It certainly isn't the skunks at Worlds of Fun. Tonight I saw two of the more than 10 skunks verified to be at the park, and have seen several of them over the course of the past several weeks, but I have yet to smell one of them (phew!) The skunks are in several places … Continue reading What’s Black and White and Smelled All Over?
Deja vu all over again?
We have been betrayed by church after church, and finally wonder if we dare say anything at the latest refuge we have found, or if doing so will make it another place of betrayal. I cannot believe it of these people, and yet irrational fear casts its shadow over my contemplations. For even if the … Continue reading Deja vu all over again?
The Sixth of December
To get a feel for the mental instability that caused me so much pain, I think analyzing a pastoral care episode for Rev. Michael Dunlap would lay the groundwork for understanding the lay of the land in laity land, and our unease. So, one of Michael's Parishioner's, me, on Dec. 6, 2021, was assaulted by … Continue reading The Sixth of December
“The one thing I am still really irritated at …”
Jasini and I were returning Saturday night from Worlds of Fun. As we turned the corner by the Avondale United Methodist Church, I noticed someone leaving the building and heading to her lone car in the parking lot. "There, dear" I said "is the new pastor of the church (Reverend Rebecca Dunger Peak) heading to … Continue reading “The one thing I am still really irritated at …”
Gracious Dental Care
I haven't had very good success with dentists recently, until now. Of my previous two dentists, the furthest back I got kicked out of by the receptionist when my cell phone dropped her call and I showed up at the office thinking I had given her my number and wondering why she hadn't called me … Continue reading Gracious Dental Care
What a Quirky God we serve
What a quirky God we serve, What a quicky God we serve. Angels bow before Him, Heaven and Earth adore Him, But what a quirky God we serve. Some of you will recognize the praise song I balderized above. The word isn't supposed to be quirky, it is supposed to be Mighty. And most theologies … Continue reading What a Quirky God we serve
It was a very (good/odd) year …
I never worked with a team of people I have enjoyed working with more. I find the work physically invigorating, mentally stimulating, emotionally satisfying and socially beneficial. Me We know you are deeply dissatisfied with your job and have serious issues with several of your coworkers. HR Person I worked there from mid-February 2019 to … Continue reading It was a very (good/odd) year …
Finding an advocate…
we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: I John 2 The above passage is an encouragement to the Believer that, no matter what happens on earth, there is a heavenly advocate for us. An advocate is one who pleads another's cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. Now, on earth, that … Continue reading Finding an advocate…
She who has the power says what is true …
The lady at the check-in to my doctor's office didn't think I would like to hear the answer she really should have said, so she said something else instead. Even though I asked a direct question, she wouldn't answer it, and her supervisor was ever better at lying to me than she was. Thank goodness … Continue reading She who has the power says what is true …
David Jordan Hatch (an obit.)
I feel like writing an obituary. Or rather it feels like I am writing an obituary. There is the death of something here, and while I might feel like I know what that is, I am very loathe to actually say it. So you had to get yourself in trouble again. I had offered you … Continue reading David Jordan Hatch (an obit.)
At The Rainbow 