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My Birth Anniversary

Yesterday was my birthday...and no one wish me a "happy belated" one, please. Because my birthdays aren't necessarily "happy". From one perspective, that of 80% of the world's population, actually, my life is very rich…
Spiritual Sick Days

I was down with the flu last week, and understand I never handle toilet hugging-illnesses well. At one point, I was too "weak" and too "sick" even to get back to bed and settled on the rough carpeting outside the bathro…
When and when not to criticize preachers.

One of the things I've been dealing with recently is my frustration when I hear pastors being criticized. It's something I've done myself, and I've repented of it, because in my case, I only listened to a very few thing…
Child Sex-Slaves...and what Christians do about it.

Yesterday morning I watched Joyce Meyer preach as I readied for work. She was talking about poverty worldwide and how she saw a need so great that she couldn't just go home and do nothing. In her message ( God's Passio…
Deuteronomy 28: The Dividing Line

Pastor is in the middle of a sermon-series on Deuteronomy 28; I hope it's the middle, because so far he's only touched on the first 14 "happy" verses. But what about the other 54, the doom-and-gloom ones? I find the li…
Coming to Jesus "not" like a child.

I was near the front of the rush into the restrooms tonight at church, and just behind me was a girl about four years old. The only stall left open when I reached the ladies- was the handicapped, and as the little girl …
Chicken Pie and Beef Stew (...but can I have it without the meat please?)

Being single and generally not too concerned about cooking for just me, I am huge advocate of the frozen chicken pies and the cans of beef & barley soup (brand names to remain nameless). The gravy in both is wonderf…
My Christian Headache

"I was once talking on the subject of religion with an intelligent agnostic, whom I very much wished to influence, and after listening to me politely for a little while, he said, 'Well, madam, all I have to say is this. …
Having my "ducks in a row."

I'm the type of person who prefers to have a very predictable, routine life. I don't mean to be prideful or selfish, I just like to know what is going to happen when...and then have my say about it. For example, if acc…
Religious Offal

I'm reading the Book of Job for the third time in two years, and I'm happy to say that with each successive trip through, I see more clearly the discrepancies and faults in the various speeches. The first time, I saw li…

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