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Serenity Thwarted

We are prisoners in a broken culture.

Imagine, part 3

Four Years in the Desert Young adulthood kicked off with the end of college. By some miracle, I graduated from Bethany on time with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. I wanted to go to grad school to become a therapist, but my student loan dept (modest by today’s standards) freaked me out. I needed a […]

Gimme that Ole Time Religion?

There is an old song called “Give Me That Old Time Religion.” It goes as follows: Give me that old-time religion, Give me that old-time religion, Give me that old-time religion, It’s good enough for me. Here is my question: To which religion does the writer refer? The religion where humanity was cursed for wanting […]

Dressing for Success

My mother taught me a lesson that has become part of the core of who I am. It was a very short anecdote from the church she grew up in. Every Easter at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, the pastor’s wife wore and old and often out of style dress. Why? She did not want […]

Center of the Universe

This is a belated entry. It actually took place a couple of weeks ago. I struggle as a parent of a child with a disability. When you parent a child with special needs, you are in somewhat uncharted territory, even more so when your child’s disability is rare. You can’t just run down to Target […]

Boo!

Halloween was really fun. I handed out candy and Jenn followed Ethan at a distance (it is no longer cool for mom and dad to tag along). I was really proud of my little man. He sorted his own candy and gave all the candy he could not eat because of food allergies to his […]

Mixed Bag

This is going to be one of those postings where I just start writing until something clicks. It may just be random mush. I just found out that one of my professors is college died suddenly. He had heart surgery on Friday to remove a benign tumor. I am not sure what happened, but apparently […]

25 Things about Me

I could never answer the question: What do you want to be when you grow up? I had two reoccurring nightmares as a child. Jesus is tied to the railroad tracks and I am trying to untie him before the train rolls over him. Satan is in the sewer drain and drags me by […]

And the winner is…

So I really intended to write about politics today. Then I read a friends blog. Someone who commented on his entry made a comment that I have heard all my life. For the sake of argument, I will boil down the sentiment being expressed: God is a Republican. I think I have been fairly honest […]

Sunday school *3

Week 3 of Sunday school: This week is about being thankful. It is funny how I can be so cynical in adult worship, but so open to God while teaching Sunday school. In spite of all my negative mutterings on this blog, I am stunned by God’s sustaining my family. Statistically, I should be divorced […]