…still working on it…15 minutes at a time…shrink tells me to “love myself"…hooboy…gonna stay alive while I’m here…helpful to some family members…an impediment to others…guess that’s part of my gig…
I love this. Thank you! Hilarious and horrifying. I can’t reconcile the love from God I feel in my heart and the horror of some scripture. At least I can laugh about it. Even if it is that giddy laughter when there might not be a joke: We’re not all the lamb, right? Ha! ‘cause that would be crazy, ha ha. Right? Right?
The God of the Old Testament is so effed up. The New Testament was supposed to replace the Old but even Jesus couldn’t save his dad’s reputation and let’s face it, humans love a horror story.
Good one for Sabbos, Shalom. Have you read Mark Twain's "Letters From The Earth"? Or listened to "Highway 61 Revisited"? All of which brings to mind that the God of the Hebrew Bible, the God of the Torah, was a vengeful, spiteful God who didn't even let Moses enter the promised land because he drew water from the stone, not with faith in God, but with two hits of his rod.
In 400 years may this apochryphate into Biblebowski: The Books of Bridges.
Where is the goat?
Phone's ringing dude.
Shalom abides.
Isaac may have the first recorded case of PTSD.
Exactly - which should be the lesson.
Alas, for the tellers, it's "What a great believer Abe was!"
... started running at 17 when my dad, Jephthah, came down the lane... haven't stopped..
Same here. Glad you made it.
…still working on it…15 minutes at a time…shrink tells me to “love myself"…hooboy…gonna stay alive while I’m here…helpful to some family members…an impediment to others…guess that’s part of my gig…
I love this. Thank you! Hilarious and horrifying. I can’t reconcile the love from God I feel in my heart and the horror of some scripture. At least I can laugh about it. Even if it is that giddy laughter when there might not be a joke: We’re not all the lamb, right? Ha! ‘cause that would be crazy, ha ha. Right? Right?
Samuel Beckett called that "rissus purus," the purest laugh - the laugh that laughs at that which isn't funny. Because what else can you do?
I laughed then said unwittingly “Oh God” then laughed again.
Check the back seat. Love it.
The God of the Old Testament is so effed up. The New Testament was supposed to replace the Old but even Jesus couldn’t save his dad’s reputation and let’s face it, humans love a horror story.
Good one for Sabbos, Shalom. Have you read Mark Twain's "Letters From The Earth"? Or listened to "Highway 61 Revisited"? All of which brings to mind that the God of the Hebrew Bible, the God of the Torah, was a vengeful, spiteful God who didn't even let Moses enter the promised land because he drew water from the stone, not with faith in God, but with two hits of his rod.
Yeah, "Letters" - in fact all of Twain - was hugely influential to me in my teens. I don't know of Highway 61, will check it out. Thanks.
https://youtu.be/8hr3Stnk8_k?si=HY3Vz1G1mrxPoEKD
Oh yeah, instead of getting sacrificed, Yitzhak gets circumcised instead. OUCH!
"Uh, on second thought, Dad, let's go back to the altar..."
And let's not forget, it was meant to be a BURNT offering.
oh i do i do thank thee.
brilliant ‘hastily put together’ thought provoking chuckle I have read and received. oh god yes
Does unconditional love mean you love someone even if they murder you? 🧐
Brilliant summary.
Excellent!!
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What's the middle one?
Evil eye! Love u.