George Swisher was a deacon of Covenant Baptist Church in San Antonio, back in the late ’90s, just before he died of AIDS. George secretly smoked pot, and then his secret was out when he hit the pipe hard during his last communion.
George Swisher was a deacon of Covenant Baptist Church in San Antonio, back in the late ’90s, just before he died of AIDS. What is remarkable is that George was, at the time, an atheist. Somehow the bylaws of our quirky little Baptist church allowed this to happen.
This is the story of how George and I met, and how he ended up becoming a secret atheist deacon.
The true story of the Manchester Terrier, a classic British Black & Tan crossbreed, whose exploits in the rat-baiting arenas of 19th century England led to the banning of that sport on two continents.
The first three gospels tell us that Jesus began his ministry with a forty day fast in the wilderness. Fasts like this were not uncommon for first century Jewish mystics like the Essenes. If Jesus began his ministry with such an event, he was clearly a practiced mystic.
Dogs with a classic black and mahogany color pattern appear from Siberia to Great Britain. Darwin believed that there was an ancient canine species, perhaps 30,000 years ago, that was easily domesticated and such a ferocious hunter and protector for his human pack that the ancient legends of four eyed dogs arose.
The Lunar Alchemist is a mysterious man I met once in San Antonio. Apparently, all 12 men who walked on the Moon went insane, and the only way to be cured from their ailment is to learn to relate to the Moon in new ways. The Lunar Alchemist has a special round computer monitor that allows for a kind of spiritual observation technique.
George Swisher was a deacon of Covenant Baptist Church in San Antonio, back in the late ’90s, just before he died of AIDS. What is remarkable is that George was, at the time, an atheist. Somehow the bylaws of our quirky little Baptist church allowed this to happen.
This is the story of George’s death, and of the lasting monument he left for our church.
