I never got the diplomatic immunity vaccine, so I may not possess the proper credentials to speak regarding international relations;...

I need to be the next big thing I need to make a big TO-DO I must have some spectacular purpose That everyone will notice by the time I’m...

(To the well-intentioned worries of my friends) There’s a roaring lion on the road to Oz Seeking to intimidate or devour To fill weak and...

The Evil in Me The evil in me makes me turn to see The faults of those who’ve hurt and disappointed me And turn down the offer of a...

. . . but it began to look like the trip to the lake wasn't going to happen after all.

I knew you back when we both thought The fire was really burning After all it only took a spark And there was so much we were learning...

Short tempers, shorter fuses Quick to point out all abuses Real or imagined, they're regarded just the same The agenda - feel offended,...

. . . was always a catchy tune to me. I don't have a forest in my backyard but there are woods.

All I have is in my life Stages one and two Running simultaneously Both ordained by You I look back across the first stage And see your...

Just because "God didn't send his Son into the world to condemn the world" the first time (John 3:17), doesn't mean the mission stays the...

As a sheltered, naive teen from the Woodstock era, I had misconceptions regarding the meaning of "high church." The problems began when I...

that continue to draw me out of the shallows “The Great American Novel” Larry Norman - Only Visiting This Planet (1972) “10,000 Lures”...

but we made a lot of music, and it has lasted longer than money would have.

The Kinks Greatest Hits/the Kinks - the first album I bought; probably with my allowance money The Yes Album/Yes - I ordered this after...

. . . at churches that allow dancing The Potluck Polka (originally a line dance) The Scripture Twist (many variations) The Holy-Baloo...

I wasn't happy with the way worship was heading in our church. It certainly didn't seem to be heading in a heavenly direction. I arranged...

An idiom not likely to be heard in every protestant church: "Why Deacon Jones, I think you're throwing the baby out with the baptismal...

August 30, 2022

. . . I suppose I could start praying during commercials. Does prayer time add up? Like twenty, thirty second prayers - would that be the...

Walking by faith in our Creator, rather than by what we see, is not blind optimism. Walking by faith leads the believer on a lighted path...