I’m not too hip on pop culture trivia and I get really annoyed with click-bait titles like, “When I saw what happened next my jaw dropped.” But when I read “Meghan Trainor Takes Mortifying Tumble on Fallon,” I clicked. It was partly because I like Meghan Trainor’s message of feeling … [Read more...] about Unlikely Teachers
A Fresh Look at the Familiar: Led
{This work of fiction is based on the framework of Scripture found in Mark 4:35-41, Matthew 8:23-27, and Luke 8:22-25} The sun was setting, and the crowd was hungry. Jesus’s voice was growing hoarse, and Andrew could tell he was tired. For Jesus, it had been a long day of teaching. For … [Read more...] about A Fresh Look at the Familiar: Led
Congratulations!
It took about 10 minutes to print on my high school’s dot-matrix printer. When the final flourishes of clip-art rolled out of the printer, I ripped the hole-y edges off the sides of my five-foot paper banner. At my graduation reception, it crowned my shrine of photo albums, news clippings, and … [Read more...] about Congratulations!
A Fresh Look at the Familiar: One Thing
{This work of fiction is based on the framework of Luke 10:38-42.} Martha tip-toed into the room where Jesus was speaking to the guests. She padded around the table setting plates at each spot. She did not want to disturb him or her other guests. She did, however, want to disturb … [Read more...] about A Fresh Look at the Familiar: One Thing
A Mother’s Heavy Burden of Being a Good Example
Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. In nursery rhymes, pithy sayings, Sunday school lessons, books, blogs, social research and Scripture we learn that for better or for worse, our children will do what we do. Our … [Read more...] about A Mother’s Heavy Burden of Being a Good Example
How to Thank a Teacher
Did you know May 2-6 is Teacher Appreciation Week? For six years I’ve been an occasional substitute teacher in our local elementary schools. During one of those years, I subbed long-term for three different teachers on maternity leave. To say it was an “eye-opening experience” would be a vast … [Read more...] about How to Thank a Teacher