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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Ticket to Heaven?
Real faith, life-changing faith, isn’t legal, it’s relational. So if you’re asking, “How do I get into heaven?” you’re asking the wrong question. Heaven is God’s home, as it were, and the way to “get in” isn’t to pick the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged faith, God, heaven, home, John 1:12, relationship
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Fool’s Odyssey 23
To read Fool’s Odyssey from the beginning, click here. Chapter Six: Bread Upon the Water (Continued) Previously: Having failed to find “the reason,” The Fool flew home to a place where everyone invents their own. ↔ Mourning Becomes Elective It was … Continue reading
Posted in Fool's Odyssey, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Poetry
Tagged Ecclesiastes, fool, search, truth, wisdom
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Clever Animals
Animals are cleverer than we give them credit for. They can… Operate their own café: “How would you like your eggs, sir?” Keep the fire going while we’re away. Overcome ridiculous odds. Do impressions of famous movie characters. Create new … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Mitchellaneous, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged animals, clever, dogs, elephant, funny, love
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The Wishing Map 23
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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Six: Zack’s Back (Continued) Previously: Zack returned home only to discover that his sister Gina had gone “into” the Map…
Posted in Culture, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged choice, danger, difficult, fantasy, fear, God
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Dear Democrats, Dear Republicans
“Dear Democrats: Republicans are evil and must be stopped at any cost!” ~Your friend, Lucifer “Dear Republicans: Democrats are evil and must be stopped at any cost!” ~Your friend, Lucifer Funny how adding an “r” to fiend makes the message … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Mitchellaneous
Tagged convention, Democrat, devil, evil, Lucifer, politics, Republican
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The Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Beauty abides in common things If only we choose to see it And grace will turn our limbs to wings If only we choose to free it
Fool’s Odyssey 22
To read Fool’s Odyssey from the beginning, click here. Chapter Six: Bread Upon the Water (Continued) Previously: A failure in his brief lives of materialism, sensualism, and idealism, The Fool found no new lives to pursue. ↔ The next day I bought … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fool's Odyssey, Memoir, Poetry, Story Power
Tagged desperation, failure, idealism, lost, philosophy
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The Wishing Map 22
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Six: Zack’s Back Previously: In search of her brother Zack, Gina figured out how to “fall into” Ismara. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ The…
Posted in Books, Culture, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged danger, falling, fantasy, mystery, Zack
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The Pain We Feel, the Pain We Cause
A high percentage of abusers were themselves abused as children. We all inherit legacies of brokenness, “the sins of the father.” Even those of us who are from “good families.” Yes, even our children. God calls each of us to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged abuse, forgiveness, goodness, healing, Romans 12:2, sins
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Wrath
Rage is the bastard child of Wrath and Pride It destroys all before it In Nice, France, its homage to death rises like heat in the desert When will it end? When we refuse to let it sleep with Pride When we tell … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Poetry
Tagged anger, death, Ephesians 4:26, Nice France, pride, William Blake, wrath
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