Outrageous Allegiance?!

There are some jaw dropping vignettes into the corruption, even vile attributes of the church (spiritual community) Christ belonged to. Saturday night Simon had a party in honor of Jesus. Things were going well until this woman came in and spilled a 12-ounce container of exquisite perfume on Him. It […]

Act Like an Adult

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother.  (Proverbs 6:20) I have a calculator.  It causes me no end of trouble.   You see, if I don’t poke in the right numbers, it won’t give me the right answer.  That’ s unreasonable.  It’s supposed to be a help and […]

Beni’s Place

Beni hated naps. He simply could not see why he should have to take a nap when there was serious playing to be done. The trouble was he did get sleepy, but he would not come in to take a nap. He would simply lay down to rest for a […]

Reckless Gift

As a rather young girl, she was started down a path of dire sin. It was a path she did not wish to pursue. She, at one point, was under the control of seven demons. Demons can exact heavy demands. Inside, Mary wanted desperately to be cleared of the demons, […]

No Permanent Goodbyes

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (Psalms 34:18) My grandfather used to say that deaths in family’s came in threes. He said it was like a pattern and I’d see it as I got older. I never really noticed it until three years ago when […]

Jack the Wagon Dog

“I can’t wait to take my first dog wagon ride. Is Daddy finished harnessing up Jack yet?” asked Fawn  “Not quite,” said Mother. “He is still making sure that the harness is hooked up to the wagon right. Then he said he is going to take the first trip to […]

Resources

I am going to speak briefly regarding resources. The most primary resource is thought. Everything else we wish to call a resource becomes a resource as we apply thought to the accomplishment of our desires. Examples might be pencil and paper, people, money, real estate, time. Thought is required to […]

Slow Down, Simplify

Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. (I Peter 5:7) Worry, worry, worry, stress, stress and more stress – that’s what daily life can sometimes feel like.    It doesn’t matter if you are the CEO of a company, a nursing student working on state boards, or a mother seeing the child […]

Dog Days

It was July, and the hot, sticky days followed one another like soldiers in file. Dad came home and announced, “We’re all going up to Grandma’s farm for the next few days. We all need a change.”  “Can Jack come too?” asked Fawn.  “Sure, he’d love the pond. Newfoundlands like […]