What if Phyllis Tickle and Nadia Bolz-Weber had a Freaky Friday moment?

While you weren't looking, Phyllis Tickle and Nadia Bolz-Weber went to the C21 conference AND SWITCHED PLACES. It's true.

Phyllis switching places, Freaky Friday-style, with Nadia Bolz Weber at the C21 conference last year.

Jana Riess

January 10, 2014 at 4:50 p.m. ET

See? Phyllis Tickle HAS TATTOOS NOW.

I’ve been tweeting from the C21 conference in Denver (#C21Denver), which is a wonderful gathering of innovative Christians who want to hear new ideas about Christianity in the 21st century. My fellow RNS blogger Jonathan Merritt rocked the house yesterday with his opening speech, and the event has been filled with energy ever since.

I’ll blog about a couple of the talks once I’m not trying to keep up with all the fabulous conversations here . . . but in the meantime I wanted to post this little note today to tell you the truth:

PHYLLIS TICKLE AND NADIA BOLZ-WEBER HAVE SWITCHED PLACES HERE JUST TO TRICK YOU.

The proof is in the photographs. Behold Nadia in a tweedy suit, eloquently spouting commentary about the Protestant Reformation; see also Phyllis getting all in your face with her tattoos and glorious sewer mouth.

This conference really changes people, man.

More as I know it.

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