A person could take this pants thing too far. Really, really far, and then it would get annoying. So this is the last time, I promise. What if you took a single word in, for instance, one of those really crazy sadistic statements made by Jack Bauer during an episode of “24”? And what if…

I’m on a Jonathan Edwards kick, and I won’t apologize. Last week, we compared some of his sermon phrases to death metal lyrics. This week, we’re replacing certain words from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” (1741) with the always-funny word pants. Will hilarity ensue? You make the call. ——— Twenty Statements from…

Last week, Kottke.org pointed to a brilliant list of lines from Star Wars that could be made vastly more interesting by replacing a single word with “pants.” That list gave me great joy, so I’ll share a few of my favorites with you: + I cannot teach him. The boy has no pants. + You…

As I’ve said before, one benefit of being a writer is you get to interview some interesting people from time to time. A couple months ago I interviewed Dan Merchant, the writer/director/producer/star of Lord, Save Us from Your Followers, a documentary about American Christianity and how it seems to be causing more division than healing.…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners
Close Ad