Believe Survivors, Suffering and Sympathy
This episode didn’t post on time for some reason! Sorry! It’s a bit late… Peaches and I try to figure out who to pray for regarding victims and such. Collin is jazzed about a library program. I get coached on how to express my feelings. Don’t get hurt when people make fun. Peaches tries to […]
Don’t Settle For 15 Bucks An Hour!
Amazon has set the minimum wage for their employees at $15 per hour. Pathetic. Hourly workers, regardless of their competence and value to the company, deserve more. Whether pushing a broom, stealing office supplies, sleeping under a desk, or putting the safety of fellow employees at risk – workers lives matter. An hour of time […]
Are You Despicable? Take the Test!
In case you were raised by wolves, this is the “Golden Rule”. Treat other people the way you want them to treat you. Jesus was a big proponent of this rule. One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to […]
How To Start Thinking
You hear a lot of stuff. Some of it is true and some of it isn’t. Determining what’s true and what’s false might be important to you. Or, maybe not. If the truth doesn’t matter, then thinking isn’t necessary. Trust your gut. Follow your heart. Feeling good doesn’t require brain power. Sadly, it’s harder to […]
Scolded, condescension, and The First “Mommy Episode”
A few minutes of a phone conversation during which The Peaches lectures me about not writing when I’m emotional. It’s quite upsetting and I may write about it. I’ve proclaimed that I’m tired of atheists and I’m not going to feature them on my blog posts anymore. Amanda thinks I’ve gone too far. I power […]
Scolded, condescension, and The First “Mommy Episode”
A few minutes of a phone conversation during which The Peaches lectures me about not writing when I’m emotional. It’s quite upsetting and I may write about it. I’ve proclaimed that I’m tired of atheists and I’m not going to feature them on my blog posts anymore. Amanda thinks I’ve gone too far. I power […]
Alcoholics Aren’t Better Than Rapists
Here’s a post from Mrs. McMommy that’s worth a read. She’s more verbose than I am but don’t be too hard on her. This was brought to my attention today. It’s a helpful anecdote (from “ScaryMommy”) to teach young girls that–even when they’re completely irresponsible–they shouldn’t be blamed for bad situations: “When I was a freshman […]
Jesus Deserved Crucifixion But You Won’t Kill Him
The story of the crucifixion is familiar to most Christians. The travesty of justice has been the source of countless outraged sermons. For generations, Christ has been the picture of punished innocence. “He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And […]
When Character Counts For Nothing
Boy, it’s tough to be a boy. I’m speaking as someone who used to be one. There was one question adults asked me repeatedly as I was growing up: What were you thinking? That is a ridiculous thing to ask a boy. Boys don’t think. Boys just “do”. A boy will flush a tennis ball […]
Be A Good Man Or Lose Your Shoe
One of the easiest questions for me to answer is, “John, what’s your favorite scripture that relates to footwear?” It’s this one: When brothers live together and one of them dies and has no son…[the widow’s brother-in-law] shall go in to her and take her to himself as wife and perform the duty of a […]