The Parable of the Virus
I’ve been pretty swamped this week and haven’t had time to write anything with quality content. So, here’s another parable I wrote for my class:
“The network of God is like a latent computer virus that infects a mainframe and spreads throughout the entire system, slowly hijacking every machine from the inside out.”
~bh ><>
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It’s a good thing the network of God doesn’t use Macs, or the virus wouldn’t work.
Jake Bouma
13 Mar 08 at 1:17 am
haha. yeah, that’s true. hmmmm, i wonder if that’s a parable…
blake
13 Mar 08 at 7:42 am
[...] A blogger I read wrote his own parable this week, and it would make a great paraphrase: Blessed Community is like a latent computer virus that infects a mainframe and spreads throughout the entire system, slowly hijacking every machine from the inside out.” That’s different. [...]
Cynicism in Canon, Georgia» Making Chutney
16 Mar 08 at 8:41 pm
Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I used this in a sermon this morning. Thought it sounded like a great paraphrase of the parable of unleavened bread.
And then I come back to day so I can add the link when I post my sermon, and I find that you are talking about leaps of faith too. (Though I was thinking more along the lines of Kierkegaard.)
Great minds think alike, eh?
chutney
17 Mar 08 at 8:17 am
chutney. that’s exactly what i was trying to do with it. i’m glad someone besides me was able to get that out of it. great minds indeed. thanks for stopping by!
blake
17 Mar 08 at 9:38 am
[...] I wrote this one for my class a few weeks ago. (Don’t forget to check out the other two here and [...]
BlakeHuggins.com · Another Parable
1 May 08 at 4:14 am
Hi Blake,
I am doing an essay on contemporary metaphors for the kingdom of God. Do you mind if I use yours?
Kathy Sanahan
17 Sep 08 at 6:07 am
kathy – sure. use you whatever you like. and thanks for stopping by!
blake
18 Sep 08 at 11:10 am