Phil,

That story about the pastor jumping off the platform reminds me of a joke:

A young pastor was preparing a sermon.  He was afraid that his mind might go 
blank and he wouldn't remember what to say.  An older pastor advised him to 
just repeat what he said before the memory lapse and emphasize it.  Sure 
enough, his mind went blank during this sermon, and, standing back a little 
from the pulpit and stepping forward, he repeated this sentence: "Behold, I 
come quickly!"  Still, he couldn't think of what to say next.  He stepped 
farther back from the pulpit and moved toward it more quickly.  Again, he 
said, "Behold, I come quickly!"  Still, he was lost.  He backed even farther 
away from the pulpit, ran toward it, and crashed into it, spilling books, 
bibles and papers.  He fell head first into a lady's lap.

"Oh, oh, I'm so so sorry!  I'm so sorry!" he cried.

"That's okay," she said, "You warned me three times."

sharon