Comments on Ambassador Watch: Jared of Hippo?

A question about the three deacons who escorted De...

2007-04-10T12:25:00.000+12:00

A question about the three deacons who escorted Dennis out of the building - were they assistant Deacons or super Deacons?

Dennis, You said, "I took the quiz and it summoned...

2007-04-06T15:25:00.000+12:00

Dennis,

You said, "I took the quiz and it summoned three deacons who escorted me out of the building..."

Were they wearing arm-bands?

~Mel

I took the quiz and it summoned three deacons who ...

2007-04-06T10:19:00.000+12:00

I took the quiz and it summoned three deacons who escorted me out of the building...

I just took the quiz and got Melito of Sardis.

2007-04-06T09:21:00.000+12:00

I just took the quiz and got Melito of Sardis.

KevinProbably just as well you don't remember ;-)...

2007-04-06T08:33:00.000+12:00

Kevin

Probably just as well you don't remember ;-) ... The discussions were on one of Bill Ferguson's boards - JBAS or Ekklesia. Have emailed you off-blog.

Gavin

Thanks, Gavin. You'll have to remind me of which ...

2007-04-06T07:46:00.000+12:00

Thanks, Gavin. You'll have to remind me of which board and discussions they were, though. I'm unfortunately drawing a blank!

One odd thing, WCG-related, recently happened. I ordered a copy of an old book by G. Ernest Wright, The Old Testament Against Its Environment, and it turned out to be a library copy from the Big Sandy Ambassador campus. Weird! And then you pop up. Small world....

Neat quiz. Like Kevin, I wound up as Melito of Sar...

2007-04-06T03:10:00.000+12:00

Neat quiz. Like Kevin, I wound up as Melito of Sardis.

The scary thing is, it actually fits my self-image pretty well ;-)

Oh, one more thing. Regarding the first question:...

2007-04-06T01:11:00.000+12:00

Oh, one more thing. Regarding the first question:

"When you hear the co-worker in the next cubicle utter heresy, you instinctively…"

This answer:

b. hit him with a mallet and then question his masculinity.

Sounds rather like St. John Chrysostom or St. Jerome. In one of his homilies, St. John Chrysostom advised his flock to punch anyone in the face who claimed it is a sin to drink alcoholic beverages. Then, he said, when they arrested you, you should tell the judge that it's the guy you punched who should be arrested, for blaspheming God by speaking ill of something good that He created.

Yeah, there's a reason St. John was driven into exile . . . .

Hmm, well, oddly enough my quiz results actually m...

2007-04-06T01:07:00.000+12:00

Hmm, well, oddly enough my quiz results actually make some kind of sense. I am St. Melito of Sardis:

"You have a great love of history and liturgy. You’re attached to the traditions of the ancients, yet you recognize that the old world — great as it was — is passing away. You are loyal to the customs of your family, though you do not hesitate to call family members to account for their sins."

Actually that's an uncanny description of me. I'm kind of freaked out now. How could they know??? It also seems fitting, given my WCG background, and given that my patron saint is St. Polycarp of Smyrna, that I would be identified with another great Quartodeciman Catholic saint.

Anyway, thanks for sharing this, Gavin. "Jared of Hippo" -- makes me laugh. It's always good to start the day with a smile and a laugh.