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William W. Elkins is a United Methodist pastor who serves in the Great New Jersey Annual Conference and teaches as an adjunct at The Theological School, Drew University and New Brunswick Theological Seminary. He was editor of the Journal of Scriptural Reasoning. His academic interests are the relations between scriptural interpretation and philosophy.

…and now for something completely different!
November 1, 2013 – 3:06 am | Comments Off on …and now for something completely different!
…and now for something completely different!

by Bill Elkins

Using Monty Python as his muse and Jesus as his guide, the author notes that these parables are completely different from Monty Python’s story of exploding overindulgence. But does it matter that “something completely different” is possible? In this consumptive addictive culture what can keep us from exploding from overindulgent overconsumption?