Christianity retold
The Watchful House-Sitter is based on Luke 12: 35-38
Be watchful – properly dressed, with the lights still on, as if you were a house-sitter waiting for your employer to return from an overseas wedding.
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The Friend at Midnight is based on Luke 11: 5-8
The first question is whether this parable need retelling. Even ten years ago, the idea of having to nip round to a neighbour to borrow some bread/sugar/coffee wasn’t that unusual. But nowadays, in my urban environment, getting food for an unexpected guest involves googling ’24 hour food delivery’. My friends would be justifiably annoyed if I decided to wake them up rather than just ordering a pizza. Or chicken wings, or a restaurant style meal…
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Suppose you’ve got a friend and you phone them up at midnight and say, ‘Mate, can you burn a CD copy of Perfect? I’ve just checked the CD for the wedding tomorrow and that song’s not playing and I haven’t got a CD burner!’
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