Bible Studies

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But,
thanks be to God,
that you who were
once slaves of sin
have become
obedient
from the heart
to the standard
of teaching
to which
you were committed..
[Romans 6:17]
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"What was he:
studying for
his DOCTORATE,
LORD?"

"Who,
child."

"PAUL!"

"Ah."

"It reads like a
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION!"

[SMILE.]

"It's almost as bad,
as studying HEBREW."

[NOD.]
[GAZE AT A FLOWER
CLOSING FOR THE
NIGHT ON THE SAN
ANTONIO PLAIN.]

(Shrug.)
"Nu?"

[CHUCKLE.]

"I almost got in an
argument, last night,
Lord."

"I know,
Mein kinder."

"You KNOW?"

[PATIENT NOD.]

"That's WEIRD."
(Thoughtful pause.)
(Squint.)
"I thought You
might have been
watchin' TV,
or somethin."

[BURST OUT LAUGHING!]
"No,
My precious."

"Yeah;
now, that '24' is over
for another year. "
(Sigh.)
"I don't blame You,
Lord."

[PATIENT SIGH.]

(Deep thought.)
"Poor JACK: they
had him sick with that
germ-warfare-stuff,
for half the SHOW!"

[PATIENT GAZE
OUT ON THE PACIFIC
OCEAN.]
[TENDER TOUCH ON
A WHALE'S RUBBERY
BACK.]
[WHALE RESPONDS
WITH ITS MOURNFUL
WAIL*.]

(Frown.)
(Shake scruffy head,
sadly.)
"Poor Jack."

[PATIENT SILENCE.]

"What'd Ya think
of that TONY-character,
LORD? Was he SLY...
or WHAT?"

[PATIENT GAZE.]

(Squint up at ceiling.)
"You don't WATCH
much TV.....
do Ya, LORD?"

"I see everything,
Mein kinder."

(Shake head,
in earnest.)
(Look up.)
"LORD?
You don't think
'BEWITCHED'
was a bad show,
DO Ya?"

[CHUCKLE.]

"Aw!
Come ON!
It was a cute SHOW!"

[AFFECTIONATE SMILE.]

"Me and my Dad
used ta' watch it:
every Wednesday night."

[NOD.]

(Silence.)
(Look away.)
(Blink.)
"So, eh......
anyhow,
this 'Romans'
is really BAD,
Lord."

"Why,
My child."

(Kvetchy face.)
"It's too......
too....
HIGHBROW.
Too hard to
UNDERSTAND."

"I wrote It,
for you,
child."

(Squinch up face,
like one who's just
eaten a sour lemon.)
"ME?
WHY?"
(Stare up at ceiling.)
"YOU know I don't
like stuff,
like THAT!"

[SMILE.]
[NOD.]

(Munching on a lemon-
face.)
"It's so DRY!"

[PATIENT SMILE.]

(Thoughtful nod.)
"Yeah....
Paul was definitely
the wrong guy
to WRITE it."

[PATIENT NOD.]
[TOUCH ONE OF
THE ICY RINGS OF
SATURN.]

"The writers
of '24' would'a
done a much better
job."

"I understand,
Mein kinder."

(Silence.)

[SILENCE.]

"Remember when
Endora used to turn
Darrin....
into a FROG,
LORD?"

"Yes,
My child."

(Silence.)

[GENTLE SMILE.]
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And,
having been set
free
from sin,
have become slaves
of righteousness.
[Romans 6:18]
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*No pun intended.

Dedicated to Irene
and Javan: my 24-buddies.

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