With Mother’s Day approaching I have been thinking of my mother. I wrote this five years ago. It was my…
Christian Clichés Sermon Series – Lies About God
God Needed Another Angel Biblical text: John 11:1-40 New Living Translation A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in…
Christian Clichés Series- Lies About God
God Helps Those Who Help Themselves Biblical texts: Luke 5:17-26 New Living Translation 17 One day while Jesus was teaching,…
The Last Tree
“Tessa, the guy who’s power washing right now also paints!” As Ward looked at his wife of thirty-three years…
Joseph the Dreamer
Joseph, the Dreamer Advent 4 “A” Matthew 1:18-25 When I was growing up my Papa would so often look at…
Freedom? A short story
A friend reminded me of this story I wrote from a few years back that drew us together since we…
Sebastian’s Springtime Adventure
This is an account of an actual event from 1984 through the eyes of one of the cats I have…
Unhelpful Things People Say When Someone Dies or How God Gets Blamed for Death.
This sermon was delivered on All Saints Sunday, a day to remember those who have died during the past year.…
What’s it Like to Be Adopted?
Ephesians 1:3-14 Lynn was four years old, living in a foster home. She asked her foster mother whether she could…
Cleansing Rain
It was raining. Not a good sign. Rain usually meant a cooped in eleven-year-old. Never needing an excuse to lash…
