august 2002, next-wave magazine
 
LOL, God!
A chat-room paraphrase of Genesis 18
by
Andrew Careaga

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(Note: this is part of a series of "chat-room
paraphrases" of Scripture Andrew Careaga is doing as
part of an experimental translation of Bible
episodes.)
* Abraham <fatherofnations@mamre.com> sits in the door
of his tent, wiping his brow
* Elohim <God@heaven.org> enters #Mamre_Plains
* Strange_Angel1 <cherubdude1@heaven.org> enters
#Mamre_Plains
* Strange_Angel2 <cherubdude2@heaven.org> enters
#Mamre_Plains
<Abraham> hello!
* Abraham runs out of the tent to meet the three
visitors
* Elohim smiles at Abraham
* Abraham bows down before Elohim, Strange_Angel1 and
Strange_Angel2
* Abraham hopes these visitors will stay in his chat
room, even though no one else is here but him and
Sarah-afk
<Abraham> Please stay and rest awhile!
* Abraham fetches three bowls of water and places them
before each guest
* Elohim smiles
* Strange_Angel1 smiles too
* Strange_Angel2 grins
<Abraham> Are you hungry? <Abraham> Let me fix you something!
<Elohim> ‘k
<Strange_Angel1> kewl
<Strange_Angel2> *smiles*
<Abraham> brb
* Abraham rushes back into the tent
<Abraham> /notice Sarah-afk Quick! We have guests in
the chat room! Whip up some bread!
<Sarah-afk> /notice Abraham ok * Sarah-afk is now known as Sarah-baking-bread
* Abraham runs to his herd of cattle, grabs a choice
calf, and gives it to a servant
* Abraham tells the servant to kill the calf and cook
some steaks for his visitors
* Elohim smiles
* Abraham returns with milk and yogurt on a tray
<Abraham> Friends, please eat!
<Abraham> Sarah is baking bread, and my servant is
cooking steaks
* Elohim nods, then digs in
<Elohim> mmmmm
* Strange_Angel2 gulps down the milk, wipes the
mustache off on his robe sleeve
* Abraham leans against a tree, watching his guests
eat
* Sarah-baking-bread is now known as Sarah
* Abraham directs his servant to serve the steaks and
bread
* Strange_Angel1 wolfs down the steak
<Strange_Angel1> *buuuuuuurp!*
<Strange_Angel1> oops!
<Strange_Angel1> ‘scuse me lol
<Abraham> lol!
<Elohim> lolol!
* Abraham grins
<Elohim> Where is Sarah? She's done baking bread...
<Strange_Angel1> yeah, where's Sarah?
<Strange_Angel2> ??? Sarah?
* Abraham points toward the tent
<Abraham> in there
<Elohim> I'll be back about this time next year...
<Elohim> and Sarah your wife will have a son
* Sarah rolls her eyes
* Sarah laughs
* Sarah chortles
* Sarah howls
<Sarah> LOL, God!
<Sarah> *mutters under her breath* no way! * Elohim turns to Abraham
<Elohim> Why is Sarah laughing?
<Elohim> Does she think she's too old?
* Sarah peeks around the tent and nods
* Abraham nods
<Elohim> Is anything to hard for the Lord?
<Elohim> I'll be back next year...
<Elohim> and mark my words...
<Elohim> she'll have a son
<Sarah> um...i didn't laugh
<Elohim> lol!
<Elohim> You did too!
* Elohim rofl
<Sarah> lol
* Strange_Angel1 motions to Strange_Angel2
<Strange_Angel1> c'mon
<Strange_Angel1> let's go check out what's happening
in #Sodom
<Strange_Angel2> k
<Strange_Angel1> bbl
* Strange_Angel1 <cherubdude1@heaven.org> has left
#Mamre_Plains
* Strange_Angel2 <cherubdude2@heaven.org> has left
#Mamre_Plains
 

Andrew Careaga is the author of eMinistry: Connecting to the Net Generation and E-vangelism: Sharing the Gospel in Cyberspace . He also writes regularly on his weblog, bloggedyblog.blogspot.com. His next book, Hooked on the Net, will be published later this year by Kregel.

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