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Monthly Archives: December 2016
The Lush Life
An Embarrassingly True Story I was 11 and it was my first New Year’s Eve party. Sort of. It would be at least two more years before I was allowed to attend a Real Party. The moment we stepped into Aunt … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Story Power
Tagged drunk, family, funny, kid, New Year's Eve, party
27 Comments
Deep in December
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~Mother Teresa “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged C.S. Lewis, empathy, heart, hurt, Mother Teresa, suffering
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…and Goodnight, Debbie
I posted a tribute to Carrie Fisher yesterday, with no idea that today I’d be posting one about her mother, Debbie Reynolds. My childhood crush, Debbie broke through to stardom in the film Singin’ in the Rain (possibly the greatest film musical ever … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Memoir, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged Carrie Fisher, death, Debbie Reynolds, love, mother, Princess Leia
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Goodnight, Sweet Princess…
Nimble-witted, tempestuous, and almost too tender-hearted for her own good–that’s the Carrie Fisher I remember. Goodnight, sweet princess. Praying* for the girl I met long ago and for the woman she became. I wrote an indirect tribute to her a while back. If … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Memoir, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged Carrie Fisher, Christian, death, faith, prayer, Princess Leia
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The Wishing Map 45
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eleven: …and Found (Continued) Previously: Zack continued to search for his sister Gina, while she herself sought the help of…
Posted in Books, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged black widow, captive, danger, fantasy, pixie, revenge
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Overlooked
Some of my friends’ birthdays fall on or near Christmas day and so, sadly, they tend to be overlooked. Take my friend Jesus, for example.
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged birthday, Christmas, funny, holidays, Jesus, joke, overlooked
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Ants on the Sidewalk
Socrates said, “The only thing that makes me wiser than anyone else is that I know I know nothing.” It’s good to remind ourselves from time to time how clueless we truly are. Think of it this way: You are … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith, Story Power
Tagged ants, God, physics, quantum, reality
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A Different Kind of Wall
Bil was a proud man (yes, he spelled his name that way). Trust me, I know because I have an excess of pride myself. I came to know him when he played the lead role in my production of A … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith, Story Power
Tagged Away in a Manger, carol, Christmas, God, love
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What Song is This?
One of my favorite Christmas melodies What Child is This? (Greensleeves) is believed by many to have been written by Henry VIII for Anne Boleyn. When religious leader Thomas More refused to let them marry, Henry had More executed. I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor
Tagged carol, Christmas, funny, Greensleeves, Henry VIII, Richard Nixon, What Child is This
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