But it was a Bible! I guess divine providnce and protection are not associated with these two books. More like hopeless existential suffering and misery.
You are absolutely correct, Namtac. They would indeed stop a bullet - together; maybe Grapes of Wrath by itself. But my thin paperback copy of Catcher when I was in H.S. could never have. You have to admit that here's nothing like a big thick black Bible to stop a careening bullet - especially when placed (providentially) in the RIGHT place!
Perhaps though it would be better to just shrug and duck the RANDom missile. Although we don't see eye-to-eye on many things, I don't advise testing your thesis; because the longer you're around, the more opportunity you have to be an object of God's sovereign grace - and the more interesting this blog. Well, I'll quit now - I'm out of ammunition.
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Would anyone have noticed this story if the book inquestion had been "The Grapes of Wrath" or "Catcher in the Rye"? :?
Posted on April 4, 2008 5:34 PM
But it was a Bible! I guess divine providnce and protection are not associated with these two books. More like hopeless existential suffering and misery.
Posted on April 4, 2008 8:03 PM
But they COULD stop a bullet, if they were in the right place.
Posted on April 4, 2008 8:56 PM
You are absolutely correct, Namtac. They would indeed stop a bullet - together; maybe Grapes of Wrath by itself. But my thin paperback copy of Catcher when I was in H.S. could never have. You have to admit that here's nothing like a big thick black Bible to stop a careening bullet - especially when placed (providentially) in the RIGHT place!
Posted on April 5, 2008 9:03 AM
I have a copy of "Atlas Shrugged" that'd stop a 50mm slug from a machine gun. Talk about prtective wording! :P
Posted on April 5, 2008 9:20 AM
Perhaps though it would be better to just shrug and duck the RANDom missile. Although we don't see eye-to-eye on many things, I don't advise testing your thesis; because the longer you're around, the more opportunity you have to be an object of God's sovereign grace - and the more interesting this blog. Well, I'll quit now - I'm out of ammunition.
Posted on April 5, 2008 10:13 AM