Summary

The story “Museum” reads, in its entirety, “We were not interested the way we thought we would be interested” (61).

The Lord tries to figure out a catchphrase, i.e. “I Am Who I Am” (62), but is not satisfied with the results.

Dick Vandewater, sailor and deacon, tries to recall what God had spoken to him one night, when he was sailing by himself. However, right as he remembers, Vandewater has a stroke and dies.

The story “I Pity the Fool” shares an excerpt of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s writings from prison.

“Temporal lobe epilepsy” (65) is described as having accidentally positive side effects, such as producing “raptures” that helped Dostoevsky write, or producing spiritual visions in the mind of a Carmelite nun.

The Biblical story of Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac is retold in modern language: angels visit Sarah and tell her, despite her old age...