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Words of Joy
Music of the Morning
Cottonwoods whispering good morning to the clouds Blades of Bermuda waving bye to the butterflies Incoming—sparrows at 90 degrees Man attempts to mimic nature’s melodies The ting-a-ling of a triangle The bellowing of a bass drum The bell choir echo But none can match The breeze clapping with the hickory leaves Or the croak of the bull frog tuba The tick-a-tick of the cicada percussionists And the tap…tap…tap from... »
For Dorothy
I sit and wait to hear the beat of the wings of angels. Sorrow and sadness and pain wait to fly to Glory. Remembering a hard life of toil, no wealth or grandeur to comfort and sustain me. Looking for the joy to replace the pain… the Son, to fill the darkness of despair. God grants each their individual gifts of service. Mine were family and home. Well done—Well... »
Pound Puppies
Plopped into my pastoral setting Pawned off… A pandemic problem. Pregnant pit bull pleading… Protecting…persevering in the public panic. Pups posturing for prime positions. Peer pressure impels me to put them down. No pardon, parole, time off for good behavior permitted here. Pathos permeates my perspective… Never... »
Stirrin things up!
I don’t know if you heard about it yet but the church mouse is aware of some juicy gossip! Now that I have your attention, read on for the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey would say. A while back things got a little stirred up around this here church. The young folk and the old folk were... »
A Heavenly Host Observation
A little stressed? Popping Pepcid? Must be Christmastime. You know, the proverbial hustle and bustle, shop ’til you drop, Hallelujah Chorus sing-a-thon, the ding and the dong of the to and fro. You’ve been given a part in the school seasonal soirée, homeroom Mom in charge of 3 children’s Christmas chaos (all at different schools), finally get to... »
The Widow’s Mite
Little Axe has mites!! And God wants more!! You mean, you haven’t noticed all those itsy bitsy things lately? Oh, you though C.M. was talking about bugs. (LOL). No, C.M. is talking about the widow’s mites. You know, the kind from the parable. Jesus was teaching those who thought they were giving a lot of money to God.... »
The “Ho-Hum” Conversion
Let’s see, where should I start….I was saved when I was 6 years old. Hmmmm…Sounds kinda ho-hum doesn’t it? No bright lights illuminating the moment, no clap of thunder or pounding rain. The enlightenment happened deep, deep, oh deep down down in my heart. When I got saved, God reached down in that dark void and... »
Commitment and Promises
Have you every made a serious commitment? Have you kept it? What if we all didn’t keep our commitments? If a parent didn’t commit to rearing their child—that child may be neglected or even die. Over 50% of today’s marriages break the pledge of “till death do us part.” Look where that has gotten us. Athletes could change their minds... »
A Good Name
What do you think of when you read these names: Attila the Hun, Jezebel, Sadaam Hussein, Gary Gilmore, Jim Jones, Lizzy Borden, Charles Manson, Monica Lewinski, Delilah. It’s not a pretty picture is it? Some of these names you may not see used again since the name has been so tarnished no one wants their child to... »
Blue Pitchers
Once upon a time there were 3 blue pitchers missing from the church kitchen. An all points bulletin had been delivered so the thieves (or forgetful borrowers) could return then. So with red faces and contrite hearts 5 pitchers were returned! Somehow or other the math just didn’t add up. This reminded me of one of God’s... »
Animals Needing Rescue
Abby
3 year old Terrier, Staffordshire
Female Spayed
3 year old Terrier, Staffordshire
Female Spayed
More dogs (and cats) available at:
Second Chance Animal Sanctuary
