Remember that wonderful old story, “The Prince and the Pauper”? A prince and a pauper who are look-alikes exchange places, and the real prince learns what life is like for his subjects, and consequently becomes […]
Author: lawngren
The Just-In-Time Miraculous Tax
Last week we read in Luke chapter 1 how God arranged the lives of three people to orchestrate the birth in human form and the first public acknowledgment of the Messiah. This week let’s look […]
Season of Miracles
There are so many amazing and miraculous events surrounding the birth of Jesus that I want to review them as we approach Christmas. Most of this comes from Luke, chapter 1 and 2. Luke wrote […]
The Godmother of Thanksgiving: Sara Josepha Hale, October 24, 1788 – April 30, 1879
Looking at my work calendar the other day to determine the correct date of Thanksgiving this year, I discovered that the calendar had NO REFERENCE AT ALL to Thanksgiving. That angered me, and besides I […]
It’s A Pawn’s Life
In every mention of chess in this article, I’m referring to the second level of skill. I wouldn’t want you to think I was totally incompetent. On the first level I’m pretty good. I only […]
An Assumption Too Far
Lethal Mistake Last Friday, Duckie posted a fantastic speech by Major General Robert Scales USA (Ret), given at Truman Library on September 12, 2009. If you haven’t read it, I strongly urge you to do […]
A Few Words From Jesus’ Brother
May these words instruct and encourage and strengthen believers. As usual I’ve used several versions of the Bible depending on which one comes closest to the Greek, and sometimes adding the Strong’s definition for individual […]
Markers
A famous scifi writer whose famous name I famously can’t remember once wrote that when people asked him, “What’s your secret? How do you get all those ideas?”, he replied, “Would you tell me, maybe, […]
Rappelling By Faith
As often with my writing, this is written to my brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ. Others may find it helpful, but with few exceptions, this article describes a certainty that only the […]
Surgery for Seniors 101
It’s been 17 days since my knee replacement, and I’m still only marginally mobile. IMO, the surgery was a total success. I’ve had almost zero pain, except when stretching the leg muscles, and that stops […]