Category Archives: sin
ANGER & MALICE & RAGE, OH MY!
When we moved to Minneapolis in 1973, we were thrilled to be living in a “big” city that maintained good values – had an amazing art community – was a beautiful metropolis and still had a home town feel to … Continue reading
I DIG DIRT
Ever since I was little I had a close attachment with dirt. I loved making mud pies. I enjoyed digging for worms. There was something about squishing your fingers through the moist soil in search of buried treasure or who knows what. … Continue reading
PINTEREST PERFECT?
Don’t you just checking out Pinterest for creative ideas? Doesn’t everyone have stuff like this on their mantle or dining room table for the Easter holiday? So many times we hope things will be Pinterest perfect in our lives. We … Continue reading
SIT DOWN, YOU’RE ROCKIN’ THE BOAT
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of directing a high school production of “Guys & Dolls.” The story is about an itinerate gambler who makes anything into a bet. He has been challenged to approach Sergeant Sarah Brown, from the … Continue reading
WHAT DO I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?
We started this year with a total re-evaluation of our lives when my husband experienced a small stroke last December. Where was our focus? What mattered in our life? Why were we working so hard? Why were we living in a house … Continue reading
THE MOTHER OF HUMANITY
This series pertains to Jesus’ lineage and the women who played a part in it. I do not claim to be a theologian, but as a dramatist and writer I believe that the Bible is full of stories about average and … Continue reading
DESTRUCTION FROM WITHIN
“Have no fear of robbers or murderers. They are external dangers, petty dangers. We should fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices the real murderers. The great dangers are within us. Why worry about what threatens our heads or … Continue reading
DOES CHURCH MAKE YOU PERFECT?
Many think that they’re above reproach or no longer considered sinful if they simply attend church. Many are also there because they feel safe from the world outside. Some even use church as a place to compensate for the sins … Continue reading
THE UGLY SIDE OF LIFE
Every day there is one shocking news story after another. We’re bombarded by tales of inhumanity murder, greed, lust, idolatry, treacherous acts of violence and hatred. Occasionally we’re treated to a “feel good” story, but it seems they’re few and … Continue reading
LIGHT IN DARKNESS
His hand reached for the oil lamp in the darkness. He was enveloped in the deepest darkness he had ever experienced. He strained to see even a tiny glimpse of light – just a faint whisper – nothing. He groped, … Continue reading
FREE FROM BONDAGE
Up until the middle 1950s, it was customary for prisoners to do things like repair buildings, build roads, or menial tasks like picking up roadside trash. They were chained, so the work was even more difficult than it would normally be. … Continue reading
THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
In the early 70’s, Flip Wilson coined the phrase, “The devil made me do it,” and created the character, Geraldine, who often said, “What you see is what you get.” His popularity grew at a time when racism was running rampant, … Continue reading
NATURAL BORN SINNERS
Children aren’t taught to be naughty. It’s as natural as a dog chasing its tail. Teens aren’t molded into bipolar Dr. Jekyls and Mr. Hydes. It’s part of the hormonal imbalance of that age. College students aren’t just naturally rebellious know-it-alls, who think … Continue reading
CHIEF OF SINNERS
I’m tired. I need to be renewed. My strength is waning. The world is making me faint. I feel I can’t take another step. Then I realize that I can’t take a single step forward until I acknowledge that I … Continue reading
He was so much more
He walked among the people, He told them of God’s love.He came to walk within our shoes, from heaven up above.His words were new to those He taught, He spoke of love unknown,How every single sacrifice would not for sin … Continue reading
MY LIFELINE
There are so many things in God’s Word that make no sense from a human standpoint – a virgin birth – a flood that wiped out the entire earth and its population – God writing His commandments on two tablets … Continue reading
FIFTY SHADES OF DARKNESS
“Fifty Shades of Grey,” opens this weekend and the numbers and reviews will undoubtedly be astounding. We can’t avoid being exposed to this junk, but we should take it as opportunity to teach our children about their value and how they should treat … Continue reading
BUMPS IN THE ROAD
Most days we hope that things might go better than the day before. When you’ve had a string of difficulties, you soon become disheartened. When days turn into weeks, months and years your disappointment can turn into bitterness and you eventually … Continue reading
THAT AWKWARD AGE
Somewhere between the time we’re born and the time we die, there is the time known as “THE AWKWARD AGE.” Some think it happens when we enter puberty, but I believe we experience it throughout our lives. It has to do with the original … Continue reading
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