{"id":380,"date":"2007-12-19T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-19T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2007\/12\/yikes-that-faces-rings-a-bell.html"},"modified":"2007-12-19T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-19T10:30:00","slug":"yikes-that-faces-rings-a-bell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2007\/12\/yikes-that-faces-rings-a-bell.html","title":{"rendered":"Yikes–That Faces Rings a Bell!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Over at www.chuckp3.com\/ they apparently do cloning, mind-melding and other such difficult tasks. Their latest efforts have produced that formidable tandem Bell Witherington, see picture included here. <\/p>\n

Since I do wear glasses the least they could have done is give my left eyeball the benefit of a lens, but oh well. I’m not complaining– after all, half of me is now 20 years younger and has a congregation of 11,000. <\/p>\n

But the other half is still teaching at Asbury Seminary and lecturing and preaching around the world, and it’s jolly difficult to keep up with one of those jobs, never mind two. So here’s my suggestion. Rob and I should be uncoupled. After all we both have wives and families and they won’t approve of this corporate merger, probably. They’d likely view it as a not so hostile takeover, but nonetheless, a takeover. <\/p>\n

But I tell you what– if Chuck is keen to see us work together, I’ll make this offer. I’m happy to do a few jazzed up Nooma videos with Rob when he’s ready. In exchange, I’d like to have him come offer some lectures on the Emerging Church movement at Asbury. Fair’s fair. <\/p>\n

Now I’ve got to figure out who that picture looks more like— Velvet Elvis, or Sex God?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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