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Isabel’s Fool Idea

It didn’t make no sense to me her talking about escape. I slapped her hard the first time she said it to me. The master had been good to us–especially Isabel. He gave her scraps of meat straight from his own plate. He let her keep some of the eggs from the chickens. […]

Short stories/Poetry

The Story of Rebel James–A Fairy Tale

Once there was a man named Rebel James. He was a big, burly black man who wore big, black boots, tight, black pants, and a long, black shirt. He had three black teeth, black eyes, and a bald, black head. Rebel James lived in a small raggedy house with brown, patchy grass and he drove […]

Short stories/Poetry

A Cry from the Wilderness

Here’s my hand. Take me where truth speaks. My heart yearns. My mouth thirsts. Feed me lest I starve. Deliver me lest I perish. For the days are nights to me and nights are death. I’m sinking deeper and deeper in the sand and I cannot save myself. Here’s my hand. Please, take me where […]

In My Head

Relationships

Relationships, we’re in more of them than we realize. We have relationships with people, animals, food, money…our comforts. Most of them are business arrangements. We use each other to enrich our lives, animals to provide companionship and protection. We count on our food to provide nourishment, pleasure and comfort–not just for ourselves, but […]

In My Heart

Because Bad Things Do Happen

It’s hard to fully appreciate what the Lord has done for you when you can’t get over what He allowed in the first place. A question people often ask is: If there is a God, then why does He allow bad things to happen? As believers we grow into an increasing awareness of […]

In My Heart

A Little Something about God’s Mercy

When someone has the power to punish you or do you harm and chooses not to do it, that is mercy. The bible says mercy triumphs over judgment, and there is no mercy for he who shows no mercy (James 2:13). A lot of people hurt me in my life, but […]

In My Head

Rebelling Against “Normal”

Being different is scary and it often leads me down lonely roads. I find I am always looking for a place where I belong; I look for home. Many times I have wished for a more travelled path, a normal road. But what is normal anyway–except compromise and conformity? Normal is following the footsteps of the […]

In My Head

When to Break from the Masses

Nature is a peculiar thing. In the forest when something is happening, all the animals, in the air and on the ground, forget their natural aversions to each other. When you see them all fleeing whatever is coming, you can tell from whence trouble comes because all the wildlife is headed the opposite […]