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Monthly Archives: October 2017
My Self in Quotes
“If anyone would be my disciple, let them disown themselves, take up their cross daily and follow me. Anyone who tries to save their life will lose it, but anyone who loses their life for my sake will save it.” … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged death, Jesus, life, Luke 9:23-24, rebirth, self
21 Comments
The More Like Him…
“We are His children, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.” ~1 John 3:2
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 1 John 3:2, change, Christ, eternity, God, hope, transformation
14 Comments
Movie Theaters I Have Loved
I was born loving movies, but seldom give proper credit to those magical rooms where movies blaze to life. So here are a few I have loved. The Meralta Theater in Downey, California was where my addiction began. I saw … Continue reading
Get it Write!
(And a kitten dies every time someone uses “there” for “their.”) “My spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.” ~A.A. Milne “A synonym is a word you use … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged A.A. Milne, C.S. Lewis, Douglas Adams, grammar, punctuation, Winston Churchill
24 Comments
The Wishing Map 88
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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nineteen: The Naim Games (Continued) Previously: Zack astounded the childlike naims by insisting that more than one of them could…
Posted in Books, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged disaster, fantasy, fun, pretend, storytelling, unintended
3 Comments
Stay Young
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ~Confucius “He’s not ugly, you’re just looking with ugly eyes.” ~Friend’s daughter, age 4 “I knew who I was this morning, but I’ve changed a few times since then.” ~Alice in Wonderland … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Mitchellaneous, Quips and Quotes
Tagged beauty, children, Confucius, Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, truth, wisdom
16 Comments
My Scar Stories
The Final Scar? To read my previous scar stories, click here. My two greatest hits are on my neck. Oddly, both remind me of God. I wrote previously about one. The other began with a woman doing her lipstick in … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Story Power
Tagged Abraham, headache, migraine, pain, scar, surgery
35 Comments
Batter My Heart
As a teenager, I stumbled upon the poet, John Donne, a contemporary of Shakespeare, and instantly identified with his passions, longings, and failings (“no man is an island…”). I still do. Yesterday, thanks to a smart, soulful teenager who blogs … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged God, heart, holy, John Donne, passion, sonnet
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50 Years Ago Today
October 21, 1967. We’d just come off the Summer of Love, during which my buddy Marc and I had futilely searched for a “love in.” I was enamored with the peace symbol, with the phrase “make love, not war,” with … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Religion/Faith
Tagged 1967, hippies, John 14:27, peace, protests, Vietnam War
21 Comments