Originally posted by Dom Sinclair
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Originally posted by Dom Sinclair
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Since you're such a fan of the story of Noah's Ark, I suggest you take a whole five minutes away from chattering like the love child of a meth-addicted squirrel and a Kardashian and read this wonderful telling of the tale. I'll even paste the first few paragraphs to get you started:
“Today, we’ll be reading a special story, one you probably all know already.”
“The birth of Jesus and the three wise men and drummer boy?” Ginny asked eagerly. “Christmas is coming soon!”
“No, Ginny, we’re still in Genesis. And this is before Jesus came!” Shirlee loved Ginny’s enthusiasm. “A long time ago — four THOUSAND years, more than half the whole age of the Earth! — there lived a man named Noah. His story is told in the book of Genesis, chapters 5 through 8. Would anyone like to tell me how the story goes?”
“Oh, I know this one,” said Ginny. “My mother read it to me from her Big Book of Bible Stories many times. I can tell it!”
Shirlee sat back, looking around the room. Not seeing any other hands raised, she told Ginny to go ahead.
“Well, all the people were ignoring God and not doing what He told them to do, so God came to Noah and told him to build a big boat. Noah and his three sons built the boat, and all their neighbors came around and made fun of them, building a big boat so far from the ocean. Noah invited them to come on the ark with him and his family, but they laughed and told him he was crazy!”
“Interesting,” said Shirlee. “You’re sure that’s what the storybook said?”
“Oh, yes! They even had a drawing of the neighbors throwing rotten tomatoes at Noah!”
“Tomatoes? That’s not possible,” Mark objected.
“The birth of Jesus and the three wise men and drummer boy?” Ginny asked eagerly. “Christmas is coming soon!”
“No, Ginny, we’re still in Genesis. And this is before Jesus came!” Shirlee loved Ginny’s enthusiasm. “A long time ago — four THOUSAND years, more than half the whole age of the Earth! — there lived a man named Noah. His story is told in the book of Genesis, chapters 5 through 8. Would anyone like to tell me how the story goes?”
“Oh, I know this one,” said Ginny. “My mother read it to me from her Big Book of Bible Stories many times. I can tell it!”
Shirlee sat back, looking around the room. Not seeing any other hands raised, she told Ginny to go ahead.
“Well, all the people were ignoring God and not doing what He told them to do, so God came to Noah and told him to build a big boat. Noah and his three sons built the boat, and all their neighbors came around and made fun of them, building a big boat so far from the ocean. Noah invited them to come on the ark with him and his family, but they laughed and told him he was crazy!”
“Interesting,” said Shirlee. “You’re sure that’s what the storybook said?”
“Oh, yes! They even had a drawing of the neighbors throwing rotten tomatoes at Noah!”
“Tomatoes? That’s not possible,” Mark objected.





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