Weekly Thoughts

Abusive Relationships/ Spiritual Abuse #2

Hi all, A very old couple in old clothes that were fashionable decades ago shuffled into a hamburger place one day and ordered 1 hamburger, 1 order

Abusive Relationships #1, Transfer of Guilt

Hi all, We have a ceiling fan in the middle of our bedroom with 2 pull chains hanging down to switch the fan and light on and off if we don't want to

Spirit of Prophecy #2 (Girl, Word/Word)

Hi all, Yesterday Chris and I were talking with a store clerk who was at least in her 50's, but as we paid and Chris rolled (wheelchair) through the

Spirit of Prophecy #1 (Spiritual Types)

Hi all, One day when my parents were out for the evening and the babysitter was doing her homework, my brothers and I decided we would build a

When was Jesus Born?

Hi all, File this under fun and helpful rather than deep and heavy, and I hope you find it interesting. You have no doubt heard that Jesus wasn't

Now I Get it #4, White Stone

Hi all, This autumn we took a trip with others to visit friends in house churches in the US area called 'New England', which is the far northeast

Now I Get It #3, Friend at Midnight

Hi all, The summer I turned 16 my mother took we 4 kids and my cousin who was also about to turn 16, camping around Europe for nearly a month. Mom had

Now I Get It #2, Braid, Veil

Hi all, When I pick Chris up from the group home one of the first things he does is reach for my phone because on it I have a play list of children's

Now I Get It #1, What Jesus Wrote in Dust

Hi all, Barb's dad was legendary for using one word when he meant another, or completely messing up the pronunciation of words he meant to say, which

What is Taking up the Cross #4, Strongholds

Hi all, Last week I told the stories of 3 people who crucified old ways of thinking so they could begin thinking new thoughts: The teen who stole from

What is Taking up the Cross #3, Poison

Hi all, Once in a while I get in the mood for a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, and this was one of those days. We had some Irish 'Steel

What is Taking up the Cross #2, Rhino

Hi all, There are 2 benchmark events in my life that confirmed something I had tried to keep quiet, crammed into the back of my mind for years, but

What is Taking up the Cross #1, Cheeseburger

Hi all, I'm starting with a confession of sin, something I've had to deal with over the years that only recently have I overcome, and that overcoming

Why no Rapture last week? #3 Urgent/Import

Hi all, It was budget time at the Bible school where I was Executive Director, and that meant about 2 million dollars had to be worked through in

Why no Rapture last week #2

Hi all, In what seems like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I owned 2 pizza delivery stores. At one of them I had a manager who was well

Why no Rapture Last Week #1

Hi all, There is a well done little movie playing in the US right now called 'Mr. Holmes'. Set in 1947, it is about detective Sherlock Holmes at age

Knowing Sacred/ Fear of God #2, Chris/ The Girl

Hi all, Chris and the 'girl' Chris and I were in a Lowe's store - which is a home improvement store selling tools and lumber, lighting

Knowing Sacred/Fear of God #1, Solomon

Hi all, I've heard and read repeatedly over the years I'm supposed to have the fear of God, but no sermon nor book has ever told me how I could get