"Holy" Crap Shoot (Acts 1:23-26)
So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. Then they all prayed, “O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.” Then they cast lots, and Matthias was selected to become an apostle with the other eleven. (Acts 1:23-26 NLT) Ok, so Jesus gets executed, buried, and then comes back to life. Then He magically appears out of thin air to His disciples three times over a period of 40 days. Then, one day while they are walking down the street, Jesus gives a paragraph's worth of instruction to the Eleven remaining disciples before He blasts off into outer space like Neo at the end of the Matrix. No wait, it gets better. Then, not knowing what hit 'em, the disciples decide to have an on-going prayer meeting/Bible study to discuss what to do next. After a few days Peter stands up and says, "Guys, I've been read...