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GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE

GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE

Sep 18, 2022

My dog Lucy died a week ago Monday. I wept. Queen Elizabeth II died three days later. I didn’t shed a tear.

MAMA SAID

MAMA SAID

May 8, 2022

Mama said, you can’t hurry love, No, you just have to wait. Love don’t come easy It’s a game of...

Ode to Benita

Ode to Benita

Nov 21, 2021

This Thanksgiving I will thank my lucky stars for the chance to know Benita Keller, to witness her bodacious life and beautiful work.

VALENTINE’S DAY (Ugh!)

VALENTINE’S DAY (Ugh!)

Feb 14, 2021

Today is Valentine’s Day. I’m not a big fan.

NIGHT

NIGHT

Dec 13, 2020

Today is the third Sunday of Advent. The third candle stands for joy. Tonight I will light that candle with a trembling hand and a broken heart.

Found Dead

Found Dead

Nov 24, 2019

I read the news this Tuesday past. A young man was found dead in the trunk of his car—shot by...

This Little Light of Mine

This Little Light of Mine

May 22, 2019

June 2019 (2 years after retirement) Lately, I’ve been thinking about writing. About missing it, actually. For 40 years before...

Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness

May 27, 2015

The three most popular nonprescription drugs are alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Each is harmful to the body and each creates social problems. Of the three, alcohol and tobacco are proven killers. Of those two, tobacco kills only its user (although secondhand smoke is no minor health hazard to others).

Tobacco does not fuel violence toward others.

Nor does pot.

Only alcohol does.

Jesus Bugs Me

Jesus Bugs Me

Dec 1, 2013

Have you seen that bedraggled man outside of town with the sign: “HELP ME”? I don’t know about you, but that guy bugs me!

That guy bugs me, and Jesus bugs me, too. Jesus bugs me, this I know… (Could be a new song there!) 

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Thanks to Old Scratch I’ll be posting a reflection on something I find remarkable in and around my world most every Sunday morning.

Read more about the devil’s role in my life in “This Little Light of Mine” under Let Love Arise in the menu bar.

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THE GOD QUESTION

THE GOD QUESTION

January 29, 2023

Suddenly the door burst open. Audrey (not her real name) stomped in, leaned against the wall, folded her arms across her chest, and glared. At me, at the room, at the world.

WHAT IS PRAYER?

WHAT IS PRAYER?

January 22, 2023

There’s no empirical evidence to prove prayer works. And yet we still pray.

KING PRAYED

KING PRAYED

January 15, 2023

King prayed. But the "Serenity Prayer" was not his kind of prayer.

SERENITY IN THE NEW YEAR

SERENITY IN THE NEW YEAR

January 8, 2023

I first heard of New Year’s resolutions in high school. Several classmates were making a list. I made a list and happily told my parents. They frowned.

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