love is a curtain rod

i fell asleep with the tv on last night. it was a late night. but - in all honesty - it doesn't have to be a late night for me to fall asleep with the tv on.

i woke up early this morning to a man preaching about love and faith. i realized that some of his sermon had inadvertently seeped into my dream. this caused minor alarm. sort of like the time i (somehow!) managed to change the channel to fox news in my sleep:
i spent a few minutes determining if i had been the victim of subliminal messaging. i quickly determined that i am still not a homophobe. nor am i anti-choice. phew.

upon waking, i left the channel tuned to the sermon.

perhaps i was intrigued. likely, i was dazed.

half-awake, i listened to him.

minister: "faith is what?!"
congregation: (meakly) "law."
minister: "faith is WHAT?!"
congregation: (somewhat stronger) "law."

and then i managed to croak out, "what the hell?"

creflo dollar - the minister - had begun telling a story about hanging curtains. explaining how disastrous it is when curtains are mounted improperly. he then attempted to make his point. . .
he stated that love is a curtain rod. and faith is the curtain that it holds in place. love must be steady for faith to remain intact. if the love - ahem, curtain rod - falls, the faith falls with it.

this was a real stretch of an analogy. even his congregation seemed to respond with tired, inquisitive looks rather than the resounding "amen" that he was demanding as he proclaimed, "praise jesus!"

during the part of the program known as "the offering," creflo was asking for money to support his and his wife's ministry which is apparently known as Change Your World. CYW to their friends. they are traveling the country and will be in a city near you. that is, if you're near omaha, nebraska or birmingham, alabama.

his wife's name is taffi. with an i.

creflo and taffi dollar.

they pledge to Change Your World.

praise jesus.