226,w:317,h:23},
{t:"P: Er, well, I suppose so. Actually, I could do with some ",p:113,x:135,y:253,w:424,h:23},
{t:"money and the odd scrap of recognition. You know—things like ",p:113,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that.",p:113,x:105,y:308,w:32,h:23},
{t:"A: Oooh! (draws air in through pursed lips) Oh, no-no-no-",p:113,x:135,y:336,w:419,h:23},
{t:"no-no-no-no-no! You only think you want those things, Bill.",p:113,x:104,y:363,w:426,h:23},
{t:"P: Phil.",p:113,x:134,y:391,w:52,h:23},
{t:"A: You only think you want those things, Phil. What you ",p:113,x:134,y:418,w:426,h:23},
{t:"really want is to store up treasure in heaven, isn ’t it?",p:113,x:105,y:446,w:361,h:23},
{t:"P: Wouldn ’t mind a bit down here. It’s all right for you. ",p:113,x:134,y:473,w:427,h:23},
{t:"You ’re up there at the top of the ladder. I’m all the way down ",p:113,x:105,y:501,w:456,h:23},
{t:"here.",p:113,x:105,y:528,w:34,h:23},
{t:"A: (sighing) How true that is, Bill.",p:113,x:134,y:556,w:238,h:23},
{t:"P: Phil.",p:113,x:134,y:583,w:52,h:23},
{t:"A: Phil. How true that is. Yes, for the foreseeable future I’m ",p:113,x:134,y:611,w:424,h:23},
{t:"afraid I’m stuck with being an internationally known writer and ",p:113,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"speaker earning lots and lots of money and being famous and ",p:113,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in demand all over the Christian world. (bravely) And that’s just ",p:113,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"something I’m going to have to live with. You know, Bill—",p:113,x:105,y:721,w:417,h:23},
{t:"P: Phil.",p:113,x:134,y:748,w:52,h:23},
{t:"A: I can ’t begin to tell you, Phil, how much I wish that I ",p:113,x:134,y:776,w:426,h:23},
{t:"was like you. I long to have had the chance to be an obscure ",p:113,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"little nobody of a vicar making minimal impact on some seedy ",p:113,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"backstreet parish in a dreary London suburb that nobody’s ever ",p:113,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"L",p:114,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"113",p:114,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"heard of. Now that is a joy and a privilege and one that I will ",p:114,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"almost certainly never be allowed to share.",p:114,x:105,y:143,w:298,h:23},
{t:"P: Oh, really. All right, how about you and I swapping for ",p:114,x:134,y:171,w:425,h:23},
{t:"a while, then? Give you a chance to enjoy my privileges for a ",p:114,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"month or two. I’ll have some of your money.",p:114,x:105,y:226,w:316,h:23},
{t:"A: (earnestly) I’d like to! I would like to do that!",p:114,x:134,y:253,w:332,h:23},
{t:"P: Well, why don ’t you, then?",p:114,x:134,y:281,w:207,h:23},
{t:"A: Because I care! Look, if I were to give in to the tempta-",p:114,x:134,y:308,w:420,h:23},
{t:"tion to come down there and let you come up here, I would be ",p:114,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"exposing you to all the problems and dangers of being at the top ",p:114,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of the ladder, and I wouldn ’t want to do that to you. It may seem ",p:114,x:105,y:391,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to you, Phil—",p:114,x:105,y:418,w:101,h:23},
{t:"P: You called me Phil!",p:114,x:135,y:446,w:154,h:23},
{t:"A: Sorry. Bill. It may seem to you, Bill, that being one of ",p:114,x:135,y:473,w:426,h:23},
{t:"the greatest is something you ’d enjoy. What you ’ve got to bear in ",p:114,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"mind, old chap, is that according to Scripture the one among us ",p:114,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"who thinks he’s the greatest is actually the least, until such time ",p:114,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as he realizes that he’s the least, at which point, of course, he be-",p:114,x:105,y:583,w:449,h:23},
{t:"comes the greatest—unless he latches on to what has happened, ",p:114,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in which case he becomes the least once more, thereby qualifying ",p:114,x:105,y:638,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to be the greatest, thus starting the whole thing of all over again. ",p:114,x:105,y:666,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Now, you don ’t want to get involved in all that, do you?",p:114,x:105,y:693,w:393,h:23},
{t:"P: I dunno. I might if I knew what you were talking about. ",p:114,x:135,y:721,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Anyway, the thing is—",p:114,x:105,y:748,w:162,h:23},
{t:"A: So, in other words, what I’m saying is, if you really want ",p:114,x:135,y:776,w:424,h:23},
{t:"to be the frst in line, old man, the top guy, the best thing you ",p:114,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"can do is stay exactly where you are and say to yourself, “I am a ",p:114,x:105,y:831,w:454,h:23},
{t:"shabby, pathetic, wizened little loser. Hallelujah! My contribution ",p:114,x:105,y:858,w:452,h:23},
{t:"114",p:115,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:115,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"to the work of God is virtually nil. Praise God! I am a smear of ",p:115,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"green scum on the rancid pool of human life. Tank you, Lord, ",p:115,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that I am not like him up there!” Get my drift, Bill?",p:115,x:105,y:171,w:365,h:23},
{t:"P: Yes, and you could say, “I am a big-headed, pompous jerk, ",p:115,x:134,y:198,w:423,h:23},
{t:"and I hope I get pushed of my ladder and break my neck.”",p:115,x:105,y:226,w:417,h:23},
{t:"A: (mildly) No need to be rude now, Bill.",p:115,x:134,y:253,w:289,h:23},
{t:"P: Doh! (walks of in disgust)",p:115,x:134,y:281,w:199,h:23},
{t:"A: (shaking his head) Dear, dear, spirit of resentment there, ",p:115,x:134,y:308,w:425,h:23},
{t:"I’ d say. . . .",p:115,x:105,y:336,w:74,h:23},
{t:"Left behind: (1) what some of us will be after the so-called ",p:115,x:105,y:393,w:456,h:23},
{t:"rapture has happened; (2) intimately close neighbor to the right ",p:115,x:105,y:421,w:454,h:23},
{t:"behind and a reminder to Christian children that when their ",p:115,x:105,y:448,w:457,h:23},
{t:"bottoms are smacked unfairly by parents they should turn the ",p:115,x:105,y:476,w:456,h:23},
{t:"other cheek.",p:115,x:105,y:503,w:86,h:23},
{t:"Lent: forty-day period from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, ",p:115,x:105,y:561,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in memory of Christ’s fasting in the wilderness. During this ",p:115,x:105,y:588,w:457,h:23},
{t:"period people like to give things up. Smokers, for instance, stop ",p:115,x:105,y:616,w:454,h:23},
{t:"smoking cigarettes and take up being irritable instead.",p:115,x:105,y:643,w:381,h:23},
{t:"Lent book: one that you will never see again.",p:115,x:105,y:701,w:333,h:23},
{t:"Leopard: animal well known in Israel in Bible times, mentioned ",p:115,x:105,y:758,w:452,h:23},
{t:"by Isaiah and Jeremiah. Some of these creatures spend hours in ",p:115,x:105,y:786,w:455,h:23},
{t:"front of the bathroom mirror every morning with lotions and ",p:115,x:105,y:813,w:456,h:23},
{t:"skin creams. Te majority realize they can ’t change their spots ",p:115,x:105,y:841,w:456,h:23},
{t:"L",p:116,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"115",p:116,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"and wouldn ’t want to, because that’s how any self-respecting ",p:116,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"leopard manages to creep up on its kill unseen.",p:116,x:105,y:143,w:330,h:23},
{t:"Leotard: half-witted leopard that is almost extinct because of ",p:116,x:105,y:201,w:455,h:23},
{t:"its habit of pirouetting up to a potential kill dressed in ballet ",p:116,x:105,y:228,w:456,h:23},
{t:"clothes.",p:116,x:105,y:256,w:53,h:23},
{t:"Let me give you a word from the Lord: (1) the Holy ",p:116,x:105,y:313,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Spirit has given me a specifc warning or encouragement or ",p:116,x:105,y:341,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Scripture to pass on to you; (2) I’m pretty sure I know exactly ",p:116,x:105,y:368,w:455,h:23},
{t:"what you should do, and I shall enjoy exercising power over your ",p:116,x:105,y:396,w:453,h:23},
{t:"life by dressing up my personal opinion as a message from God.",p:116,x:105,y:423,w:450,h:23},
{t:"Levi: third son of Jacob and Leah, whose descendants were cho-",p:116,x:105,y:481,w:449,h:23},
{t:"sen to serve God in the tent of worship and later in the temple. ",p:116,x:105,y:508,w:454,h:23},
{t:"It is not generally known that the Levites played a traditional ",p:116,x:105,y:536,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“knock-knock” game as they greeted one another at the entrance ",p:116,x:105,y:563,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to the tent or temple. Te ritual proceeded as follows:",p:116,x:105,y:591,w:378,h:23},
{t:"“Knock, knock!”",p:116,x:135,y:633,w:118,h:23},
{t:"“Who ’s there?”",p:116,x:135,y:661,w:104,h:23},
{t:"“Levi.”",p:116,x:135,y:688,w:48,h:23},
{t:"“Levi who?”",p:116,x:135,y:716,w:85,h:23},
{t:"“Leave? I’ve only just got here.”",p:116,x:135,y:743,w:220,h:23},
{t:"Leviathan: (1) whale or sea monster mentioned in the book ",p:116,x:105,y:800,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of Job; (2) long-distance race for Old Testament men wearing ",p:116,x:105,y:828,w:456,h:23},
{t:"jeans.",p:116,x:105,y:856,w:39,h:23},
{t:"116",p:117,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:117,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Liberal theologians: people who present a broad view of the ",p:117,x:105,y:115,w:453,h:23},
{t:"narrow way, rather as estate agents use wide-angle photographs ",p:117,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to make tiny rooms seem large.",p:117,x:105,y:170,w:220,h:23},
{t:"Life: (1) life? Don ’t talk to me about life! (2) Oh, very well, I ",p:117,x:105,y:227,w:455,h:23},
{t:"will then. Life is complicated, simple, wonderful, dreadful, rich, ",p:117,x:105,y:255,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and poor. Whatever one believes or wants to believe, it can still ",p:117,x:105,y:283,w:455,h:23},
{t:"be difcult to face the future when age is progressing at such a ",p:117,x:105,y:310,w:455,h:23},
{t:"frightening speed. A little while ago my daughter asked me to ",p:117,x:105,y:338,w:456,h:23},
{t:"put these feelings into a poem. Tis was the result:",p:117,x:105,y:365,w:355,h:23},
{t:"Te moon",p:117,x:134,y:408,w:73,h:23},
{t:"Te stars",p:117,x:134,y:435,w:62,h:23},
{t:"Hung high in heaven for my delight",p:117,x:134,y:463,w:255,h:23},
{t:"Mysterious gifts",p:117,x:134,y:490,w:112,h:23},
{t:"A mobile that will draw my hands",p:117,x:134,y:518,w:241,h:23},
{t:"My eyes, my life",p:117,x:134,y:545,w:115,h:23},
{t:"Will teach me shape and fll my heart with wonder",p:117,x:134,y:573,w:359,h:23},
{t:"and with smiling",p:117,x:134,y:600,w:119,h:23},
{t:"I watch",p:117,x:134,y:655,w:52,h:23},
{t:"Frightened",p:117,x:134,y:683,w:76,h:23},
{t:"Helpless",p:117,x:134,y:710,w:59,h:23},
{t:"But secretly willing",p:117,x:134,y:738,w:135,h:23},
{t:"As my foot rises, moving forward with my weight",p:117,x:134,y:765,w:350,h:23},
{t:"And I realize",p:117,x:134,y:793,w:89,h:23},
{t:"Tat at last",p:117,x:134,y:820,w:78,h:23},
{t:"I am going to walk",p:117,x:134,y:848,w:133,h:23},
{t:"L",p:118,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"117",p:118,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Tere is not space",p:118,x:135,y:116,w:125,h:23},
{t:"In this round world",p:118,x:135,y:143,w:139,h:23},
{t:"To fing my hands",p:118,x:135,y:171,w:128,h:23},
{t:"My heart, my body",p:118,x:135,y:198,w:136,h:23},
{t:"Tey are rockets",p:118,x:135,y:226,w:114,h:23},
{t:"I will fre them to the edges of the universe and pursue",p:118,x:135,y:253,w:385,h:23},
{t:"the fying planets",p:118,x:135,y:281,w:121,h:23},
{t:"Trough the dazzling cosmos of my spirit",p:118,x:135,y:308,w:293,h:23},
{t:"One road only now",p:118,x:135,y:363,w:138,h:23},
{t:"It must not be the one that I have traveled",p:118,x:135,y:391,w:298,h:23},
{t:"I try, I tried, but walls rise up",p:118,x:135,y:418,w:206,h:23},
{t:"And strong, unyielding voices tell me",p:118,x:135,y:446,w:263,h:23},
{t:"Onward is the way, you may not stand",p:118,x:135,y:473,w:272,h:23},
{t:"Te broad and narrow paths, all choice has vanished",p:118,x:135,y:501,w:368,h:23},
{t:"with the days",p:118,x:135,y:528,w:94,h:23},
{t:"One road only now",p:118,x:135,y:556,w:138,h:23},
{t:"I sometimes fear what I may fnd",p:118,x:135,y:583,w:233,h:23},
{t:"Always in the past",p:118,x:135,y:638,w:128,h:23},
{t:"Autumn was the richest time",p:118,x:135,y:666,w:204,h:23},
{t:"But now I stumble in the fallen leaves",p:118,x:135,y:693,w:266,h:23},
{t:"My body and my heart are frail",p:118,x:135,y:721,w:220,h:23},
{t:"I have mislaid the magic",p:118,x:135,y:748,w:171,h:23},
{t:"And imagination ’s power",p:118,x:135,y:776,w:175,h:23},
{t:"Warm confdence that winter’s coldest, darkest hour",p:118,x:135,y:803,w:367,h:23},
{t:"Contains within its heart the hidden fre of spring.",p:118,x:135,y:831,w:357,h:23},
{t:"118",p:119,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:119,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Light of the World: (1) Jesus; (2) painting by Holman Hunt ",p:119,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"illustrating a passage from the book of Revelation. It was recently ",p:119,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"discovered that, after completing the painting and having it ",p:119,x:105,y:171,w:458,h:23},
{t:"hung, Hunt exclaimed, “Oh, blast! I never got round to painting ",p:119,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"that door handle I kept meaning to put in. Now the picture’s ",p:119,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"ruined!”",p:119,x:105,y:253,w:57,h:23},
{t:"Limbo: place where it is claimed that unbaptized infants and ",p:119,x:105,y:311,w:455,h:23},
{t:"those who died before the coming of Jesus practice bending ",p:119,x:105,y:338,w:457,h:23},
{t:"backward to pass under a horizontal bar while they wait to see ",p:119,x:105,y:366,w:455,h:23},
{t:"what on earth is going to happen next.",p:119,x:105,y:393,w:273,h:23},
{t:"Lip service: flls the Devil’s cofers nicely, thank you very ",p:119,x:105,y:451,w:457,h:23},
{t:"much.",p:119,x:105,y:478,w:45,h:23},
{t:"Litany: (1) series of petitions for church services or processions, ",p:119,x:105,y:536,w:453,h:23},
{t:"usually recited by clergy and responded to by the people; (2) ",p:119,x:105,y:563,w:456,h:23},
{t:"frequent question to one who has just given up smoking.",p:119,x:105,y:591,w:401,h:23},
{t:"Liturgy: (1) public worship in accordance with a prescribed ",p:119,x:105,y:648,w:456,h:23},
{t:"form; (2) not, as some nonceremonialists have vaguely supposed, ",p:119,x:105,y:676,w:453,h:23},
{t:"an Indian vegetable dish that might go nicely with chicken tikka ",p:119,x:105,y:703,w:454,h:23},
{t:"masala.",p:119,x:105,y:731,w:51,h:23},
{t:"Livestock: (1) measure of wealth throughout the Old ",p:119,x:105,y:788,w:462,h:23},
{t:"Testament; (2) and they tick, toward their end.",p:119,x:105,y:816,w:331,h:23},
{t:"Living by faith: a good idea as long as my living by faith ",p:119,x:105,y:873,w:456,h:23},
{t:"L",p:120,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"119",p:120,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"doesn ’t have to be fnanced by others working twice as hard to ",p:120,x:105,y:115,w:455,h:23},
{t:"make sure that God provides for my needs as well as theirs.",p:120,x:105,y:143,w:416,h:23},
{t:"Lordship: God’s cool.",p:120,x:105,y:200,w:169,h:23},
{t:"Love: concept that is talked about a lot in church circles but ",p:120,x:105,y:257,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that actually crops up in only two places in the Bible, the Old ",p:120,x:105,y:285,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Testament and the New Testament.",p:120,x:105,y:313,w:250,h:23},
{t:"Love your neighbor as yourself: whatever the height of ",p:120,x:105,y:370,w:455,h:23},
{t:"his hedges.",p:120,x:105,y:398,w:76,h:23},
{t:"Lot: Old Testament character who lost a wife, gained a lifetime’s ",p:120,x:105,y:455,w:453,h:23},
{t:"supply of salt, set up a condiment retail business, and after ",p:120,x:105,y:483,w:458,h:23},
{t:"that—well, he never looked back.",p:120,x:105,y:510,w:237,h:23},
{t:"Lucifer: highly infammable, but no match for Jesus.",p:120,x:105,y:567,w:386,h:23},
{t:"121",p:121,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"M",p:121,x:446,y:83,w:124,h:161},
{t:"122",p:122,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:122,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Macbannai: (1) son of Sheva mentioned in the second chap-",p:122,x:105,y:116,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ter of the frst book of Chronicles; (2) the frst Jewish Scotsman ",p:122,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"on record.",p:122,x:105,y:171,w:72,h:23},
{t:"Magog: (1) Satan ’s follower, destroyed by God in Revelation; ",p:122,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(2) devoted wife of Pagog and loving mother to all the little ",p:122,x:105,y:256,w:457,h:23},
{t:"gogs.",p:122,x:105,y:283,w:35,h:23},
{t:"Mansions: places prepared for us in heaven by Jesus. We hope ",p:122,x:105,y:341,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that we will not be plagued by saved or angelic estate agents ",p:122,x:105,y:368,w:457,h:23},
{t:"from frms with names like Harp and Cloud in the Golden High ",p:122,x:105,y:396,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Street telling us that these divine properties show great potential ",p:122,x:105,y:423,w:454,h:23},
{t:"but might require just a little sympathetic refurbishment.",p:122,x:105,y:451,w:403,h:23},
{t:"Marinated in prayer: hideous expression that arose in the ",p:122,x:105,y:508,w:455,h:23},
{t:"eighties and, thankfully, seems to have disappeared in recent ",p:122,x:105,y:536,w:457,h:23},
{t:"years. One can only assume that once people had been marinated ",p:122,x:105,y:563,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in prayer they were ready to serve.",p:122,x:105,y:591,w:240,h:23},
{t:"Mariolatry: (1) idolatrous worship of the Virgin Mary; (2) ",p:122,x:105,y:648,w:456,h:23},
{t:"idolatrous worship of Nintendo games.",p:122,x:105,y:676,w:276,h:23},
{t:"Mary: heroic mother of Jesus. Luke tells us that, on being told ",p:122,x:105,y:733,w:454,h:23},
{t:"by the angel that she was greatly blessed, Mary was immedi-",p:122,x:105,y:761,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ately deeply troubled, thus setting a pattern for the lives of most ",p:122,x:105,y:788,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Christians ever since.",p:122,x:105,y:816,w:149,h:23},
{t:"Mary on a donkey: virgin on the ridiculous.",p:122,x:105,y:873,w:343,h:23},
{t:"M",p:123,x:534,y:54,w:20,h:26},
{t:"123",p:123,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Mass: (1) a celebration of the Eucharist, especially in the ",p:123,x:105,y:116,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Roman Catholic Church; (2) E over C squared, according to ",p:123,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Einstein.",p:123,x:105,y:171,w:62,h:23},
{t:"Maybe we can find some grass: (1) what Obad said to ",p:123,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Obadiah in 1 Kings 18:5 when they needed to keep the mules ",p:123,x:104,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and horses alive; (2) frequent item of dialogue between hippies ",p:123,x:104,y:283,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in the sixties when they went out on a Friday night.",p:123,x:104,y:311,w:364,h:23},
{t:"Medad: (1) one of the men on whom the Spirit descended ",p:123,x:104,y:368,w:456,h:23},
{t:"after Moses had complained about shortage of food in the ",p:123,x:104,y:396,w:459,h:23},
{t:"eleventh chapter of Numbers; (2) the person who is married to ",p:123,x:104,y:423,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Memum.",p:123,x:104,y:451,w:66,h:23},
{t:"Meetings: see Methodism.",p:123,x:104,y:508,w:227,h:23},
{t:"Mere Christianity: (1) book on the basics of Christian be-",p:123,x:104,y:565,w:450,h:23},
{t:"lief by Clive Staples Lewis, literary scholar, novelist, and popular ",p:123,x:105,y:593,w:454,h:23},
{t:"theologian; (2) book about the very special problems faced by ",p:123,x:105,y:621,w:456,h:23},
{t:"believers who feel led to live beside lakes.",p:123,x:105,y:648,w:289,h:23},
{t:"Methodism: see Meetings.",p:123,x:105,y:705,w:227,h:23},
{t:"Microphone: (1) technical item of voice-enhancing equipment ",p:123,x:105,y:763,w:452,h:23},
{t:"that Jesus never had the beneft of using; (2) useful for those who ",p:123,x:105,y:791,w:458,h:23},
{t:"are leading meetings when they need to use a soupy , buzzy, thrill-",p:123,x:105,y:818,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing voice to ask people in the assembly to per form such activities ",p:123,x:105,y:846,w:456,h:23},
{t:"as turning to the person next to them and ex changing clothes.",p:123,x:105,y:873,w:433,h:23},
{t:"124",p:124,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:124,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Militant Christianity: rather worrying sometimes, espe-",p:124,x:105,y:116,w:450,h:23},
{t:"cially when it gives certain individuals the opportunity to express ",p:124,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"their violent tendencies in the context of loving outreach to the ",p:124,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"secular world. Te following popular hymn, slightly recon-",p:124,x:105,y:198,w:449,h:23},
{t:"structed, expresses this point:",p:124,x:105,y:226,w:206,h:23},
{t:"Every Christian soldier",p:124,x:135,y:268,w:161,h:23},
{t:"Needs to know for sure",p:124,x:135,y:296,w:164,h:23},
{t:"Unlike George Bush Junior",p:124,x:135,y:323,w:193,h:23},
{t:"Why we went to war",p:124,x:135,y:351,w:147,h:23},
{t:"Time to face reality",p:124,x:135,y:378,w:136,h:23},
{t:"Time to face the facts",p:124,x:135,y:406,w:151,h:23},
{t:"We will never save the lost",p:124,x:135,y:433,w:185,h:23},
{t:"By bombing them with tracts",p:124,x:135,y:461,w:207,h:23},
{t:"All we Christian soldiers",p:124,x:135,y:488,w:172,h:23},
{t:"Need to know for sure",p:124,x:135,y:516,w:158,h:23},
{t:"Unlike George and Tony",p:124,x:135,y:543,w:175,h:23},
{t:"Why we went to war.",p:124,x:135,y:571,w:150,h:23},
{t:"Miracle: (1) extraordinary event attributed to some super-",p:124,x:105,y:628,w:449,h:23},
{t:"natural agency. Jesus performed and performs many miracles. ",p:124,x:105,y:656,w:457,h:23},
{t:"(2) Frequent airline users who have had problems with the ",p:124,x:105,y:683,w:458,h:23},
{t:"nonarrival of baggage will not be surprised to hear that “miracle” ",p:124,x:105,y:711,w:453,h:23},
{t:"is an anagram of “reclaim.”",p:124,x:105,y:738,w:189,h:23},
{t:"Mission Impossible: (1) television series popular in the six-",p:124,x:105,y:796,w:450,h:23},
{t:"ties and seventies about a team of professionals who undertook ",p:124,x:105,y:823,w:455,h:23},
{t:"apparently impossible undercover missions for the government; ",p:124,x:105,y:851,w:454,h:23},
{t:"M",p:125,x:534,y:54,w:20,h:26},
{t:"125",p:125,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"(2) a fair description, on the face of it, for the task that Jesus was ",p:125,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"presented with by his Father:",p:125,x:105,y:143,w:204,h:23},
{t:"GOD: I have a mission for you.",p:125,x:134,y:186,w:225,h:23},
{t:"JESUS: Okay, fre away.",p:125,x:134,y:213,w:169,h:23},
{t:"G: Your mission, if you care to accept it, is to go into the ",p:125,x:134,y:241,w:426,h:23},
{t:"world and preach for three years.",p:125,x:105,y:268,w:231,h:23},
{t:"J: Doesn ’t sound too tricky.",p:125,x:134,y:296,w:192,h:23},
{t:"G: Well, as a result of what you do down there, I want the ",p:125,x:134,y:323,w:425,h:23},
{t:"world changed. Eventually I’d like to see at least one Christian ",p:125,x:105,y:351,w:455,h:23},
{t:"church in practically every village and town in the Western world ",p:125,x:105,y:378,w:453,h:23},
{t:"and a fair proportion of the East as well. Within two thousand ",p:125,x:105,y:406,w:455,h:23},
{t:"years there must be millions and millions of people following ",p:125,x:105,y:433,w:456,h:23},
{t:"your teaching and living by your inspiration and spiritual pres-",p:125,x:105,y:461,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ence in their lives.",p:125,x:105,y:488,w:127,h:23},
{t:"J: Er, right. Tree years, you said?",p:125,x:134,y:516,w:235,h:23},
{t:"G: Tat’s right.",p:125,x:134,y:543,w:107,h:23},
{t:"J: Okay, so presumably you ’ll put me in an age where ",p:125,x:134,y:571,w:429,h:23},
{t:"transport and communication technology has reached its peak, ",p:125,x:105,y:598,w:455,h:23},
{t:"so that I’ll be able to—",p:125,x:105,y:626,w:162,h:23},
{t:"G: Well, no. Actually, it’ll be frst-century Palestine. Mostly ",p:125,x:134,y:653,w:424,h:23},
{t:"on foot. Te occasional mule. And you ’ll have a team of twelve. ",p:125,x:105,y:681,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Fishermen, tax collectors, that sort of thing.",p:125,x:105,y:708,w:309,h:23},
{t:"J: Fishermen and tax collectors?",p:125,x:134,y:736,w:222,h:23},
{t:"G: Tat sort of thing.",p:125,x:134,y:763,w:152,h:23},
{t:"J: I see. And between us we’re going to change the world.",p:125,x:134,y:791,w:402,h:23},
{t:"G: Turn it upside down, yes.",p:125,x:134,y:818,w:201,h:23},
{t:"J: And, just as a matter of interest, what happens at the end ",p:125,x:134,y:846,w:424,h:23},
{t:"of my three years of preaching?",p:125,x:105,y:873,w:218,h:23},
{t:"126",p:126,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:126,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"G: Ah, now we come to the really difcult bit of the job.",p:126,x:135,y:116,w:399,h:23},
{t:"J: Tere’s a more difcult bit of the job? And what might ",p:126,x:135,y:143,w:426,h:23},
{t:"that be?",p:126,x:104,y:171,w:55,h:23},
{t:"G: Well, frst of all, are you willing to go?",p:126,x:134,y:198,w:291,h:23},
{t:"J: Of course, if that’s what you want.",p:126,x:134,y:226,w:258,h:23},
{t:"G: Good! Right. I’m very pleased. Now, I’m afraid this is ",p:126,x:134,y:253,w:426,h:23},
{t:"what has to happen. . . .",p:126,x:104,y:281,w:170,h:23},
{t:"Misused prayer: prayer used for any purpose other than ",p:126,x:104,y:338,w:457,h:23},
{t:"communicating with God, three fairly common examples be-",p:126,x:104,y:366,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing gossip, avoidance of a real but uncomfortable issue, and ",p:126,x:104,y:393,w:457,h:23},
{t:"preaching. Te husband and wife in the dialogue that follows are ",p:126,x:104,y:421,w:453,h:23},
{t:"setting out to publicly perform a positive sketch about Christian ",p:126,x:104,y:448,w:454,h:23},
{t:"marriage but fnd themselves ambushed by their own problems ",p:126,x:104,y:476,w:455,h:23},
{t:"as a couple. In this case prayer is apparently being used as a not ",p:126,x:104,y:503,w:454,h:23},
{t:"very subtle disguise for confict:",p:126,x:104,y:531,w:223,h:23},
{t:"HUSBAND: (to audience) Ladies and gentlemen, the sketch ",p:126,x:134,y:573,w:423,h:23},
{t:"we are about to perform for you is one that combats the negative ",p:126,x:104,y:601,w:453,h:23},
{t:"view so prevalent nowadays of marriage in general and Christian ",p:126,x:104,y:628,w:453,h:23},
{t:"marriage in particular. (to wife) Right, of you go.",p:126,x:104,y:656,w:347,h:23},
{t:"WIFE: (after a pause) What do you mean—of I go? You ’re ",p:126,x:134,y:683,w:424,h:23},
{t:"the one who starts.",p:126,x:104,y:711,w:133,h:23},
{t:"H: (scans script) No, that was ages ago. We’ve changed it ",p:126,x:134,y:738,w:427,h:23},
{t:"since then. I can ’t believe you don ’t remember. We went through ",p:126,x:104,y:766,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it over and over again, and each time we did it—",p:126,x:104,y:793,w:345,h:23},
{t:"W: You started.",p:126,x:134,y:821,w:109,h:23},
{t:"H: I did not!",p:126,x:134,y:848,w:90,h:23},
{t:"W: I’m sorry, but you did.",p:126,x:134,y:876,w:184,h:23},
{t:"M",p:127,x:534,y:54,w:20,h:26},
{t:"127",p:127,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"H: You can be as sorry as you like. You can be awash with ",p:127,x:135,y:116,w:425,h:23},
{t:"penitence, but I didn ’t start it, and I’m not going to say I did just ",p:127,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to keep the peace.",p:127,x:105,y:171,w:126,h:23},
{t:"W: I would think that very noble of you, darling, if I wasn ’t ",p:127,x:135,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"aware that your memory tends to be somewhat selective. You are ",p:127,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the one who starts.",p:127,x:105,y:253,w:133,h:23},
{t:"H: I am not.",p:127,x:135,y:281,w:89,h:23},
{t:"W: You are.",p:127,x:135,y:308,w:82,h:23},
{t:"H: I’m not.",p:127,x:135,y:336,w:80,h:23},
{t:"W: I’m sorry, but you are.",p:127,x:135,y:363,w:181,h:23},
{t:"H: Why do you always apologize when you think you ’re ",p:127,x:135,y:391,w:427,h:23},
{t:"right?",p:127,x:105,y:418,w:39,h:23},
{t:"W: Why do you always hiss through your teeth when you ",p:127,x:135,y:446,w:425,h:23},
{t:"know you ’re wrong?",p:127,x:105,y:473,w:140,h:23},
{t:"H: (hisses exasperatedly through his teeth) I do not always—",p:127,x:135,y:501,w:419,h:23},
{t:"look, don ’t you think this is a bit unseemly in front of all these ",p:127,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"people?",p:127,x:105,y:556,w:52,h:23},
{t:"W: Yes, I absolutely agree, and I would be very interested to ",p:127,x:135,y:583,w:424,h:23},
{t:"know what you, as the one who is totally in the wrong, suggest ",p:127,x:105,y:611,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that we do about it.",p:127,x:105,y:638,w:139,h:23},
{t:"H: (somewhat grimly) Well, this is a Christian meeting; I ",p:127,x:135,y:666,w:427,h:23},
{t:"think we ought to resolve our diferences through prayer.",p:127,x:105,y:693,w:401,h:23},
{t:"W: (equally grim) I agree. Go on, then—you start.",p:127,x:135,y:721,w:353,h:23},
{t:"H: No, you should start, because it’s—oh, let’s not go ",p:127,x:135,y:748,w:429,h:23},
{t:"through all that again. I’ll start. (addresses audience) Please excuse ",p:127,x:105,y:776,w:453,h:23},
{t:"us for a moment or two while we just pray through to victory. ",p:127,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(both take up praying stances, etc. Husband makes all the smiley, ",p:127,x:105,y:831,w:456,h:23},
{t:"sippy noises that precede prayer in certain circles) Mmm, right, ",p:127,x:105,y:858,w:457,h:23},
{t:"128",p:128,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:128,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"okay. . . . Lord, we just want to thank you for my wife and all the ",p:128,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"great qualities that she so modestly conceals. We ask now that ",p:128,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"she should have a right view in this matter of who starts. May a ",p:128,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"real healing of memories take place. And may she fnd a new and ",p:128,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"deeper understanding of that wonderful passage in Ephesians ",p:128,x:105,y:226,w:457,h:23},
{t:"where wives are commanded to submit to their husbands. Amen! ",p:128,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Now, let’s get going and—",p:128,x:105,y:281,w:187,h:23},
{t:"W: (interrupting) Lord, we want to rebuke all stubbornness, ",p:128,x:134,y:308,w:424,h:23},
{t:"arrogance, and chauvinistically deliberate misinterpretation of ",p:128,x:105,y:336,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Scripture at this time. We bring to mind those many occasions ",p:128,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"when certain of us have gone on and on about being right about ",p:128,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"something and then found that we were wrong all the time. And ",p:128,x:105,y:418,w:453,h:23},
{t:"we particularly recall, in a moment of silence, that occasion when ",p:128,x:105,y:446,w:453,h:23},
{t:"one of us insisted that he could undertake very complicated work ",p:128,x:105,y:473,w:453,h:23},
{t:"that should have been done by a professional plumber and, as a ",p:128,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"result, ruined a week of decorating that had just been fnished by ",p:128,x:105,y:528,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the other one of us. Vouchsafe us not a repetition of that sort of ",p:128,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"nonsense, we beseech thee, oh Lord. Amen.",p:128,x:105,y:583,w:307,h:23},
{t:"H: Oh, that’s a good one, Lord, that is! May your Holy Spirit ",p:128,x:134,y:611,w:423,h:23},
{t:"just remind us who it is that becomes a world expert on unneces-",p:128,x:105,y:638,w:449,h:23},
{t:"sary expense as far as yours truly, thine humble servant speaking ",p:128,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"at the moment, is concerned and then, when the holiday comes, ",p:128,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"blows a great chunk of thy bounty on summer frocks, despite ",p:128,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"what the head of the woman has to say about it. Perhaps, Lord, ",p:128,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"some of us have forgotten our marriage vows and especially that ",p:128,x:105,y:776,w:454,h:23},
{t:"little word “obey.”",p:128,x:105,y:803,w:126,h:23},
{t:"W: Or perhaps, Lord, others of us have forgotten that ",p:128,x:134,y:831,w:429,h:23},
{t:"slightly longer word “cherish.” Some of us could do with a ",p:128,x:105,y:858,w:458,h:23},
{t:"M",p:129,x:534,y:54,w:20,h:26},
{t:"129",p:129,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"bit of cherishing, Lord, instead of constant criticism, chronic ",p:129,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"meanness, and stupid—",p:129,x:105,y:143,w:166,h:23},
{t:"H: Forgive us when we are abusive.",p:129,x:134,y:171,w:248,h:23},
{t:"W: And when we are sanctimoniously self-righteous, Lord.",p:129,x:134,y:198,w:414,h:23},
{t:"H: Tank you for your command that we should not judge ",p:129,x:134,y:226,w:424,h:23},
{t:"others, lest we ourselves be judged.",p:129,x:105,y:253,w:245,h:23},
{t:"W: (after a little inner wrestling) Oh, we might as well let ",p:129,x:134,y:281,w:426,h:23},
{t:"him have his own way, Lord. He’ll only go into megasulk over-",p:129,x:105,y:308,w:449,h:23},
{t:"drive and start doing those pathetic shuddering sighs all over the ",p:129,x:105,y:336,w:454,h:23},
{t:"place, and I couldn ’t stand that. Amen!",p:129,x:105,y:363,w:274,h:23},
{t:"H: (very pleased) Amen! I’m glad you ’ve seen sense, and you ",p:129,x:134,y:391,w:424,h:23},
{t:"realize now that it’s me who starts.",p:129,x:105,y:418,w:242,h:23},
{t:"W: What! But you said—oh, never mind. You start.",p:129,x:134,y:446,w:365,h:23},
{t:"H: (ruefully) Perhaps we won ’t bother with the positive mar-",p:129,x:134,y:473,w:419,h:23},
{t:"riage sketch. . . .",p:129,x:105,y:501,w:114,h:23},
{t:"Moabite: (1) one of the inhabitants of Moab, the land defeated ",p:129,x:105,y:558,w:453,h:23},
{t:"by King David, as recorded in 2 Samuel 8; (2) a nasty peck from ",p:129,x:105,y:586,w:454,h:23},
{t:"an extinct fightless bird that was once native to New Zealand.",p:129,x:105,y:613,w:439,h:23},
{t:"Monogamy: (1) the God-approved practice or state of being ",p:129,x:105,y:671,w:455,h:23},
{t:"married to one person at a time; (2) replaced in some modern ",p:129,x:105,y:698,w:455,h:23},
{t:"communities by “stereogamy,” which allows you to hear your ",p:129,x:105,y:726,w:456,h:23},
{t:"spouse speaking to you from both sides at the same time.",p:129,x:105,y:753,w:402,h:23},
{t:"Mooing: strange, sonorous, moaning sound used by some ",p:129,x:105,y:811,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Christians in extempore prayer groups to signal their assent to ",p:129,x:105,y:838,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the content and direction of a particular petition.",p:129,x:105,y:866,w:348,h:23},
{t:"130",p:130,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:130,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Morning Star: (1) name for Jesus used by Isaiah and Peter ",p:130,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and by Jesus speaking of himself in the twenty-second chapter of ",p:130,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Revelation; (2) Eamonn Holmes.",p:130,x:105,y:171,w:234,h:23},
{t:"Moses: great Old Testament leader of the Israelites, who ",p:130,x:105,y:228,w:459,h:23},
{t:"climbed Mount Nebo in order to glimpse the Promised Land, ",p:130,x:105,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"then turned to sing a couple of verses of his farewell song: “I did ",p:130,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it, Yahweh!”",p:130,x:105,y:311,w:85,h:23},
{t:"Mother Carey’s chickens: general term for nervous ",p:130,x:105,y:368,w:461,h:23},
{t:"Anglicans before Rowan Williams took over.",p:130,x:104,y:396,w:313,h:23},
{t:"Mothering Sunday: (1) originally a day on which Christians ",p:130,x:104,y:453,w:453,h:23},
{t:"returned to their church of origin; (2) the one day in the year ",p:130,x:104,y:481,w:456,h:23},
{t:"when hardworking mothers are prevented from enjoying a ",p:130,x:104,y:508,w:460,h:23},
{t:"relaxing day at the end of the week because they are woken up ",p:130,x:104,y:536,w:455,h:23},
{t:"by excited small children at fve o’clock in the morning and ",p:130,x:104,y:563,w:457,h:23},
{t:"expected to be excitedly grateful for warm orange juice, cold tea, ",p:130,x:104,y:591,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and other strange combinations of breakfast items on a tray with ",p:130,x:104,y:618,w:453,h:23},
{t:"no lip that usually ends up tipping messy things on to the bed.",p:130,x:104,y:646,w:442,h:23},
{t:"Moving in . . . : strange evangelical phrase that appears to ",p:130,x:104,y:703,w:457,h:23},
{t:"mean “spiritually engaged in.” Tus: “I am moving in healing/",p:130,x:104,y:731,w:450,h:23},
{t:"discernment/molasses/prophetic basketball/circles.”",p:130,x:104,y:758,w:361,h:23},
{t:"Mushroom: of some interest to Christians two or three de-",p:130,x:104,y:815,w:450,h:23},
{t:"cades ago, when it was suggested by a tabloid newspaper that ",p:130,x:105,y:843,w:456,h:23},
{t:"God might be a mushroom. Tis confusion presumably arose ",p:130,x:105,y:871,w:456,h:23},
{t:"M",p:131,x:534,y:54,w:20,h:26},
{t:"131",p:131,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"because mushrooms appear suddenly where they have not ap-",p:131,x:105,y:116,w:449,h:23},
{t:"peared before, and you have to make sure you ’ve got a real one ",p:131,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"because the others are likely to be very bad for you.",p:131,x:105,y:171,w:361,h:23},
{t:"Mustering at Micmash: (1) what the Philistines were do-",p:131,x:105,y:228,w:450,h:23},
{t:"ing when Saul disobeyed the Lord by making a burnt ofering, as ",p:131,x:105,y:256,w:453,h:23},
{t:"described in the thirteenth chapter of the frst book of Samuel; ",p:131,x:105,y:283,w:455,h:23},
{t:"(2) getting together to eat an Irish vegetable dish.",p:131,x:105,y:311,w:347,h:23},
{t:"My Bible says . . . : oddly possessive prelude to disagreeing ",p:131,x:105,y:368,w:455,h:23},
{t:"with someone else’s interpretation of Scripture.",p:131,x:105,y:396,w:331,h:23},
{t:"My faith: (1) what I believe without seeing, an essential aspect ",p:131,x:105,y:453,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of Christian living; (2) what Chris Eubank replies when asked ",p:131,x:105,y:481,w:455,h:23},
{t:"what he sees in his shaving mirror each morning.",p:131,x:105,y:508,w:345,h:23},
{t:"Myths: (1) traditional narratives usually involving supernatural ",p:131,x:105,y:565,w:453,h:23},
{t:"or imaginary persons and embodying popular ideas on natural ",p:131,x:105,y:593,w:455,h:23},
{t:"or social phenomena. Paul advised both Timothy and Titus to ",p:131,x:105,y:621,w:456,h:23},
{t:"have nothing to do with such things. (2) Female moths.",p:131,x:105,y:648,w:394,h:23},
{t:"133",p:132,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"N",p:132,x:451,y:83,w:103,h:161},
{t:"134",p:133,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:133,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Naaman: proud Syrian general with leprosy, who insisted on ",p:133,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"choosing his own swimming style, but, after taking advice from ",p:133,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"his little maid, was very relieved that he had agreed to settle for ",p:133,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the crawl.",p:133,x:105,y:198,w:68,h:23},
{t:"Name above all names: (1) Jesus Christ; (2) aardvark.",p:133,x:105,y:256,w:423,h:23},
{t:"Name it and claim it: and do your best to blame it when it ",p:133,x:105,y:313,w:454,h:23},
{t:"doesn ’t work, more often than not.",p:133,x:105,y:341,w:245,h:23},
{t:"Nation: word that, for some reason, is almost invariably used ",p:133,x:105,y:398,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in formal Christian situations instead of the word “country,” ",p:133,x:105,y:426,w:457,h:23},
{t:"presumably because “nation” has a more monumental and ",p:133,x:105,y:453,w:460,h:23},
{t:"signifcant ring to it.",p:133,x:105,y:481,w:144,h:23},
{t:"Nativity scenes: presentations that, in the case of infants, ",p:133,x:105,y:538,w:456,h:23},
{t:"commonly involve such distractions as shepherds throwing up ",p:133,x:105,y:566,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in public, wise men forgetting their lines, and the baby Jesus ",p:133,x:105,y:593,w:456,h:23},
{t:"having to be recast as a wandering star because he keeps getting ",p:133,x:105,y:621,w:454,h:23},
{t:"out of the manger for a little exploring.",p:133,x:105,y:648,w:276,h:23},
{t:"Near-death experience: (1) journeys up long tunnels to ",p:133,x:105,y:705,w:456,h:23},
{t:"meet shining beings and such like, who then ofer choices about ",p:133,x:105,y:733,w:454,h:23},
{t:"whether to come back or stay or whatever; (2) life.",p:133,x:105,y:761,w:355,h:23},
{t:"Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon. Went through a seven-",p:133,x:105,y:818,w:450,h:23},
{t:"year period of living like an animal, during which his hair and ",p:133,x:105,y:846,w:455,h:23},
{t:"nails grew to unmanageable lengths and he spent most of each ",p:133,x:105,y:873,w:455,h:23},
{t:"N",p:134,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"135",p:134,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"day consuming grass. Acknowledged nowadays as a forerunner ",p:134,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of the hippie movement.",p:134,x:105,y:143,w:174,h:23},
{t:"Nelson: nineteenth-century admiral of the British feet who, ",p:134,x:105,y:201,w:456,h:23},
{t:"bearing in mind his relationship with Lady Hamilton, and judg-",p:134,x:105,y:228,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing from his statue in Trafalgar Square, seems to have arrived at a ",p:134,x:105,y:256,w:453,h:23},
{t:"very literal interpretation of Jesus’ advice concerning temptation ",p:134,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to adultery in the ffth chapter of Matthew’s gospel.",p:134,x:105,y:311,w:363,h:23},
{t:"Never-never land: world whose inhabitants have no wish to ",p:134,x:105,y:368,w:453,h:23},
{t:"grow up and have decided to turn their backs on the real world.",p:134,x:105,y:396,w:450,h:23},
{t:"(See also Synods in England and Scotland.)",p:134,x:105,y:423,w:318,h:23},
{t:"New age: (1) tag attached to all sorts of dodgy modern prac-",p:134,x:105,y:481,w:450,h:23},
{t:"tices, usually connected with the occult. Lip-lickingly popular ",p:134,x:105,y:508,w:456,h:23},
{t:"with a good proportion of those who disapprove of such things. ",p:134,x:105,y:536,w:454,h:23},
{t:"(2) What we all are every birthday.",p:134,x:105,y:563,w:244,h:23},
{t:"New curates: those who may be unfortunate enough to fnd ",p:134,x:105,y:620,w:454,h:23},
{t:"themselves replacing a truly wonderful man or woman, the like ",p:134,x:105,y:648,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of whom is unlikely to be seen ever again in the world or the ",p:134,x:105,y:676,w:456,h:23},
{t:"universe, let alone this parish.",p:134,x:105,y:703,w:209,h:23},
{t:"New dispensation: (1) period since the death and ascen-",p:134,x:105,y:760,w:450,h:23},
{t:"sion of Jesus, during which grace abounds; (2) a fresh packet of ",p:134,x:105,y:788,w:454,h:23},
{t:"corn bandages and some more of that cream that clears the old ",p:134,x:105,y:816,w:455,h:23},
{t:"trouble up in no time.",p:134,x:105,y:843,w:157,h:23},
{t:"136",p:135,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:135,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"New Frontiers: (1) a network of nondenominational church-",p:135,x:105,y:116,w:450,h:23},
{t:"es; (2) replacement plastic surgery performed on an alien.",p:135,x:105,y:143,w:405,h:23},
{t:"New Year: a time when one might take back an unwanted ",p:135,x:105,y:201,w:457,h:23},
{t:"present to be exchanged. For those who have newly understood ",p:135,x:105,y:228,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the meaning of Christmas it might be a time for taking an un-",p:135,x:105,y:256,w:449,h:23},
{t:"wanted present and an unwanted past to God and asking him to ",p:135,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"exchange it for a much more desirable future.",p:135,x:105,y:311,w:320,h:23},
{t:"Nice: generally regarded as faint, rather anemic praise; but ",p:135,x:105,y:368,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Christians would do well to appreciate that, in addition to being ",p:135,x:105,y:396,w:453,h:23},
{t:"awesome and mighty and omniscient and omnipotent and all-",p:135,x:105,y:423,w:450,h:23},
{t:"seeing and triumphant and impossible to look on, God really is ",p:135,x:105,y:451,w:454,h:23},
{t:"extremely kind and nice.",p:135,x:105,y:478,w:174,h:23},
{t:"Nicodemus: nervous Jewish Irishman encountered by Jesus in ",p:135,x:105,y:536,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the middle of the night. (See also Born-again Christian.)",p:135,x:105,y:563,w:441,h:23},
{t:"Nightingale: included here because on several occasions re-",p:135,x:105,y:620,w:450,h:23},
{t:"cently I have been drawn from the bosom of sleep at around two ",p:135,x:105,y:648,w:454,h:23},
{t:"o’clock in the morning by an unbelievably mellifuous sound ",p:135,x:105,y:676,w:457,h:23},
{t:"emanating from somewhere in the hedge of tall trees outside ",p:135,x:105,y:703,w:457,h:23},
{t:"my bedroom window. Tis extravagant, rippling melody is like ",p:135,x:105,y:731,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the outpouring of a heart so abundantly flled with joy that it ",p:135,x:105,y:758,w:456,h:23},
{t:"has no choice but to overfow, and it is actually the song of a ",p:135,x:105,y:786,w:456,h:23},
{t:"nightingale.",p:135,x:105,y:813,w:83,h:23},
{t:"At least, I think it’s a nightingale.",p:135,x:135,y:841,w:234,h:23},
{t:"Well, I suppose I’m about 85 percent sure that it must be ",p:135,x:135,y:868,w:426,h:23},
{t:"N",p:136,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"137",p:136,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"a nightingale. All right, I have to confess that I cannot be abso-",p:136,x:105,y:116,w:449,h:23},
{t:"lutely confdent about the identity of this bird, but the thing is, it ",p:136,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"makes a beautiful sound in the very early hours of the morning. ",p:136,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"It sings at night, and it would probably continue to do so if there ",p:136,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"were a gale. What else can I say?",p:136,x:105,y:226,w:226,h:23},
{t:"Okay, I suppose there is an outside chance that what I could ",p:136,x:134,y:253,w:424,h:23},
{t:"be dealing with here is an insomniac blackbird. Te song of a ",p:136,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"blackbird is said to be similar to that of a nightingale. It seems ",p:136,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"unlikely, though, don ’t you think? Are blackbirds known for ",p:136,x:105,y:336,w:457,h:23},
{t:"their inability to sleep? And even if they are, they wouldn ’t end ",p:136,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"up singing their hearts out with joy in the middle of the night, ",p:136,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"would they? You don ’t do that when you can ’t sleep for being ",p:136,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"depressed. It must be a nightingale. It must be.",p:136,x:105,y:446,w:330,h:23},
{t:"But how can I be absolutely sure? It’s far too dark at that ",p:136,x:134,y:473,w:426,h:23},
{t:"time of night to see a little brown bird in a thick hedge. Short of ",p:136,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"persuading an unwilling expert on the songs of British birds to ",p:136,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"hang around in my bedroom on the of chance of a performance ",p:136,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"on that particular night, or spending a load of money to hire ",p:136,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"some of that infrared equipment for seeing things in the dark, ",p:136,x:105,y:611,w:455,h:23},
{t:"or recording the sound the creature makes to play back to the ",p:136,x:105,y:638,w:456,h:23},
{t:"expert who wasn ’t particularly keen on spending the night in my ",p:136,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"bedroom, I don ’t see how I can ever be truly certain that what I ",p:136,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"am hearing is a nightingale.",p:136,x:105,y:721,w:194,h:23},
{t:"I bet John Keats never had this problem—well, I say that. ",p:136,x:134,y:748,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Maybe he did. Maybe he buttonholed a friend one morning and ",p:136,x:105,y:776,w:454,h:23},
{t:"put the problem squarely to him.",p:136,x:105,y:803,w:234,h:23},
{t:"“Te thing is, Eric, there’s this bird that sings outside my ",p:136,x:134,y:831,w:426,h:23},
{t:"bedroom window every night. I think it’s a nightingale, and ",p:136,x:105,y:858,w:457,h:23},
{t:"138",p:137,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:137,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"I’m really keen to write a moving but fairly miserable ode on it. ",p:137,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"But only if I can be sure that it’s defnitely not something else. ",p:137,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"What I really don ’t want is to make a fool of myself by going on ",p:137,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and on about a light-winged dryad of the trees singing of sum-",p:137,x:105,y:198,w:449,h:23},
{t:"mer in full-throated ease if it turns out to have been a diferent ",p:137,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"bird altogether. Ode to a Jet-Lagged Starling Doing Nightingale ",p:137,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Impressions doesn ’t have quite the same ring to it. Do you get ",p:137,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"my drift?”",p:137,x:105,y:308,w:71,h:23},
{t:"No doubt Eric, being a sensible sort of fellow, would have ",p:137,x:134,y:336,w:425,h:23},
{t:"said something along the lines of, “John, my old mate, what does ",p:137,x:105,y:363,w:453,h:23},
{t:"it matter if you can ’t be absolutely sure? You hear a beautiful ",p:137,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"song in the middle of the night. It’s probably a nightingale. You ",p:137,x:105,y:418,w:454,h:23},
{t:"want to write about it. Get on with it. Have a quick shot of ",p:137,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"bourbon to get you in the mood, and then put pen to paper. ",p:137,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"You ’ll be done in no time. Sorted or what!”",p:137,x:105,y:501,w:304,h:23},
{t:"Eric’s point is a good one. Why does it matter to me that ",p:137,x:134,y:528,w:426,h:23},
{t:"I am unable to conclusively identify the source of such beauty? ",p:137,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Why can I not relax and surrender myself to the enjoyment of an ",p:137,x:105,y:583,w:453,h:23},
{t:"experience that needs no labels? A rose is a rose is a rose, whatever ",p:137,x:105,y:611,w:453,h:23},
{t:"you decide to call it. Tat’s more or less what Shakespeare said, ",p:137,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and he was right. I need to battle with this completion neurosis ",p:137,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of mine.",p:137,x:105,y:693,w:59,h:23},
{t:"A very old friend died a while ago. Before I became a follower ",p:137,x:134,y:721,w:423,h:23},
{t:"of Jesus, he flled a parenting gap in my life so efectively that my ",p:137,x:105,y:748,w:453,h:23},
{t:"self-esteem was able to fnd a tiny platform from which to face ",p:137,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and tackle a world that appeared very threatening. Later, when ",p:137,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"I became a Christian, I went through a compartmentalizing ",p:137,x:105,y:831,w:458,h:23},
{t:"phase common to many new converts in the sixties. Anything or ",p:137,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
{t:"N",p:138,x:538,y:54,w:17,h:26},
{t:"139",p:138,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"anyone that could not be given a narrowly evangelical label had ",p:138,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"no real place in what I shortsightedly thought of as the spiritual ",p:138,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"world. My friend, not being a Christian, was one of those who ",p:138,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"must necessarily be excluded from this world until such time as ",p:138,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"he saw the light and asked Jesus into his heart. God forgive my ",p:138,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"ignorance and my stupid pomposity. I was given my friend at a ",p:138,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"time when I needed him most, and his love and support came ",p:138,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"from the heart of God. He ofered me much more than a cup of ",p:138,x:105,y:308,w:454,h:23},
{t:"water, and he will be rewarded accordingly.",p:138,x:105,y:336,w:303,h:23},
{t:"Te song of a nightingale and the love of God, beautiful ",p:138,x:134,y:363,w:426,h:23},
{t:"things that simply fll our hearts. It doesn ’t matter which direc-",p:138,x:105,y:391,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tion they come from, and labels don ’t change in the slightest.",p:138,x:105,y:418,w:430,h:23},
{t:"Nike: son of the great prophet Adidas. Best known and most ",p:138,x:105,y:476,w:455,h:23},
{t:"useful quote is from chapter one, verse one of the book of Nike: ",p:138,x:105,y:503,w:454,h:23},
{t:"“Just do it!”",p:138,x:105,y:531,w:83,h:23},
{t:"Noah: (1) Old Testament character who, with his family and ",p:138,x:105,y:588,w:456,h:23},
{t:"representative couples of every species of animal, was allowed to ",p:138,x:105,y:616,w:454,h:23},
{t:"escape the food that God sent to destroy all the evil people in ",p:138,x:105,y:643,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the world; (2) what Gazza says when he disagrees.",p:138,x:105,y:671,w:351,h:23},
{t:"Nonconformist churches: denominations that have bro-",p:138,x:105,y:728,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ken away from spiritually atrophied mainline churches in order ",p:138,x:105,y:756,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to be allowed to atrophy in a manner that is in accordance with ",p:138,x:105,y:783,w:454,h:23},
{t:"their own understanding of Scripture.",p:138,x:105,y:811,w:267,h:23},
{t:"140",p:139,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:139,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Nonconformist ministers: rare, in any denomination.",p:139,x:105,y:115,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Norman: what the font at the back of our church is, as op-",p:139,x:105,y:172,w:450,h:23},
{t:"posed to the vicar, who is Frank.",p:139,x:105,y:200,w:228,h:23},
{t:"Nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing, nothing is ",p:139,x:105,y:257,w:458,h:22},
{t:"too difficult for Thee!: line of a Christian song that is abso-",p:139,x:105,y:285,w:450,h:23},
{t:"lutely true, leaving aside, of course, any question of me having ",p:139,x:105,y:313,w:455,h:23},
{t:"anything to do with my cousin after what he said to me in the ",p:139,x:105,y:340,w:455,h:23},
{t:"late ffties—or was it the early sixties?",p:139,x:105,y:368,w:263,h:23},
{t:"Notices: essential practical details shared from the front dur-",p:139,x:105,y:425,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing a church service. A phenomenon seen at its fascinating best ",p:139,x:105,y:453,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in those churches where the minister is likely to be corrected on ",p:139,x:105,y:480,w:454,h:23},
{t:"every point from the body of the church by various members of ",p:139,x:105,y:508,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the congregation.",p:139,x:105,y:535,w:123,h:23},
{t:"Nursery rhymes: children ’s chants that can occasionally be ",p:139,x:105,y:592,w:455,h:23},
{t:"adapted for church use, as in: ",p:139,x:105,y:620,w:211,h:23},
{t:"Te Reverend Jack Horner ate plums in a corner",p:139,x:135,y:663,w:342,h:23},
{t:"And said, “I’ll be dead controversial",p:139,x:135,y:690,w:251,h:23},
{t:"At Christmas this year, I shall preach on my fear",p:139,x:135,y:718,w:340,h:23},
{t:"Tat it’s all getting far too commercial!”",p:139,x:135,y:745,w:280,h:23},
{t:"141",p:140,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"O",p:140,x:476,y:83,w:78,h:161},
{t:"142",p:141,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:141,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Obadiah:",p:141,x:105,y:115,w:84,h:22},
{t:"“Knock, knock!”",p:141,x:134,y:158,w:118,h:23},
{t:"“Who ’s there?”",p:141,x:134,y:185,w:104,h:23},
{t:"“ A professional yes man seeking employment.”",p:141,x:134,y:213,w:328,h:23},
{t:"“Well, what’s your name?”",p:141,x:134,y:240,w:185,h:23},
{t:"“Obadiah.”",p:141,x:134,y:268,w:80,h:23},
{t:"“If I’m going to employ you, I need to know your full ",p:141,x:134,y:295,w:428,h:23},
{t:"name!”",p:141,x:105,y:323,w:50,h:23},
{t:"“Gree.”",p:141,x:134,y:350,w:51,h:23},
{t:"“Obadiah Gree? Tat’s a ridiculous name.”",p:141,x:134,y:378,w:300,h:23},
{t:"“Obadiah Gree.”",p:141,x:134,y:405,w:118,h:23},
{t:"Obedience: (1) curious item of fossilized spiritual behavior, ",p:141,x:105,y:462,w:455,h:23},
{t:"still practiced by the odd individual Christian and by fanatical ",p:141,x:105,y:490,w:455,h:23},
{t:"members of one or two of the more obscure sects; (2) a difcult ",p:141,x:105,y:518,w:454,h:23},
{t:"but essential aspect of following Jesus. For instance, I remember ",p:141,x:105,y:545,w:454,h:23},
{t:"being in a northern branch of WH Smith, that well-known chain ",p:141,x:105,y:573,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of stores that has been selling newspapers, books, and stationery ",p:141,x:105,y:600,w:454,h:23},
{t:"for years. Tat night I was due to be speaking at a church in ",p:141,x:105,y:628,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the town, but having arrived rather earlier than expected, I had ",p:141,x:105,y:655,w:455,h:23},
{t:"decided to look for a book to read on the train during my return ",p:141,x:105,y:683,w:454,h:23},
{t:"journey on the following day.",p:141,x:105,y:710,w:207,h:23},
{t:"Te books in this shop were arranged in freestanding racks ",p:141,x:134,y:738,w:425,h:23},
{t:"so that you could walk all the way round each one. Every rack ",p:141,x:105,y:765,w:455,h:23},
{t:"had a label in a frame attached to the top of the unit, inform-",p:141,x:105,y:793,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing customers about the type of books it contained. Apart from ",p:141,x:105,y:820,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the largest section of all, which was General Fiction, it seemed ",p:141,x:105,y:848,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that Diet, Fitness, Holidays, House-purchasing, and Antique-",p:141,x:105,y:875,w:449,h:23},
{t:"O",p:142,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"143",p:142,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"collecting had taken over the world as far as the book market ",p:142,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"was concerned. I discovered that there was one very small section ",p:142,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"allocated to Religion, and Christianity occupied an even smaller ",p:142,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"space within that category, sandwiched alphabetically between ",p:142,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Buddhism and Fortunetelling. Te books in the Christian part ",p:142,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"were a dull, colorless, embarrassed group of volumes. Tey ",p:142,x:105,y:253,w:459,h:23},
{t:"huddled miserably together like moldy potatoes being sold by ",p:142,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"mistake in a candy store, all too conscious, perhaps, that drab ",p:142,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"worthiness has scant appeal in today’s commercial world. As a ",p:142,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"little parable, I refected, it speaks volumes. ",p:142,x:105,y:363,w:308,h:23},
{t:"Groaning at my unintentional pun, I moved on toward ",p:142,x:134,y:391,w:428,h:23},
{t:"the Fiction section, steadfastly avoiding a strong temptation ",p:142,x:105,y:418,w:458,h:23},
{t:"to drift sideways into the stationery department. Why? Okay, ",p:142,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"I might as well confess. I am a stationery junkie. I love it all. I ",p:142,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"am close to salivating even as I type these words and fnd myself ",p:142,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"fantasizing wildly. I would have bought ridiculous quantities of ",p:142,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"rubber bands, thumbtacks, sticky labels, paper clips, erasers, self-",p:142,x:105,y:556,w:450,h:23},
{t:"adhesive envelopes, and pencil sharpeners if I had not been so ",p:142,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"heavily sedated by the usual morning dose of my wife’s common ",p:142,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"sense. Tere should be groups for people like me.",p:142,x:105,y:638,w:347,h:23},
{t:"Fortunately, browsing through racks of books is equally ",p:142,x:134,y:666,w:428,h:23},
{t:"absorbing as far as I am concerned, and I was soon lost to the real ",p:142,x:105,y:693,w:453,h:23},
{t:"world as I began to explore a very smart new paperback edition ",p:142,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of novels and short stories by P . G. Wodehouse. He is a sublime ",p:142,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"exponent of English as the written word and my favorite comic ",p:142,x:105,y:776,w:454,h:23},
{t:"writer if one excludes Jerome K. Jerome, who was the author of ",p:142,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that one supreme comedy classic Tree Men in a Boat.",p:142,x:105,y:831,w:379,h:23},
{t:"Because books are invariably organized alphabetically in ",p:142,x:134,y:858,w:428,h:23},
{t:"144",p:143,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:143,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"stores of this kind, the works of Wodehouse are usually to be ",p:143,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"found on the far right-hand side of the very bottom shelf of the ",p:143,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Fiction section. Such was the case here in WH Smith, and it was ",p:143,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as I rose from my genufecting perusal of the master’s books at ",p:143,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"this lower level that I became aware of a woman standing on the ",p:143,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"other side of the rack. She had her back to me, and her head was ",p:143,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"buried in a book, but there was something very familiar about ",p:143,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the cut of the short honey-colored hair, the shape and slope of ",p:143,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the shoulders, and the square-shouldered, navy-style jacket with ",p:143,x:105,y:336,w:454,h:23},
{t:"piping on the shoulders. I moved a little farther along my side of ",p:143,x:105,y:363,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the rack in order to get a better view. Now I could see the woman ",p:143,x:105,y:391,w:453,h:23},
{t:"clearly. Yes. I was right. I did recognize her, and suddenly all I ",p:143,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"could think of was how I was going to escape from this store ",p:143,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"without her seeing me.",p:143,x:105,y:473,w:161,h:23},
{t:"Tis lady (I shall call her Irene) was a Christian who had ",p:143,x:134,y:501,w:426,h:23},
{t:"once lived in the same part of the world as me. She was also one ",p:143,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of the most annoying people I had ever met. She had a high, ",p:143,x:105,y:556,w:456,h:23},
{t:"penetrating voice, like a fghter plane diving out of control, and ",p:143,x:105,y:583,w:454,h:23},
{t:"some kind of profound conversational disability that prevented ",p:143,x:105,y:611,w:455,h:23},
{t:"her from allowing anyone else to fnish what he or she was say-",p:143,x:105,y:638,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing. On frst encountering her a few years ago, I had attempted ",p:143,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to embark on a number of sentences but found each one scythed ",p:143,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"efortlessly to the ground by that razor-sharp blade of a voice. I ",p:143,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"have always enjoyed hearing what other people have to say, but ",p:143,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"I was certainly not used to the treatment I got from Irene at that ",p:143,x:105,y:776,w:454,h:23},
{t:"frst meeting. Each one of these clinical interruptions was like a ",p:143,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"physical blow to the head or, more honestly, to the ego. In the ",p:143,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"end I gave up and spent the rest of the conversation grunting, ",p:143,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"O",p:144,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"145",p:144,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"nodding, shaking my head, seething inwardly, and marveling at ",p:144,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the extraordinary degree of self-absorption that must lie behind ",p:144,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"such total disregard for what another person has to say. I had no ",p:144,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"idea what she thought of me, although when we met at church ",p:144,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"functions, she always seemed to be pleased to see me and was ",p:144,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"guaranteed to present a number of loud opinions for my grunt-",p:144,x:105,y:253,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing, nodding, head-shaking, inwardly seething attention.",p:144,x:105,y:281,w:400,h:23},
{t:"I asked myself what on earth she could be doing here in this ",p:144,x:134,y:308,w:424,h:23},
{t:"town, today of all days. Looking warily at her now over the top ",p:144,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of the rack, I realized for the frst time just how much I disliked ",p:144,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the woman. Te very thought of contact with her set my nerves ",p:144,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"jangling. Never mind, if I was quick and careful, I could slip ",p:144,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"away before she took her head out of that book and started to ",p:144,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"squeak delightedly about us meeting up here of all places.",p:144,x:105,y:473,w:405,h:23},
{t:"My route was clear. Down past Diets I went, turned right ",p:144,x:134,y:501,w:426,h:23},
{t:"at Holidays, hurried along the aisle between Antiques and ",p:144,x:105,y:528,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Biographies, across the littered no man ’s land of newspapers and ",p:144,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"magazines, past the cash registers and the counters until sud-",p:144,x:105,y:583,w:449,h:23},
{t:"denly I was in the blessed open air and heading for a place where ",p:144,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I could get cofee, safe from the possibility of having to endure ",p:144,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Irene and her terrible voice. Tank goodness for that! I didn ’t get ",p:144,x:105,y:666,w:453,h:23},
{t:"as far as the cofee place.",p:144,x:105,y:693,w:172,h:23},
{t:"“You are not your own.”",p:144,x:134,y:721,w:171,h:23},
{t:"What does that mean?",p:144,x:134,y:748,w:157,h:23},
{t:"“You don ’t like talking to Irene because her voice and her ",p:144,x:134,y:776,w:426,h:23},
{t:"manner annoy you, but you are not in the business of only ",p:144,x:105,y:803,w:457,h:23},
{t:"spending time with people who make you feel good. Not if you ",p:144,x:105,y:831,w:454,h:23},
{t:"ever meant it when you said that you had some serious idea ",p:144,x:105,y:858,w:457,h:23},
{t:"146",p:145,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:145,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"about following me. Suppose I want you to be available to talk to ",p:145,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Irene? Will you go back into the store and make that possible?”",p:145,x:105,y:143,w:445,h:23},
{t:"What—now?",p:145,x:134,y:171,w:94,h:23},
{t:"“Now.",p:145,x:134,y:198,w:46,h:23},
{t:"”",p:145,x:179,y:198,w:7,h:23},
{t:"Before having cofee?",p:145,x:134,y:226,w:148,h:23},
{t:"“Before having cofee.”",p:145,x:134,y:253,w:161,h:23},
{t:"But Irene is so—so. . . .",p:145,x:134,y:281,w:165,h:23},
{t:"“How signifcant is the Christian section in the presentation ",p:145,x:134,y:308,w:423,h:23},
{t:"of your own life? Is it a small, sad little category tucked between ",p:145,x:105,y:336,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Buddhism and Fortunetelling that no one else really notices ",p:145,x:105,y:363,w:458,h:23},
{t:"because it takes up so little space? Because if it is. . . .”",p:145,x:105,y:391,w:378,h:23},
{t:"Oh, all right!",p:145,x:134,y:418,w:92,h:23},
{t:"Muttering darkly about whether I was dealing with the Holy ",p:145,x:134,y:446,w:423,h:23},
{t:"Spirit or my imagination, I turned on my heel and went back ",p:145,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"to WH Smith. Irene was still there, standing beside a diferent ",p:145,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"subject rack, deeply engrossed in yet another book. I could not ",p:145,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"quite bring myself to go up to her and initiate a conversation, ",p:145,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"but I followed her at a short distance as she wandered distract-",p:145,x:105,y:583,w:449,h:23},
{t:"edly from rack to rack, placing myself in positions where she ",p:145,x:105,y:611,w:456,h:23},
{t:"could not fail to see me if she looked up from her reading. But I ",p:145,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"seemed to have become invisible. At one point she appeared to ",p:145,x:105,y:666,w:455,h:23},
{t:"look straight through my body (no easy task) as though it were ",p:145,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"transparent. Finally she left the store, and I breathed a sigh of ",p:145,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"relief. I had been available, I had not been arrested for stalking, ",p:145,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and I had not had to spend half an hour listening to Irene’s out-",p:145,x:105,y:776,w:449,h:23},
{t:"of-control Spitfre impression.",p:145,x:105,y:803,w:212,h:23},
{t:"So what had it all been about? If, as I suspect, it was a test ",p:145,x:134,y:831,w:425,h:23},
{t:"of obedience and availability, then I scored about fve and a half ",p:145,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
{t:"out of ten.",p:145,x:105,y:886,w:74,h:23},
{t:"O",p:146,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"147",p:146,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"As I left the store and headed for my delayed cofee, I found ",p:146,x:135,y:116,w:424,h:23},
{t:"that I was haunted by one unexpected and uncomfortable ques-",p:146,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tion. Could it be that she had been avoiding me?",p:146,x:105,y:171,w:340,h:23},
{t:"Oblivion: nothing to worry about.",p:146,x:105,y:228,w:259,h:23},
{t:"Oh, my lover is radiant and ruddy: statement from the ",p:146,x:105,y:286,w:454,h:23},
{t:"ffth chapter of the Song of Solomon, presumably spoken by the ",p:146,x:105,y:313,w:454,h:23},
{t:"great king after fnding that his girlfriend had fallen asleep in ",p:146,x:105,y:341,w:456,h:23},
{t:"front of the gas fre.",p:146,x:105,y:368,w:139,h:23},
{t:"Okay, so you think, just because there’s no ",p:146,x:105,y:426,w:464,h:22},
{t:"evidence of divine intervention in your life, and ",p:146,x:105,y:453,w:457,h:22},
{t:"none of your prayers are being answered, and ",p:146,x:105,y:481,w:460,h:22},
{t:"everything’s gone wrong, and your spiritual state ",p:146,x:105,y:508,w:456,h:22},
{t:"is moribund, and you feel completely alone in the ",p:146,x:105,y:536,w:455,h:22},
{t:"universe, that God is nowhere to be found, whereas ",p:146,x:105,y:563,w:453,h:22},
{t:"actually you will find that he is vibrantly, clearly, ",p:146,x:105,y:591,w:456,h:22},
{t:"unmistakably, visibly present before your very ",p:146,x:105,y:618,w:460,h:22},
{t:"eyes at this precise moment in full Technicolor if ",p:146,x:105,y:646,w:456,h:22},
{t:"you just work through the seventeen easy-to-follow ",p:146,x:105,y:673,w:453,h:22},
{t:"steps outlined in this book: slightly exaggerated example ",p:146,x:105,y:701,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of a type of book title that we are seeing quite a lot of at present. ",p:146,x:105,y:728,w:454,h:23},
{t:"No problem, of course, about letting people know that God is ",p:146,x:105,y:756,w:455,h:23},
{t:"closer than they might think, but perhaps we should beware of ",p:146,x:105,y:783,w:455,h:23},
{t:"rationalizing silences and gaps that are there for a reason. Before ",p:146,x:105,y:811,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Gideon was called, for instance, the voice of the Lord had not ",p:146,x:105,y:838,w:455,h:23},
{t:"been heard in Israel for many years.",p:146,x:105,y:866,w:250,h:23},
{t:"148",p:147,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:147,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Old Nick: (1) the Devil; (2) ex-presenter of Tey Tink It",p:147,x:105,y:116,w:419,h:23},
{t:"’s All ",p:147,x:522,y:116,w:36,h:23},
{t:"Over; (3) Victorian police station.",p:147,x:105,y:143,w:238,h:23},
{t:"Old Testament: the part of the Christian Bible containing ",p:147,x:105,y:201,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the Scriptures of the Hebrews. Must, of course, be regarded ",p:147,x:105,y:228,w:457,h:23},
{t:"as inerrant, infallible, and a guide to daily living. Tat is why ",p:147,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"modern churches regularly take their disobedient teenagers out ",p:147,x:105,y:283,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and stone them; bears are trained to attack kids who are cheeky ",p:147,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to bald preachers; whole villages of unbelievers—men, women, ",p:147,x:105,y:338,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and children—are put to the sword; and followers of Jesus never ",p:147,x:105,y:366,w:454,h:23},
{t:"eat pork.",p:147,x:105,y:393,w:62,h:23},
{t:"Open to the Spirit: (1) familiar with twenty or more songs ",p:147,x:105,y:451,w:455,h:23},
{t:"from Mission Praise; (2) tentatively willing to consider the possi-",p:147,x:105,y:478,w:449,h:23},
{t:"bility of a short and carefully controlled time of informal prayer ",p:147,x:105,y:506,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and worship at a point where there will be no real damage done ",p:147,x:105,y:533,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to the fabric of the service.",p:147,x:105,y:561,w:187,h:23},
{t:"Opportunities: what we are urged to make the most of in ",p:147,x:105,y:618,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the fourth chapter of Colossians. Can be a little overdone by ",p:147,x:105,y:646,w:456,h:23},
{t:"some. Tere are those, for instance, who invite non-Christians ",p:147,x:105,y:673,w:455,h:23},
{t:"round for a meal and use it as an “opportunity.” Teir guests ",p:147,x:105,y:701,w:456,h:23},
{t:"hear “Bringing in the Sheaves” played on the doorbell, they wipe ",p:147,x:105,y:728,w:453,h:23},
{t:"their feet on a doormat that says, “Welcome to the kingdom of ",p:147,x:105,y:756,w:455,h:23},
{t:"God,” they have the gospel preached to them violently and at ",p:147,x:105,y:783,w:456,h:23},
{t:"length via the grace, and they drink from cofee mugs covered in ",p:147,x:105,y:811,w:454,h:23},
{t:"John 3:16. Finally, after the cleanup has been done, their hosts ",p:147,x:105,y:838,w:455,h:23},
{t:"wipe the kitchen surfaces down and say coyly to their guests, ",p:147,x:105,y:866,w:456,h:23},
{t:"O",p:148,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"149",p:148,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"“Would you believe me if I told you that your sins could be ",p:148,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"wiped away as quickly and easily as I just wiped away those little ",p:148,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"smears of tomato sauce?”",p:148,x:105,y:171,w:176,h:23},
{t:"Optical illusionist: (1) a magician. If a Christian performer, ",p:148,x:105,y:228,w:453,h:23},
{t:"might do excitingly symbolic things like cutting a bit of rope, ",p:148,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"then magically joining it together in order to subtly illustrate ",p:148,x:105,y:283,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that we are cut of from God until we become Christians, at ",p:148,x:105,y:311,w:457,h:23},
{t:"which point we are joined to him again; (2) some believers dis-",p:148,x:105,y:338,w:449,h:23},
{t:"approve of secular magicians because they deliberately deceive, ",p:148,x:105,y:366,w:455,h:23},
{t:"but have failed to refect on the fact that no one could be more ",p:148,x:105,y:393,w:455,h:23},
{t:"straightforward and honest than a man who announces that ",p:148,x:105,y:421,w:458,h:23},
{t:"he is about to deceive you. Contrast this approach with that of ",p:148,x:105,y:448,w:455,h:23},
{t:"some evangelists and preachers, where you are left to discover ",p:148,x:105,y:476,w:456,h:23},
{t:"this for yourself.",p:148,x:105,y:503,w:114,h:23},
{t:"Original sin: (1) that committed by Adam which brought ",p:148,x:105,y:561,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the whole of mankind under judgment; (2) something that is ",p:148,x:105,y:588,w:456,h:23},
{t:"forbidden, but more interesting and innovative than usual.",p:148,x:105,y:616,w:414,h:23},
{t:"Out of his will: (1) behaving in a way that is contrary to the ",p:148,x:105,y:673,w:454,h:23},
{t:"express wishes of God; (2) hard luck—turns out you won ’t be ",p:148,x:105,y:701,w:456,h:23},
{t:"able to pay of the mortgage after all.",p:148,x:105,y:728,w:260,h:23},
{t:"Outworking: (1) visible manifestation of the purpose or will ",p:148,x:105,y:785,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of God; (2) back at teatime.",p:148,x:105,y:813,w:197,h:23},
{t:"150",p:149,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:149,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Overhead projector: ",p:149,x:105,y:116,w:195,h:22},
{t:"often referred to as an OHP. ",p:149,x:309,y:116,w:259,h:23},
{t:"Confusion with the term OAP (Old Age Pensioner) is a bad ",p:149,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"idea, as discovered by a man in one of our local churches who ",p:149,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"announced the following: “I have been going through the OAPs ",p:149,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in our church, and it has become clear to me that many of them ",p:149,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"are simply of no use to us anymore. Tey are elderly, shabby, ",p:149,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"difcult to understand, poorly put together, old-fashioned, and ",p:149,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"often theologically unsound. Some of them are literally falling ",p:149,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"apart. I have weeded out a number of these redundant OAPs, ",p:149,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and I suggest that we store them in the church cupboard until ",p:149,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the autumn. Have a look through if you wish, and feel free to ",p:149,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"take home any that you fancy; otherwise, I shall dispose of them ",p:149,x:105,y:418,w:454,h:23},
{t:"on the church bonfre.”",p:149,x:105,y:446,w:164,h:23},
{t:"Ozone: (1) essential atmospheric layer that is developing holes ",p:149,x:105,y:503,w:454,h:23},
{t:"because of the use of inappropriate gases by human beings; (2) ",p:149,x:105,y:531,w:455,h:23},
{t:"this section of the book.",p:149,x:105,y:558,w:170,h:23},
{t:"151",p:150,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"P",p:150,x:475,y:83,w:79,h:161},
{t:"152",p:151,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:151,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Pantomime: event that is completely diferent from a church ",p:151,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"service. In a pantomime lots of slightly nervous people sitting ",p:151,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in rows are asked to do rather silly things, call out childish re-",p:151,x:105,y:171,w:449,h:23},
{t:"sponses, join in with a number of banal songs, and suspend their ",p:151,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"disbelief in characters whose manner on stage is signifcantly ",p:151,x:105,y:226,w:457,h:23},
{t:"diferent from the way they would behave in real life. Whereas, ",p:151,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in church . . . er . . . never mind.",p:151,x:105,y:281,w:230,h:23},
{t:"Parables: stories that entertain you at the front door while ",p:151,x:105,y:338,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the truth slips in through a side window and sandbags you from ",p:151,x:105,y:366,w:454,h:23},
{t:"behind.",p:151,x:105,y:393,w:54,h:23},
{t:"Patterns: patterns of the most profound things can be detected ",p:151,x:105,y:451,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in the ordinary events of our lives. Here is a childhood memory ",p:151,x:105,y:478,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that contains all the elements of the fall.",p:151,x:105,y:506,w:282,h:23},
{t:"It is 1954. I am six years old. I am on my way to the library ",p:151,x:134,y:533,w:424,h:23},
{t:"to take my books back. To get there I have to go through the back ",p:151,x:105,y:561,w:453,h:23},
{t:"door, past the rhododendrons at the end of the lawn, out of our ",p:151,x:105,y:588,w:454,h:23},
{t:"front gate, along the path made from bricks, right through to the ",p:151,x:105,y:616,w:453,h:23},
{t:"end of the high street, and across the grassy bit of common that ",p:151,x:105,y:643,w:454,h:23},
{t:"starts after the pharmacy at the end of the village. I like going to ",p:151,x:105,y:671,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the library because I love reading books. Books are chunky and ",p:151,x:105,y:698,w:455,h:23},
{t:"rich and full of treasure.",p:151,x:105,y:726,w:169,h:23},
{t:"Today, though, there is a problem. My two books are over-",p:151,x:134,y:753,w:419,h:23},
{t:"due. Te date has gone beyond the month and day stamped in ",p:151,x:105,y:781,w:455,h:23},
{t:"red on the piece of paper stuck inside their front covers. I am a ",p:151,x:105,y:808,w:455,h:23},
{t:"bit worried. Te lady at the library got quite cross once before ",p:151,x:105,y:836,w:455,h:23},
{t:"when I took my books back late. Tis time I have got a very good ",p:151,x:105,y:863,w:453,h:23},
{t:"P",p:152,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"153",p:152,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"excuse for bringing them back late if I want to use it, but I am ",p:152,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"not sure if I am going to want to say the words that will make ",p:152,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the excuse work.",p:152,x:105,y:171,w:116,h:23},
{t:"I arrive at the library and walk up to the lady. She is sitting ",p:152,x:134,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"behind her desk at the far end of the narrow room lined with ",p:152,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"shelves that are stufed full with all those delicious books. But it ",p:152,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"is a little bit like school, and the lady in charge is a little bit like ",p:152,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a teacher. I hold out my books and say the words I have been ",p:152,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"practicing in my head ever since I walked out of my house. “I’ve ",p:152,x:105,y:336,w:454,h:23},
{t:"brought my books back, but I’m afraid they’re late because my ",p:152,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"nana died and we’ve been too busy.”",p:152,x:105,y:391,w:254,h:23},
{t:"Feelings fll me up like water rushing into a glass from a tap ",p:152,x:134,y:418,w:424,h:23},
{t:"when you turn it on full. One is a feeling of shock because I just ",p:152,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"heard my own voice saying the terrible, terrible thing that surely ",p:152,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"cannot be true. I have said it out loud for the frst time, so maybe ",p:152,x:105,y:501,w:453,h:23},
{t:"it is true after all.",p:152,x:105,y:528,w:120,h:23},
{t:"But how can Nana be dead? How? How can my nana have ",p:152,x:134,y:556,w:425,h:23},
{t:"gone away forever? How can it be true that the shining, warm, ",p:152,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"cozy all right part of life that was being with Nana can never ",p:152,x:105,y:611,w:456,h:23},
{t:"happen again? What point will there be in the tall green buses ",p:152,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"setting out to travel the fourteen miles from Tunbridge Wells ",p:152,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"to Heathfeld if there is no one sitting on the top deck, getting ",p:152,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"more and more excited about walking up Nana ’s driveway, and ",p:152,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"knocking on her front door?",p:152,x:105,y:748,w:200,h:23},
{t:"Tere is a quiet place inside myself where I know that this ",p:152,x:134,y:776,w:425,h:23},
{t:"awful thing is true. Mommy told me after she told my brother ",p:152,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"John. She said we all have to be very brave. I don ’t know what ",p:152,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that means. Will being brave take away the feeling that I have ",p:152,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"154",p:153,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:153,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"swallowed a big, soft black cloud, a black cloud that is sitting in ",p:153,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"my stomach and making me feel heavy and giddy with fear and ",p:153,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"darkness? I don ’t think it will. Nothing ever will.",p:153,x:105,y:171,w:342,h:23},
{t:"Another feeling is a feeling of being ashamed. I could have ",p:153,x:134,y:198,w:425,h:23},
{t:"brought my books back before the date on the inside of the cover. ",p:153,x:105,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Secretly I know I could have. It was nothing to do with the bad ",p:153,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"thing that has happened to my nana. But the other thing I am ",p:153,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"sure of is that a dead nana must be one of the best ways of not ",p:153,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"getting into trouble. Who is going to tell of a little boy whose ",p:153,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"nana has just died? I don ’t think even the lady at the library will. ",p:153,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Tis is a naughty thing that I am doing, but I don ’t want to be ",p:153,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"reprimanded.",p:153,x:105,y:418,w:95,h:23},
{t:"Te lady in charge of the library puts a very kind face on and ",p:153,x:134,y:446,w:423,h:23},
{t:"tells me that I mustn ’t worry this time. Just choose some new ",p:153,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"books and take them home.",p:153,x:105,y:501,w:196,h:23},
{t:"It is then that I have one more feeling, and it is a very strange ",p:153,x:134,y:528,w:423,h:23},
{t:"one. Part of it is to do with fnding out that very bad things really ",p:153,x:105,y:556,w:453,h:23},
{t:"do happen. Tey actually do happen to people like me, and I ",p:153,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"did not know this until I heard myself say out loud that Nana ",p:153,x:105,y:611,w:455,h:23},
{t:"was dead. I had worried sometimes that they might, but I was ",p:153,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"never quite sure, and when bad things did look as if they might ",p:153,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"happen, my mommy and daddy made everything seem all right. ",p:153,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Tis is going to be diferent. Tere is nothing they can ever say ",p:153,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"about Nana being dead that will make it all right.",p:153,x:105,y:748,w:349,h:23},
{t:"Te other part of this strange feeling is to do with hear-",p:153,x:134,y:776,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ing myself make up an excuse for bringing my books back late. ",p:153,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Using Nana as an excuse! I do bad things. Secret things. I have ",p:153,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"just done one. Nana would not have liked it. I expect I will ",p:153,x:105,y:858,w:457,h:23},
{t:"P",p:154,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"155",p:154,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"probably do some more bad things.",p:154,x:105,y:116,w:250,h:23},
{t:"Te thing that is so, so strange about this feeling is that, ",p:154,x:134,y:143,w:426,h:23},
{t:"suddenly, right there in the middle of the library, in front of the ",p:154,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"lady in charge, I feel as if I have got no clothes on. Imagine that. ",p:154,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"No clothes! It is a sad, lost, panicky, bad-dream sort of feeling. ",p:154,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Dark, terrible things can happen, and there are good and bad ",p:154,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"inside me. I want my nana back, but if I saw her coming into ",p:154,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the library now, I think I would want to hide. I feel undressed ",p:154,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and ashamed.",p:154,x:105,y:336,w:96,h:23},
{t:"Pentecostals: people who may well have arrived at the de-",p:154,x:105,y:393,w:449,h:23},
{t:"nomination of their choice by a process of elimination.",p:154,x:105,y:421,w:388,h:23},
{t:"Penultimate supper: quite a nice occasion, but . . . er . . . ",p:154,x:105,y:478,w:455,h:23},
{t:"nothing to write home about really.",p:154,x:105,y:506,w:250,h:23},
{t:"Pews: largely Victorian wooden bench seats that are gradually ",p:154,x:105,y:563,w:455,h:23},
{t:"being replaced with chairs in many churches. Might well seem to ",p:154,x:105,y:591,w:453,h:23},
{t:"an outsider that the term actually refers to a troublesome family ",p:154,x:105,y:618,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that is continually being ejected from one church, only to appear ",p:154,x:105,y:646,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in another and be thrown out all over again. As in:",p:154,x:105,y:673,w:357,h:23},
{t:"“In my view our main priority has to be getting rid of the ",p:154,x:135,y:716,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Pews. Tey make everyone feel uncomfortable, they take up too ",p:154,x:105,y:743,w:454,h:23},
{t:"much space, they’re ugly and dull to look at, they’re hard and ",p:154,x:105,y:771,w:456,h:23},
{t:"unyielding, they’re extremely difcult to get away from when ",p:154,x:105,y:798,w:457,h:23},
{t:"you need to go to the toilet in a hurry, it takes a crowbar to shift ",p:154,x:105,y:826,w:454,h:23},
{t:"them from their original position, and most people you ask fnd ",p:154,x:105,y:853,w:454,h:23},
{t:"them a pain in the backside.”",p:154,x:105,y:881,w:205,h:23},
{t:"156",p:155,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:155,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Pillar of the church: (1) person who is consistent and reli-",p:155,x:105,y:116,w:449,h:23},
{t:"able in his or her commitment to the well-being of the congrega-",p:155,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tion; (2) big thick thing that holds everything up and restricts ",p:155,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"vision.",p:155,x:105,y:198,w:46,h:23},
{t:"Pop groups: a modern phenomenon, including one band ",p:155,x:105,y:256,w:458,h:23},
{t:"whose existence was prophesied in Old Testament days. God ",p:155,x:105,y:283,w:457,h:23},
{t:"threatened to play their albums repeatedly in the hearing of ",p:155,x:105,y:311,w:457,h:23},
{t:"those of his people who were disobedient. As Moses declared, ",p:155,x:105,y:338,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“Te Lord will afict you with Madness. . . .”",p:155,x:105,y:366,w:319,h:23},
{t:"Poverty: some are born poor; some acquire poverty; some have ",p:155,x:105,y:423,w:453,h:23},
{t:"poverty thrust upon them; some have never experienced pov-",p:155,x:105,y:451,w:449,h:23},
{t:"erty; some had better read the twenty-ffth chapter of Matthew’s ",p:155,x:105,y:478,w:454,h:23},
{t:"gospel before it’s too late.",p:155,x:105,y:506,w:177,h:23},
{t:"Pray and Display: special parking lot designed for use by ",p:155,x:105,y:563,w:456,h:23},
{t:"modern Pharisees.",p:155,x:105,y:591,w:128,h:23},
{t:"Prayer of Humble Access: (1) magnifcently worded ",p:155,x:105,y:648,w:460,h:23},
{t:"Anglican prayer ofered immediately prior to the celebration of ",p:155,x:105,y:676,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Communion; (2) pathetic request from a husband and father ",p:155,x:105,y:703,w:456,h:23},
{t:"living under the yoke of a wife and teenage daughters, that the ",p:155,x:105,y:731,w:455,h:23},
{t:"bathroom might possibly be free for him to enter and use at ",p:155,x:105,y:758,w:457,h:23},
{t:"some indefnable point in the future.",p:155,x:105,y:786,w:260,h:23},
{t:"Prelate: (1) talk foolishly about the Spanish ecclesiastical ",p:155,x:105,y:843,w:459,h:23},
{t:"dignitary; (2) on time or early.",p:155,x:105,y:871,w:214,h:23},
{t:"P",p:156,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"157",p:156,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Prodigal Son: (1) central fgure in one of the parables of Jesus. ",p:156,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"He wasted his money in riotous living and was welcomed with ",p:156,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"open arms by his father when he fnally got hungry, repented, ",p:156,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and returned home. (2) Deeply resented by the fatted calf; (3) ",p:156,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"anagram of “no God spiral.”",p:156,x:105,y:226,w:198,h:23},
{t:"Prophecy: (1) speaking out for God; (2) the gift most earnestly ",p:156,x:105,y:283,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to be desired, according to Saint Paul—sadly for those of us with ",p:156,x:105,y:311,w:453,h:23},
{t:"material aspirations, not a Porsche or a Lear jet.",p:156,x:105,y:338,w:335,h:23},
{t:"Prophetic macramé: (1) one in a long list of activities ",p:156,x:105,y:396,w:458,h:23},
{t:"that, it is claimed by those who presumably must know, have a ",p:156,x:105,y:423,w:455,h:23},
{t:"prophetic element. Tese include banner making, fabric analy-",p:156,x:105,y:451,w:449,h:23},
{t:"sis, worshipful dance, and fower arranging. Why God should ",p:156,x:105,y:478,w:456,h:23},
{t:"choose to express himself specifcally through these means is a ",p:156,x:105,y:506,w:456,h:23},
{t:"secret that has not been shared with most of us, but we wait in ",p:156,x:105,y:533,w:455,h:23},
{t:"humility to be enlightened. (2) Presumably the overwhelmingly ",p:156,x:105,y:561,w:454,h:23},
{t:"preferred activity at that great Christian festival, String Harvest, ",p:156,x:105,y:588,w:454,h:23},
{t:"where the chorus that is sung more than any other is:",p:156,x:105,y:616,w:375,h:23},
{t:"Bind us together, Lord",p:156,x:134,y:658,w:159,h:23},
{t:"Bind us together",p:156,x:134,y:686,w:117,h:23},
{t:"With cords that cannot be broken, but can be arranged into ",p:156,x:134,y:713,w:424,h:23},
{t:"a very pleasingly complex and surprisingly practical pattern. . . .",p:156,x:105,y:741,w:449,h:23},
{t:"Prosperity gospel: very popular, of course, but an evil and ",p:156,x:105,y:798,w:455,h:23},
{t:"dangerous contradiction in terms. We in the developed countries ",p:156,x:105,y:826,w:453,h:23},
{t:"are already rich beyond measure in comparison with those who ",p:156,x:105,y:853,w:455,h:23},
{t:"live on the edge of starvation in Tird World countries. We can ",p:156,x:105,y:881,w:454,h:23},
{t:"158",p:157,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:157,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"be the answer to their prayers for greater prosperity if we wish. ",p:157,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Do we wish?",p:157,x:105,y:143,w:89,h:23},
{t:"Pulpit: (1) raised, enclosed platform from which a preacher ",p:157,x:105,y:201,w:457,h:23},
{t:"delivers a sermon; (2) useful suggestion as to what might be done ",p:157,x:105,y:228,w:453,h:23},
{t:"with quite a large proportion of what we loosely call Christian ",p:157,x:105,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"literature.",p:157,x:105,y:283,w:68,h:23},
{t:"Putting to death the old man: (1) destroying the unre-",p:157,x:105,y:341,w:449,h:23},
{t:"deemed person each of us was before conversion; (2) assassinat-",p:157,x:105,y:368,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing your dad.",p:157,x:105,y:396,w:94,h:23},
{t:"159",p:158,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Q",p:158,x:469,y:70,w:75,h:161},
{t:"160",p:159,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:159,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Quadragesima: frst Sunday in Lent. All over the country ",p:159,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"at this time of year Christians can be heard cheerily calling out ",p:159,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"from their windows, “Happy Quadragesima, everybody!”",p:159,x:105,y:171,w:404,h:23},
{t:"Queen of the South: Scottish soccer team likely to do well ",p:159,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in the league according to a biblical prophecy in the gospel of ",p:159,x:104,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Matthew: “Te queen of the South will rise. . . .”",p:159,x:104,y:283,w:344,h:23},
{t:"Queensland: a sun-soaked state in the land of Australia where ",p:159,x:104,y:341,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Bridget and I undertook a speaking tour with all four of our ",p:159,x:104,y:368,w:456,h:23},
{t:"children. Subsequently we discovered that, amazingly, there is a ",p:159,x:104,y:396,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Scripture pertaining to this visit:",p:159,x:104,y:423,w:229,h:23},
{t:"“ And the Lord saith to Adrian, ‘Leave your country and ",p:159,x:134,y:466,w:427,h:23},
{t:"your cushy little job, and go to the land wherein mine people ",p:159,x:104,y:493,w:456,h:23},
{t:"shower nineteen times a day and throweth prawns on the barbie, ",p:159,x:104,y:521,w:453,h:23},
{t:"whatever that mighteth mean.’",p:159,x:104,y:548,w:216,h:23},
{t:"“ And Adrian did winge, being a Brit, and did say, ‘Hold on a ",p:159,x:134,y:576,w:423,h:23},
{t:"minute, Lord, what about all these issues what I’ve begatted?’",p:159,x:104,y:603,w:431,h:23},
{t:"“For Adrian and his wife, Bridget (she who doeth most of ",p:159,x:134,y:631,w:425,h:23},
{t:"the work), had begatted Matthew, and they had begatted Joseph, ",p:159,x:104,y:658,w:453,h:23},
{t:"and they had begatted David, and they had accidentally begatted ",p:159,x:104,y:686,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Katy, so that the tribe of Plass increaseth mightily.",p:159,x:104,y:713,w:352,h:23},
{t:"“ And the Lord replieth, ‘Hard luck, mate! You should have ",p:159,x:134,y:741,w:425,h:23},
{t:"thought about that before you started begatting, shouldn ’t you? ",p:159,x:104,y:768,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Nevertheless, I seeth your problem, so you may bringeth ’em all ",p:159,x:104,y:796,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with you.’",p:159,x:104,y:823,w:71,h:23},
{t:"“Ten Adrian did wax sarcastic and did say, ‘Oh yes, ",p:159,x:134,y:851,w:430,h:23},
{t:"Lord, we’ve got thousands of dollars to throweth about, I don ’t ",p:159,x:104,y:878,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Q",p:160,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"161",p:160,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"thinketh. And even if we had, where would we pitch our tents ",p:160,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"whensoever we arriveth, or will it be like poor old Mary in ",p:160,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Bethlehem, when she foundeth you ’d blown the budget on angel ",p:160,x:105,y:171,w:453,h:23},
{t:"efects and couldn ’t afordeth a bed-and-breakfast?’",p:160,x:105,y:198,w:357,h:23},
{t:"“ And the Lord was much enangered by this impudence ",p:160,x:134,y:226,w:428,h:23},
{t:"and did humble Adrian with a plague of fnal demands, so that ",p:160,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Adrian throweth himself on the Lord, who saith, ‘Get of!’",p:160,x:105,y:281,w:411,h:23},
{t:"“ And Adrian saith, ‘Oh, God, I’ll do anything to get out of ",p:160,x:134,y:308,w:424,h:23},
{t:"this blinking country.’",p:160,x:105,y:336,w:156,h:23},
{t:"“So the Lord saith, ’Right! On the fnancial side I have been ",p:160,x:134,y:363,w:424,h:23},
{t:"stirring up churches in one of the denominations in Australia ",p:160,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"(I’ve been meaning to do that for some time anyway), and one ",p:160,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of mine servants there will arrangeth an little tour which should ",p:160,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"cover the costs nicely.’",p:160,x:105,y:473,w:155,h:23},
{t:"“ And Adrian got all spiritual and saith, ‘Shall we be wafted ",p:160,x:134,y:501,w:425,h:23},
{t:"by thine Spirit to this far country wherein thou wisheth us to ",p:160,x:105,y:528,w:456,h:23},
{t:"serve thee, so that in the twinkling of an eye we shall be there ",p:160,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"present?’",p:160,x:105,y:583,w:61,h:23},
{t:"“ And the Lord replieth, ‘No, you can fy Qantas out and ",p:160,x:134,y:611,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Virgin back, with a stopover at Singapore. Taketh it or leave it.’",p:160,x:105,y:638,w:446,h:23},
{t:"“Ten Adrian cried out with a loud voice in sore distress, ",p:160,x:134,y:666,w:426,h:23},
{t:"saying, ‘Knoweth thou not, Lord, that last time we few Qantas ",p:160,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"they losteth all mine luggage, and I did mine frst talk dressed in ",p:160,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"someone else’s shorts?’",p:160,x:105,y:748,w:156,h:23},
{t:"“But the Lord prevailed, and thus it came to pass that the ",p:160,x:134,y:776,w:425,h:23},
{t:"tribe of Plass did journey to the land of ‘Four X’ and Rolf Harris ",p:160,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"songs, and they did pitch their tents in the city of Margate, ",p:160,x:105,y:831,w:457,h:23},
{t:"which lieth beside the sea. Ten Adrian became pufed up with ",p:160,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"162",p:161,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:161,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"pride even more than usual, saying, ‘By mine own eforts have I ",p:161,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"brought us here. Well done, me!’",p:161,x:105,y:143,w:231,h:23},
{t:"“ And God sent a plague of mosquitoes to eat tender parts of ",p:161,x:134,y:171,w:424,h:23},
{t:"all the Plasses, and great was the scratching and itching thereof.",p:161,x:105,y:198,w:446,h:23},
{t:"“Next, the Lord sent a plague of Queensland heat which ",p:161,x:134,y:226,w:427,h:23},
{t:"beateth down on the soft white Brits, until they resembleth hu-",p:161,x:105,y:253,w:449,h:23},
{t:"man tomatoes. And they were sore—well, just sore.",p:161,x:105,y:281,w:362,h:23},
{t:"“ And Adrian goeth into a pharmacy, wherein a serving man ",p:161,x:134,y:308,w:424,h:23},
{t:"saith, ‘Here’s the stuf to stop the mozzies biting, and here’s the ",p:161,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"stuf to put on after it hasn ’t worked. Here’s the stuf to protect ",p:161,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"you from the sun, and here’s the stuf to put on after you ’ve got ",p:161,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"burned.’",p:161,x:105,y:418,w:59,h:23},
{t:"“ And behold the Plasses buyeth great hats, like unto that ",p:161,x:134,y:446,w:427,h:23},
{t:"worn by Ritchie Richardson, captain of the West Indian team ",p:161,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that stufeth the tribe of Border in days gone by, long before the ",p:161,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"tribe of Vaughan stufeth the tribe of Ponting in that great battle ",p:161,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"known as the Ashes. And the whole family was initiated into the ",p:161,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"secret ritual of Slippeth, Slappeth, Sloppeth, and all was well.",p:161,x:105,y:583,w:431,h:23},
{t:"“ And behold, as in a vision, Adrian and Bridget were led to ",p:161,x:134,y:611,w:424,h:23},
{t:"the tribe of Redclife, where they were booked to doeth their frst ",p:161,x:105,y:638,w:453,h:23},
{t:"talk. And Adrian saith unto the Lord, ‘One small point before ",p:161,x:105,y:666,w:455,h:23},
{t:"we begin. Tinkest thou that—’",p:161,x:105,y:693,w:226,h:23},
{t:"“ And the Lord interrupteth, saying, ‘Get on with it!’”",p:161,x:134,y:721,w:375,h:23},
{t:"Questions: very useful, as long as they are not the kind of ",p:161,x:105,y:778,w:456,h:23},
{t:"focused, cul-de-sac queries you sometimes hear from Bible study ",p:161,x:105,y:806,w:454,h:23},
{t:"group leaders, as in “Now, having read the passage, do we think ",p:161,x:105,y:833,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the leper was pleased or upset to be healed?”",p:161,x:105,y:861,w:311,h:23},
{t:"Q",p:162,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"163",p:162,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Quinquagenarian: what I am and shall continue to be for ",p:162,x:105,y:115,w:455,h:23},
{t:"not very many more years—look it up for yourself.",p:162,x:105,y:143,w:359,h:23},
{t:"Quodlibet: a topic for theological debate. Tus, in a group ",p:162,x:105,y:200,w:456,h:23},
{t:"discussion on the theory of Christian belief, one might hear the ",p:162,x:105,y:228,w:454,h:23},
{t:"following piece of dialogue:",p:162,x:105,y:255,w:194,h:23},
{t:"A: Would anyone be very upset if I were to bring up a ",p:162,x:134,y:283,w:427,h:23},
{t:"quodlibet?",p:162,x:105,y:310,w:73,h:23},
{t:"B: (horrifed and moving with unaccustomed speed) Can you ",p:162,x:134,y:338,w:425,h:23},
{t:"hang on while I get a bowl from the kitchen?",p:162,x:105,y:365,w:317,h:23},
{t:"165",p:163,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"R",p:163,x:473,y:83,w:81,h:161},
{t:"166",p:164,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:164,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Rabbith: (1) one of the towns allocated to the tribe of Issachar ",p:164,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in the nineteenth chapter of the book of Joshua; (2) pets kept ",p:164,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"by William Brown ’s annoying, lisping friend, Violet Elizabeth ",p:164,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Bott.",p:164,x:105,y:198,w:35,h:23},
{t:"Rabbits: what are rabbits doing in a glossary of Christian ",p:164,x:105,y:256,w:458,h:23},
{t:"terms? You will understand when I tell you about something that ",p:164,x:105,y:283,w:453,h:23},
{t:"happened to me a couple of years ago. It will involve making a ",p:164,x:105,y:311,w:455,h:23},
{t:"dismal confession. I have confessed publicly to all sorts of things ",p:164,x:105,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in the past, but nothing like this. Tis dark revelation really does ",p:164,x:105,y:366,w:454,h:23},
{t:"take the cake. Actually, it takes the whole of one of those large ",p:164,x:105,y:393,w:455,h:23},
{t:"metal tins of assorted chocolate cookies with a selection of the ",p:164,x:105,y:421,w:455,h:23},
{t:"sweet pink crunchy ones that I love.",p:164,x:105,y:448,w:254,h:23},
{t:"And it wouldn ’t be so bad if some dramatic sin were in-",p:164,x:134,y:476,w:419,h:23},
{t:"volved. An afair with Madonna. Kidnapping the president of the ",p:164,x:105,y:503,w:453,h:23},
{t:"United States. Stealing a million pounds. At least those would ",p:164,x:105,y:531,w:456,h:23},
{t:"be interesting. No, my secret vice is much less dramatic and far ",p:164,x:105,y:558,w:455,h:23},
{t:"more shameful than those things. My confession concerns rab-",p:164,x:105,y:586,w:449,h:23},
{t:"bits. I shall explain.",p:164,x:105,y:613,w:137,h:23},
{t:"I catch the train from London to Polegate quite frequently. ",p:164,x:134,y:641,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Te journey takes an hour and twenty minutes, and although ",p:164,x:105,y:668,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the countryside passed through by the train is attractive, it has ",p:164,x:105,y:696,w:455,h:23},
{t:"also become very familiar. To make the time pass more quickly, ",p:164,x:105,y:723,w:455,h:23},
{t:"I have developed a game that is best played in the late afternoon ",p:164,x:105,y:751,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of a sunny day, because that is when rabbits come out in their ",p:164,x:105,y:778,w:455,h:23},
{t:"greatest numbers.",p:164,x:105,y:806,w:124,h:23},
{t:"Oh, dear.",p:164,x:134,y:833,w:66,h:23},
{t:"I’ve started, so I suppose I shall have to fnish.",p:164,x:134,y:861,w:323,h:23},
{t:"R",p:165,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"167",p:165,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"My fantasy game involves earning large, sums of imaginary ",p:165,x:135,y:116,w:425,h:23},
{t:"money as a reward for spotting real rabbits. It works like this. If I ",p:165,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"see a single rabbit, I can claim one thousand pounds. Right? But ",p:165,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"if I make that claim, I can earn nothing more for the rest of the ",p:165,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"journey. If, however, I decide to continue counting rabbits, I lose ",p:165,x:105,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"my thousand pounds, but I get an additional thousand pounds ",p:165,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"for each sighting until I have spotted ten, at which point I can ",p:165,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"claim ten thousand pounds. I can then, if I wish, give up my ",p:165,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"rights to that claim and go for twenty rabbits and twenty thou-",p:165,x:105,y:336,w:449,h:23},
{t:"sand pounds. Mind you, both the “ten” and the “twenty” totals ",p:165,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"have to be complete, or I receive nothing. Are you following?",p:165,x:105,y:391,w:430,h:23},
{t:"Sometimes, locked into this fantasy, with the train approach-",p:165,x:135,y:418,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ing its fnal destination, my face is pressed to the glass, and my ",p:165,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"whole body rigid and quivering with the desperate need to see ",p:165,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"just two more rabbits before the rail-side houses of Polegate ap-",p:165,x:105,y:501,w:449,h:23},
{t:"pear and my prize is won or lost. More than once I have emerged ",p:165,x:105,y:528,w:453,h:23},
{t:"goggle-eyed from this trancelike state to fnd fellow passengers ",p:165,x:105,y:556,w:456,h:23},
{t:"gazing at me with alarm, clearly puzzled by the single-minded, ",p:165,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"passionate urgency with which I have been scrutinizing quite ",p:165,x:105,y:611,w:457,h:23},
{t:"ordinary felds and bushes. Tey have no idea what is at stake, of ",p:165,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"course. I tend not to explain.",p:165,x:105,y:666,w:204,h:23},
{t:"So, there we are. A glimpse of my pathetic inner life. I would ",p:165,x:135,y:693,w:423,h:23},
{t:"never have shared it if this “thing” hadn ’t happened a couple of ",p:165,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"years ago. It spoiled my game. I don ’t count rabbits anymore. ",p:165,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Tis is what happened.",p:165,x:105,y:776,w:162,h:23},
{t:"I was sitting on the train, happily earning rabbit money as ",p:165,x:135,y:803,w:425,h:23},
{t:"usual. In fact, I was up to ffteen thousand and feeling optimistic, ",p:165,x:105,y:831,w:453,h:23},
{t:"especially as the train was fast approaching a spot at the corner of ",p:165,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
{t:"168",p:166,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:166,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"a feld near Wivelsfeld where rabbits always seemed to gather. I ",p:166,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"needed fve of the creatures to turn up, and my twenty thousand ",p:166,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"would be safe.",p:166,x:105,y:171,w:100,h:23},
{t:"“What if each rabbit meant a thousand souls saved for ",p:166,x:134,y:198,w:428,h:23},
{t:"Christ? Would the game work just as well?”",p:166,x:105,y:226,w:306,h:23},
{t:"Not a voice. Just a thought. And I have learned to be wary ",p:166,x:134,y:253,w:425,h:23},
{t:"about words that pop into my head, especially when they invite ",p:166,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"me to dive headlong into a vat of boiling guilt. Bad pseudoevan-",p:166,x:105,y:308,w:449,h:23},
{t:"gelical habits die hard. Nevertheless, I did consider the question ",p:166,x:105,y:336,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as the train chugged toward Haywards Heath. Te answer, of ",p:166,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"course, was no. No, the game would not work so well if each ",p:166,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"rabbit represented a thousand saved souls. It would be boring. ",p:166,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"One thousand imaginary saved souls would not warm me up ",p:166,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"half as much as the notion of one thousand imaginary pounds. ",p:166,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Te incentive to play my silly game would evaporate.",p:166,x:105,y:501,w:374,h:23},
{t:"I didn ’t bother looking for my missing fve rabbits after that. ",p:166,x:134,y:528,w:423,h:23},
{t:"I was feeling sad and a bit confused. It was not, you understand, ",p:166,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that I believed there was anything deeply evil about my ridicu-",p:166,x:105,y:583,w:449,h:23},
{t:"lous rabbit game. It was just a fantasy. Fantasy is one of those ",p:166,x:105,y:611,w:456,h:23},
{t:"commonplace things that tend to provoke a negative knee-jerk ",p:166,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"reaction from some sections of the church, but it certainly has ",p:166,x:105,y:666,w:455,h:23},
{t:"its own part to play in normal, healthy living. I suppose the ",p:166,x:105,y:693,w:457,h:23},
{t:"thing that struck me most forcibly was the realization of how ",p:166,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"frequently I do default to the imagined acquisition of material ",p:166,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"wealth when I need a fantasy to keep me warm. I had never ",p:166,x:105,y:776,w:456,h:23},
{t:"really focused on this before, and it depressed me somewhat. ",p:166,x:105,y:803,w:431,h:23},
{t:"All bad experiences are potentially divine manure, however, ",p:166,x:134,y:831,w:424,h:23},
{t:"and I hope this will be no exception. I am terrible at making ",p:166,x:105,y:858,w:456,h:23},
{t:"R",p:167,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"169",p:167,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"promises to myself and worse at keeping them, but I shall make ",p:167,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a bit of an efort to monitor the components of my fantasy life ",p:167,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and try not to indulge the ones that draw me far, far away from ",p:167,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the concept of the person I really want to be.",p:167,x:105,y:198,w:316,h:23},
{t:"Meanwhile, the imaginary saved souls still don ’t do it for ",p:167,x:134,y:226,w:426,h:23},
{t:"me, I’m afraid, and the phantom cash has—well, it has lost its ",p:167,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"appeal. Train journeys seem a little longer nowadays, but the ",p:167,x:105,y:281,w:457,h:23},
{t:"rabbits will just have to count themselves.",p:167,x:105,y:308,w:294,h:23},
{t:"Rainbow: sign of God’s promise never to food the world ",p:167,x:105,y:366,w:458,h:23},
{t:"again. In which case, one has to ask what the poor old residents ",p:167,x:105,y:393,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of Bangladesh have done to annoy the Creator so much.",p:167,x:105,y:421,w:396,h:23},
{t:"Raised from the dead: (1) restored to life after physical ",p:167,x:105,y:478,w:457,h:23},
{t:"decease; (2) brought up as an Anglican.",p:167,x:105,y:506,w:277,h:23},
{t:"Rampart: (1) defensive fortifcation mentioned in the fourth ",p:167,x:105,y:563,w:455,h:23},
{t:"verse of the Ninety-frst Psalm; (2) bit of a sheep.",p:167,x:105,y:591,w:346,h:23},
{t:"Rapture: an experience that will involve the sudden disappear-",p:167,x:105,y:648,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ance of the elect, but may leave the vertically challenged in rather ",p:167,x:105,y:676,w:453,h:23},
{t:"bizarre company. One assumes that, in the American Bible Belt, ",p:167,x:105,y:703,w:454,h:23},
{t:"airlines are careful to ensure that either the pilot or the copilot is ",p:167,x:105,y:731,w:454,h:23},
{t:"defnitely not a Christian.",p:167,x:105,y:758,w:182,h:23},
{t:"Rest: according to Genesis, what God did after six days of ",p:167,x:105,y:815,w:457,h:23},
{t:"creative efort. Needs to be checked, perhaps, by those who have ",p:167,x:105,y:843,w:454,h:23},
{t:"developed a rather severe defnition of the term “rest” and seem ",p:167,x:105,y:871,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to think that the Bible actually says:",p:167,x:105,y:898,w:253,h:23},
{t:"170",p:168,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:168,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"On the seventh day God stopped doing interesting ",p:168,x:165,y:116,w:398,h:23},
{t:"things, wiped the smile of his face, and flled up the whole ",p:168,x:135,y:143,w:424,h:23},
{t:"twenty-four hours with the most tedious, uninspiring activi-",p:168,x:135,y:171,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ties that he could think of. All for our beneft.",p:168,x:135,y:198,w:324,h:23},
{t:"Revelation: fascinating and informative fnal book of the ",p:168,x:105,y:256,w:458,h:23},
{t:"Bible. When interpreted too literally, it suggests that heaven will ",p:168,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"be a cross between one of Eisenstein ’s epics, a Ken Russell flm, ",p:168,x:105,y:311,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and a giant game of Clue in which just about everyone did it ",p:168,x:105,y:338,w:456,h:23},
{t:"with a candlestick.",p:168,x:105,y:366,w:130,h:23},
{t:"Rick Warren: (1) highly successful author of the widely read ",p:168,x:105,y:423,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and extremely helpful Te Purpose Driven Life; (2) a haystack ",p:168,x:105,y:451,w:456,h:23},
{t:"where lots of rabbits live.",p:168,x:105,y:478,w:176,h:23},
{t:"Road to Damascus: unreleased movie in the popular series ",p:168,x:105,y:536,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of flms starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Tis hilarious ",p:168,x:105,y:563,w:458,h:23},
{t:"frst-century romp features Hope as the zany prophet Paul, with ",p:168,x:105,y:591,w:454,h:23},
{t:"his golden-voiced crooning partner as Ananias, the lovable but ",p:168,x:105,y:618,w:455,h:23},
{t:"chicken-hearted messenger of God who comes up with the goods ",p:168,x:105,y:646,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in the end. Songs include “Jen-Jen-Jenny the Gentile” and the ",p:168,x:105,y:673,w:455,h:23},
{t:"hauntingly poignant “I Was Saul, Now I’m Paul, Let Me Gently ",p:168,x:105,y:701,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Down the Wall.”",p:168,x:105,y:728,w:119,h:23},
{t:"Robinson, John: Anglican bishop and author of Honest to ",p:168,x:105,y:785,w:456,h:23},
{t:"God, published in the sixties. In his book Robinson dismissed ",p:168,x:105,y:813,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the ludicrous notion of the Creator as an old man in the sky, ",p:168,x:105,y:841,w:456,h:23},
{t:"explaining that God is in fact the “Ground of our being.” Of ",p:168,x:105,y:868,w:456,h:23},
{t:"R",p:169,x:542,y:54,w:13,h:26},
{t:"171",p:169,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"course he is. Now we understand. Tank goodness Bishop ",p:169,x:105,y:116,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Robinson got that all sorted out for us.",p:169,x:105,y:143,w:275,h:23},
{t:"Rock of ages: (1) well-known hymn that celebrates the secu-",p:169,x:105,y:201,w:450,h:23},
{t:"rity we fnd in the eternal love of God; (2) music produced by ",p:169,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the Rolling Stones.",p:169,x:105,y:256,w:134,h:23},
{t:"Rood screen: a wooden or stone-carved screen separating the ",p:169,x:105,y:313,w:454,h:23},
{t:"nave and the chancel of a church. Not, as some illiterates have ",p:169,x:105,y:341,w:455,h:23},
{t:"supposed, a video player specially designed for watching X-rated ",p:169,x:105,y:368,w:454,h:23},
{t:"movies.",p:169,x:105,y:396,w:53,h:23},
{t:"173",p:170,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"S",p:170,x:490,y:83,w:64,h:161},
{t:"174",p:171,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:171,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Saint Christopher medal: metal disk usually engraved ",p:171,x:105,y:116,w:458,h:23},
{t:"with a picture of the patron saint of travelers. Often found ",p:171,x:105,y:143,w:458,h:23},
{t:"miraculously unharmed in the burned-out wrecks of vehicles.",p:171,x:105,y:171,w:433,h:23},
{t:"Saint John of the Cross: Christian mystic and philosopher ",p:171,x:105,y:228,w:454,h:23},
{t:"whose spiritual experiences are sometimes claimed by modern ",p:171,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Christians whose “long dark night of the soul” turns out to actu-",p:171,x:105,y:283,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ally be the “short, poorly lit, early evening of the indigestion.” ",p:171,x:105,y:311,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Or the “endless, nausea-flled, headache-ridden twenty-four ",p:171,x:105,y:338,w:460,h:23},
{t:"hours of the hangover.”",p:171,x:105,y:366,w:164,h:23},
{t:"Salivation army: members of the congregation just before ",p:171,x:105,y:423,w:456,h:23},
{t:"they’re allowed to get their hands on the bacon sandwiches.",p:171,x:105,y:451,w:418,h:23},
{t:"Salvation: the reason for luring all those people up to the front ",p:171,x:105,y:508,w:453,h:23},
{t:"with the promise of a bacon sandwich. Bacon sandwiches are ",p:171,x:105,y:536,w:456,h:23},
{t:"undoubtedly a matter for serious concern, but they are perhaps ",p:171,x:105,y:563,w:455,h:23},
{t:"not quite in the same league as salvation. God wants as many ",p:171,x:105,y:591,w:456,h:23},
{t:"people as possible to be saved. So do I. So, I expect, do you. But ",p:171,x:105,y:618,w:454,h:23},
{t:"what is it all about? What does it mean to be saved? Saved from ",p:171,x:105,y:646,w:454,h:23},
{t:"what? Saved for what? Should the whole business of salvation ",p:171,x:105,y:673,w:456,h:23},
{t:"have a signifcant impact on my present as well as on my future? ",p:171,x:105,y:701,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Speaking of the future, what can we expect from an eternity ",p:171,x:105,y:728,w:457,h:23},
{t:"spent in heaven? How can we possibly make sense of heaven ",p:171,x:105,y:756,w:457,h:23},
{t:"when our feet remain so solidly on Earth? Where is the interface, ",p:171,x:105,y:783,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the meeting point between the fesh and the Spirit? And when all ",p:171,x:105,y:811,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the strange religious terms and voices and patterns and mantras ",p:171,x:105,y:838,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and man-made conventions have faded away, what will be left?",p:171,x:105,y:866,w:442,h:23},
{t:"S",p:172,x:544,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"175",p:172,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Tese are the kinds of questions that I have been asking and ",p:172,x:135,y:116,w:424,h:23},
{t:"attempting to answer for more than twenty years. If you want to ",p:172,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"know more about those attempts, you can bore yourself to death ",p:172,x:105,y:171,w:453,h:23},
{t:"by reading not just the rest of this book, but all my other books ",p:172,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as well. Tey are shot through with passion and puzzlement and ",p:172,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"will probably continue to be so until the day I die. If, however, ",p:172,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"you are anxious to retain your sanity, here is the severely short-",p:172,x:105,y:281,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ened version of what I mistily understand about salvation.",p:172,x:105,y:308,w:410,h:23},
{t:"Tere is one God. He made the world and everything that ",p:172,x:135,y:336,w:425,h:23},
{t:"is in it, including men and women. His plan was for us to ",p:172,x:105,y:363,w:458,h:23},
{t:"live in perfect harmony with him. It was to be a magnifcent ",p:172,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"situation for all concerned. For a while it was. Ten something ",p:172,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"went horribly, dreadfully wrong. Don ’t bother asking me why ",p:172,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"an omnipotent, omniscient God should create beings in the full ",p:172,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"knowledge that they would turn against him. I have no idea, ",p:172,x:105,y:501,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and nor has anybody else. Don ’t let the frighteningly certain ",p:172,x:105,y:528,w:457,h:23},
{t:"ones tell you otherwise. We understand immeasurably less than ",p:172,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a billionth of a trillionth of the truth that lies behind life as ",p:172,x:105,y:583,w:457,h:23},
{t:"we know it. Tis truly ghastly thing that happened somehow ",p:172,x:105,y:611,w:456,h:23},
{t:"separated human beings from God, who nevertheless continued ",p:172,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to love them/us with a passion that is impossible to comprehend. ",p:172,x:105,y:666,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Desperate to heal the rift, he devised a rescue plan. Jesus came to ",p:172,x:105,y:693,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the earth. He was the Son of God. He was additionally, in some ",p:172,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"mysterious way, God himself. He was also a real man, tempted ",p:172,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"by the same things as any other human being. He resisted all ",p:172,x:105,y:776,w:456,h:23},
{t:"temptation because he wanted to be obedient to his Father. Jesus ",p:172,x:105,y:803,w:453,h:23},
{t:"taught, preached, and told stories for three years, until, when ",p:172,x:105,y:831,w:456,h:23},
{t:"he was thirty-three years old, he was executed on a cross by the ",p:172,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"176",p:173,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:173,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Romans as a conciliatory gesture to a section of Jewish religious ",p:173,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"leaders. Tree days later he came back to life and was seen by ",p:173,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"hundreds of people before physically ascending from the earth ",p:173,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and disappearing from the sight of his disciples.",p:173,x:105,y:198,w:336,h:23},
{t:"Because Jesus was executed on the cross, it is now possible ",p:173,x:134,y:226,w:425,h:23},
{t:"for any or all of us, through repentance, baptism, and obedi-",p:173,x:105,y:253,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ence, to recover the magnifcent relationship with God that was ",p:173,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"destroyed in days gone by. Tere are no easy answers here either. ",p:173,x:105,y:308,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Somehow the gap between us and God—the sin, the breakdown, ",p:173,x:105,y:336,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the catastrophic split, the ruin and decay of all that was supposed ",p:173,x:105,y:363,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to be—has been sorted out. If you and I accept the death and ",p:173,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"resurrection of Jesus as a living, divine, working mechanism in ",p:173,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"our own lives, we shall one day go home to God and fnd peace. ",p:173,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"But because the world is as it is, and because of our individual ",p:173,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"diferences, life on earth will continue to be hard for most of us, ",p:173,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as it was for Jesus. Te Holy Spirit, sent by Jesus himself after his ",p:173,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"death, ofers support and strength for those who call on him.",p:173,x:105,y:556,w:429,h:23},
{t:"Tose are the bones of what I believe. For me, the fesh is ",p:173,x:134,y:583,w:425,h:23},
{t:"much more problematic. I am what I am. I feel what I feel. I hurt ",p:173,x:105,y:611,w:453,h:23},
{t:"when I hurt. I sing when there is a song in me. I cannot alter the ",p:173,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"shape of who I am, other than by being obediently cooperative ",p:173,x:105,y:666,w:455,h:23},
{t:"with the will of God in specifc matters. Jesus is at the center of ",p:173,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it all, and he is the one who will save me in the end. He knows ",p:173,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that we are weak but willing. He knows that the level of our faith ",p:173,x:105,y:748,w:453,h:23},
{t:"and loyalty and fortitude rises and falls continually, but that is all ",p:173,x:105,y:776,w:453,h:23},
{t:"right. He is going to save you and me, not an edited version of ",p:173,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"us. Here are the words of a song that I sang in unaccompanied ",p:173,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"fear and trembling to and about him in public more than ffteen ",p:173,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
{t:"years ago. Every word continues to be true:",p:173,x:105,y:886,w:303,h:23},
{t:"S",p:174,x:544,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"177",p:174,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"People, so many people",p:174,x:135,y:116,w:165,h:23},
{t:"Tey say they know all about you",p:174,x:135,y:143,w:236,h:23},
{t:"But I know, I know, oh yes, I know",p:174,x:135,y:171,w:249,h:23},
{t:"I know it’s not always true",p:174,x:135,y:198,w:185,h:23},
{t:"People, thousands of people",p:174,x:135,y:253,w:197,h:23},
{t:"Tey say they’ve heard so much from you",p:174,x:135,y:281,w:292,h:23},
{t:"But I know, I know, oh yes, I just know",p:174,x:135,y:308,w:279,h:23},
{t:"I know it’s not always true",p:174,x:135,y:336,w:185,h:23},
{t:"Jesus, Jesus, I’m sorry",p:174,x:135,y:391,w:150,h:23},
{t:"I’ve done it too",p:174,x:135,y:418,w:107,h:23},
{t:"But I know, I know, oh yes, I know",p:174,x:135,y:446,w:249,h:23},
{t:"You ’ll forgive me, you always do",p:174,x:135,y:473,w:226,h:23},
{t:"And if a small part of a tenth part",p:174,x:135,y:528,w:237,h:23},
{t:"Of a hundredth of what I read of you is true",p:174,x:135,y:556,w:312,h:23},
{t:"Ten I know, I know, oh yes, I know",p:174,x:135,y:583,w:259,h:23},
{t:"I’ll be hearing from you soon",p:174,x:135,y:611,w:205,h:23},
{t:"Jesus, Jesus,",p:174,x:135,y:666,w:82,h:23},
{t:"I love you, I love you",p:174,x:135,y:693,w:148,h:23},
{t:"At least I think I do, I think I do, I’m pretty sure I do",p:174,x:135,y:721,w:377,h:23},
{t:"And are you pretty sure you love me too?",p:174,x:135,y:748,w:289,h:23},
{t:"Jesus, Jesus,",p:174,x:135,y:803,w:82,h:23},
{t:"I love you, I love you",p:174,x:135,y:831,w:148,h:23},
{t:"I’m pretty sure I do. . . .",p:174,x:135,y:858,w:168,h:23},
{t:"178",p:175,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:175,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Samson: leader of Israel for twenty years. According to the six-",p:175,x:105,y:116,w:449,h:23},
{t:"teenth chapter of the book of Judges, this muscular hero of the ",p:175,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Old Testament died with a great big beam on his face—literally. ",p:175,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"(See also Jawbone of an ass.)",p:175,x:105,y:198,w:235,h:23},
{t:"Sanity: a fundamentally human and therefore divine attribute ",p:175,x:105,y:256,w:455,h:23},
{t:"regarded with deep suspicion and considerable uneasiness by ",p:175,x:105,y:283,w:457,h:23},
{t:"certain sections of the church that have not yet got round to ",p:175,x:105,y:311,w:456,h:23},
{t:"experimenting with it.",p:175,x:105,y:338,w:157,h:23},
{t:"Second person of the Trinity: actually Jesus, of course, ",p:175,x:105,y:396,w:456,h:23},
{t:"but subject to continual usurpation by money, buildings, hard ",p:175,x:105,y:423,w:456,h:23},
{t:"work, good works, Myers-Briggs, efcient organization, comput-",p:175,x:105,y:451,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ers, food, the Bible, church activities, buildings, the end times, ",p:175,x:105,y:478,w:455,h:23},
{t:"principles, ministers, religion, theology, knowledge, ignorance, ",p:175,x:105,y:506,w:456,h:23},
{t:"virtue, celibacy, sex, sexuality, abstinence, factions, meetings, ",p:175,x:105,y:533,w:458,h:23},
{t:"soundness, politics, prophecy, fame, talent, tradition, single-issue ",p:175,x:105,y:561,w:453,h:23},
{t:"fanaticism, alcohol, and family, to name but a few.",p:175,x:105,y:588,w:356,h:23},
{t:"See, he is puffed up: early reference to Mr. Blobby in the ",p:175,x:105,y:646,w:455,h:23},
{t:"second chapter of Habakkuk. (See also Habakkuk.)",p:175,x:105,y:673,w:383,h:23},
{t:"Seminar: anagram of “remains.”",p:175,x:105,y:730,w:241,h:23},
{t:"Seven by seven: how, at God’s command, all the “clean” ",p:175,x:105,y:788,w:457,h:23},
{t:"animals and every single species of bird were instructed to enter ",p:175,x:105,y:816,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Noah ’s ark. If you don ’t believe me, turn to the seventh chapter ",p:175,x:105,y:843,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of Genesis and read it for yourself.",p:175,x:105,y:871,w:242,h:23},
{t:"S",p:176,x:544,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"179",p:176,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Sex: high on just about everyone’s agenda.",p:176,x:105,y:115,w:304,h:23},
{t:"Sex before and outside marriage: a bad idea because ",p:176,x:105,y:172,w:456,h:23},
{t:"when it gets out of control it can easily lead to dancing.",p:176,x:104,y:200,w:391,h:23},
{t:"Shakers: members of an American religious sect who, one ",p:176,x:104,y:257,w:457,h:23},
{t:"assumes from their title, not only wanted to be salt in the world, ",p:176,x:104,y:285,w:454,h:23},
{t:"but also had found a way of distributing it.",p:176,x:104,y:313,w:303,h:23},
{t:"She pours herself out for others: she creates an awful lot ",p:176,x:104,y:370,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of unnecessary cleanup for some of the others.",p:176,x:104,y:398,w:326,h:23},
{t:"Shepherding—Light: the gentle touch of God through his ",p:176,x:104,y:455,w:455,h:23},
{t:"humble servants. Te best church leaders are vulnerable, coura-",p:176,x:104,y:483,w:449,h:23},
{t:"geous, obedient, not tied to a personal agenda, and willing to let ",p:176,x:104,y:510,w:454,h:23},
{t:"God work in his people as he sees ft.",p:176,x:104,y:538,w:261,h:23},
{t:"Signs of the Zodiac: twelve equal parts into which a belt of ",p:176,x:104,y:595,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the heavens limited by lines about eight degrees from the elliptic ",p:176,x:104,y:623,w:454,h:23},
{t:"on each side, including all apparent positions of the sun, moon, ",p:176,x:104,y:650,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and planets as known to ancient astronomers, is divided. Te ",p:176,x:104,y:678,w:456,h:23},
{t:"ridiculous claim that birth within these signs has some direct ",p:176,x:104,y:705,w:456,h:23},
{t:"efect on human beings and their destinies should be utterly ",p:176,x:104,y:733,w:457,h:23},
{t:"rejected, especially by Librans, who, as we all know, are notori-",p:176,x:104,y:760,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ously sensitive to such infuences.",p:176,x:104,y:788,w:235,h:23},
{t:"Sin against the Holy Spirit: there is now widespread ",p:176,x:104,y:845,w:459,h:23},
{t:"agreement among scholars and theologians that this is almost ",p:176,x:104,y:873,w:456,h:23},
{t:"180",p:177,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:177,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"certainly either fruit-snatching or failing to fll the ice tray after ",p:177,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"making a cold drink.",p:177,x:105,y:143,w:147,h:23},
{t:"Single-issue fanatics: over-focused individuals who are a ",p:177,x:105,y:201,w:456,h:23},
{t:"pain in the neck in any context, but a pain in every part of the ",p:177,x:105,y:228,w:455,h:23},
{t:"body when they draw Christians away from the true priorities ",p:177,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"of their faith. Single-issue fanatics should beware of eclectic ",p:177,x:105,y:283,w:458,h:23},
{t:"shocks.",p:177,x:105,y:311,w:50,h:23},
{t:"666: the mark of the beast. Not a bad score if it was out of a ",p:177,x:105,y:368,w:456,h:23},
{t:"thousand. About the equivalent of a ‘C’ grade for the UK high ",p:177,x:105,y:396,w:455,h:23},
{t:"school fnals. Good try, beast—could do better.",p:177,x:105,y:423,w:333,h:23},
{t:"Sound Christians: doctrinally accurate believers. An admi-",p:177,x:105,y:481,w:450,h:23},
{t:"rable thing to be, of course, but if Jesus were to return once more ",p:177,x:105,y:508,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in the fesh and had to spend some time in the hospital, he might ",p:177,x:105,y:536,w:453,h:23},
{t:"guiltily opt to be visited by one or two of those ragged believers ",p:177,x:105,y:563,w:454,h:23},
{t:"who may be a little less sound, but love him, have a pleasant bed-",p:177,x:105,y:591,w:449,h:23},
{t:"side manner, tell some good jokes, and don ’t solemnly consume ",p:177,x:105,y:618,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the grapes they’ve brought that were supposed to be for him.",p:177,x:105,y:646,w:427,h:23},
{t:"Speaking the truth in love: truly wretched business that ",p:177,x:105,y:703,w:455,h:23},
{t:"should only ever be undertaken by those who don ’t enjoy doing ",p:177,x:105,y:731,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it. Heaven preserve us from the ones who adore every second.",p:177,x:105,y:758,w:434,h:23},
{t:"Spirit of heaviness: phenomenon detected in hitherto ",p:177,x:105,y:815,w:460,h:23},
{t:"perfectly happy congregations by church leaders who lose their ",p:177,x:105,y:843,w:455,h:23},
{t:"confdence halfway through a meeting or service.",p:177,x:105,y:871,w:345,h:23},
{t:"S",p:178,x:544,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"181",p:178,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Spiritual assurance: an inner confdence shared by all ",p:178,x:105,y:116,w:459,h:23},
{t:"Spirit-flled Christians—isn ’t it? Well, I thought it was. I could ",p:178,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"be wrong. Maybe it’s not. Sometimes I’m absolutely sure it is. ",p:178,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"At other times I have these nagging doubts. Mind you, I’m 100 ",p:178,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"percent convinced that we all ought to have it—well, perhaps ",p:178,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"not quite 100 percent. . . .",p:178,x:105,y:253,w:185,h:23},
{t:"Spiritual insight: wonderful when it’s genuine, most ir-",p:178,x:105,y:311,w:450,h:23},
{t:"ritating when it’s not. As a teenager I once dragged myself to ",p:178,x:105,y:338,w:456,h:23},
{t:"church with fu on Sunday, only to be asked if it really was fu, or ",p:178,x:105,y:366,w:453,h:23},
{t:"whether it was the result of me stepping outside the Lord’s will ",p:178,x:105,y:393,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in some way. Tis rewrite of a famous old Methodist hymn is for ",p:178,x:105,y:421,w:453,h:23},
{t:"all those who have been through the same experience:",p:178,x:105,y:448,w:378,h:23},
{t:"And can it be, that no one was concerned",p:178,x:135,y:503,w:293,h:23},
{t:"When I staggered in with an awkward lurch",p:178,x:135,y:531,w:310,h:23},
{t:"If they had asked me, they might have learned",p:178,x:135,y:558,w:325,h:23},
{t:"I came of my bike on the way to church",p:178,x:135,y:586,w:287,h:23},
{t:"My chain came of",p:178,x:135,y:613,w:132,h:23},
{t:"I swerved into a tree",p:178,x:135,y:641,w:142,h:23},
{t:"I smashed my shin",p:178,x:135,y:668,w:131,h:23},
{t:"And grazed my knee",p:178,x:135,y:696,w:144,h:23},
{t:"My chain, my chain came of. . . .",p:178,x:135,y:723,w:238,h:23},
{t:"Standing on the promises: (1) believing by an act of the ",p:178,x:105,y:781,w:455,h:23},
{t:"will that God is bound to honor the promises he makes in the ",p:178,x:105,y:808,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Bible; (2) no wonder we couldn ’t fnd them; (3) some of us need ",p:178,x:105,y:836,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to be reminded that it is physically impossible to lift any object ",p:178,x:105,y:863,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that we are standing on.",p:178,x:105,y:891,w:169,h:23},
{t:"182",p:179,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:179,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Stations of the cross: (1) series of images or pictures rep-",p:179,x:105,y:115,w:449,h:23},
{t:"resenting the events in Christ’s passion before which devotions ",p:179,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"are performed in some churches; (2) places where frustrated ",p:179,x:105,y:170,w:458,h:23},
{t:"commuters wait for trains that are not only late, but also lack ",p:179,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"sufcient railway passenger cars to seat all the passengers who ",p:179,x:105,y:225,w:456,h:23},
{t:"need to travel.",p:179,x:105,y:253,w:100,h:23},
{t:"Statutory standing prayer posture for bearded ",p:179,x:105,y:310,w:462,h:22},
{t:"Christian male (taken from The Offcial Handbook ",p:179,x:105,y:337,w:454,h:22},
{t:"of Christian Postures and Practices, chapter three, ",p:179,x:105,y:365,w:456,h:22},
{t:"section six): the left arm should be placed in a horizontal ",p:179,x:105,y:392,w:454,h:23},
{t:"position across the diaphragm, in such a way that the left hand ",p:179,x:105,y:420,w:455,h:23},
{t:"can be utilized for support of the right elbow. Correctly posi-",p:179,x:105,y:448,w:450,h:23},
{t:"tioned this will allow the thumb and forefnger of the right hand ",p:179,x:105,y:475,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to be spread widely apart in order to accommodate the slightly",p:179,x:105,y:503,w:450,h:23},
{t:"projected chin of the bearded praying person, whose head must ",p:179,x:105,y:530,w:454,h:23},
{t:"be inclined downward at an angle of approximately ffteen de-",p:179,x:104,y:558,w:449,h:23},
{t:"grees from the vertical. If the posture is correct, the lower cheeks ",p:179,x:104,y:585,w:454,h:23},
{t:"will be pressed upward toward the cheekbones. Facial expression",p:179,x:104,y:613,w:450,h:23},
{t:"should be one of concentrated listening, the eyes closed but not ",p:179,x:104,y:640,w:454,h:23},
{t:"screwed tightly shut. Sensitive, mildly surprised twitches of the ",p:179,x:104,y:668,w:455,h:23},
{t:"eyebrows and a limited bobbing motion of the upper body are ",p:179,x:104,y:695,w:455,h:23},
{t:"permissible, but should not detract from the general air of one ",p:179,x:104,y:723,w:455,h:23},
{t:"who is in direct and serious contact with the divine intelligence",p:179,x:104,y:750,w:449,h:23},
{t:"(caution: for obvious reasons this posture should not be adopted ",p:179,x:104,y:778,w:454,h:23},
{t:"by those without beards).",p:179,x:104,y:805,w:179,h:23},
{t:"S",p:180,x:544,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"183",p:180,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Strive: (1) something we don ’t do. We are taught that we don ’t ",p:180,x:105,y:115,w:454,h:23},
{t:"do it. We must just grit our teeth and not do it. It’s simply a mat-",p:180,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ter of efort and will. Don",p:180,x:105,y:170,w:183,h:23},
{t:"’t do it. Whatever you do, don ’t strive! ",p:180,x:286,y:170,w:273,h:23},
{t:"Come on; put your backs into it for goodness’ sake! Not striving ",p:180,x:104,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"doesn ’t happen all on its own, you know. Just get on with it! All ",p:180,x:104,y:225,w:454,h:23},
{t:"those who need to stop striving—ready, steady, go! (2) Applies ",p:180,x:104,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in the secular world just as much. One well-known song by an ",p:180,x:104,y:280,w:455,h:23},
{t:"even better-known gravel-voiced singer might be rendered in the ",p:180,x:104,y:308,w:453,h:23},
{t:"following form:",p:180,x:104,y:335,w:110,h:23},
{t:"I am straining, I am spraining",p:180,x:134,y:390,w:211,h:23},
{t:"All the muscles in my throat",p:180,x:134,y:418,w:200,h:23},
{t:"I’m not joking, I’m damn near choking",p:180,x:134,y:445,w:276,h:23},
{t:"It gets worse with every note",p:180,x:134,y:473,w:201,h:23},
{t:"Can you hear me? Don ’t come near me",p:180,x:134,y:528,w:275,h:23},
{t:"Keep your distance, stay away",p:180,x:134,y:555,w:210,h:23},
{t:"It’s not rejection, it’s infection",p:180,x:134,y:583,w:210,h:23},
{t:"You might catch it, who can say?",p:180,x:134,y:610,w:231,h:23},
{t:"“Charlton Heston kept his vest on ”",p:180,x:134,y:665,w:248,h:23},
{t:"Tat’s what Mum said day and night",p:180,x:134,y:693,w:259,h:23},
{t:"She’d rebuke us, now this mucus",p:180,x:134,y:720,w:229,h:23},
{t:"Is suggesting she was right",p:180,x:134,y:748,w:185,h:23},
{t:"All my charm ’s gone, Louis Armstrong’s",p:180,x:134,y:803,w:280,h:23},
{t:"Like a choirboy compared with this",p:180,x:134,y:830,w:251,h:23},
{t:"Folks who hear me never cheer me",p:180,x:134,y:858,w:244,h:23},
{t:"All they do is boo and hiss",p:180,x:134,y:885,w:186,h:23},
{t:"184",p:181,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:181,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"I am straining, I am spraining",p:181,x:135,y:116,w:211,h:23},
{t:"All the muscles in my throat",p:181,x:135,y:143,w:200,h:23},
{t:"I’m not joking, I’m damn near choking",p:181,x:135,y:171,w:276,h:23},
{t:"It gets worse with every note.",p:181,x:135,y:198,w:206,h:23},
{t:"Subculture: (1) social ethos on board the Nautilus; (2) a ",p:181,x:105,y:256,w:458,h:23},
{t:"cultural group within a larger group, often having beliefs or ",p:181,x:105,y:283,w:457,h:23},
{t:"interests at variance with those of the larger culture. Aspects of ",p:181,x:105,y:311,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the evangelical subculture are apparent in this fresh presentation ",p:181,x:105,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of a familiar chorus:",p:181,x:105,y:366,w:141,h:23},
{t:"Father God, I wonder",p:181,x:135,y:421,w:154,h:23},
{t:"how I managed to exist",p:181,x:135,y:448,w:164,h:23},
{t:"without an niv concordance",p:181,x:135,y:476,w:200,h:23},
{t:"and a Harvest Praise CD",p:181,x:135,y:503,w:175,h:23},
{t:"I have been a member of",p:181,x:135,y:558,w:174,h:23},
{t:"the EA since November",p:181,x:135,y:586,w:167,h:23},
{t:"Roger Forster lives inside me",p:181,x:135,y:613,w:202,h:23},
{t:"and it’s just as though he’s here beside me",p:181,x:135,y:641,w:291,h:23},
{t:"I’ll hide every stumble",p:181,x:135,y:696,w:156,h:23},
{t:"I’ll quote Nicky Gumbel",p:181,x:135,y:723,w:174,h:23},
{t:"I’ll be proudly humble, for evermore",p:181,x:135,y:751,w:258,h:23},
{t:"I will fake ecstatic",p:181,x:135,y:778,w:125,h:23},
{t:"role-play charismatic",p:181,x:135,y:806,w:146,h:23},
{t:"I will be dogmatic, but never sure.",p:181,x:135,y:833,w:241,h:23},
{t:"S",p:182,x:544,y:54,w:10,h:26},
{t:"185",p:182,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Superstition: widely held but unjustifed idea of the efects ",p:182,x:105,y:115,w:456,h:23},
{t:"or nature of a thing. A common phenomenon in human beings ",p:182,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"generally and a substitute for spiritual common sense in the lives ",p:182,x:105,y:170,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of more than a few Christians. Exemplifed by the tendency to ",p:182,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"ascribe the direct intervention of God to random coincidences ",p:182,x:105,y:225,w:455,h:23},
{t:"between prayer and experience and to ignore the occasions when ",p:182,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"there is no such correlation. Te Devil has always been on hand ",p:182,x:105,y:280,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with bucketfuls of false pearls to pour over and obscure examples ",p:182,x:105,y:308,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of the profoundly valuable genuine article. Te verses that follow ",p:182,x:105,y:335,w:453,h:23},
{t:"demonstrate just how silly it can get:",p:182,x:105,y:363,w:258,h:23},
{t:"I drove to town this morning, it wasn ’t very far,",p:182,x:134,y:418,w:333,h:23},
{t:"But all the way I asked myself where I would park the car.",p:182,x:134,y:445,w:408,h:23},
{t:"Imagine my amazement when, in Devonshire Parade,",p:182,x:134,y:473,w:377,h:23},
{t:"I found the perfect parking space,",p:182,x:134,y:500,w:238,h:23},
{t:"Gosh, I wish I’d prayed!",p:182,x:134,y:528,w:168,h:23},
{t:"In April at Spring Harvest our chalet was complete,",p:182,x:134,y:583,w:363,h:23},
{t:"Except that towels were not supplied, we’d have to",p:182,x:134,y:610,w:354,h:23},
{t:"use a sheet.",p:182,x:134,y:638,w:79,h:23},
{t:"My chalet mate said, “Problem solved, my son ’s come",p:182,x:134,y:693,w:377,h:23},
{t:"to our aid,",p:182,x:134,y:720,w:74,h:23},
{t:"His car was stacked with extra towels!”",p:182,x:134,y:748,w:272,h:23},
{t:"How we wished we’d prayed!",p:182,x:134,y:775,w:203,h:23},
{t:"We planned a parish picnic for a day in late July,",p:182,x:134,y:830,w:341,h:23},
{t:"Hoping that in summertime the weather would be dry.",p:182,x:134,y:858,w:388,h:23},
{t:"186",p:183,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:183,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"When I awoke to cloudy skies and rain, I was",p:183,x:135,y:116,w:320,h:23},
{t:"dismayed,",p:183,x:135,y:143,w:70,h:23},
{t:"But just in time the sun came out!",p:183,x:135,y:171,w:241,h:23},
{t:"Damn, I wish I’d prayed!",p:183,x:135,y:198,w:176,h:23},
{t:"Synods in England and Scotland: see Never-never ",p:183,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"land.",p:183,x:105,y:283,w:44,h:23},
{t:"187",p:184,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"T",p:184,x:481,y:83,w:73,h:161},
{t:"188",p:185,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:185,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Tarshish: (1) place from which Jonah set sail when he dis-",p:185,x:105,y:116,w:449,h:23},
{t:"obeyed God’s command to go to Nineveh; (2) Paul’s birthplace, ",p:185,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as pronounced by an Ephesian who has rejected the apostle’s ",p:185,x:105,y:171,w:457,h:23},
{t:"more spiritual option of being drunk in the Spirit.",p:185,x:105,y:198,w:354,h:23},
{t:"The first Noel: (1) Christmas carol about the announcement ",p:185,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of the birth of Jesus to the shepherds; (2) just as annoying when ",p:185,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"he arrived on radio and television in the sixties as the reinvented ",p:185,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"one who now presents Deal or No Deal on Channel 4.",p:185,x:105,y:338,w:381,h:23},
{t:"The Lord will bring the ones he wants: desperate phrase ",p:185,x:105,y:396,w:453,h:23},
{t:"sometimes employed by those responsible for a badly organized, ",p:185,x:105,y:423,w:454,h:23},
{t:"poorly advertised, underfnanced, low-quality Christian event ",p:185,x:105,y:451,w:457,h:23},
{t:"for which only thirteen tickets have been sold in total.",p:185,x:105,y:478,w:381,h:23},
{t:"The pits: (1) the lowest and worst point or condition that can ",p:185,x:105,y:536,w:454,h:23},
{t:"be reached; (2) what Jesus is in the great car race of life.",p:185,x:105,y:563,w:390,h:23},
{t:"The quick and the dead: (1) those alive and those who ",p:185,x:105,y:620,w:456,h:23},
{t:"have passed on; (2) front and back rows respectively in your ",p:185,x:105,y:648,w:457,h:23},
{t:"average high street church.",p:185,x:105,y:676,w:188,h:23},
{t:"The Righteous Brothers: stage act worked on privately by ",p:185,x:105,y:733,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Jesus and James probably at Mary’s suggestion, as something to ",p:185,x:105,y:761,w:455,h:23},
{t:"fall back on if the day jobs didn ’t work out in the end. Jesus would ",p:185,x:105,y:788,w:453,h:23},
{t:"do tricks with fsh and coins and vats of water and wine and tell a ",p:185,x:105,y:816,w:453,h:23},
{t:"few stories. James would do some of his classic standup material, ",p:185,x:105,y:843,w:454,h:23},
{t:"such as asking a member of the audience if he or she believed in ",p:185,x:105,y:871,w:454,h:23},
{t:"T",p:186,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"189",p:186,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"God and then saying, “Well done—so do the devils!” or miming ",p:186,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"walking past a sufering person and calling out, “Bless you!” as ",p:186,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"he went by. Good material, a lot of talent, and some great ideas, ",p:186,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"but management had other ideas.",p:186,x:105,y:198,w:236,h:23},
{t:"The ruler of the kingdom of the air: (1) Satan, as de-",p:186,x:105,y:256,w:450,h:23},
{t:"scribed in the second chapter of Ephesians; (2) Terry Wogan?",p:186,x:105,y:283,w:430,h:23},
{t:"Theology: (1) the systematic study of theistic, and especially ",p:186,x:105,y:341,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Christian, religion; (2) anagram of “O get holy!”",p:186,x:105,y:368,w:342,h:23},
{t:"There was a real sense of the presence of God: state-",p:186,x:105,y:426,w:450,h:23},
{t:"ment frequently made by those who have found themselves in a ",p:186,x:105,y:453,w:454,h:23},
{t:"peaceful place or a situation where it is possible to be temporarily ",p:186,x:105,y:481,w:453,h:23},
{t:"distracted from personal pressures. For some reason God seems ",p:186,x:105,y:508,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to reveal his presence much less in places like crowded supermar-",p:186,x:105,y:536,w:450,h:23},
{t:"kets, bus lines, trafc jams, center aisles of aircraft while you ’re ",p:186,x:105,y:563,w:455,h:23},
{t:"waiting to get of, awkward interviews with bank managers, and ",p:186,x:105,y:591,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the last half hour of putting three small children to bed on your ",p:186,x:105,y:618,w:454,h:23},
{t:"own. Seems odd that he should absent himself at times like this, ",p:186,x:105,y:646,w:454,h:23},
{t:"when his presence would be most appreciated. Is it possible that ",p:186,x:105,y:673,w:454,h:23},
{t:"we have failed to understand what the presence of God really ",p:186,x:105,y:701,w:456,h:23},
{t:"means? Surely not. . . .",p:186,x:105,y:728,w:159,h:23},
{t:"Third World needs: one of those boring topics that continu-",p:186,x:105,y:785,w:450,h:23},
{t:"ally threaten to spoil the peaceful enjoyment of our faith.",p:186,x:105,y:813,w:402,h:23},
{t:"190",p:187,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:187,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Those who have ears to hear: expression used by Jesus ",p:187,x:105,y:115,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in connection with listening to the voice of the Spirit. Some ",p:187,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"of us have a bit of a problem with this. Tere have been times ",p:187,x:105,y:170,w:455,h:23},
{t:"when I have failed even to hear the voice of a simple sheet of ",p:187,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"instructions.",p:187,x:105,y:225,w:88,h:23},
{t:"Tere was, for example, the time when I had been invited ",p:187,x:134,y:253,w:425,h:23},
{t:"to speak at an ecumenical event that began with a two-mile ",p:187,x:105,y:280,w:457,h:23},
{t:"walk. It was a short pilgrimage. In a couple of hours’ time, when ",p:187,x:105,y:308,w:454,h:23},
{t:"everyone had assembled at our destination, I would be speaking ",p:187,x:105,y:335,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to the several hundred people who were expected to attend. I ",p:187,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"had been placed right at the front of the procession, just at the ",p:187,x:105,y:390,w:455,h:23},
{t:"rear of the cross bearer, in the center of a little knot of church ",p:187,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"leaders representing the wide variety of denominations that were ",p:187,x:105,y:445,w:454,h:23},
{t:"involved in the day.",p:187,x:105,y:473,w:138,h:23},
{t:"Behind us streamed a veritable river of people of all types ",p:187,x:134,y:500,w:426,h:23},
{t:"and ages. It was quite a fne day; and there was a lot of contented ",p:187,x:105,y:528,w:453,h:23},
{t:"chatter as we walked, until, after we had progressed about a mile ",p:187,x:105,y:555,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and a half, and just as I was beginning to express strong views ",p:187,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"on some topic that seemed terribly important to me, I became ",p:187,x:105,y:610,w:455,h:23},
{t:"aware that everyone else had stopped talking and that mine was ",p:187,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"literally the only voice to be heard. ",p:187,x:105,y:665,w:249,h:23},
{t:"I really did feel immensely fattered. Tis close attention to ",p:187,x:134,y:693,w:425,h:23},
{t:"my views was quite unprecedented. I could only suppose that I ",p:187,x:105,y:720,w:455,h:23},
{t:"must have hit on a rare vein of brilliance.",p:187,x:105,y:748,w:289,h:23},
{t:"“ And,” I caught myself thinking, “let’s face it, these people ",p:187,x:134,y:775,w:425,h:23},
{t:"around me are highly intelligent churchmen.”",p:187,x:105,y:803,w:322,h:23},
{t:"I stole a glance at them. Tey w ere walking along in silence, ",p:187,x:134,y:830,w:430,h:23},
{t:"heads bowed, clearly fascinated b y every word that was coming out",p:187,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
{t:"T",p:188,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"191",p:188,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"of my mouth. I raised my v oice a little so that mor e people in the ",p:188,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"procession would be able to enjo y and beneft from my wisdom. I t ",p:188,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"seemed unfair that those far ther back should miss out.",p:188,x:105,y:171,w:377,h:23},
{t:"Even as these thoughts were passing through my mind, I ",p:188,x:134,y:198,w:426,h:23},
{t:"noticed one strange thing about the man who was walking along ",p:188,x:105,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"on my right-hand side. Te expression on his face seemed to be ",p:188,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"twitching to and fro between irritation and polite interest in a ",p:188,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"most peculiar fashion.",p:188,x:105,y:308,w:155,h:23},
{t:"“Perhaps,” I conjectured, “he is just the teeniest bit jealous ",p:188,x:134,y:336,w:425,h:23},
{t:"of my newly emerged conversational skills.”",p:188,x:105,y:363,w:307,h:23},
{t:"Well, that was understandable, I generously conceded. He ",p:188,x:134,y:391,w:426,h:23},
{t:"was a brother and must be forgiven and respected.",p:188,x:105,y:418,w:354,h:23},
{t:"It was then, quite abruptly, and with a thrill of sheer horror, ",p:188,x:134,y:446,w:424,h:23},
{t:"that I remembered a line from the leafet that had been given out ",p:188,x:105,y:473,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to us all to read before we began our walk.",p:188,x:105,y:501,w:298,h:23},
{t:"“Te fnal half mile of the walk will be used for silent prayer and ",p:188,x:134,y:528,w:423,h:23},
{t:"contemplation. Please respect the needs of others in this matter.”",p:188,x:105,y:556,w:423,h:23},
{t:"My face famed like a fery furnace. Te silence that had ",p:188,x:134,y:583,w:427,h:23},
{t:"descended was not one that signifed close attention to my voice ",p:188,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and views. It had nothing to do with me at all. Brilliant? Oh no. ",p:188,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I was not brilliant, just stupid. I had gone on loudly bleating ",p:188,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"my half-baked views on whatever silly subject it was, long after ",p:188,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"everyone else had obediently moved into silent prayer and con-",p:188,x:105,y:721,w:449,h:23},
{t:"templation. I had signally failed to respect the needs of others in ",p:188,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"this matter. And, of course, this man beside me, being one of the ",p:188,x:105,y:776,w:453,h:23},
{t:"others, was squirming, not with envy, but with embarrassment ",p:188,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and annoyance because I was not respecting his needs. He had ",p:188,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"wanted me to shut up but feared that he might ofend me if he ",p:188,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"said anything.",p:188,x:105,y:886,w:99,h:23},
{t:"192",p:189,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:189,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"I employed what was left of my time of prayer and silent ",p:189,x:135,y:116,w:426,h:23},
{t:"contemplation in pleading with heaven that the ground beneath ",p:189,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"my feet would be allowed to open up and swallow me, but God ",p:189,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in his infnite wisdom did not answer my prayer. I could not ",p:189,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"fnd it in my heart to blame him. I fancied that, by now, he was ",p:189,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"beginning to rather enjoy the situation.",p:189,x:105,y:253,w:277,h:23},
{t:"“Why is it,” I asked God, “that there are so many rough ",p:189,x:135,y:281,w:426,h:23},
{t:"places to fall into and trip over when you try to follow Jesus?”",p:189,x:105,y:308,w:434,h:23},
{t:"It may have more to do with where you choose to place your ",p:189,x:135,y:336,w:423,h:23},
{t:"size 12 feet, I seemed to hear him reply.",p:189,x:105,y:363,w:278,h:23},
{t:"I asked myself if I would ever relate this embarrassing little ",p:189,x:135,y:391,w:425,h:23},
{t:"story to anyone else. Te answer was yes, probably, but not for ",p:189,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a while.",p:189,x:105,y:446,w:54,h:23},
{t:"I seem to make an idiot of myself on a fairly regular basis, ",p:189,x:135,y:473,w:425,h:23},
{t:"but I am afraid there is no secretly interesting and virtuous basis ",p:189,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"for it. I’m just an idiot sometimes. I thank God for keeping me ",p:189,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"safely in his family, and putting up with me, and smiling at me, ",p:189,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and encouraging me to keep going, and fnding opportunities ",p:189,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"for me to work for him, knowing full well that I am likely to ",p:189,x:105,y:611,w:456,h:23},
{t:"make a whole set of completely new mistakes. . . .",p:189,x:105,y:638,w:351,h:23},
{t:"Three wise men: (1) endless magic on the road to Bethlehem; ",p:189,x:105,y:696,w:452,h:23},
{t:"(2) wise enough to locate Jesus, but not wise enough to keep ",p:189,x:105,y:723,w:456,h:23},
{t:"their mouths shut when they met Herod.",p:189,x:105,y:751,w:291,h:23},
{t:"Thus saith the Lord: not before putting his teeth back in, ",p:189,x:105,y:808,w:455,h:23},
{t:"he doesn ’t.",p:189,x:105,y:836,w:74,h:23},
{t:"T",p:190,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"193",p:190,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Tithing: practice of giving a tenth of one’s income for the work ",p:190,x:105,y:115,w:453,h:23},
{t:"of God. Postponed for a couple of millennia in most church ",p:190,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"communities while we continue to attempt to sort out the ",p:190,x:105,y:170,w:458,h:23},
{t:"knotty problem of whether this means 10 percent of net or gross ",p:190,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"income.",p:190,x:105,y:225,w:56,h:23},
{t:"Tittle: Jot’s straight man. Never managed to make it on his own ",p:190,x:105,y:282,w:453,h:23},
{t:"after Jot overdid it and was forced to retire. (See also Jot.)",p:190,x:105,y:310,w:405,h:23},
{t:"Treachery: terrible sin of betrayal and disloyalty in which ",p:190,x:105,y:367,w:457,h:23},
{t:"people are metaphorically stabbed in the back. A great comfort ",p:190,x:105,y:395,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to know that, in the Christian world, we can at least depend on ",p:190,x:105,y:423,w:454,h:23},
{t:"being stabbed in the front.",p:190,x:105,y:450,w:187,h:23},
{t:"Trinity: the Christian Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, ",p:190,x:105,y:507,w:454,h:23},
{t:"three persons in one. Not, as the ancient heresy of modalism ",p:190,x:105,y:535,w:456,h:23},
{t:"suggests, one person with three functions. Te Trinity is not ",p:190,x:105,y:563,w:457,h:23},
{t:"like those carpet cleaners which claim to beat as they sweep and ",p:190,x:105,y:590,w:454,h:23},
{t:"clean.",p:190,x:105,y:618,w:40,h:23},
{t:"Triumph Herald: (1) car model that was very popular a few ",p:190,x:105,y:675,w:454,h:23},
{t:"decades ago; (2) Graham Kendrick.",p:190,x:105,y:703,w:250,h:23},
{t:"Triumphalist: the equivalent, in hiking terms, of the one ",p:190,x:105,y:760,w:457,h:23},
{t:"with big leg muscles who strides ahead at great speed, making ",p:190,x:105,y:788,w:456,h:23},
{t:"a lot of noise about how easy it is, forgetting that others have ",p:190,x:105,y:815,w:456,h:23},
{t:"to stay at the back helping the slow ones and the ones whose ",p:190,x:105,y:843,w:456,h:23},
{t:"shoelaces need tying and the fat ones and the lame ones and the ",p:190,x:105,y:870,w:454,h:23},
{t:"194",p:191,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:191,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"ones who are beginning to wish they’d never started in the frst ",p:191,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"place.",p:191,x:105,y:143,w:40,h:23},
{t:"Truth: a desirable quality for Christians, but virtually indefn-",p:191,x:105,y:201,w:449,h:23},
{t:"able and as slippery as a bar of soap. Worth persevering with, ",p:191,x:105,y:228,w:456,h:23},
{t:"though, as the following dialogue suggests:",p:191,x:105,y:256,w:301,h:23},
{t:"A: I’ve been thinking about that marvelous verse, John 8:32. ",p:191,x:134,y:298,w:423,h:23},
{t:"You know the one I mean?",p:191,x:105,y:326,w:188,h:23},
{t:"B: (after an infnitesimal pause) Yeah. Yes, of course. Oh, ",p:191,x:134,y:353,w:427,h:23},
{t:"marvelous! Wonderful, wonderful verse.",p:191,x:105,y:381,w:282,h:23},
{t:"A: (thrilled and a little surprised) Oh, great! You know it. So ",p:191,x:134,y:408,w:424,h:23},
{t:"what is it that’s special to you about that verse?",p:191,x:104,y:436,w:329,h:23},
{t:"B: Er, well, it—I suppose it’s…er…the way in which, you ",p:191,x:134,y:463,w:425,h:23},
{t:"know, God…er…speaks through the words in the…er…the ",p:191,x:104,y:491,w:458,h:23},
{t:"words in the…er…verse. . . .",p:191,x:104,y:518,w:204,h:23},
{t:"A: (enthralled) Right! And what exactly do you feel he’s say-",p:191,x:134,y:546,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ing to you?",p:191,x:104,y:573,w:78,h:23},
{t:"B: Hmm. He says….er—he’s saying…er…he’s conveying ",p:191,x:134,y:601,w:427,h:23},
{t:"the essence of the real meaning of…er…the heart of the center ",p:191,x:104,y:628,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of the…er…message of the—the verse.",p:191,x:104,y:656,w:277,h:23},
{t:"A: (genuinely interested) Which is what?",p:191,x:134,y:683,w:276,h:23},
{t:"B: Sorry—what, what, what?",p:191,x:134,y:711,w:204,h:23},
{t:"A: What is the center of the message?",p:191,x:134,y:738,w:262,h:23},
{t:"B: Ah, right! Sorry, I see what you mean. Well, yeah, mmm, ",p:191,x:134,y:766,w:424,h:23},
{t:"okay. Yeah! Te center of the message is basically that we should ",p:191,x:104,y:793,w:454,h:23},
{t:"all—all of us—we should all, we should all do it. We should all, ",p:191,x:104,y:821,w:454,h:23},
{t:"umm, take it on board.",p:191,x:104,y:848,w:164,h:23},
{t:"A: Take what on board?",p:191,x:134,y:876,w:166,h:23},
{t:"T",p:192,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"195",p:192,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"B: Te message.",p:192,x:135,y:116,w:112,h:23},
{t:"A: Which is—what?",p:192,x:135,y:143,w:142,h:23},
{t:"B: You know, it’s just occurred to me—translations do ",p:192,x:135,y:171,w:429,h:23},
{t:"difer a lot. How does yours actually put it—I mean the exact ",p:192,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"wording?",p:192,x:105,y:226,w:64,h:23},
{t:"A: Well, what’s the wording of yours?",p:192,x:135,y:253,w:262,h:23},
{t:"B: (fnally giving up) Oh, dear, you get yourself into so much ",p:192,x:135,y:281,w:423,h:23},
{t:"trouble if you don ’t tell the truth.",p:192,x:105,y:308,w:234,h:23},
{t:"A: Oh, well, yours must be a very modern version. In mine ",p:192,x:135,y:336,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Jesus just says, “Te truth will set you free.”",p:192,x:105,y:363,w:306,h:23},
{t:"B: Aaah, yes, of course. Do you know, I think he may well ",p:192,x:135,y:391,w:425,h:23},
{t:"be right.",p:192,x:105,y:418,w:59,h:23},
{t:"197",p:193,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"U",p:193,x:479,y:83,w:75,h:161},
{t:"198",p:194,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:194,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Umbilical cord: fexible, cordlike structure attaching the ",p:194,x:105,y:116,w:458,h:23},
{t:"fetus to the placenta, which is cut after a person is born. Not to ",p:194,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"be confused with the “unbiblical cord,” which is severed when a ",p:194,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"person is born for the second time.",p:194,x:105,y:198,w:246,h:23},
{t:"Unity: the bond that automatically joins together all those who ",p:194,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"love Jesus. Defnitely not an informal agreement that we all hate ",p:194,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the Baptists. It is easy to believe that we are more unifed than is ",p:194,x:105,y:311,w:454,h:23},
{t:"actually the case. Witness the following discussion between two ",p:194,x:105,y:338,w:454,h:23},
{t:"people from widely difering denominations who have met to ",p:194,x:105,y:366,w:456,h:23},
{t:"plan a joint service:",p:194,x:105,y:393,w:136,h:23},
{t:"A: When you think about it, this is amazing, isn ’t it?",p:194,x:134,y:436,w:368,h:23},
{t:"B: What’s that, then?",p:194,x:134,y:463,w:148,h:23},
{t:"A: Well, that you and I, two people from very diferent ",p:194,x:134,y:491,w:427,h:23},
{t:"denominations, are able to meet like this to plan a joint service. ",p:194,x:105,y:518,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I mean, let’s face it, we wouldn ’t have been able to agree on ",p:194,x:105,y:546,w:457,h:23},
{t:"anything ten years ago.",p:194,x:105,y:573,w:162,h:23},
{t:"B: True, that’s true—well, nearer ffteen.",p:194,x:134,y:601,w:284,h:23},
{t:"A: Oh, I was actually going to say it’s probably less than ",p:194,x:134,y:628,w:427,h:23},
{t:"ten.",p:194,x:105,y:656,w:27,h:23},
{t:"B: I’m pretty sure it’s at least ffteen.",p:194,x:134,y:683,w:253,h:23},
{t:"B: (about to say more) I don ’t—well, around ten, anyway.",p:194,x:134,y:711,w:398,h:23},
{t:"B: Yeah, I suppose it could be a little bit less than ffteen.",p:194,x:134,y:738,w:400,h:23},
{t:"A: Anyway. (produces clipboard) I’ve taken the liberty of jot-",p:194,x:134,y:766,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ting down a few ideas at home just to get us started.",p:194,x:105,y:793,w:366,h:23},
{t:"B: Have you? Oh yes. Oh, good. Oh, that’s good. You ’ve ",p:194,x:134,y:821,w:426,h:23},
{t:"just—jotted a few ideas down.",p:194,x:105,y:848,w:214,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, is that all right?",p:194,x:134,y:876,w:160,h:23},
{t:"U",p:195,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"199",p:195,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"B: Fine. Fine. Yes, that’s fne. Few ideas—yes, that’s fne.",p:195,x:135,y:116,w:396,h:23},
{t:"A: Good. Right, well, I thought we could start with a ",p:195,x:135,y:143,w:429,h:23},
{t:"prayer.",p:195,x:105,y:171,w:47,h:23},
{t:"B: (almost imperceptible) Hm!",p:195,x:135,y:198,w:207,h:23},
{t:"A: Sorry—what?",p:195,x:135,y:226,w:117,h:23},
{t:"B: I didn ’t say anything.",p:195,x:135,y:253,w:168,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, you did. You said (an exact imitation), “Hm!”",p:195,x:135,y:281,w:371,h:23},
{t:"B: Did I? Oh, I was just interested that you thought we should ",p:195,x:135,y:308,w:422,h:23},
{t:"start the whole thing of with a prayer; that’s all. Just—,found ",p:195,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that interesting.",p:195,x:105,y:363,w:111,h:23},
{t:"A: So, are you saying you ’re not happy for us to start with ",p:195,x:135,y:391,w:425,h:23},
{t:"a prayer?",p:195,x:105,y:418,w:61,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh, no, no, a prayer’s absolutely fne. Absolutely fne. ",p:195,x:135,y:446,w:426,h:23},
{t:"(pause) Or a hymn.",p:195,x:105,y:473,w:136,h:23},
{t:"A: Ri-i-ight, now, by a hymn, presumably you mean a ",p:195,x:135,y:501,w:428,h:23},
{t:"song.",p:195,x:105,y:528,w:37,h:23},
{t:"B: Do I?",p:195,x:135,y:556,w:59,h:23},
{t:"A: Well, we tend to call them songs nowadays.",p:195,x:135,y:583,w:327,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh, do we?",p:195,x:135,y:611,w:101,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, we think hymns—hymns—sounds a bit, sort of, ",p:195,x:135,y:638,w:427,h:23},
{t:"old-fashioned and kind of stufy.",p:195,x:105,y:666,w:230,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh, I see. Old-fashioned. Stufy.",p:195,x:135,y:693,w:249,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, you know the sort of thing I mean. (laughs) Like that ",p:195,x:135,y:721,w:424,h:23},
{t:"hymn your lot sings about falling of your bike.",p:195,x:105,y:748,w:334,h:23},
{t:"B: Falling of your bike?",p:195,x:135,y:776,w:169,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, you know the one I mean. (sings) ",p:195,x:135,y:803,w:289,h:23},
{t:"My chain came of.",p:195,x:135,y:831,w:136,h:23},
{t:"I swerved into a tree,",p:195,x:135,y:858,w:147,h:23},
{t:"200",p:196,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:196,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"I smashed my shin, I bashed my chin,",p:196,x:135,y:116,w:267,h:23},
{t:"I grazed my knee.",p:196,x:135,y:143,w:125,h:23},
{t:"My chain, my chain came of—",p:196,x:135,y:171,w:225,h:23},
{t:"B: Yes, all right, all right! Well, what about your songs, then? ",p:196,x:135,y:198,w:423,h:23},
{t:"What about",p:196,x:105,y:226,w:85,h:23},
{t:"Te name of the Lord is",p:196,x:135,y:253,w:169,h:23},
{t:"A strong tower,",p:196,x:135,y:281,w:107,h:23},
{t:"Te righteous run into it",p:196,x:135,y:308,w:175,h:23},
{t:"And bang their heads.",p:196,x:135,y:336,w:155,h:23},
{t:"A: (suddenly serious) Now you are verging on irreverence.",p:196,x:135,y:363,w:399,h:23},
{t:"B: No, I’m not; I’m Church of England.",p:196,x:135,y:391,w:283,h:23},
{t:"A: Oh, really! (sighs) Well, anyway, I thought we could have ",p:196,x:135,y:418,w:424,h:23},
{t:"one song after the prayer, and—",p:196,x:105,y:446,w:227,h:23},
{t:"B: You mean this prayer you want to have right at the begin-",p:196,x:135,y:473,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ning of the service?",p:196,x:105,y:501,w:135,h:23},
{t:"A: Er, the beginning of the meeting, yes—",p:196,x:135,y:528,w:299,h:23},
{t:"B: Beginning of the service, right.",p:196,x:135,y:556,w:238,h:23},
{t:"A: Meeting. And then maybe another one just before the ",p:196,x:135,y:583,w:426,h:23},
{t:"message.",p:196,x:105,y:611,w:60,h:23},
{t:"B: Sorry, just before the what?",p:196,x:135,y:638,w:211,h:23},
{t:"A: Just before the message.",p:196,x:135,y:666,w:188,h:23},
{t:"B: Message? Message from whom to whom? About what?",p:196,x:135,y:693,w:404,h:23},
{t:"A: You know, the message, the message, the message, the ",p:196,x:135,y:721,w:426,h:23},
{t:"message, the talk.",p:196,x:105,y:748,w:123,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh, you mean the sermon.",p:196,x:135,y:776,w:211,h:23},
{t:"A: Well, I suppose you could call it that.",p:196,x:135,y:803,w:284,h:23},
{t:"B: Well, we do call it that.",p:196,x:135,y:831,w:184,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, well, we call it—the message.",p:196,x:135,y:858,w:257,h:23},
{t:"U",p:197,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"201",p:197,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"B: (almost under his breath) And we call it the sermon.",p:197,x:135,y:116,w:380,h:23},
{t:"A: Anyway, what I’m suggesting is that we have the second ",p:197,x:135,y:143,w:425,h:23},
{t:"song followed by the message, and then—",p:197,x:105,y:171,w:297,h:23},
{t:"B: You know, it’s just occurred to me, you ought to combine ",p:197,x:135,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"the song and the message. You could call it—the “sausage.”",p:197,x:105,y:226,w:415,h:23},
{t:"A: Ah, well, now you ’re being what we call “silly.”",p:197,x:135,y:253,w:347,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh, we don ’t call it “silly.”",p:197,x:135,y:281,w:203,h:23},
{t:"A: What do you call it?",p:197,x:135,y:308,w:163,h:23},
{t:"B: We call it nonconformist.",p:197,x:135,y:336,w:200,h:23},
{t:"A: Now that is just plain insulting!",p:197,x:135,y:363,w:244,h:23},
{t:"B: Sorry. I’m sorry; no, I am sorry.",p:197,x:135,y:391,w:242,h:23},
{t:"A: Look, perhaps we should talk about the confession.",p:197,x:135,y:418,w:382,h:23},
{t:"B: Te confession. Yes, all right, perhaps we should.",p:197,x:135,y:446,w:364,h:23},
{t:"A: Well, I think the confession ought to come quite near the ",p:197,x:135,y:473,w:423,h:23},
{t:"beginning of the meeting—er…service.",p:197,x:105,y:501,w:279,h:23},
{t:"B: Right. Just after the frst hymn—I mean—song?",p:197,x:135,y:528,w:361,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, and quite a long way before the mess—er. . . .",p:197,x:135,y:556,w:374,h:23},
{t:"B: Te talk?",p:197,x:135,y:583,w:83,h:23},
{t:"A: Yes, well, before the talk. Good. See! Now we’re getting ",p:197,x:135,y:611,w:425,h:23},
{t:"somewhere. Right, so where are we going to put the time of ",p:197,x:105,y:638,w:457,h:23},
{t:"sharing gifts?",p:197,x:105,y:666,w:91,h:23},
{t:"B: (puzzled pause) Er, it’s not a Christmas service, is it?",p:197,x:135,y:693,w:382,h:23},
{t:"A: No, not those kinds of gifts. Spiritual gifts. Tongues and ",p:197,x:135,y:721,w:424,h:23},
{t:"prophecy. You know the sort of thing. For instance, I might sud-",p:197,x:105,y:748,w:449,h:23},
{t:"denly have a word for you.",p:197,x:105,y:776,w:188,h:23},
{t:"B: I see. What—like “song,” you mean? Or “meeting”?",p:197,x:135,y:803,w:384,h:23},
{t:"A: No, not that sort of word. A message from the Lord.",p:197,x:135,y:831,w:391,h:23},
{t:"B: Oh, you ’ve arranged for God to do the sermon, have ",p:197,x:135,y:858,w:427,h:23},
{t:"you?",p:197,x:105,y:886,w:32,h:23},
{t:"202",p:198,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:198,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"A: You know that’s not what I mean.",p:198,x:135,y:116,w:258,h:23},
{t:"B: Sorry—sorry—sorry. . . .",p:198,x:135,y:143,w:196,h:23},
{t:"A: Right, just a couple more things. Do we want to include ",p:198,x:135,y:171,w:424,h:23},
{t:"gathering at the Lord’s Table?",p:198,x:105,y:198,w:206,h:23},
{t:"B: (pause) Well, yes, fne. I don ’t mind, as long as it leaves ",p:198,x:135,y:226,w:425,h:23},
{t:"time for Communion.",p:198,x:105,y:253,w:158,h:23},
{t:"A: (sighs) It’s exactly the same thing, as you well know!",p:198,x:135,y:281,w:382,h:23},
{t:"A: (that",p:198,x:135,y:308,w:53,h:23},
{t:"’s it) Actually, no. No, it’s not. It’s not the same thing ",p:198,x:186,y:308,w:372,h:23},
{t:"at all. Communion is about people reverentially taking bread ",p:198,x:105,y:336,w:457,h:23},
{t:"and wine from silver platters and chalices, whereas gathering at ",p:198,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"blah, blah, blah whatever you said is about someone giving out ",p:198,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"little paltry glasses of weak lemonade to people who can ’t be ",p:198,x:105,y:418,w:457,h:23},
{t:"bothered to get of their bums and come to the front.",p:198,x:105,y:446,w:376,h:23},
{t:"B: (gloves of) Oh, it is, is it? Let me tell you the people in our ",p:198,x:135,y:473,w:423,h:23},
{t:"church do not have—bums. Tey have bottoms! Let’s talk about ",p:198,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"something your lot does, shall we? Te exchanging of the peace. ",p:198,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Let’s talk about that. Tat precious little moment of so-called ",p:198,x:105,y:556,w:456,h:23},
{t:"informality when everybody freezes with fear and can ’t make up ",p:198,x:105,y:583,w:454,h:23},
{t:"their minds who to kiss, who to hug, who to shake hands with, ",p:198,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"or who to smack in the mouth. Exchanging the peace! Huh! It ",p:198,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"ought to be called passing on the—the—tension!",p:198,x:105,y:666,w:347,h:23},
{t:"A: Oh, really! Well, at least we don ’t do that silly, sippy, ",p:198,x:135,y:693,w:427,h:23},
{t:"sicky, smirking, over-your–shoulder, ghastly, gooey, saying-the-",p:198,x:105,y:721,w:450,h:23},
{t:"grace-to-each-other thing.",p:198,x:105,y:748,w:183,h:23},
{t:"B: At least our ministers don ’t dress like pregnant women.",p:198,x:135,y:776,w:407,h:23},
{t:"A: Some of our ministers are pregnant women! At least we ",p:198,x:135,y:803,w:425,h:23},
{t:"don ’t make a big stupid thing about inviting the Holy Spirit in.",p:198,x:105,y:831,w:446,h:23},
{t:"B: Ah, that would explain why he’s never there, then, ",p:198,x:135,y:858,w:429,h:23},
{t:"U",p:199,x:543,y:54,w:12,h:26},
{t:"203",p:199,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"wouldn ’t it?",p:199,x:105,y:116,w:81,h:23},
{t:"A: Anyway (running out of ideas), you ’ve got big ears!",p:199,x:134,y:143,w:371,h:23},
{t:"B: Tey have to be to pick up what’s coming out of your ",p:199,x:134,y:171,w:426,h:23},
{t:"huge fat mouth!",p:199,x:105,y:198,w:113,h:23},
{t:"A: You know nothing!",p:199,x:134,y:226,w:155,h:23},
{t:"B: You don ’t!",p:199,x:134,y:253,w:90,h:23},
{t:"A: You don ’t!",p:199,x:134,y:281,w:91,h:23},
{t:"B: You don ’t!",p:199,x:134,y:308,w:90,h:23},
{t:"A: You don ’t!",p:199,x:134,y:336,w:91,h:23},
{t:"B: You don ’t!",p:199,x:134,y:363,w:90,h:23},
{t:"A: You don ’t!",p:199,x:134,y:391,w:91,h:23},
{t:"(slightly embarrassed pause)",p:199,x:134,y:418,w:185,h:23},
{t:"B: So, how are we doing, then?",p:199,x:134,y:446,w:218,h:23},
{t:"A: Fine, I think. Umm, presumably we’ll invite everyone to ",p:199,x:134,y:473,w:424,h:23},
{t:"our event.",p:199,x:105,y:501,w:71,h:23},
{t:"B: Well, I did think perhaps—not the Presbyterians.",p:199,x:134,y:528,w:368,h:23},
{t:"A: (after a pause) Do you know, I am so glad you said that.",p:199,x:134,y:556,w:413,h:23},
{t:"B: Well, there are, you know—",p:199,x:134,y:583,w:219,h:23},
{t:"BOTH: Limits.",p:199,x:134,y:611,w:111,h:23},
{t:"B: Tere are limits, aren ’t there?",p:199,x:134,y:638,w:222,h:23},
{t:"A: Tere are, there really are.",p:199,x:134,y:666,w:202,h:23},
{t:"BOTH: Presbyterians.",p:199,x:134,y:693,w:158,h:23},
{t:"(they both shake their heads in agreement)",p:199,x:134,y:721,w:282,h:23},
{t:"B: (sighs) Isn ’t unity wonderful?",p:199,x:134,y:748,w:220,h:23},
{t:"A: Wonderful!",p:199,x:134,y:776,w:101,h:23},
{t:"B: You know what? It’s only the details that separate us.",p:199,x:134,y:803,w:390,h:23},
{t:"A: Absolutely! Well, not just the details—sorry, sorry. . . .",p:199,x:134,y:831,w:401,h:23},
{t:"204",p:200,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:200,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Universalist: (1) a person who holds that all of mankind will ",p:200,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"eventually be saved; (2) anagram of “Elvis is a turn” and “salient ",p:200,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"virus.”",p:200,x:105,y:171,w:45,h:23},
{t:"Unprogressive Anglican Church: one in which the ",p:200,x:105,y:228,w:460,h:23},
{t:"congregation has not split yet.",p:200,x:105,y:256,w:212,h:23},
{t:"Unsaved: (1) not redeemed by the death and resurrection of ",p:200,x:105,y:313,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Jesus; (2) any ball kicked diagonally from a long way out into the ",p:200,x:105,y:341,w:453,h:23},
{t:"net above and behind ex-England goalkeeper David Seaman ’s ",p:200,x:105,y:368,w:457,h:23},
{t:"head.",p:200,x:105,y:396,w:38,h:23},
{t:"Ur: famous city on the Euphrates in south Babylonia, created by ",p:200,x:105,y:453,w:454,h:23},
{t:"God to make life easier for modern crossword compilers.",p:200,x:105,y:481,w:400,h:23},
{t:"205",p:201,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"V",p:201,x:468,y:83,w:86,h:161},
{t:"206",p:202,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:202,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Valiant: we are reliably informed by John Bunyan that he who ",p:202,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"would be this should basically begin by coming hither.",p:202,x:105,y:143,w:384,h:23},
{t:"Vehicle: feature of an overused metaphor in which it is ",p:202,x:105,y:201,w:460,h:23},
{t:"proposed that each Christian is a car and that the Bible is the ",p:202,x:105,y:228,w:456,h:23},
{t:"manufacturer’s manual. More accurately, most of us feel that we ",p:202,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"are the do-it-yourself particle board entertainment center and ",p:202,x:105,y:283,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that the Bible is the sheet of instructions.",p:202,x:105,y:311,w:289,h:23},
{t:"Versions of the Bible: space to mention only a few here:",p:202,x:105,y:368,w:431,h:23},
{t:"(1) King James Version: form in which the Bible was origi-",p:202,x:135,y:411,w:419,h:23},
{t:"nally written in seventeenth-century English. Later translated ",p:202,x:105,y:438,w:457,h:23},
{t:"into Hebrew and Greek for some obscure reason and then trans-",p:202,x:105,y:466,w:449,h:23},
{t:"lated back again into those ridiculous modern English versions. ",p:202,x:105,y:493,w:454,h:23},
{t:"As to whether thou believest this or nay, verily thou must surely ",p:202,x:105,y:521,w:454,h:23},
{t:"decideth for thine self.",p:202,x:105,y:548,w:158,h:23},
{t:"(2) Good News Bible: version preferred by those who are fed ",p:202,x:135,y:576,w:423,h:23},
{t:"up with the bad news that clutters up all the other translations.",p:202,x:105,y:603,w:444,h:23},
{t:"(3) Good News for Modern Man: seriously negative vibes ",p:202,x:135,y:631,w:426,h:23},
{t:"for anyone who didn ’t make it past the 1950s",p:202,x:105,y:658,w:319,h:23},
{t:"(4) Digest Bible: the one where your name is actually ",p:202,x:135,y:686,w:429,h:23},
{t:"mentioned in print throughout the New Testament and there ",p:202,x:105,y:713,w:456,h:23},
{t:"is a chance to win your salvation in a special draw that is to be ",p:202,x:105,y:741,w:455,h:23},
{t:"decided immediately before the second coming.",p:202,x:105,y:768,w:337,h:23},
{t:"(5) Te Living Bible: (a) a version of Scripture that has ",p:202,x:135,y:796,w:427,h:23},
{t:"angered some Christian folk. Very understandable, because it ",p:202,x:105,y:823,w:457,h:23},
{t:"makes the mistake of enabling readers to easily understand what ",p:202,x:105,y:851,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the original writers were trying to say. Te very idea of this is, ",p:202,x:105,y:878,w:456,h:23},
{t:"V",p:203,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"207",p:203,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"of course, quite unacceptable and totally against the spirit of ",p:203,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Scripture. (b) A useful antidote to Te Comatose Bible.",p:203,x:105,y:143,w:392,h:23},
{t:"(6) Te Readers’ Bible: uses the novel device of printed ",p:203,x:134,y:171,w:428,h:23},
{t:"words on the page instead of the usual Morse code, semaphore, ",p:203,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"or Egyptian hieroglyphics.",p:203,x:105,y:226,w:185,h:23},
{t:"(7) New International Version: ideal for those who are not ",p:203,x:134,y:253,w:425,h:23},
{t:"happy with the plethora of decrepit, very local translations of ",p:203,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Scripture.",p:203,x:105,y:308,w:69,h:23},
{t:"(8) Red-letter Bible: specially designed for the use of com-",p:203,x:134,y:336,w:419,h:23},
{t:"munist landlords.",p:203,x:105,y:363,w:124,h:23},
{t:"(9) Amplifed Bible: can be read aloud in churches of any ",p:203,x:134,y:391,w:426,h:23},
{t:"size without having to use a sound system.",p:203,x:105,y:418,w:299,h:23},
{t:"(10) New English Bible: a refreshing change from that ",p:203,x:134,y:446,w:429,h:23},
{t:"ancient foreign rubbish.",p:203,x:105,y:473,w:169,h:23},
{t:"(11) Te “Living, Trobbing, Slides along the Pew, Opens ",p:203,x:134,y:501,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Itself at Random, and Points Out a Verse Specially Meant for ",p:203,x:105,y:528,w:456,h:23},
{t:"You” Version: invented by me, but nevertheless used quite regu-",p:203,x:105,y:556,w:449,h:23},
{t:"larly by a number of people I know.",p:203,x:105,y:583,w:252,h:23},
{t:"Very bad beginnings: distorted, negative experiences of re-",p:203,x:105,y:641,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ligious behavior that can have serious long-term efects on those ",p:203,x:105,y:668,w:454,h:23},
{t:"who start their Christian lives under the wrong leadership.",p:203,x:105,y:696,w:411,h:23},
{t:"In this connection, my mind goes back to the man who was ",p:203,x:134,y:723,w:424,h:23},
{t:"my junior school class teacher for a year when I was nine or ten ",p:203,x:105,y:751,w:454,h:23},
{t:"years old. He rejoiced in the unusual name of Mr. Bung. Actually, ",p:203,x:105,y:778,w:453,h:23},
{t:"that statement is far from accurate. He did not rejoice in it. He ",p:203,x:105,y:806,w:454,h:23},
{t:"was not a rejoicing person. He did not rejoice in anything. More ",p:203,x:105,y:833,w:453,h:23},
{t:"specifcally, there were two things that this man clearly loathed. ",p:203,x:105,y:861,w:455,h:23},
{t:"208",p:204,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:204,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"One was being a teacher; and the other, as far as we knew or ",p:204,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"could guess, was any and every single child between the ages of ",p:204,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"nine and ten he had encountered in the course of his career—the ",p:204,x:105,y:171,w:453,h:23},
{t:"very age group, in fact, that he must have been dealing with on ",p:204,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a daily basis for years.",p:204,x:105,y:226,w:152,h:23},
{t:"Mr. Bung—I fnd it hard to believe that he ever had a ",p:204,x:134,y:253,w:428,h:23},
{t:"Christian name; I suppose he must have one, although we never ",p:204,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"learned what it was—was a balding, irascible, square-spectacled ",p:204,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"little man with a monklike tonsure who kept three canes stand-",p:204,x:105,y:336,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing in the corner of his classroom, each one about two and a ",p:204,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"half feet long. Grotesquely, he had christened each of them with ",p:204,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a human name. One, the stoutest, was called Sir Ben Dover. ",p:204,x:105,y:418,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Gettit? Another, slightly less stout, was known as Sir Percy Vere. ",p:204,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Te third, and by far the whippiest and most venomous of the ",p:204,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"trio in my painful experience, had been christened Clarence by ",p:204,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Mr. Bung. We all dreaded the evil Clarence.",p:204,x:105,y:528,w:309,h:23},
{t:"In an age when corporal punishment was allowed to be ad-",p:204,x:134,y:556,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ministered at the teacher’s discretion, Mr. Bung wielded all three ",p:204,x:105,y:583,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of his canes with enormous gusto on quite a number of occasions ",p:204,x:105,y:611,w:453,h:23},
{t:"during the year that I was in his class. Clarence was reserved for ",p:204,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the worst and most obdurate cases. Looking back, I can see that ",p:204,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"there were times when some of us little boys, usually the “stupid” ",p:204,x:105,y:693,w:453,h:23},
{t:"ones, were literally beaten up. Again in retrospect, I suspect very ",p:204,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"strongly that the degree of gusto involved was not limited to the ",p:204,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"seriousness of the ofense that was being punished. I think, on ",p:204,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"refection, that this man who was responsible for educating us ",p:204,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and nurturing our young lives rather enjoyed beating children. ",p:204,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"He was an odd person.",p:204,x:105,y:858,w:161,h:23},
{t:"V",p:205,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"209",p:205,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"One of the few things we did enjoy in this twentieth-century ",p:205,x:135,y:116,w:423,h:23},
{t:"Dickensian ’s class was singing. Our teacher played the piano ",p:205,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"with tightly contained fury, as though the keys that made up ",p:205,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"each chord were a clutch of annoying little boys. Tis gave his ",p:205,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"accompaniment a vigorous, rattling, staccato urgency that we ",p:205,x:105,y:226,w:457,h:23},
{t:"enjoyed enormously. Songs such as “Riding Down from Bangor,” ",p:205,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"“Camptown Races,” “Te Raggle-Taggle Gypsies,” and other ",p:205,x:105,y:281,w:458,h:23},
{t:"classics that no one sings anymore nowadays were contained ",p:205,x:105,y:308,w:457,h:23},
{t:"in a printed songbook with foppy pages that was given out, ",p:205,x:105,y:336,w:457,h:23},
{t:"one between two boys, at the beginning of each music lesson. ",p:205,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"We loved every moment of these opportunities for vocal release, ",p:205,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"singing lustily and loudly, enjoying the sense that the vigorous ",p:205,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"use of our voices was, for once, being adjudged a good thing.",p:205,x:105,y:446,w:430,h:23},
{t:"One day, wildly daring, a few of us who sat near the back ",p:205,x:135,y:473,w:425,h:23},
{t:"of the room decided to sing our own small-boyishly scurrilous ",p:205,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"versions of lines in one or two of the songs. Remembering what ",p:205,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a martinet this horrible little man was, I simply cannot imagine ",p:205,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"how we thought we could possibly get away with this. You never, ",p:205,x:105,y:583,w:453,h:23},
{t:"never messed Mr. Bung about. He had a regimental sergeant ",p:205,x:105,y:611,w:457,h:23},
{t:"major’s eye for even the most miniscule item of disarray in the ",p:205,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"uniform of our good behavior. Why did we do it? It was ever ",p:205,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"so with little boys, I suppose. Te danger itself was a delicious ",p:205,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"element in the temptation. Te fact is that we did it, and to ",p:205,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"our amazement, we did seem to be getting away with this sin ",p:205,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"of sins. We sang our terribly naughty version of selected lines ",p:205,x:105,y:776,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and verses at a slightly reduced volume, but with a relish that ",p:205,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"we fondly imagined to be concealed. One or two other, more ",p:205,x:105,y:831,w:456,h:23},
{t:"timid souls, joined in with the fun as they realized that, what we ",p:205,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
{t:"210",p:206,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:206,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"might nowadays describe as the muppetlike fgure at the piano, ",p:206,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"had failed to register our pernicious behavior. Later, out on the ",p:206,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"yard at recess, we congratulated each other with wild whoops ",p:206,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and swinging smacks on the back. With our immense cunning ",p:206,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and cleverness we had succeeded in deceiving our infamously ",p:206,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"eagle-eyed teacher.",p:206,x:105,y:253,w:130,h:23},
{t:"Alas, we had underestimated Mr. Bung. We had underes-",p:206,x:134,y:281,w:419,h:23},
{t:"timated his powers of detection, and we had seriously under-",p:206,x:105,y:308,w:449,h:23},
{t:"estimated his capacity for taking and enjoying a more delayed ",p:206,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and subtle revenge than was aforded by the three canes that, ",p:206,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"every day, leered expectantly at us like a gang of skinny, thuggish ",p:206,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"enforcers from the corner next to the upright piano.",p:206,x:105,y:418,w:366,h:23},
{t:"Two days later another singing session was scheduled, ",p:206,x:134,y:446,w:430,h:23},
{t:"straight after morning assembly. Songbooks were given out. Mr. ",p:206,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Bung seated himself behind the piano, his hands in their familiar ",p:206,x:105,y:501,w:453,h:23},
{t:"rigid strangling postures descended onto the keys; and soon we ",p:206,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"were lifting the classroom ceiling of with “Riding Down from ",p:206,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Bangor,” one of our all-time favorites. We always loved singing ",p:206,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that song with as high a decibel level as our healthy young lungs ",p:206,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"could manage. Tis time was no exception. We gave it everything ",p:206,x:105,y:638,w:453,h:23},
{t:"we had. Te sound made by Mr. Bung’s class that morning must ",p:206,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"have been audible in the next county. We really rocked! “Riding ",p:206,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"down from Bangor on an eastern train, After weeks of hunting ",p:206,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in the woods of—”",p:206,x:105,y:748,w:135,h:23},
{t:"Abruptly, without warning, the accompaniment stopped. ",p:206,x:134,y:776,w:427,h:23},
{t:"Te lid of the battered old upright piano slammed shut with ",p:206,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"a sound like thunder; and, like a vengeful little god, Mr. Bung ",p:206,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"rose ominously to his feet, his square, pinched face a mask of ",p:206,x:105,y:858,w:456,h:23},
{t:"V",p:207,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"211",p:207,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"satisfaction and malice as it appeared like an evil gargoyle over ",p:207,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the top of the piano. As the last treble voice faded into troubled ",p:207,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"silence, we waited fearfully. As far as we were concerned, he ",p:207,x:105,y:171,w:457,h:23},
{t:"might as well have been donning the black cap.",p:207,x:105,y:198,w:333,h:23},
{t:"“Last time we had a singing lesson,” he announced in his ",p:207,x:134,y:226,w:426,h:23},
{t:"snapping, rattrap of a voice, “some of you silly little boys thought ",p:207,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"it was very funny to sing the wrong words to these songs. Hands ",p:207,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"up all those who thought it was funny to change the words of ",p:207,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the songs.”",p:207,x:105,y:336,w:76,h:23},
{t:"In the absence of heroes, lunatics, and suicidally courageous ",p:207,x:134,y:363,w:424,h:23},
{t:"comedians, this was never going to happen in Mr. Bung’s class. ",p:207,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Our arms might as well have been limp sticks of celery.",p:207,x:105,y:418,w:388,h:23},
{t:"“None of you. Good!”",p:207,x:134,y:446,w:157,h:23},
{t:"“Good” was clearly exactly what it was not.",p:207,x:134,y:473,w:305,h:23},
{t:"“Our last singing lesson showed me something,” he contin-",p:207,x:134,y:501,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ued. “What it showed me is that we need to do some work on ",p:207,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"remembering what the words of the songs are supposed to be.” ",p:207,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Pause. “Does anyone want to tell me that I’m wrong?’",p:207,x:105,y:583,w:379,h:23},
{t:"He glared challengingly from terrifed face to terrifed face. ",p:207,x:134,y:611,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Eyes fickered nervously from Mr. Bung to the three canes in ",p:207,x:105,y:638,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the corner and back again. In the case of some of us, breath was ",p:207,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"sucked through clenched teeth as the memory of past pain flled ",p:207,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"even our hard-boiled young minds with ghastly anticipation. It ",p:207,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"would have been easier to strike a match on jelly than to put a ",p:207,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"hand up and tell Mr. Bung that he was wrong.",p:207,x:105,y:776,w:328,h:23},
{t:"“Right, well, in that case—Robert!”",p:207,x:134,y:803,w:251,h:23},
{t:"Robert was a pale, thin lad who sat at the front of the class. ",p:207,x:134,y:831,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Despite being a chronically well-behaved, tidy, and highly ",p:207,x:105,y:858,w:460,h:23},
{t:"212",p:208,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:208,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"achieving boy, he lived in a state of constant, quivering fear. ",p:208,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"On hearing his name called, he twitched convulsively like an ",p:208,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"electrocuted bunny and turned the color of decaying tripe.",p:208,x:105,y:171,w:413,h:23},
{t:"“Yes, sir!” he gulped.",p:208,x:134,y:198,w:145,h:23},
{t:"“Hand out that pile of rough paper that’s lying on my desk. ",p:208,x:134,y:226,w:424,h:23},
{t:"You can all spend the whole morning, including recess, copying ",p:208,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"out the correct words of the songs from the book, and you can ",p:208,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"do it in silence. Any boy who speaks or slacks will be severely ",p:208,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"caned.”",p:208,x:105,y:336,w:51,h:23},
{t:"Sir Percy, Sir Ben, and the abominable Clarence seemed to ",p:208,x:134,y:363,w:425,h:23},
{t:"lick their lips in fendish anticipation.",p:208,x:105,y:391,w:265,h:23},
{t:"It was a calculatedly cruel punishment. Mr. Bung must ",p:208,x:134,y:418,w:428,h:23},
{t:"have been planning it and thinking about it and enjoying it in ",p:208,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"anticipation for more than forty-eight hours. Te wrenching, ",p:208,x:105,y:473,w:457,h:23},
{t:"dislocating shock of fnding our enjoyment transmuted into ",p:208,x:105,y:501,w:458,h:23},
{t:"fear and mindless toil in such an unexpected manner did funny ",p:208,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"things to our insides. It did to mine, anyway. And an entire ",p:208,x:105,y:556,w:457,h:23},
{t:"morning spent in silence engaged on a task that was pointless ",p:208,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"but had to be done with meticulous neatness to avoid further ",p:208,x:105,y:611,w:456,h:23},
{t:"punishment—well, for your average healthy nine- or ten-year-",p:208,x:105,y:638,w:450,h:23},
{t:"old, that was punishment indeed. I don ’t think we ever sang the ",p:208,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"wrong words to the songs again.",p:208,x:105,y:693,w:227,h:23},
{t:"My experience of Mr. Bung caused a nervousness that was ",p:208,x:134,y:721,w:425,h:23},
{t:"a part of my life for an inordinate length of time when I was a ",p:208,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"child. My encounter with his ghastly teaching methods was so ",p:208,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"intense and overwhelming, and his power over us so absolute, ",p:208,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that my juvenile concept of the nature of education was branded ",p:208,x:105,y:831,w:453,h:23},
{t:"with his mark, as it were. Tat was how teachers behaved, and ",p:208,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"V",p:209,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"213",p:209,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"that was how life in a classroom was lived. So strong was this ",p:209,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"conviction that it survived for two troubled years during which I ",p:209,x:105,y:143,w:453,h:23},
{t:"had teachers who were much more benevolent and constructive ",p:209,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"than Mr. Bung. When would my new, apparently nice teachers ",p:209,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"reveal that they were just like Mr. Bung after all? At which point ",p:209,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"would they stop the music and force us into doing pointless, ",p:209,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"onerous tasks for hour upon hour? Where were the canes hid-",p:209,x:105,y:281,w:449,h:23},
{t:"den? What was the catch?",p:209,x:105,y:308,w:181,h:23},
{t:"Later, it came as something of a surprise to wake suddenly ",p:209,x:134,y:336,w:425,h:23},
{t:"to the realization that Mr. Bung had been an unpleasant, sa-",p:209,x:105,y:363,w:449,h:23},
{t:"distic man who should never have been allowed anywhere near ",p:209,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"children. He was the worst possible example of a teacher, and ",p:209,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the ethos of his classroom had been inimical to learning and ",p:209,x:105,y:446,w:457,h:23},
{t:"happiness. Knowing these things to be true, I was fnally free to ",p:209,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"believe that there was another way of teaching and being taught, ",p:209,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and Mr. Bung was reduced to the status of a faint, haunting ",p:209,x:105,y:528,w:457,h:23},
{t:"presence in some distant corner of my mind.",p:209,x:105,y:556,w:315,h:23},
{t:"As I said earlier, the whole thing is somewhat reminiscent ",p:209,x:134,y:583,w:426,h:23},
{t:"of problems that some Christians encounter in connection with ",p:209,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"their churches. Not, I hasten to add, that the organization of ",p:209,x:105,y:638,w:456,h:23},
{t:"any modern churches or systems can be compared to Mr. Bung’s ",p:209,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"classroom regime. Good gracious, no! Let us be realistic. Why, in ",p:209,x:105,y:693,w:453,h:23},
{t:"the latter case we are talking about a group of tightly controlled ",p:209,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"human beings who were discouraged from individual expression ",p:209,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and thought, got told of if they so much as put a toe over the ",p:209,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"line, and were subject to one man ’s obsessional view of the way ",p:209,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"things were, with a constant threat of guilt and punishment if ",p:209,x:105,y:831,w:456,h:23},
{t:"they dared to disagree or try to change anything. Tere aren ’t any ",p:209,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
{t:"churches like that, are there?",p:209,x:105,y:886,w:200,h:23},
{t:"214",p:210,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:210,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Seriously, although many believers have wonderful experi-",p:210,x:135,y:116,w:419,h:23},
{t:"ences of being nurtured in good churches, there are people, and ",p:210,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"my wife and I have met a good number of them, who have the ",p:210,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"same problem with their personal history of church life as I had ",p:210,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with getting Mr. Bung’s distorted model of education out of ",p:210,x:105,y:226,w:457,h:23},
{t:"my head. Ideas that were taught, the attitude of the minister, ",p:210,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the atmosphere of worship, stated and unstated restraints that ",p:210,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"dictated behavior, the style of prayer, areas of encouragement ",p:210,x:105,y:308,w:457,h:23},
{t:"and discouragement, social mores of a specifc denomination ",p:210,x:105,y:336,w:457,h:23},
{t:"or subdenomination—all or any of these components can burn ",p:210,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"themselves into the hearts of vulnerable Christians and leave ",p:210,x:105,y:391,w:457,h:23},
{t:"them incapable of accommodating other, diferent concepts of ",p:210,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Christian worship and life without sufering from debilitating, ",p:210,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"destructive guilt.",p:210,x:105,y:473,w:118,h:23},
{t:"When every spiritual instinct in us is demanding that we ",p:210,x:135,y:501,w:426,h:23},
{t:"go against the authority and received wisdom of the religious ",p:210,x:105,y:528,w:456,h:23},
{t:"system or denomination or specifc church or any other group ",p:210,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that has rigidly defned reality for us, we may become nervously ",p:210,x:105,y:583,w:454,h:23},
{t:"aware that, for the frightened child in us, any such diference of ",p:210,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"opinion seems like an argument with God himself.",p:210,x:105,y:638,w:358,h:23},
{t:"Te Son of God does not frighten children, and he is un-",p:210,x:135,y:666,w:419,h:23},
{t:"doubtedly the leader we must follow. It can be very difcult to ",p:210,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"move on. I have seen such pain in the eyes of those who know ",p:210,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"that their Master is calling them out of an environment or a ",p:210,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"set of attitudes or a point of view that is not good for them. I ",p:210,x:105,y:776,w:456,h:23},
{t:"understand it. Human beings do so need to belong, and it can be ",p:210,x:105,y:803,w:453,h:23},
{t:"deeply disturbing to leave even a situation in which we are being ",p:210,x:105,y:831,w:454,h:23},
{t:"abused. At least we had a place there. We were part of it. Now ",p:210,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"V",p:211,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"215",p:211,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"the Lord is calling us out to a place where we have never been, ",p:211,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and we have no idea where he intends to lead us. Nevertheless, ",p:211,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"if we are sure that we have heard his voice, we must go. Jesus is ",p:211,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"not like Mr. Bung, and the best place for us to be, however alien ",p:211,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it may seem before and after we arrive, is out there on the edge ",p:211,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"with him.",p:211,x:105,y:253,w:69,h:23},
{t:"Vice: (1) something that clamps tight shut and squeezes ",p:211,x:105,y:311,w:460,h:23},
{t:"whatever it is gripping into a diferent shape; (2) something ",p:211,x:105,y:338,w:457,h:23},
{t:"that clamps tight shut and squeezes whoever it is gripping into ",p:211,x:105,y:366,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a diferent shape.",p:211,x:105,y:393,w:120,h:23},
{t:"Virgin berth: a donkey and then a pile of straw.",p:211,x:105,y:451,w:358,h:23},
{t:"Virgin birth: (1) fundamental tenet of the Christian faith ",p:211,x:105,y:508,w:454,h:23},
{t:"concerning the supernatural parenthood of Jesus; (2) Richard ",p:211,x:105,y:536,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Branson business initiative that ofers easy and attractively priced ",p:211,x:105,y:563,w:453,h:23},
{t:"access to a national midwifery service.",p:211,x:104,y:591,w:267,h:23},
{t:"Volunteers: people who never have to worry about waiting ",p:211,x:105,y:648,w:456,h:23},
{t:"around for ages in lines.",p:211,x:105,y:676,w:169,h:23},
{t:"217",p:212,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"W",p:212,x:458,y:83,w:113,h:161},
{t:"218",p:213,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:213,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Walls of Jericho: (1) fell down after people marched round ",p:213,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"them and blew rams’ horn trumpets at them for seven days in a ",p:213,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"row. Hard not to sympathize with the walls. (2) Early ice-cream ",p:213,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and sausage operation.",p:213,x:105,y:198,w:159,h:23},
{t:"War in heaven: (1) description in Revelation 12:7 of confict ",p:213,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"between the archangel Michael and his angels and the great ",p:213,x:105,y:283,w:458,h:23},
{t:"dragon called the Devil, or Satan, and his forces. At the end of ",p:213,x:105,y:311,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the war, Satan and his angels were defeated and hurled to the ",p:213,x:105,y:338,w:456,h:23},
{t:"earth. (2) Friday night fstfght in an Indian restaurant.",p:213,x:105,y:366,w:387,h:23},
{t:"Weapons of mass destruction: tracts expressing antipathy ",p:213,x:105,y:423,w:453,h:23},
{t:"toward Roman Catholicism.",p:213,x:105,y:451,w:200,h:23},
{t:"Welsh revival: could possibly happen, but a long hard climb ",p:213,x:105,y:508,w:454,h:23},
{t:"since the disappearance of great players like Gareth Edwards and ",p:213,x:105,y:536,w:453,h:23},
{t:"J. P . R. Williams.",p:213,x:105,y:563,w:120,h:23},
{t:"We shall be coming back to that point later on: phrase ",p:213,x:105,y:620,w:454,h:23},
{t:"provoking near homicidal rage in long-sufering congregations ",p:213,x:105,y:648,w:454,h:23},
{t:"when used by preachers just as it was looking as if they really ",p:213,x:105,y:676,w:456,h:23},
{t:"might be on the verge of stopping.",p:213,x:105,y:703,w:243,h:23},
{t:"We’re not into playing the numbers game: all eforts ",p:213,x:105,y:760,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to increase the size of our congregation have failed.",p:213,x:104,y:788,w:358,h:23},
{t:"When I survey: (1) favorite hymn of Christian architects; ",p:213,x:104,y:845,w:456,h:23},
{t:"(2) a truly beautiful and moving hymn, but meaningless if the ",p:213,x:104,y:873,w:455,h:23},
{t:"W",p:214,x:536,y:54,w:18,h:26},
{t:"219",p:214,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"feelings and thoughts that arise from it are not translated into ",p:214,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"action of some sort. In that case the frst verse might as well go ",p:214,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"like this:",p:214,x:105,y:171,w:60,h:23},
{t:"When I survey the wondrous cross",p:214,x:134,y:213,w:244,h:23},
{t:"On which the Prince of glory died",p:214,x:134,y:241,w:242,h:23},
{t:"I calculate my proft and loss",p:214,x:134,y:268,w:203,h:23},
{t:"And put an extra pound aside.",p:214,x:134,y:296,w:214,h:23},
{t:"Whited sepulcher: opprobrious epithet hurled at the ",p:214,x:105,y:353,w:462,h:23},
{t:"Pharisees by Jesus and yet another warning against the dangers ",p:214,x:105,y:381,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of allowing oneself to be carried away by emulsion.",p:214,x:105,y:408,w:360,h:23},
{t:"Why did Jesus say we should “jam the way, the ",p:214,x:105,y:466,w:458,h:22},
{t:"truth, and the life”?: puzzled question from a child in our",p:214,x:105,y:493,w:449,h:23},
{t:"church who had been staring solemnly at a banner whose creator ",p:214,x:105,y:521,w:453,h:23},
{t:"had made her I look far too much like a J. Conjures up a fas-",p:214,x:105,y:548,w:450,h:23},
{t:"cinating picture of Christians blocking the roads as they loudly ",p:214,x:105,y:576,w:455,h:23},
{t:"claim a monopoly on the truth and actually live life abundantly ",p:214,x:105,y:603,w:454,h:23},
{t:"as the Bible suggests we should. Maybe she got the letter right",p:214,x:105,y:631,w:449,h:23},
{t:"after all.",p:214,x:105,y:658,w:57,h:23},
{t:"William Barclay: fne biblical commentator who, though ",p:214,x:105,y:715,w:457,h:23},
{t:"deceased for many years, still manages to preach his best points ",p:214,x:105,y:743,w:455,h:23},
{t:"all over Great Britain every Sunday.",p:214,x:105,y:771,w:249,h:23},
{t:"Witchcraft: (1) the use of magic or sorcery; (2) a broom.",p:214,x:105,y:828,w:417,h:23},
{t:"220",p:215,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:215,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Witnessing: something that is supposed to actually draw ",p:215,x:105,y:115,w:458,h:23},
{t:"people to Jesus but can go horribly wrong, as the following ac-",p:215,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"count demonstrates:",p:215,x:105,y:170,w:143,h:23},
{t:"It was late summer, and the car in which I was a passenger ",p:215,x:134,y:198,w:425,h:23},
{t:"was making its way to the village where I was due to speak in ",p:215,x:105,y:225,w:456,h:23},
{t:"about two hours. Te event was an open-air gathering of rep-",p:215,x:105,y:253,w:449,h:23},
{t:"resentatives from all the local churches in that rural part of the ",p:215,x:105,y:280,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Midlands, and I was excited about this, but I was even more ",p:215,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"excited by the fact that my friend Arthur had agreed to drive me ",p:215,x:105,y:335,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to the meeting in his car.",p:215,x:105,y:363,w:175,h:23},
{t:"Arthur was one of my oldest and dearest friends. I had ",p:215,x:134,y:390,w:428,h:23},
{t:"known him for years, and I loved him quite as much as if he ",p:215,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"were a member of my family. Fifteen years earlier, when I was ",p:215,x:105,y:445,w:456,h:23},
{t:"sufering from a stress illness, Arthur had become very angry ",p:215,x:105,y:473,w:457,h:23},
{t:"about the way that one or two of the local Christians responded ",p:215,x:105,y:500,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to my problems. Unlike those who were consistently supportive ",p:215,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and helpful, these individuals came to my house and shouted ",p:215,x:105,y:555,w:456,h:23},
{t:"loudly about the fact that I must have stepped outside the Lord’s ",p:215,x:105,y:583,w:454,h:23},
{t:"will, or demanded that I pull myself together and represent the ",p:215,x:105,y:610,w:455,h:23},
{t:"triumphant, healing power of Jesus. After one or two of these ",p:215,x:105,y:638,w:456,h:23},
{t:"starkly unhelpful visits, my wife instituted a front-door fltering ",p:215,x:105,y:665,w:454,h:23},
{t:"process, but Arthur, who was not a Christian, never forgot the ",p:215,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"virulence with which these hard words had been spoken. He was ",p:215,x:105,y:720,w:454,h:23},
{t:"even more indignant, when, a couple of years later, my second ",p:215,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"book started to sell in signifcantly large numbers, and suddenly ",p:215,x:105,y:775,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the church at large wanted me to come and make them laugh ",p:215,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and speak to them about what had happened to me. Arthur was ",p:215,x:105,y:830,w:454,h:23},
{t:"deeply cynical and scathing about this apparent hypocrisy. I tried ",p:215,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
{t:"W",p:216,x:536,y:54,w:18,h:26},
{t:"221",p:216,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"to talk to him about the need to bear in mind the frailty that we ",p:216,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"all sufer from, but it made no diference.",p:216,x:105,y:143,w:291,h:23},
{t:"Our relationship continued as before, but my friend was, ",p:216,x:134,y:171,w:426,h:23},
{t:"if anything, further away from involvement in the church than ",p:216,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"he had been before my illness. It hurt me. I wanted Arthur to ",p:216,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"meet Jesus, but he absolutely refused to have anything to do with ",p:216,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"formal or informal Christian gatherings.",p:216,x:105,y:281,w:284,h:23},
{t:"He knew what those people were like, thank you very much, ",p:216,x:134,y:308,w:423,h:23},
{t:"without having to go and actually meet them, so it was much ",p:216,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"better if he stayed away. Tat was his position, and he was not ",p:216,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"going to budge from it.",p:216,x:105,y:391,w:165,h:23},
{t:"Tat is why I was so pleased (and rather surprised as well) ",p:216,x:134,y:418,w:425,h:23},
{t:"that he was driving me to this event today. Tere would be one ",p:216,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"or two other speakers besides myself, but what I was really hop-",p:216,x:105,y:473,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing was that Arthur would meet ordinary, pleasant Christians ",p:216,x:105,y:501,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and that these encounters might begin the process of turning ",p:216,x:105,y:528,w:456,h:23},
{t:"around his fxed view of the church in general. At the moment ",p:216,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"he was wary, but he was here in the car with me, and soon we ",p:216,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"would be arriving at our destination.",p:216,x:105,y:611,w:259,h:23},
{t:"As our little lane met a large roundabout, we realized that ",p:216,x:134,y:638,w:426,h:23},
{t:"the line of cars in the exit that we needed to take must all be ",p:216,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"going to the ecumenical event as well. It took nearly half an ",p:216,x:105,y:693,w:457,h:23},
{t:"hour to travel less than a mile, but at last we reached the center ",p:216,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of the village and discovered that parking attendants in yellow ",p:216,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"overvests were directing the long line of trafc into two huge ",p:216,x:105,y:776,w:456,h:23},
{t:"open areas accessed by a lane that ran between thatched cottages ",p:216,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"at one end of the high street. Te event itself was to happen in ",p:216,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a separate feld, and as I would have to unload boxes of books ",p:216,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"222",p:217,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:217,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"from the car, I was unsure about where to park. I suggested to ",p:217,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Arthur that we park temporarily beside one of the thatched cot-",p:217,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tages so that I could get out and ask someone for advice. We did ",p:217,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"this. Arthur and I got out of the car and approached one of the ",p:217,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"stewards who had been directing the trafc in front of us. I spoke ",p:217,x:105,y:226,w:453,h:23},
{t:"to him: “Excuse me, I was just wondering—”",p:217,x:105,y:253,w:320,h:23},
{t:"“Can ’t park there!”",p:217,x:134,y:281,w:131,h:23},
{t:"Te tone was peremptory and infexible, chilled by distracted ",p:217,x:134,y:308,w:423,h:23},
{t:"ofcialdom, the expression on the square, heavily browed face ",p:217,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"aggressive and slightly scornful. I tried once more.",p:217,x:105,y:363,w:353,h:23},
{t:"“Yes, I realize that, but—”",p:217,x:134,y:391,w:185,h:23},
{t:"“Carn chew read? Tere’s a big sign right in front of your ",p:217,x:134,y:418,w:426,h:23},
{t:"face telling you not to park there. Now, move your car before ",p:217,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"someone else moves it for you!”",p:217,x:105,y:473,w:222,h:23},
{t:"Tis man ’s manner had now become really ofensive. I heard ",p:217,x:134,y:501,w:424,h:23},
{t:"a sardonic grunt from Arthur, who was standing beside me. No ",p:217,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"more nor less than I would have expected, that grunt was clearly ",p:217,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"saying. I was distraught. What a terrible way to begin the day. ",p:217,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Tings couldn ’t get much worse than this, could they? Couldn ’t ",p:217,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"they? Oh yes, they could.",p:217,x:105,y:638,w:178,h:23},
{t:"“Everything all right, Derek?” inquired a cultured voice ",p:217,x:134,y:666,w:428,h:23},
{t:"from somewhere behind me.",p:217,x:105,y:693,w:202,h:23},
{t:"It was a voice I recognized. Tis was one of the organizers. ",p:217,x:134,y:721,w:425,h:23},
{t:"In fact, it was the man who had written and telephoned me over ",p:217,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a year ago, inviting me to come and speak here. His name was ",p:217,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Paul. Paul was a gentle, caring man, vicar of the parish church ",p:217,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"in this place.",p:217,x:105,y:831,w:89,h:23},
{t:"“Trouble with parking, vicar,” said the steward, briskly ",p:217,x:134,y:858,w:429,h:23},
{t:"W",p:218,x:536,y:54,w:18,h:26},
{t:"223",p:218,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"censorious. “Tese two people were trying to park over there by ",p:218,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the house where they’re not supposed to.”",p:218,x:105,y:143,w:293,h:23},
{t:"“But, Derek,” said the minister, who had by now caught ",p:218,x:134,y:171,w:427,h:23},
{t:"sight of my face, “this is our main speaker for the afternoon. ",p:218,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"He’ll be wanting to park down where the tents are on the main ",p:218,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"feld.” He turned to us. “Derek is from our church,” he said, ",p:218,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"“and he’s kindly helping out with the stewarding. He’ll show you ",p:218,x:105,y:281,w:453,h:23},
{t:"which way to go, and I’ll see you down there in just a moment. ",p:218,x:105,y:308,w:454,h:23},
{t:"So glad you ’ve made it. Bye!”",p:218,x:105,y:336,w:204,h:23},
{t:"Paul smiled as he hurried away, and we turned back to Derek. ",p:218,x:134,y:363,w:423,h:23},
{t:"His face was now wreathed in good humor. It was as though ",p:218,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"a completely diferent, civilized, pleasantly spoken Derek had ",p:218,x:105,y:418,w:457,h:23},
{t:"been hiding somewhere behind the monstrous persona that we ",p:218,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"had encountered only moments ago.",p:218,x:105,y:473,w:258,h:23},
{t:"“I’ m really sorry,” he said. “I had no idea you were the ",p:218,x:134,y:501,w:428,h:23},
{t:"speaker. I thought you were just one of the peons coming for ",p:218,x:105,y:528,w:456,h:23},
{t:"the day. Come on, follow me, and I’ll show you how to get on ",p:218,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to the main feld.”",p:218,x:105,y:583,w:128,h:23},
{t:"No doubt Derek thought he had made things all right by ",p:218,x:134,y:611,w:426,h:23},
{t:"switching to this very diferent manner now that he knew I was ",p:218,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"not a “peon.” But the darker, heavier cloud that I could sense had ",p:218,x:105,y:666,w:453,h:23},
{t:"settled over my friend was a clear indication that he had not. I ",p:218,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"knew exactly what Arthur was thinking.",p:218,x:105,y:721,w:282,h:23},
{t:"Why was it all right to be harsh and rude to someone who ",p:218,x:134,y:748,w:425,h:23},
{t:"was “only one of the peons” and then suddenly become all sweet-",p:218,x:105,y:776,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ness and light just because he turned out to be the speaker?",p:218,x:105,y:803,w:416,h:23},
{t:"Te answer was, of course, that it was most emphatically ",p:218,x:134,y:831,w:426,h:23},
{t:"not all right. Te only celebrities you are likely to fnd in God’s ",p:218,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
{t:"224",p:219,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:219,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"kingdom are people like my mum, who cut elderly people’s ",p:219,x:105,y:116,w:458,h:23},
{t:"toenails and did all sorts of other things that no one else wanted ",p:219,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to do; and until that is something we have truly understood, we ",p:219,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"would be well advised, except on the occasions when God com-",p:219,x:105,y:198,w:449,h:23},
{t:"mands us otherwise, to extend the same courtesy and goodwill ",p:219,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to every person we meet.",p:219,x:105,y:253,w:175,h:23},
{t:"Te meeting progressed quite satisfactorily, but I knew that ",p:219,x:134,y:281,w:424,h:23},
{t:"Arthur was not really engaging with any part of the proceedings. ",p:219,x:105,y:308,w:454,h:23},
{t:"His view of the church as a place where you are bound to fnd ",p:219,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"hypocrisy and double standards had been confrmed by the very ",p:219,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"frst person we encountered. From that moment he had shut his ",p:219,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"stubborn mind against anything that might have afected this ",p:219,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"view. On the way home I tried to say that Derek might have ",p:219,x:105,y:446,w:456,h:23},
{t:"been having an of day, as we all do sometimes; that he probably ",p:219,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"had fne qualities we knew nothing of; and that, in any case, the ",p:219,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Christian church caters exclusively for sinners. I could tell that ",p:219,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Arthur remained skeptical. Tank goodness he was still close to ",p:219,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Bridget and me. Silently I asked Jesus to go on looking out for ",p:219,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"moments when he might be able to meet our friend. I was sure ",p:219,x:105,y:611,w:455,h:23},
{t:"he would. I hoped it would be soon.",p:219,x:105,y:638,w:257,h:23},
{t:"Wolf: creature that will, according to a prophecy in the eleventh ",p:219,x:105,y:696,w:453,h:23},
{t:"chapter of Isaiah, eventually lie down with the lamb. Charming ",p:219,x:105,y:723,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and inspiring sentiment. If, however, I was the lamb, I would ",p:219,x:105,y:751,w:456,h:23},
{t:"want to be absolutely sure that the time of fulfllment really had ",p:219,x:105,y:778,w:454,h:23},
{t:"arrived before taking the earnestly expressed word of a hungry ",p:219,x:105,y:806,w:456,h:23},
{t:"wolf as my guarantee of personal safety.",p:219,x:105,y:833,w:278,h:23},
{t:"W",p:220,x:536,y:54,w:18,h:26},
{t:"225",p:220,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Wolf in sheep’s clothing: clearly a danger to the fock, ",p:220,x:105,y:116,w:457,h:23},
{t:"but not too difcult to spot, surely? Nowhere near as obvious ",p:220,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"as, say, a girafe in ferret’s clothing, I grant you, but you would ",p:220,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"think that the combination of pointed ears, beady eyes, a lolling ",p:220,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"tongue, huge sharp teeth, entirely the wrong kind of feet, and a ",p:220,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"tendency to howl at the moon and cock a leg against the water ",p:220,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"trough might be a bit of a giveaway. Te problem is that some ",p:220,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"wolves have become remarkably skillful sheep impressionists. ",p:220,x:105,y:308,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Beware!",p:220,x:105,y:336,w:55,h:23},
{t:"Woman at the well: New Testament character who discov-",p:220,x:105,y:393,w:450,h:23},
{t:"ered how dangerous and unpredictable it can be to have a drink ",p:220,x:105,y:421,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with a strange man.",p:220,x:105,y:448,w:139,h:23},
{t:"Works: good deeds, as mentioned by the author of the book ",p:220,x:105,y:506,w:456,h:23},
{t:"of James when he suggests the kind of exchange that might be ",p:220,x:105,y:533,w:455,h:23},
{t:"conducted behind the spiritual garages: “You show me your ",p:220,x:105,y:561,w:458,h:23},
{t:"faith, and I’ll show you my works. . . . ’",p:220,x:105,y:588,w:277,h:23},
{t:"Worship leaders: (1) a fne body of sensitive, musically ",p:220,x:105,y:646,w:458,h:23},
{t:"gifted men and women who enhance and enrich acts of worship ",p:220,x:105,y:673,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and celebration in the church; (2) egocentric bullies who either ",p:220,x:105,y:701,w:455,h:23},
{t:"sing their own songs so that no one can join in, make people feel ",p:220,x:105,y:728,w:454,h:23},
{t:"bad about themselves because they’re not as happy as they should ",p:220,x:105,y:756,w:453,h:23},
{t:"be, or go over their allocated time because they are so keen on ",p:220,x:105,y:783,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the sound of their own voices. Yet another version of a chorus ",p:220,x:105,y:811,w:455,h:23},
{t:"already mentioned under the heading Subculture illustrates the ",p:220,x:105,y:838,w:454,h:23},
{t:"point:",p:220,x:105,y:866,w:42,h:23},
{t:"226",p:221,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:221,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Father God, I wonder",p:221,x:135,y:116,w:154,h:23},
{t:"why they bother with a speaker",p:221,x:135,y:143,w:220,h:23},
{t:"when they have a worship leader",p:221,x:135,y:171,w:229,h:23},
{t:"who ’s as wonderful as me.",p:221,x:135,y:198,w:182,h:23},
{t:"Now they won ’t be needing",p:221,x:135,y:226,w:193,h:23},
{t:"all that Holy Spirit leading",p:221,x:135,y:253,w:188,h:23},
{t:"they have asked for twenty minutes",p:221,x:135,y:281,w:249,h:23},
{t:"but my kind of talent knows no limits",p:221,x:135,y:308,w:269,h:23},
{t:"I will sing for ever",p:221,x:135,y:363,w:127,h:23},
{t:"I will sing for ever",p:221,x:135,y:391,w:127,h:23},
{t:"I will sing for ever, for evermore",p:221,x:135,y:418,w:225,h:23},
{t:"I will sing my praises",p:221,x:135,y:446,w:147,h:23},
{t:"I will sing my praises",p:221,x:135,y:473,w:147,h:23},
{t:"I will sing my praises for evermore.",p:221,x:135,y:501,w:246,h:23},
{t:"227",p:222,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"X",p:222,x:460,y:83,w:94,h:161},
{t:"228",p:223,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:223,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"X-factor: crucial element that gives any person, experience, or ",p:223,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"situation its individually positive attributes. Commonly associ-",p:223,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ated nowadays with those television programs that search for ",p:223,x:105,y:171,w:457,h:23},
{t:"one star-quality performer out of thousands of applicants and ",p:223,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"then produce someone who sounds like everyone else.",p:223,x:105,y:226,w:380,h:23},
{t:"What is the X-factor in Christianity?",p:223,x:134,y:253,w:259,h:23},
{t:"Te answer to that question is Jesus, of course, but I have ",p:223,x:134,y:281,w:425,h:23},
{t:"only recently begun to guess at the breadth and the depth and ",p:223,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the beautiful ordinariness of that very simple fact. By this I do ",p:223,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"not mean that I have fnally managed to get my head around ",p:223,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"abstruse and advanced theological concepts, nor have I at last ",p:223,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"found a way to live out the triumphant, joyful Christian life. ",p:223,x:105,y:418,w:456,h:23},
{t:"On the contrary, in some ways I am more at sea in a storm than ",p:223,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"ever when it comes to all manner of things that I used to feel ",p:223,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"reasonably confdent about. No, it is just that I have recently had ",p:223,x:105,y:501,w:453,h:23},
{t:"two very interesting and signifcant dreams. Both of them were ",p:223,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"set in my grandmother’s house.",p:223,x:105,y:556,w:220,h:23},
{t:"If you have read the entry entitled Patterns in this book, ",p:223,x:134,y:583,w:426,h:23},
{t:"you will already have heard about my nana, my mother’s mother. ",p:223,x:104,y:611,w:453,h:23},
{t:"I am very nearly ffty-eight years old as I write, and I only knew ",p:223,x:104,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"my nana for six of those years. Tat short, opening chapter of my ",p:223,x:104,y:666,w:453,h:23},
{t:"life was well written and important.",p:223,x:104,y:693,w:252,h:23},
{t:"Visiting her as a child involved a long and exciting double-",p:223,x:134,y:721,w:419,h:23},
{t:"decker bus journey from Tunbridge Wells to Heathfeld, the ",p:223,x:104,y:748,w:458,h:23},
{t:"town in East Sussex where she lived. I loved the journey there, ",p:223,x:104,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"sitting next to my mother on the top deck of the bus and pre-",p:223,x:104,y:803,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tending that the handrail was a steering wheel. I loved getting of ",p:223,x:104,y:831,w:451,h:23},
{t:"at the top of Mutton Hall Hill, crossing the road, and walking ",p:223,x:104,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"X",p:224,x:539,y:54,w:15,h:26},
{t:"229",p:224,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"the hundred yards or so down to the house. Hurrying up the ",p:224,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"front path of “Cabinda” to be greeted by Nana as though I was ",p:224,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the most important person in the world remains one of the most ",p:224,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"thrillingly joy-flled memories of my life. On these occasions ",p:224,x:105,y:198,w:457,h:23},
{t:"everything about the house and the town and the sky and the ",p:224,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"earth and the very air itself seemed to glitter and sparkle and sing ",p:224,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"with a joy that would have passed all understanding if I had ever ",p:224,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"stopped to consider such a foolishly irrelevant concept.",p:224,x:105,y:308,w:387,h:23},
{t:"I loved being in the house, kneeling on a chair at the kitchen ",p:224,x:134,y:336,w:423,h:23},
{t:"table and making houses and trucks and boats with the big box ",p:224,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of bits and pieces that Nana was always collecting for my broth-",p:224,x:105,y:391,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ers and me to play with. I loved messing about in the terraced ",p:224,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"garden where, as a child herself, my mother once told me, Nana ",p:224,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"had let her eat a picnic of jam sandwiches under a big umbrella ",p:224,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in the rain, and I loved going to bed with one of the old stone ",p:224,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"hot-water bottles that Nana had never replaced with those foppy ",p:224,x:105,y:528,w:453,h:23},
{t:"modern rubber ones. I loved being kissed good night by Nana ",p:224,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and my mother. How could a night be made safer than that? I ",p:224,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"loved it all. It was pure joy.",p:224,x:105,y:611,w:189,h:23},
{t:"Pure things are rare. Even the best and brightest of memories ",p:224,x:134,y:638,w:423,h:23},
{t:"tend to have their dark spots. Perhaps because my grandmother ",p:224,x:105,y:666,w:454,h:23},
{t:"died when I was so young, there are no detectable shadows to ",p:224,x:105,y:693,w:456,h:23},
{t:"obscure my images of her and the house where she lived. It was ",p:224,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"all so, so wonderful. For various reasons home was something of ",p:224,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"a wilderness. Being with Nana in her house was Eden.",p:224,x:105,y:776,w:381,h:23},
{t:"My two dreams took me back to Eden. In both cases I found ",p:224,x:134,y:803,w:423,h:23},
{t:"myself in a place that I knew to be Nana ’s house, even though ",p:224,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the physical details bore no resemblance to anything that I recall ",p:224,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
{t:"230",p:225,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:225,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"from my visits. Dreams are often like that, though. You simply ",p:225,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"know where you are.",p:225,x:105,y:143,w:146,h:23},
{t:"I cannot tell you how deeply, tearfully satisfying it was to ",p:225,x:134,y:171,w:426,h:23},
{t:"return to a place where there were no shadows, no nagging ",p:225,x:105,y:198,w:458,h:23},
{t:"concerns about the inevitability of something going wrong, no ",p:225,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"heart-sinking certainty that, even if the long line of resident wor-",p:225,x:105,y:253,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ries should disappear, death would be waiting at the end of the ",p:225,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"line with a grin on its face to remind me that one day my body ",p:225,x:105,y:308,w:454,h:23},
{t:"would die and that if I turned out to be deluded in my faith, ",p:225,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"everything I was and everything I loved would be lost.",p:225,x:105,y:363,w:381,h:23},
{t:"My dreams disarmed me with their strong, gentle insistence ",p:225,x:134,y:391,w:424,h:23},
{t:"that I might wake even from the last and most dreadful night-",p:225,x:105,y:418,w:449,h:23},
{t:"mare of all, to a morning of fresh brightness that is carefully ",p:225,x:105,y:446,w:457,h:23},
{t:"designed to last for ever.",p:225,x:105,y:473,w:170,h:23},
{t:"Whenever people ask me what I want most in the entire ",p:225,x:134,y:501,w:427,h:23},
{t:"world, I always give them the same answer. I want peace. I want ",p:225,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to be at peace. I want the weight of my body, mind, and spirit ",p:225,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to be taken away from my consciousness and for that space, that ",p:225,x:105,y:583,w:454,h:23},
{t:"vacuum, to be flled with enveloping peace and rightness. I want ",p:225,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to go home. I want to go home with those I care for and with ",p:225,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"my beloved enemies to a place where even those magical days ",p:225,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"in my grandmother’s house are revealed to be little more than ",p:225,x:105,y:693,w:456,h:23},
{t:"a suggestion or an introduction to the perfection that Jesus has ",p:225,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"won for us.",p:225,x:105,y:748,w:80,h:23},
{t:"I thank God for my dreams. Tey have allowed me a little ",p:225,x:134,y:776,w:425,h:23},
{t:"taste of the serenity that I yearn for. And what a good idea to let ",p:225,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"me have two rather than one. Like bookends in my spirit these ",p:225,x:105,y:831,w:455,h:23},
{t:"intimations of joy are supporting the tattered record of my life ",p:225,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"and faith. Tey give me hope.",p:225,x:105,y:886,w:210,h:23},
{t:"X",p:226,x:539,y:54,w:15,h:26},
{t:"231",p:226,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"What is the X-factor in Christianity? Te answer is Jesus, of ",p:226,x:135,y:116,w:424,h:23},
{t:"course. But we must not forget to let people know that heaven ",p:226,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"will be, well, it will be heaven and that, as far as we can tell, God ",p:226,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"wants nothing more than for us to be there to enjoy it with him. ",p:226,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Tat is why he sent Jesus. Tat is the motivation behind the ",p:226,x:105,y:226,w:457,h:23},
{t:"whole mysterious salvation plan. Tat is the heart of the good ",p:226,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"news. Tat is the X-factor.",p:226,x:105,y:281,w:185,h:23},
{t:"Life is tough for some of us, but we must go on dreaming ",p:226,x:135,y:308,w:425,h:23},
{t:"our dreams, you and I. One of mine is that I shall see my nana ",p:226,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"again. It will be marvelous, and we shall so enjoy being together ",p:226,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"again, but the reunion will not happen at her house.",p:226,x:105,y:391,w:368,h:23},
{t:"Xylophone: (1) instrument occasionally played during church ",p:226,x:105,y:448,w:453,h:23},
{t:"services; (2) total irrelevance that gets dragged into every alpha-",p:226,x:105,y:476,w:449,h:23},
{t:"betical list by cheating compilers because there are so few words ",p:226,x:105,y:503,w:454,h:23},
{t:"beginning with X.",p:226,x:105,y:531,w:128,h:23},
{t:"233",p:227,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Y",p:227,x:467,y:78,w:87,h:161},
{t:"234",p:228,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:228,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"You: why not?",p:228,x:105,y:116,w:106,h:23},
{t:"You never can tell: absolutely central fact and feature of ",p:228,x:105,y:173,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Christian living. Te moment you arrive at a fxed view about ",p:228,x:105,y:201,w:456,h:23},
{t:"almost anything, there is a strong possibility that the Holy Spirit ",p:228,x:105,y:228,w:454,h:23},
{t:"will turn your ideas upside down and leave you wondering how ",p:228,x:105,y:256,w:454,h:23},
{t:"you could ever have arrived at your original view in the frst place. ",p:228,x:105,y:283,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Here is an example of this frequently repeated phenomenon:",p:228,x:105,y:311,w:427,h:23},
{t:"I was in a cinema in Eastbourne, our nearest large town. ",p:228,x:134,y:338,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Te last time I had been in this place was for a special repeat ",p:228,x:105,y:366,w:456,h:23},
{t:"showing of one of the Star Wars flms. On that evening there had ",p:228,x:105,y:393,w:453,h:23},
{t:"been a memorable occurrence for those of us in the audience. Sir ",p:228,x:105,y:421,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Alec Guinness uttered the following words in that unmistakable, ",p:228,x:105,y:448,w:453,h:23},
{t:"resonantly hollow voice: “Te Force will always be with you.” At ",p:228,x:105,y:476,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that exact moment, precisely on cue, the entire electrical system ",p:228,x:105,y:503,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in the cinema had ceased to function. Te screen had faded to ",p:228,x:105,y:531,w:455,h:23},
{t:"darkness, and the soundtrack of the flm had dwindled anti-",p:228,x:105,y:558,w:449,h:23},
{t:"climactically down into nothingness with a dull, disappointed ",p:228,x:105,y:586,w:456,h:23},
{t:"whining sound.",p:228,x:105,y:613,w:110,h:23},
{t:"I was actually wishing that the same thing would happen ",p:228,x:134,y:641,w:426,h:23},
{t:"again. I would have liked something to go wrong in the cinema ",p:228,x:105,y:668,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that evening. Tey were showing a flm about the ministry of ",p:228,x:105,y:696,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Jesus, and I was hating it. Te thing that made it all very strange ",p:228,x:105,y:723,w:454,h:23},
{t:"was that I had been told many, many other Christians had really ",p:228,x:105,y:751,w:454,h:23},
{t:"loved it. Tey thought it would be good for non-Christians to ",p:228,x:105,y:778,w:455,h:23},
{t:"see it. Finding myself in a minority seemed to be almost a hobby ",p:228,x:105,y:806,w:454,h:23},
{t:"of mine.",p:228,x:105,y:833,w:59,h:23},
{t:"But really, who had been responsible for the casting in this ",p:228,x:134,y:861,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Y",p:229,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"235",p:229,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"flm? See, there was their so-called Jesus up on the big screen ",p:229,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"before me. He looked like a skinny art student from a good ",p:229,x:105,y:143,w:457,h:23},
{t:"home going through a brief and not very committed hippieish ",p:229,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"phase. If the makers of the flm had been serious about expecting ",p:229,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"us to believe that this man had worked as a carpenter for two ",p:229,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"decades or more, then all I could say was that carpentry must ",p:229,x:105,y:253,w:456,h:23},
{t:"have been a much softer option two thousand years ago than it ",p:229,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"was now. And his voice! How could you expect a man to speak ",p:229,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"with cosmic authority when he sounded as if he had been raised ",p:229,x:105,y:336,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in a semidetached villa in a forest of hanging baskets in Surbiton ",p:229,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"by very nice, mild people who advocated polite restraint in all ",p:229,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"encounters with other human beings?",p:229,x:105,y:418,w:265,h:23},
{t:"As for the rest of the cast, well, take a look at them. Tese ",p:229,x:134,y:446,w:425,h:23},
{t:"actors were blatantly just a bunch of people with clean feet, ",p:229,x:105,y:473,w:457,h:23},
{t:"dressed in pajamas and dish towels, pretending to be disciples ",p:229,x:105,y:501,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and crowd members and Pharisees and any other odd guys who ",p:229,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"needed to be seen hanging around in frst-century Palestine. I’d ",p:229,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"seen school productions that were more convincing. How could ",p:229,x:105,y:583,w:454,h:23},
{t:"you possibly take them seriously? Perhaps others could. I knew I ",p:229,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"couldn ’t. What on earth would non-Christians think of this pale, ",p:229,x:105,y:638,w:453,h:23},
{t:"gutless version of the truth about the Son of God?",p:229,x:105,y:666,w:353,h:23},
{t:"I began to rather enjoy hating the flm. A satisfyingly high ",p:229,x:134,y:693,w:425,h:23},
{t:"number of things were wrong with it. I started a little collection ",p:229,x:105,y:721,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in my mind of criticisms to pass on to those friends who were ",p:229,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"most likely to agree with me.",p:229,x:105,y:776,w:204,h:23},
{t:"I assumed that the general nature of my response would re-",p:229,x:134,y:803,w:419,h:23},
{t:"main unaltered until the end of the flm. I was wrong. Something ",p:229,x:105,y:831,w:453,h:23},
{t:"else happened. Tears came to my eyes. Like meeting an old and ",p:229,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"236",p:230,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:230,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"dear friend in an unlikely place, I heard the sweet, familiar ",p:230,x:105,y:116,w:458,h:23},
{t:"words of Jesus coming from the mouth of the young man from ",p:230,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Surbiton, and they melted my heart as they had always done. ",p:230,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Once again I was overwhelmed by the incredible truth that God ",p:230,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"walked this gritty world as a man, that he spoke those words, ",p:230,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and that he died an appalling death because I could not go home ",p:230,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"unless he did. Te words rang like bells on Christmas morning ",p:230,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to announce that God is expressing goodwill toward men and ",p:230,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that Jesus is the evidence.",p:230,x:105,y:336,w:178,h:23},
{t:"I still hated the flm. Some of it was very silly. Some of it was ",p:230,x:134,y:363,w:423,h:23},
{t:"absurd. I never wanted to see it again. But I found myself hop-",p:230,x:105,y:391,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing that when others, especially those who were not followers of ",p:230,x:105,y:418,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Jesus, heard those famous words, they would sense the life and ",p:230,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"power that had made me cry, despite myself, that evening in a ",p:230,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"cinema in Eastbourne.",p:230,x:105,y:501,w:158,h:23},
{t:"Youth groups: collections of young people who, in a church ",p:230,x:105,y:558,w:455,h:23},
{t:"context, can bring a great deal of joy, puzzlement, and occasional ",p:230,x:105,y:586,w:453,h:23},
{t:"annoyance to their parents and to those who run such groups. ",p:230,x:105,y:613,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Te joy, for many Christian parents in particular, is simply in the ",p:230,x:105,y:641,w:453,h:23},
{t:"fact that their ofspring have found a well-supervised, sausage-",p:230,x:105,y:668,w:449,h:23},
{t:"sizzling, chorus-singing, Scripture-discussing, house-partying ",p:230,x:105,y:696,w:461,h:23},
{t:"way of flling in all that dangerous free time. Wise parents will ",p:230,x:105,y:723,w:455,h:23},
{t:"be aware that involvement in such activities is by no means a ",p:230,x:105,y:751,w:456,h:23},
{t:"guarantee of genuine spiritual engagement or progress. On the ",p:230,x:105,y:778,w:455,h:23},
{t:"other side of the same coin, there are children and teenagers who, ",p:230,x:105,y:806,w:453,h:23},
{t:"although unable to ft comfortably into conventional church ",p:230,x:105,y:833,w:457,h:23},
{t:"groups, may well meet Jesus on a completely diferent path.",p:230,x:105,y:861,w:419,h:23},
{t:"Y",p:231,x:541,y:54,w:14,h:26},
{t:"237",p:231,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Te puzzlement is what usually precedes the annoyance. I ",p:231,x:135,y:116,w:426,h:23},
{t:"have met and talked with many leaders of church youth groups ",p:231,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"who are confused by the way in which the young people they ",p:231,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"work with behave in bizarrely diferent ways on diferent oc-",p:231,x:105,y:198,w:449,h:23},
{t:"casions. At a Sunday meeting after church, for instance, they ",p:231,x:105,y:226,w:457,h:23},
{t:"might be deeply, sincerely engrossed in prayer and worship; and ",p:231,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"then, fve or six days later on a youth group excursion, they are ",p:231,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"out in boats half drowning each other as well as damaging and ",p:231,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"destroying equipment belonging to the owner of the boats.",p:231,x:105,y:336,w:415,h:23},
{t:"“How can it be possible,” asked the frazzled youth leader ",p:231,x:135,y:363,w:426,h:23},
{t:"who had experienced this particular problem, “for people to be ",p:231,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"so devout and committed one day and then turn into irrespon-",p:231,x:105,y:418,w:449,h:23},
{t:"sible hooligans within a week? Maybe I shouldn ’t let it afect me, ",p:231,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"but I get so cross!”",p:231,x:105,y:473,w:130,h:23},
{t:"Te answer, of course, is that teenagers retain all the central ",p:231,x:135,y:501,w:424,h:23},
{t:"and predictable characteristics of their wonderful, dreadful race, ",p:231,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"whether or not they are Christians. My own children always ",p:231,x:105,y:556,w:457,h:23},
{t:"wanted to be good, loving children who made their parents proud ",p:231,x:105,y:583,w:452,h:23},
{t:"of them. At the same time they wanted to be bad, thoughtless ",p:231,x:105,y:611,w:455,h:23},
{t:"children who experimented with things that would make their ",p:231,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"parents less than proud of them. Tat is how it works, and deal-",p:231,x:105,y:666,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ing with this inevitable contrast as a parent or a youth leader ",p:231,x:105,y:693,w:456,h:23},
{t:"requires the patience, judgment, and juggling skills of a saintly ",p:231,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"genius with a circus background. Frightening, isn ’t it? I made ",p:231,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"mistakes all the time.",p:231,x:105,y:776,w:149,h:23},
{t:"Interestingly, those very strict Christian communities known ",p:231,x:135,y:803,w:423,h:23},
{t:"as the Amish, mainly based in America, cope with this phenom-",p:231,x:105,y:831,w:449,h:23},
{t:"enon better than most of us. Amish young people are allowed ",p:231,x:105,y:858,w:456,h:23},
{t:"238",p:232,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:232,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"a period in their teenage years known as the “running around” ",p:232,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"time, during which a more or less blind eye is turned to their ",p:232,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"behavioral excesses. At the end of this time they are expected to ",p:232,x:105,y:171,w:454,h:23},
{t:"get baptized, settle down, and make a serious long-term com-",p:232,x:105,y:198,w:449,h:23},
{t:"mitment to the Christian community. And it appears to work.",p:232,x:105,y:226,w:439,h:23},
{t:"Te bottom line, as ever, seems to be love. “Love them and ",p:232,x:134,y:253,w:425,h:23},
{t:"keep your mouth shut” was the best parenting advice I ever got. ",p:232,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"I didn ’t follow it, of course, but it did sometimes make me keep ",p:232,x:105,y:308,w:454,h:23},
{t:"quiet when I was about to say some of those terrible wounding ",p:232,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"words that can never be taken back. Youth leaders and parents ",p:232,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"will know exactly what I mean.",p:232,x:105,y:391,w:220,h:23},
{t:"YWAM: why indeed?",p:232,x:105,y:448,w:159,h:23},
{t:"239",p:233,x:528,y:935,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Z",p:233,x:479,y:65,w:68,h:161},
{t:"240",p:234,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:234,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"Zacchaeus: when Jesus came to tea, this tax collector gave ",p:234,x:105,y:116,w:456,h:23},
{t:"away half his wealth, which must have left him a bit short. Must ",p:234,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"have been well worth seeing, as he already looked like Danny ",p:234,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"DeVito in a dish towel.",p:234,x:105,y:198,w:165,h:23},
{t:"Zap flap: not sure, but probably a small hinged door in the ",p:234,x:105,y:256,w:456,h:23},
{t:"gates of heaven through which dirty stop-out believers or angels ",p:234,x:105,y:283,w:454,h:23},
{t:"can fnd their way back in after midnight.",p:234,x:105,y:311,w:295,h:23},
{t:"Zechariah: father of John the Baptist, who was so gobsmacked ",p:234,x:105,y:368,w:453,h:23},
{t:"by hearing that his prayers were about to be answered that his ",p:234,x:105,y:396,w:455,h:23},
{t:"gob stopped working altogether.",p:234,x:105,y:423,w:227,h:23},
{t:"Zephaniah: a book of the Old Testament that, as far as I know, ",p:234,x:105,y:481,w:453,h:23},
{t:"has only ever been read by me. Concludes with a verse that was a ",p:234,x:105,y:508,w:453,h:23},
{t:"turning point in my life at a time when things looked very dark ",p:234,x:105,y:536,w:454,h:23},
{t:"indeed. Verse twenty concludes with these words:",p:234,x:105,y:563,w:348,h:23},
{t:"“‘Behold, I will restore your fortunes before your very eyes,’ ",p:234,x:134,y:606,w:424,h:23},
{t:"saith the Lord.”",p:234,x:105,y:633,w:109,h:23},
{t:"And that, I am pleased to say, is exactly what he did, not in ",p:234,x:134,y:676,w:424,h:23},
{t:"terms of excessive amounts of money, but in all the ways that ",p:234,x:105,y:703,w:456,h:23},
{t:"really count. I have nothing against money, mind you. In fact, ",p:234,x:105,y:731,w:455,h:23},
{t:"I have often wondered how I would survive the temptation to ",p:234,x:105,y:758,w:456,h:23},
{t:"become flthy rich in exchange for my soul. Recently I had a ",p:234,x:105,y:786,w:456,h:23},
{t:"chance to fnd out. Whether this was a dream or whether it actu-",p:234,x:105,y:813,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ally happened is not something I can be absolutely sure about, ",p:234,x:105,y:841,w:455,h:23},
{t:"but it doesn ’t really matter.",p:234,x:105,y:868,w:188,h:23},
{t:"Z",p:235,x:544,y:54,w:11,h:26},
{t:"241",p:235,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"It all began when the doorbell rang at precisely ten o’clock ",p:235,x:135,y:116,w:425,h:23},
{t:"one autumn morning when I was sitting in my study. I thought ",p:235,x:105,y:143,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it must be the milkman calling for his money. I was pleased in ",p:235,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a way. I have a love-hate relationship with anything that inter-",p:235,x:105,y:198,w:449,h:23},
{t:"rupts what I risibly call my fow of work. Often, at that time ",p:235,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"of the morning, I will be hunched over my keyboard, growling ",p:235,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"discontentedly at two or three solid slabs of prose sitting cold ",p:235,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and dead on the screen of my computer. Tese dull rectangles ",p:235,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"will have to be enlivened or dumped later in the day, but they are ",p:235,x:105,y:336,w:453,h:23},
{t:"a crucial part of my daily search for a doorway into that elusive, ",p:235,x:105,y:363,w:454,h:23},
{t:"exhilarating world where words take of and I am allowed to ride ",p:235,x:105,y:391,w:453,h:23},
{t:"them as they fy. During the slab phase just about any interrup-",p:235,x:105,y:418,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tion is more than welcome.",p:235,x:105,y:446,w:192,h:23},
{t:"When the words do begin to take wings, there is a sense in ",p:235,x:135,y:473,w:425,h:23},
{t:"which interruptions hardly matter. My heart is rippling with the ",p:235,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"excitement of rediscovered fuency. Even the stolid fgure of our ",p:235,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"milkman can be transfgured to the degree that he acquires an ",p:235,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"aura of vivid signifcance. He would be amazed if he knew.",p:235,x:105,y:583,w:414,h:23},
{t:"On this particular morning I had been working since nine ",p:235,x:135,y:611,w:425,h:23},
{t:"o’clock on a short story commissioned by a Christian magazine. ",p:235,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Te brief was a broad one. I was free to write about anything ",p:235,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"as long as it had a Christian slant and dealt with the theme of ",p:235,x:105,y:693,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Contrast. I had not gotten very far. Half a slab was all I had to ",p:235,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"show for an hour’s growling and too much black cofee. Tat ",p:235,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"knock on the door was a welcome sound. Even an untransfgured ",p:235,x:105,y:776,w:453,h:23},
{t:"milkman would be a blessed relief. Standing up, I fumbled some ",p:235,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"money out of my back pocket and headed for the front door.",p:235,x:105,y:831,w:430,h:23},
{t:"It was not the milkman at all. It was a very smart young man ",p:235,x:135,y:858,w:423,h:23},
{t:"242",p:236,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:236,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"in his mid-twenties carrying a leather briefcase. He was around ",p:236,x:105,y:116,w:455,h:23},
{t:"six feet tall, strikingly well groomed, and wearing a beautifully ",p:236,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"tailored charcoal suit. A charming smile illuminated his dark, ",p:236,x:105,y:171,w:456,h:23},
{t:"evenly featured face as I pulled open the door. It was followed ",p:236,x:105,y:198,w:455,h:23},
{t:"by a quizzically raised eyebrow as his gaze registered the two ",p:236,x:105,y:226,w:457,h:23},
{t:"crumpled currency notes in my outstretched hand.",p:236,x:105,y:253,w:358,h:23},
{t:"“Oh, sorry.” I smiled as I tucked the money back into my ",p:236,x:134,y:281,w:425,h:23},
{t:"pocket. “I thought it was going to be the milkman. You ’re def-",p:236,x:105,y:308,w:449,h:23},
{t:"nitely not the milkman, are you?”",p:236,x:105,y:336,w:237,h:23},
{t:"“Mr. Plass, isn ’t it?”",p:236,x:134,y:363,w:136,h:23},
{t:"Te voice was polite and pleasantly modulated. Bound to be ",p:236,x:134,y:391,w:423,h:23},
{t:"selling something, I thought.",p:236,x:105,y:418,w:204,h:23},
{t:"“ Adrian Plass, yes, what can I do for you? If it’s to do with ",p:236,x:134,y:446,w:425,h:23},
{t:"changing our electricity or gas supplier, I’m not interested, and ",p:236,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"I’m in the middle of—”",p:236,x:105,y:501,w:168,h:23},
{t:"“No, it’s about your ministry, Mr. Plass. My name is Paris ",p:236,x:134,y:528,w:425,h:23},
{t:"Morpeth. Forgive me for not making an appointment, but I ",p:236,x:105,y:556,w:457,h:23},
{t:"have a proposition to put to you, and time is very short. Can ",p:236,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"you spare ffteen minutes?”",p:236,x:105,y:611,w:190,h:23},
{t:"Scratch a Christian writer and speaker, and you ’ll fnd a self-",p:236,x:134,y:638,w:420,h:23},
{t:"employed worker who is as keen to eat food and wear clothes ",p:236,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and keep warm in the winter as the next person. I am happy ",p:236,x:105,y:693,w:456,h:23},
{t:"to do all sorts of things for little material reward, or even for ",p:236,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"nothing, but if people throw money at me, I will always give ",p:236,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"serious consideration to the proposition of catching it. Tis ",p:236,x:105,y:776,w:458,h:23},
{t:"young man might have something lucrative to ofer, and even ",p:236,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"if he hadn ’t—well, a quarter of an hour in his company must ",p:236,x:105,y:831,w:456,h:23},
{t:"surely be marginally more interesting than battling with a story ",p:236,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Z",p:237,x:544,y:54,w:11,h:26},
{t:"243",p:237,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"that refused to be written.",p:237,x:105,y:116,w:183,h:23},
{t:"“Call me Adrian, please. Come in out of the cold. I’ll make ",p:237,x:134,y:143,w:424,h:23},
{t:"us a drink.”",p:237,x:105,y:171,w:81,h:23},
{t:"A few minutes later we were seated in my little study, me in ",p:237,x:134,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"the comfortable upright red chair that I use for writing and the ",p:237,x:105,y:226,w:455,h:23},
{t:"impressively named Paris Morpeth occupying the old fowery ",p:237,x:105,y:253,w:457,h:23},
{t:"armchair in the corner, one of his elegantly trousered legs crossed ",p:237,x:105,y:281,w:453,h:23},
{t:"over the other. We sipped from our mugs of cofee for a moment ",p:237,x:105,y:308,w:453,h:23},
{t:"in silence.",p:237,x:105,y:336,w:70,h:23},
{t:"“So,” I ventured at last, “what can I do for you?”",p:237,x:134,y:363,w:341,h:23},
{t:"Reaching down, the young man ficked a couple of catches ",p:237,x:134,y:391,w:425,h:23},
{t:"on his expensive briefcase. From inside he drew out a small rect-",p:237,x:105,y:418,w:449,h:23},
{t:"angular piece of paper and, leaning forward, ofered it to me.",p:237,x:105,y:446,w:430,h:23},
{t:"“Would you be kind enough to glance at this?” I took the ",p:237,x:134,y:473,w:425,h:23},
{t:"slip of paper and studied it carefully. It was a check from a major ",p:237,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"high street bank, made out to me for the sum of fve million ",p:237,x:105,y:528,w:456,h:23},
{t:"pounds.",p:237,x:105,y:556,w:57,h:23},
{t:"“To answer your question, Adrian,” said Morpeth, leaning ",p:237,x:134,y:583,w:425,h:23},
{t:"back easily in his chair, “we would like you to accept this check as ",p:237,x:105,y:611,w:453,h:23},
{t:"payment for certain services, the nature of which I shall explain ",p:237,x:105,y:638,w:454,h:23},
{t:"in a few moments. In the meantime, let me assure you that the ",p:237,x:105,y:666,w:455,h:23},
{t:"check and the ofer we are making are 100 percent genuine. I ",p:237,x:105,y:693,w:456,h:23},
{t:"should point out, however, that this proposition is valid only ",p:237,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"for the period during which I am with you here today. At the ",p:237,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"moment when I leave your house, the ofer, if you have seen ft ",p:237,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to refuse it, will be automatically withdrawn and never under ",p:237,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"any circumstances repeated.”",p:237,x:105,y:831,w:202,h:23},
{t:"Morpeth paused. His dark eyes were fxed on mine, but with ",p:237,x:134,y:858,w:423,h:23},
{t:"244",p:238,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:238,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"no easily identifable expression.",p:238,x:105,y:116,w:226,h:23},
{t:"“So,” he continued, “shall I take back the check and leave ",p:238,x:134,y:143,w:426,h:23},
{t:"immediately, or shall I tell you what we want in return for fve ",p:238,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"million pounds?”",p:238,x:105,y:198,w:121,h:23},
{t:"Before I started this writing and speaking business, I worked ",p:238,x:134,y:226,w:423,h:23},
{t:"with difcult, sometimes violent teenagers in a variety of institu-",p:238,x:105,y:253,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tions, including secure units. I encountered sights, sounds, and ",p:238,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"conversations that would appear shocking or strange to most ",p:238,x:105,y:308,w:457,h:23},
{t:"people. In these environments they were more or less common-",p:238,x:105,y:336,w:449,h:23},
{t:"place. It was a fact that some kind of logical reason, albeit a ",p:238,x:105,y:363,w:457,h:23},
{t:"twisted one at times, would always emerge in the end, even for ",p:238,x:105,y:391,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the most startlingly surreal and illogical set of circumstances. I ",p:238,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"had learned to lean back instead of forward, as it were, on these ",p:238,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"occasions; and that was what I decided to do now. Tese inexpli-",p:238,x:105,y:473,w:449,h:23},
{t:"cable things, the immaculate Paris Morpeth and his ridiculous ",p:238,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"check, must mean something. If I stayed calm and sat tight, ",p:238,x:105,y:528,w:457,h:23},
{t:"there was a good chance that, sooner or later, I would fnd out ",p:238,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"what that meaning was. I dropped the slip of paper with all its ",p:238,x:105,y:583,w:455,h:23},
{t:"zeros carelessly onto the desk beside me before replying.",p:238,x:105,y:611,w:393,h:23},
{t:"“Something to do with my ministry, you said?”",p:238,x:134,y:638,w:332,h:23},
{t:"“Yes, that’s correct. Writing, speaking, broadcasting. In fact, ",p:238,x:134,y:666,w:424,h:23},
{t:"any or all forms of public communication on the subject of your ",p:238,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"Christian faith.”",p:238,x:105,y:721,w:114,h:23},
{t:"I spread my hands and shook my head in puzzled inquiry.",p:238,x:134,y:748,w:408,h:23},
{t:"“Yes, but what about it? What exactly do you want me to ",p:238,x:134,y:776,w:426,h:23},
{t:"do?”",p:238,x:105,y:803,w:31,h:23},
{t:"“Nothing. Do nothing. We want you to stop. We would like ",p:238,x:134,y:831,w:423,h:23},
{t:"to pay you to not do it anymore. Not ever, from this moment ",p:238,x:105,y:858,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Z",p:239,x:544,y:54,w:11,h:26},
{t:"245",p:239,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"until the day of your death. We wish your ministry to end.”",p:239,x:105,y:116,w:420,h:23},
{t:"Humor him.",p:239,x:134,y:143,w:90,h:23},
{t:"“ And if I agree to do that, you will pay me fve million ",p:239,x:134,y:171,w:427,h:23},
{t:"pounds?”",p:239,x:105,y:198,w:65,h:23},
{t:"Morpeth nodded.",p:239,x:134,y:226,w:125,h:23},
{t:"“Te money would be yours to dispose of as you wish. I am ",p:239,x:134,y:253,w:424,h:23},
{t:"aware, for instance, that you have been involved with a Christian ",p:239,x:105,y:281,w:453,h:23},
{t:"aid agency in recent years. You visited a small, poverty-stricken ",p:239,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"village in Zambia only eighteen months ago. You said that it ",p:239,x:105,y:336,w:457,h:23},
{t:"broke your heart to witness such sufering and hunger. With ",p:239,x:105,y:363,w:457,h:23},
{t:"one-ffth of the money we are ofering you, the lives of those ",p:239,x:105,y:391,w:456,h:23},
{t:"people could be radically changed for the better.” He raised his ",p:239,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"chin challengingly. “So do it. We can make it possible. Remember ",p:239,x:105,y:446,w:452,h:23},
{t:"that verse from the book of James that you so frequently quote ",p:239,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"to your audiences? True religion is about looking after widows ",p:239,x:105,y:501,w:456,h:23},
{t:"and orphans. Something like that, is it not? Okay. Live it. Make ",p:239,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"it come true. Show you mean it. Look after them. Take the ",p:239,x:105,y:556,w:457,h:23},
{t:"money.”",p:239,x:105,y:583,w:57,h:23},
{t:"Humor him for just a little longer.",p:239,x:134,y:611,w:242,h:23},
{t:"“Mr. Morpeth—”",p:239,x:134,y:638,w:126,h:23},
{t:"“Paris, please.”",p:239,x:134,y:666,w:102,h:23},
{t:"“Paris.” Reaching over, I picked up the check once more and ",p:239,x:134,y:693,w:423,h:23},
{t:"waved it like a little fag. “Tis is really nothing but a piece of ",p:239,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"paper. You can write anything at all on a piece of paper. I could ",p:239,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"write you a check for any amount you like. Pay Paris Morpeth ",p:239,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"ffty million pounds. Easy. But it wouldn ’t mean anything. In ",p:239,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"any case—”",p:239,x:105,y:831,w:83,h:23},
{t:"Pushing the palm of his left hand toward me like a trafc ",p:239,x:134,y:858,w:426,h:23},
{t:"246",p:240,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:240,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"cop, Morpeth delved into his open briefcase again, pulled out a ",p:240,x:105,y:116,w:454,h:23},
{t:"large brown-paper package, and handed it across. On examina-",p:240,x:105,y:143,w:449,h:23},
{t:"tion it turned out to be one very large envelope folded over on ",p:240,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"itself.",p:240,x:105,y:198,w:37,h:23},
{t:"“Please open it,” said Morpeth.",p:240,x:134,y:226,w:219,h:23},
{t:"I slit the sealed end open with a paper knife from the pot ",p:240,x:134,y:253,w:425,h:23},
{t:"on my desk and peered inside. Te envelope was stufed with ",p:240,x:105,y:281,w:456,h:23},
{t:"ffty-pound notes. Hundreds of them. I had never seen so much ",p:240,x:105,y:308,w:454,h:23},
{t:"money at one time in my life. Withdrawing one of the wads of ",p:240,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"currency, I studied it with silent intensity, as though it were a ",p:240,x:105,y:363,w:456,h:23},
{t:"fresh wound in my hand.",p:240,x:105,y:391,w:178,h:23},
{t:"“Tere’s a few hundred thousand in there.” Te young man ’s ",p:240,x:134,y:418,w:423,h:23},
{t:"tone was conversational. “Take that for now. It’s yours. Extra ",p:240,x:105,y:446,w:457,h:23},
{t:"money. A bonus in advance. Use it in any way you wish. A sign of ",p:240,x:105,y:473,w:453,h:23},
{t:"our goodwill. An indication that we really do mean business.”",p:240,x:105,y:501,w:435,h:23},
{t:"I realized that my jaw was hanging open. I closed it. A shiver ",p:240,x:134,y:528,w:423,h:23},
{t:"of sudden fear passed through me, only to be lost in a wave of ",p:240,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"equally sudden but unexpected greed. Wads, chunks, crunchy ",p:240,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"stacks of ffty-pound notes. Not to mention a check for fve mil-",p:240,x:105,y:611,w:449,h:23},
{t:"lion pounds that might, for some crazy, lunatic reason, deliver ",p:240,x:105,y:638,w:455,h:23},
{t:"exactly what this man was promising.",p:240,x:105,y:666,w:264,h:23},
{t:"“Let me save you some time,” said Morpeth, a disarming ",p:240,x:134,y:693,w:426,h:23},
{t:"smile on his handsome features, “by telling you that this is not ",p:240,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a test. Not a joke. Not a swindle or a scam. Oh, and in case ",p:240,x:105,y:748,w:456,h:23},
{t:"you wondered, I am not the Devil in modern dress, and this is ",p:240,x:105,y:776,w:455,h:23},
{t:"not some contemporary bid to purchase your soul, even if such ",p:240,x:105,y:803,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a thing were possible. No, Adrian, this is simply—business. I ",p:240,x:105,y:831,w:456,h:23},
{t:"represent a body of folk who believe their best interests would be ",p:240,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Z",p:241,x:544,y:54,w:11,h:26},
{t:"247",p:241,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"served by the discontinuation of your activities in what we might ",p:241,x:105,y:116,w:453,h:23},
{t:"term the public Christian world. I would ask you not to waste ",p:241,x:105,y:143,w:455,h:23},
{t:"your time or mine by asking for further information about my ",p:241,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"employers or their reasons for making this ofer. I am permitted ",p:241,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"to say nothing more on that subject.” He raised a fnger as if ",p:241,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"recalling an important point that had been missed. “By the way, ",p:241,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"you would, of course, be perfectly free to continue involvement ",p:241,x:105,y:281,w:454,h:23},
{t:"with your own church in any capacity and to whatever extent ",p:241,x:105,y:308,w:456,h:23},
{t:"that you wished.”",p:241,x:105,y:336,w:123,h:23},
{t:"I was out of my depth, struggling to fnd a way back to the ",p:241,x:134,y:363,w:425,h:23},
{t:"surface, to the fresh air of reason and sanity.",p:241,x:105,y:391,w:308,h:23},
{t:"“Look, let’s suppose for one moment,” I said slowly, “that ",p:241,x:134,y:418,w:426,h:23},
{t:"this is all genuine. Mad, of course, but genuine. You and your—",p:241,x:105,y:446,w:449,h:23},
{t:"employers. You seriously do want to give me a small fortune in ",p:241,x:105,y:473,w:455,h:23},
{t:"exchange for stopping all the Christian stuf I do. Surely it must ",p:241,x:105,y:501,w:454,h:23},
{t:"have occurred to you, or them, that I might feel very encouraged ",p:241,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"by all this? I mean, presumably I’m doing something amazingly ",p:241,x:105,y:556,w:454,h:23},
{t:"right if you ’re willing to pay me millions of pounds to stop?”",p:241,x:105,y:583,w:426,h:23},
{t:"Morpeth nodded serenely. My impression was that he had ",p:241,x:134,y:611,w:425,h:23},
{t:"just crossed my comment of a mental checklist.",p:241,x:105,y:638,w:339,h:23},
{t:"“Tat is for you to decide, Adrian,” he replied. “Perhaps the ",p:241,x:134,y:666,w:424,h:23},
{t:"exercise of your ministry will do more than fve and a half million ",p:241,x:105,y:693,w:453,h:23},
{t:"pounds’ worth of good in the limited period of your working ",p:241,x:105,y:721,w:456,h:23},
{t:"life that remains. Who knows? What we do both know is that ",p:241,x:105,y:748,w:455,h:23},
{t:"you are ffty-seven years old, that you have minimal fnancial ",p:241,x:105,y:776,w:456,h:23},
{t:"resources, and that there are times when you experience total ",p:241,x:105,y:803,w:456,h:23},
{t:"doubt about the things that you speak and write about with such ",p:241,x:105,y:831,w:453,h:23},
{t:"passion. Am I wrong? You value truth. You wear that claim as ",p:241,x:105,y:858,w:456,h:23},
{t:"248",p:242,x:105,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:242,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"others wear a badge. Speak the truth about this.”",p:242,x:105,y:116,w:343,h:23},
{t:"I stared at him, licking dry lips before speaking. My voice, ",p:242,x:134,y:143,w:425,h:23},
{t:"when it fnally emerged, must have sounded very small.",p:242,x:105,y:171,w:391,h:23},
{t:"“No, you ’re not wrong. I do sometimes wonder if the whole ",p:242,x:134,y:198,w:424,h:23},
{t:"thing’s a gigantic mistake. But I’ve said that as publicly as I’ve ",p:242,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"said everything else. It’s part of being an individual human being ",p:242,x:105,y:253,w:453,h:23},
{t:"who happens to also be a—”",p:242,x:105,y:281,w:202,h:23},
{t:"“Is it not also true,” interrupted Morpeth, leaning forward ",p:242,x:134,y:308,w:425,h:23},
{t:"and speaking with increased animation, “that there are dark and ",p:242,x:105,y:336,w:454,h:23},
{t:"dreadful moments when you suspect that you have given more ",p:242,x:105,y:363,w:455,h:23},
{t:"than twenty years to pursuing a narrow way that fnally leads to ",p:242,x:105,y:391,w:454,h:23},
{t:"nothing, nowhere, no reward at all. All that trying to be good. ",p:242,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"All that fghting against temptation. All that investment in the ",p:242,x:105,y:446,w:455,h:23},
{t:"notion that sacrifce will be ultimately worthwhile because an ",p:242,x:105,y:473,w:456,h:23},
{t:"absolute expression of love and goodness waits to welcome you ",p:242,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"beyond the grave. What a waste if you are deluded. And what a ",p:242,x:105,y:528,w:454,h:23},
{t:"farce! Te severely shortsighted but very vocal leading a host of ",p:242,x:105,y:556,w:455,h:23},
{t:"equally shortsighted toward some hypothetical healer of blind-",p:242,x:105,y:583,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ness who does not exist.”",p:242,x:105,y:611,w:175,h:23},
{t:"He sank back again, ficked a speck of invisible dust from his ",p:242,x:134,y:638,w:423,h:23},
{t:"sleeve, and continued in the calm tones he had used previously.",p:242,x:105,y:666,w:446,h:23},
{t:"“We are ofering you more than fve million pounds. Every ",p:242,x:134,y:693,w:425,h:23},
{t:"one of those pounds is as concrete and genuine as the fesh and ",p:242,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"blood hand you are using to grip our money at this moment.”",p:242,x:105,y:748,w:437,h:23},
{t:"I took a deep breath and released it slowly. Tere was indeed ",p:242,x:134,y:776,w:423,h:23},
{t:"a seductive weightiness about the fbrous block of money wedged ",p:242,x:105,y:803,w:453,h:23},
{t:"between the thumb and fngers of my right hand. Morpeth ",p:242,x:105,y:831,w:458,h:23},
{t:"watched me without blinking for a moment before continuing.",p:242,x:105,y:858,w:446,h:23},
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{t:"249",p:243,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"“ Adrian, you might possibly have ffteen or twenty years of ",p:243,x:135,y:116,w:425,h:23},
{t:"active life remaining to you. Perhaps less. Possibly a great deal ",p:243,x:105,y:143,w:456,h:23},
{t:"less. Take the money. You will never have cause to agonize over ",p:243,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"the reality of your wealth. Do good with it. Buy things. Help ",p:243,x:105,y:198,w:456,h:23},
{t:"your family as you ’ve always dreamed of doing. Be comfortable. ",p:243,x:105,y:226,w:454,h:23},
{t:"If the God you have enthused about for twenty years does exist, ",p:243,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"and if his nature is as loving and forgiving as you have so strongly ",p:243,x:105,y:281,w:453,h:23},
{t:"maintained, how can you lose? Deposit the cash and the check ",p:243,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"into your bank account today. In fve days you will still be a ",p:243,x:105,y:336,w:456,h:23},
{t:"Christian, but you will also be a multimillionaire.”",p:243,x:105,y:363,w:356,h:23},
{t:"Pulling the cuf of his jacket sleeve up, he frowned at the face ",p:243,x:135,y:391,w:423,h:23},
{t:"of a gleamingly expensive watch.",p:243,x:105,y:418,w:230,h:23},
{t:"“Two minutes,” he said. “You have two minutes in which ",p:243,x:135,y:446,w:426,h:23},
{t:"to make a decision, and then I must leave. No more discussion. ",p:243,x:105,y:473,w:454,h:23},
{t:"No more questions. Make up your mind. Continue with your ",p:243,x:105,y:501,w:455,h:23},
{t:"ministry, or grasp your only opportunity to become fabulously ",p:243,x:105,y:528,w:455,h:23},
{t:"wealthy. I have nothing more to say.”",p:243,x:105,y:556,w:260,h:23},
{t:"When I closed the door on Paris Morpeth ’s immaculately ",p:243,x:135,y:583,w:426,h:23},
{t:"clothed back a few minutes later, I was as rich and no richer than ",p:243,x:105,y:611,w:453,h:23},
{t:"I had been before he arrived. Returning to my study, I asked ",p:243,x:105,y:638,w:456,h:23},
{t:"myself why I had turned down the possibility of receiving such ",p:243,x:105,y:666,w:455,h:23},
{t:"a vast amount of money. Some would think me quite mad. Te ",p:243,x:105,y:693,w:454,h:23},
{t:"answer was not simple.",p:243,x:105,y:721,w:162,h:23},
{t:"Morpeth had been right about me sometimes disappearing ",p:243,x:135,y:748,w:425,h:23},
{t:"down a black hole of doubt, but that was only a small part of the ",p:243,x:105,y:776,w:453,h:23},
{t:"story. I have known a lot of genuine, leaping happiness over the ",p:243,x:105,y:803,w:454,h:23},
{t:"years of my journey with Jesus, and that has been as genuine as ",p:243,x:105,y:831,w:454,h:23},
{t:"the despair and the darkness. Terrible times and great times and ",p:243,x:105,y:858,w:454,h:23},
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{t:"Bacon Sandwices and Salvation",p:244,x:105,y:54,w:240,h:26},
{t:"everything you can conceive of in between.",p:244,x:105,y:116,w:304,h:23},
{t:"What that puzzled observer would need to understand is ",p:244,x:134,y:143,w:427,h:23},
{t:"that this thing, this relationship with Jesus—if he exists, and if ",p:244,x:105,y:171,w:455,h:23},
{t:"all the other stuf I go on about really is true—it makes me laugh. ",p:244,x:105,y:198,w:453,h:23},
{t:"It makes me cry as well. So many times I have wept and wept ",p:244,x:105,y:226,w:456,h:23},
{t:"because I feel things right down there inside the part of me that ",p:244,x:105,y:253,w:454,h:23},
{t:"is always trying to be authentic and stay clean. I weep because ",p:244,x:105,y:281,w:455,h:23},
{t:"of what they did to him. Because of what they still do to him. ",p:244,x:105,y:308,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Because of what I do to him. Because I want him to be closer. ",p:244,x:105,y:336,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Because I am angry with him. Because I cannot understand him. ",p:244,x:105,y:363,w:453,h:23},
{t:"Because I feel his pain and his yearning and his unstoppable love ",p:244,x:105,y:391,w:453,h:23},
{t:"for hearts and bodies and minds and lives that are broken and ",p:244,x:105,y:418,w:455,h:23},
{t:"lost. My mind may lose its way from time to time, but my heart ",p:244,x:105,y:446,w:454,h:23},
{t:"is a bruised believer.",p:244,x:105,y:473,w:141,h:23},
{t:"And he gave me a job to do, this Jesus who may or may ",p:244,x:134,y:501,w:426,h:23},
{t:"not exist. Everyone who is willing to have a go is trusted with ",p:244,x:105,y:528,w:456,h:23},
{t:"a special part of the big picture; and perhaps that big, mysteri-",p:244,x:105,y:556,w:449,h:23},
{t:"ous, beautiful picture will never have a chance to be properly ",p:244,x:105,y:583,w:456,h:23},
{t:"fnished if my silly little part turns out to be missing in the end. ",p:244,x:105,y:611,w:454,h:23},
{t:"During that two minutes allowed for my decision I realized that, ",p:244,x:105,y:638,w:453,h:23},
{t:"ultimately, all I want is to meet the Son of God in heaven at ",p:244,x:105,y:666,w:456,h:23},
{t:"last—assuming there is such a place, of course—and see him ",p:244,x:105,y:693,w:457,h:23},
{t:"smile and hear him say, “You messed things up here and there, ",p:244,x:105,y:721,w:455,h:23},
{t:"Adrian, but you did have a go at the job I gave you to do, and I ",p:244,x:105,y:748,w:454,h:23},
{t:"appreciate it. Tank you. Come on in.”",p:244,x:105,y:776,w:277,h:23},
{t:"Paris Morpeth was right about one other thing. I expect I ",p:244,x:134,y:803,w:426,h:23},
{t:"would have been forgiven in the end if I had taken the cash, but ",p:244,x:105,y:831,w:454,h:23},
{t:"that is not the point. How could I have borne to meet Jesus, who ",p:244,x:105,y:858,w:453,h:23},
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{t:"251",p:245,x:528,y:934,w:27,h:19},
{t:"saw his own appalling job so bravely through to the bitter, miser-",p:245,x:105,y:116,w:449,h:23},
{t:"able, glorious end, and not be able to look him in the face?",p:245,x:105,y:143,w:414,h:23},
{t:"I went on to embody the events of that morning, real or ",p:245,x:134,y:171,w:426,h:23},
{t:"unreal, in the story I was trying to write, and if my readers were ",p:245,x:105,y:198,w:454,h:23},
{t:"looking for a contrast, then there certainly was one there for ",p:245,x:105,y:226,w:457,h:23},
{t:"them to consider. Before Morpeth ’s visit I could never have put ",p:245,x:105,y:253,w:455,h:23},
{t:"any kind of specifc price on my faith. Now I knew—I know—",p:245,x:105,y:281,w:450,h:23},
{t:"that it is worth fve and a half million pounds, at least.",p:245,x:105,y:308,w:383,h:23},
{t:"Ziklag: (1) city burned by King David in the frst book of ",p:245,x:105,y:366,w:457,h:23},
{t:"Samuel; (2) extreme tiredness and other bodily efects felt in the ",p:245,x:105,y:393,w:454,h:23},
{t:"few hours following arrival after a long-haul journey across time ",p:245,x:105,y:421,w:454,h:23},
{t:"zones in a jumbo zik.",p:245,x:105,y:448,w:150,h:23},
{t:"An A to Z, laugh-out-loud guide to taking ",p:246,x:44,y:35,w:568,h:34},
{t:"ourselves, as Christians, less seriously.",p:246,x:52,y:75,w:547,h:34},
{t:"Halfway through the service our minister asked the congregation a question.",p:246,x:46,y:130,w:539,h:23},
{t:"“For you,” he asked, “what is the most important thing in the world?”",p:246,x:68,y:155,w:493,h:23},
{t:"Liz and I answered more or less simultaneously. My reply was very proper ",p:246,x:68,y:180,w:523,h:23},
{t:"and holy for a change.",p:246,x:46,y:205,w:157,h:23},
{t:"“Salvation!” I cried piously.",p:246,x:68,y:230,w:192,h:23},
{t:"“Bacon sandwiches!” suggested Liz, with all the passion and wisdom y",p:246,x:68,y:256,w:493,h:23},
{t:"ou would ",p:246,x:550,y:256,w:71,h:23},
{t:"expect from a retired magistrate and ar ea schools advisor for r eligious education.",p:246,x:46,y:281,w:555,h:23},
{t:"Yes, I thought to myself. Of course. Bacon sandwiches and salvation. at just ",p:246,x:68,y:306,w:531,h:23},
{t:"about sums it up. A God who can create the indescribable tastiness of a bacon ",p:246,x:46,y:331,w:550,h:23},
{t:"sandwich must be planning something pr etty incredible in the salvation line.",p:246,x:46,y:356,w:535,h:23},
{t:"Calvinists: Christians whose theology suggests that they might not bother to ",p:246,x:46,y:435,w:567,h:23},
{t:"book their hotel rooms in advance when planning a holiday because they are ",p:246,x:46,y:461,w:544,h:23},
{t:"absolutely convinced that someone else will have done it for them, and if they ",p:246,x:46,y:486,w:554,h:23},
{t:"haven ’t, there’s no use trying.",p:246,x:46,y:511,w:203,h:23},
{t:"Grip: term used by some Christians in their salutation at the end of a letter, ",p:246,x:46,y:552,w:546,h:23},
{t:"thus, “Yours in his grip.” Suggests that God is in the habit of carrying his ",p:246,x:46,y:577,w:518,h:23},
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{t:"Rock of ages: (1) well known hymn which celebrates the security we find in ",p:246,x:46,y:643,w:564,h:23},
{t:"the eternal love of God; (2) music produced by the Rolling Stones.",p:246,x:46,y:669,w:470,h:23},
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