Michael Haykin, eminent church historian, on the mortification of facial hair

http://mghhistor.blogspot.com/2007/01/on-mortification-of-beard.html

hmmm.

Most of those who shave here do it but once a week or so. This means that those who are bearded must beware the velcro effect when greeting those who shaved about a week ago. Separation can be difficult, noisy and uncomfortable. For this reason I generally encourage people to "laisser pousser la barbe" (allow the beard to grow).

Thanks, Tim Challies, for the link.

I think.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Well, your perception, nay, experience(!)of the facial hair issue is very hilarious. Possibly the less said the better. But the analogy with sin is seriously interesting and of course none of us are an island, as the saying goes. The effects of our sin, whether we realise it or not will inevitably affect others. That's probably what you meant isn't it? I'm a bit slow sometimes.
You could always press gang a be-stubbled volunteer and demonstrate the 'velco effect' as a visual aid for a children's story! Maybe NOT!
10:18 am
Alan said…
I do hope that Professor Haykin's tongue was firmly in his smooth cheek and that, as they say, mae e'n siarad heb flew ar ei dafod.
10:21 am
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