UNORTHODOX
GRILL STARTER

Topics: Alcohol; Consequences; Drunkenness; Foolishness; Judgment; Sowing and Reaping

References: Proverbs 20:1; Romans 6:23; 13:13; Galatians 6:7–8; Ephesians 5:18

While preparing for a cookout July 3, 2006, a Delaware man decided to use gunpowder rather than charcoal or lighter fluid to get the coals glowing in his grill. The unorthodox fire preparation method blew up on him. He was severely burned.

Police said the man had been drinking.

—“Quick Takes,” World (July 22, 2006)