Survived the rapture, did you?
Don’t think of it as ‘being passed over.’ You’re an American – make money from your rejection!
There’s even a common sense guide to help you get started.
Written before the last regularly scheduled rapture, “How to Profit from the Coming Rapture” offers sound — if tongue-in-cheek — financial guidance for those of us left on Earth to fend for ourselves. (If you’re reading this, that means you.)
The writers, while having a bit of fun with the whole notion, apparently quote actual Bible verses and legends to support their economic theories. It all sounds a bit Book of Mormon to me. And since I love that Broadway show, I’m guessing this book will be fun, too!
What, you say? I haven’t read the book yet? Of course not! I had to wait and see if I got called aboard the mothership!
Now…let’s all get RICH!!!
Checking the gate
I happened upon a documentary the other morning on Sundance Channel that I highly recommend. I should be less surprised that it is about a church.
(It was Sunday, after all.)
Stone tablets are so B.C.
The documentary begins as Gazowsky and his followers are in pre-production on their full-length feature, Gravity: The Shadow of Joseph, described as a ‘biblical science fiction.’
The movie poster tagline reads “filmmaking is hard.” Gazowsky would no doubt agree. During principal photography, the novice director only manages to get two scenes in the can during their five days on location in Italy.
Cameras jam. Cranes freeze. Cords snap. Tempers flare. Of course, you see that kind of ‘tech diff’ on film sets all the time.
What makes Audience of One a must-see is watching Gazowsky lead his congregation on this journey. Despite the setbacks, the lack of funds, and — let’s face it — the project’s absolute and total failure, the preacher constantly spins the story in such a way, his followers never blink.
Even though the movie is never been made. Even though their major investor never comes through. Even though the city shuts them down.
They call it faith. But on camera, under the harsh glare of the lights, the delusions are harder to disguise.
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