I began to notice that Nels was starting to grow scales. Yeah, scales. Like a reptile. It just looked like he had hives at first. But then it began to spread and grow. Then it looked greasy. It was gross. His nose grew into a snout. He kept preaching at Pergamum. The strange thing was […]
A Purge In Pergamum, Chapter 3, Part 1, “Taking A Shot At Pergamum”
He put a bullet in his head or so he tried. We’re talking about Nels Crux. That’s his real name. Sounds like he is kneeling before a cross. Kinda sums him up, though. You would think that was a good thing, right? I’m not sure. Nels was the pastor in Pergamum. I had known him […]
The Further End-Time Adventures of Verb McCracken, Chapter 2, Smooshed in Smyrna, Part 4 “Verb’s For A Martyr”
Of course, with Carp gone, I was asked to fill the pulpit. We were all in mourning. I was personally distraught. Tears were streaming down my face. The church’s heartstrings had been frayed. Everyone was ripped up. It was a Friday. I’d have to preach to them on Sunday. What would I tell them? […]
The Further End-Time Adventures of Verb McCracken: Smooshed in Smyrna, Chapter 2, Part 3, “Roast Doc”
After laying in bed for several days, I was able to get up and walk around. About that same time, they came and arrested Paulie again. He was a changed man after the Great Draft. So many in his church were missing. He thought, “Oh, shoot!.” (That was the Christian version.) “I was wrong. I […]
The Further End Times Adventures of Verb McCracken, Chapter 2: Smooshed in Smyrna, Part 2, The Doc And The Serpent”
I had met Paulie in seminary years before. We were going to change the world. He was a brainiac. He graduated and went on to get his doctorate in Arabic. No, not Aramaic. That would have been made sense. He got a doctorate in Arabic. I knew some Arabic. So do you. Don’t believe […]