I am not afraid to make a fool of myself and let it be known. On my About Pat page, you can find two videos of some crazy wedding moments, including one of me dancing to some Will Smith (my wedding) and another of me singing a song on demand with friends (my friend Matt’s wedding). Not too long ago, another video surfaced of me (and friends) at another friend’s wedding. We adapted U2′s “With or Without You” to apply to our friend Tom, who was finally getting married after years of calling himself a “bachelor till the rapture.”

I should note that Tom tried to give me this title when I became single at the beginning of my senior year of college, but I raised theological concerns and so he dropped it   Since the song has interesting implications for apocalyptic eschatology, I thought I would share it (this is a thinly veiled excuse to share such silliness). Here goes:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf8G4v9Bjcc]

This quartet consists of the three groomsmen and best man. From left to right: Bob (Tom’s friend from Uganda) is on bass, Ryan (best man, former roommate) is on lead vocals, Matt (former roommate) is on the two note vocal synthesizer, and I (former roommate) am on vocal percussion.

And here are the lyrics, mostly written by Matt and his wife, Emily:

Bachelor ‘til the Rapture

Never thought we’d see the day
The great Tom Kline has fallen prey
To a girl! Who’d think it?

He claimed he’d never fall away
Insisted he could not be swayed
By a girl! Rethink it!

Bachelor ‘til the rapture!
Bachelor ‘til the rapture!

When we complained of women’s wiles,
Tom Kline would answer with a smile,
‘Dating girls? Who needs it?’

Bachelor ‘til the rapture!
Bachelor ‘til the rapture, ah!
What happened to, ‘bachelor ‘til the rapture’?

But he gave it up today
But he gave it up today
But he gave,
Yes he gave,
Yes he gave it up today

He’s Beth’s ever after
He’s Beth’s ever after, ah
Bachelor no more, he’s Beth’s ever after

Ha-oh-oh-oh
Ha-oh-oh-oh
Ha-oh-oh-oh

Bachelor ‘til the rapture?
No, Beth’s ever after, ah
Bachelor no more, he’s Beth’s ever after [end]

This is just for fun. Here are some Hesston students putting in their own lyrics to a popular song:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqbS25paRPM]

First rap song I’ve ever heard to use the term heilsgeschichte!

So, a couple people already commented on this video by Pastor Steven Anderson (Faithful Word Baptist Church, Tempe, Arizona). It’s so crazy, it’s hilarious. See posts about it by Tyler Williams, Loren Rosson, Paul Martin, and others.

Here are some of my favorite lines:

And God said a man is someone who pisses against a wall. . . No man in Germany pees standing up. That’s where we’re headed in this country, my friend. We got a bunch of pastors who pee sitting down. . . . We got a bunch of preachers, a bunch of leaders, who don’t stand up and piss against the wall like a man. And I’m gunna tell you something: that’s what’s wrong with America. . . . It’s because the editors of the NIV pee sitting down. . . . I’m gunna tell you something: I’m not gunna pee sitting down.

I knew there was a reason I didn’t like the NIV. Here’s the bit:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDxcyqeRc-4]

I am grateful that he doesn’t end his sermon by going up to the wall and urinating in front of the congregation. Personally, I’d rather listen to the folks at the Big Brother house talk about the Bible, which they did in their latest episode (the scene happens after 24 minutes and it’s just after the third to last commercial break). Jim West, on the other hand, thinks that “when people on Big Brother discuss the Bible it makes me want to pull my ears off and gouge my eyes out with a sharpened cattle prod. They must find the most ill-informed people on the planet to be on that show.” I thought it could’ve been a lot worse. Namely, it could have been Pastor Steven Anderson. You can find clips from the 24 hour live feed of the show on YouTube and here’s a clip of some more BB Bible Study (contains some offensive language):

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=qa9ehznCPc8]

To me, this shows a guy who is really interested in the Bible and paying attention to it chatting with someone else who thinks it’s worthwhile to read the Bible. They’re taking a note from Stephen Prothero! They may not understand everything or have the best hermeneutic, but at least they’re reading it.