Surprise?

Mukluk, Rex, Shaky, Daisy, and Scooty messed me up as a kid. These were the dogs that organized my neighborhood into districts of terror. Their barking, chasing, and biting turned me against the whole canine family (which is a subspecies of the gray wolf mind you)....

Better than Betsy

Betsy would lay mutilated mice at our doorstep to please us. I was scared of mice, so it was pleasing to see them dead. Betsy became a hero of mine, the kind of hero who is not allowed in the house. I applied Betsy’s trick to my relationship with God somewhere along...

I’m sorry I broke your tail bone…

Saw an old photo that reminded me of an incident. “April, I’m sorry I broke your tail bone…” I was trying to be funny, to get April’s attention, to make her “like” me. Who knew that pulling a chair out from underneath someone as they sit, does not make you...

Awkward…

“How many guitarist does it take to change a light bulb? 11…1 to do it and 10 to stand around saying how much better they could have done it.” You know, it ‘s easy to judge people who do things. Anthony, Danny, and I, were searching for some new worship songs to sing...

Ask, Seek, Knock

On Sunday we talked about asking, seeking, and knocking. Jesus said that if we do these things the door would be opened to us. What I liked best is that we are qualified to ask. There is nothing we have done or can do to disqualify ourselves from that position. Thank...