No, I haven’t join the ranks of the Westboro Baptist Church or any other organization that spews and supports hatred. I still firmly believe in Jesus’s call to love God and love others. However, I do have to get something off my chest. I hate October. For most of my life it seemed like OctoberRead more
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By SharpWriter Happy birthday, America! The United States of America turns 238 years old today. Most of my readers are fellow United States citizens, but there are some international readers out there. We like to celebrate our nation’s birth by eating encased meats and blowing things up, which I’m more than all right with. ThereRead more
Today is Good Friday. The day Christians reflect upon Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross. It’s not as joyous and celebrative as Easter Sunday but it’s important. Without Good Friday there would be nothing to celebrate come Easter Sunday. Every great movie series has its own Good Friday movie. Star Wars has The Empire Strikes Back,Read more
I love eating. I wake up every morning looking forward to breakfast, even though my breakfast is usually just a piece of toast with peanut butter and jelly. I love eating my lunch at work. I try to hold out as long as I can to make eating my lunch that much more enjoyable. OneRead more
I was calling people Benedict Arnold before I even knew who Benedict Arnold was. I didn’t need to know what Benedict Arnold did; I just knew that he was a traitor. Nobody wants to be a traitor. We value loyalty in our friends and we want to be loyal to our friends. We shake ourRead more
I grew up in a Protestant tradition that didn’t give much attention to Holy Week. We mentioned Palm Sunday and might have had a Good Friday service, but that was about it. Looking at other traditions has given me a greater appreciation for Holy Week and what each day leading up to Easter signifies. TodayRead more