It has been an interesting couple of months, at Frisby on Soar Independent Baptist Chapel.
But all good things must come to an end. However swiftly.
I hinted earlier that I had had a troubled morning service. My views on the animal referred to in the psalm "as pants the hart for cooling streams" were accused of heresy. I referred to a muntjac I once saw in the vicinity of Woburn by way of illustration. But some of the more fundamentalist members of the congregation felt that this was a contradiction of the Good Book, the muntjac being a Chinese, not a middle-Eastern, member of the Cervidae.
In these circumstances, I could feel a vote of no-confidence in the air.
So I'm off. To where, who knows? How Frisby Baptist Church will get on - well, they've lost pastors at short notice often enough in the past. I'm sure they will survive.
So I'm going to go on, now go. Walk out the door. Not turn around now - I'm not welcome any more.
I really must do something about that O'Vienna's syndrome.
Well at least you had a good run of it, and had lots of opportunities to let the Ecumenabus drunks know what you thought of them. Any chance you'll start regrowing the bears and looking for opportunities to use your calling of prophet? Other chapels around that don't have the same lunatics around who believe in an infinitely deep furnace in hell, or a universal flood covering even the Himalayas & Andes, etc?
ReplyDeleteI think I speak for brother muddleglum as well when I say I truly look forward to tormenting your w/ many more comments & antics! :)
Dear Brother Miller,
ReplyDeleteThat's the worse about driving the preacher away. Now we have to be kind to the next guy until he loses his hunted look.
@ Rob Miller
ReplyDeleteAny chance you'll start regrowing the bears...?
Would those be the same bears that finished off the attackers of another prophet in the Good Book?
@revsimmy Good catch. I'm a moron. Meant beard, not bears. Am hoping for a return of the prophet that goes around telling people what he believes they are doing wrong, although basically everything the good Rev Parslow posts on here is killer good! Very looking forward to where he's going with this one.
ReplyDeleteIn honour of our blogger's O'vienna syndrome - and I know this is a little earlier....
ReplyDeleteWhen I find my Church in times of trouble
Drayton Parslow comes to me
Typing words of wisdom
From Frisby
In the hours of darkness
Waiting for the Baptibus to collect me
Waiting for an answer
From Frisby
From Frisby, from Frisby, from Frisby, from Frisby
Waiting for an answer
From Frisby
And all the Melton Mowbray people
Eating pies in all their greed
Parslow has the answer
In Frisby
Even on the road in Kibworth
There's a chance that some might see
Parslow has the answer
In Frisby
In Frisby, in Frisby, in Frisby, in Frisby
Parslow has the answer
In Frisby
*Note: When implying that the noted Drayton Parslow has the answer, I do of course mean that Drayton has the ability to guide poor misbegotten sinners to the love and grace of God who saves those who are predistined to be saved/all who call on God (delete depending on level of Arminianism/Calvinism) - but that doesn't really scan.....
I seriously just developed a small man-crush on whoever the other Rob is! Pure brilliant, including/especially the disclaimer!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all lovely comments and songs of praise.
ReplyDeleteDrayton is now taking a well-earned break. But the "new" project is taking form at Seeing the Wood for the Trees
It may be a little English for some tastes...
I was hoping this was just gonna be new storyline. I hope Drayton comes back some day! Will try to follow your new blog. This effort was brilliant and so spot on, it was hard to believe. Hope the tormenting wasn't what drove you to end it. I adored this blog, and the goofball commenters who riffed on it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are going. I never trusted that moustache. Too worldly, in my opinion. And you were shaky on Bible covers. Soon you'll be shaky on what's between them!
ReplyDeleteMy Dear Sister Prudence,
ReplyDeleteSurely you know that the good Rev'd would never be shaky. Or are was that a typo for snaky? Then, of course, there can be no argument, not that an Independent Baptist can argue.
And, Brother Ron,
How long do you think that we can extend these comments?
While I feel the good Rev'd meant well, one must never compromise the Scriptures. If he identified the "hart" of Psalms as a Chinese creature, can he be trusted to accurately exegete Isaiah 53? After all, we are exhorted to beware of the little foxes that spoil the grapes. We must identify every error before it grows into faith-denying heresy. I devoutly hope that the earnest folks at Frisby on Soar Independent Baptist Chapel can find a new minister who does not disappoint them with personal flights of fancy on mammals in the Old Testament.
ReplyDeleteNo! Stop! Yoy can't go! This site has been a refreshment to my soul! I have enjoyed this thorougly and received much spiritual guidance from these pages.
ReplyDeleteMore pragmatically, this is one of only five sites linked to from the home page of my blog so I am now 20% poorer. Not that anyone visits said site so the link won't have brought much benefit to you - but the good Lord know all the same.
May the Lord smile on the next stage of your road.
So, Rod, keep the comments up. Say things to make the good Rev'd feel horribly guilty for neglecting his flocked—or is it his fleeced? And, as people keep flocking or fleeing in to read the intelligent comments, your pasture will continually be fed by the missing pastor.
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