I wrote this poem in 1973. My father had a brain tumor of the most aggressive kind, and he hung on to life for nine months, at least his body did. As time progressed, the tumor and corresponding treatment blocked the essence of my father from making it out of the barriers that jailed him… Read More
Live Life Laughing: Silliness 1
If you cannot find your dog, open the fridge.He’s standing right behind you. I like little kids, and little kids like me. They kinda look up to me. Q: Where do skeletons spend their vacation?A. At the Dead Sea? Thanks to lastlemon.com for doing posting 1,000 short jokes as visuals and posting them on Pinterest… Read More
Bible Doodle: Hebrews 10:19-25
19 And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20 By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. 21 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, 22 let us go right into the presence of God… Read More
Spiritual Phototropism
I introduced the idea of “spiritual phototropism” on December 21, but I’d love to spend more time with you on this subject. Tropism is the turning or bending (typically by growth instead of movement) of an organism in response to external stimuli. When it refers to plants turning toward the nourishment of the sun, is… Read More
Live Life Laughing: Measurement 3
My kids fought for a long time over a device to measure angles.It was a protracted battle. Q: How do elves measure their height?A: In Santa-meters! Q: How do you measure the speed of joy?A: In smiles per hour!
Bible Doodle: Psalm 50:10-11
10 For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.11 I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine. Psalm 50:10-11, NLT God is the Creator of the world. We are to tend it and care for it until He comes… Read More
Dei-Phototropism
A number of years ago I took three semesters of our church’s Leaders of the Harvest classes. Everyone was asked to write down their own belief statement. I was convicted by the verse below, and my personal Biblical mandate became a poem (Nov. 13, 2006). If any one of you thinks God has something for… Read More
