Tag: Humor
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The Sugar Rush
Everybody was winding down from the aftermath of Christmas Eve when it happened. Pleasantly stuffed, the adults were sifting through the scattered wrapping paper for the gifts that needed to be gathered and put away, when something caught the corner of Grampa’s eye. My three year old daughter was standing on the bottom rung of…
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Royal Cats and Priestly Dogs
Cats, as you probably know, are weird creatures. My parents’ cat shares the name Candace with a first century queen, honorably mentioned, in the biblical book of Acts. I think maybe she knows this because she certainly puts on royal airs. In keeping with her nature, she enjoys hiding under the bed in order to…
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The Sow of Despond
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” Matthew 7:6 ESV In the allegorical “The Pilgrim’s Progress” there is a swamp called “the Slough of Despond” where Pilgrim gets hopelessly stuck. Well, we were stuck — two girls…
Writ & Whimsy 