Monday School

Preventing the flood: The Story of Noah Bible Stories for Grown Ups A child’s view: I would bet there aren’t many children (especially in the Bible Belt) that haven’t heard the story of Noah. A lovely little story about a man God told to build a boat. He did. Got made fun of in theContinue reading “Monday School”

God, Chico and Me

I think it’s safe to post this poem on my blog since it’s been over a year and I haven’t heard back from the contest I submitted it to. Then, I read that the parent company of Redbox is filing for bankruptcy. Which just happens to be the same company that publishes the Chicken SoupContinue reading “God, Chico and Me”

Why be thankful?

Have you ever wondered, what do I have to be thankful about? You feel bad. You’re sad. You’re tired. Have you ever read someone else’s thankful and said, ‘I can be thankful for that’? But they said it, should I really repeat that? You couldn’t have an original thought if you tried. Or maybe you’veContinue reading “Why be thankful?”

Testimony Tuesday

Many years ago, I used to work with a person from a very different part of the world. I made terrible fun of this person because even on the hottest days of the year, person would spend lunch breaks in a HOT car. Windows up, asleep. For reasons I never understood and honestly, didn’t careContinue reading “Testimony Tuesday”

Human Being

Part 1 All he could hear was distorted sounds. Sounds like nails on a chalkboard. Scraping, squealing sounds. If these noise was words, not one syllable was recognizable. And they hurt. He thought his ears were bleeding but they never were. He uncovered one eye to see two figures standing before him. Tall creatures. MostContinue reading “Human Being”

Monday School: dance

“5 Things Christians Label as ‘Sin’ That Aren’t Actually Sinful”: Dancing What happens when your favorite song comes on the radio? If you are in the car? No one wants you to break out into a salsa when you’re doing 80 on the interstate. But we tend to want to move our bodies. Shake ourContinue reading “Monday School: dance”

Thankful Thursday: words

“Many ignore what they don’t want to deal with. Ignoring doesn’t change things. It doesn’t make them go away.” EGYPT-THEGOODVIBE.CO I’ve been trying to ignore something since October 2022 and it just won’t go away. The ability to say what I need to say escapes me. When I try to verbalize my feelings I either:Continue reading “Thankful Thursday: words”