As one travels along the so-called Sunset Highway, near the crest of the Sylvan hill one spots a sign advertising the presence of a church. I don’t have much use for churches in general, but this one amuses me.

Its logo consists, as near as I can tell, of the image of a white bird going down in flames. No, I’m not kidding. You see the stylized white dove (common Christian imagery, that) and above it is a wavy, spiky line that is supposed to denote… something. An aura, perhaps. It looks like nothing so much as a representation of fire.

Can anyone explain what may have possessed the designer to go with such a motif? I’m sure there’s a valid theological reason; I just can’t come up with an idea which doesn’t involve the concept of a church poking fun at itself.

I remain amused, of course.