Vocabulary Lesson Originally Published 2019.11.06 quid pro quo (noun) Pronunciation: kwid-pro-kwo 1: Something given or received for something else. 2: A deal arranging a quid pro quo. Synonyms: exchange, swap, trade, back-and-forth, barter. Use in a sentence: “Jesus engaged in a quid pro quo with us by exchanging his life for the sins of humanity.” […]

In the wee hours of the morning… Originally Published 2019.10.29 Anybody who knows me realizes that I’m usually up at 4:45 in the morning. Besides the obvious disadvantages (typos, proofreading, the end of Daylight savings Time), there are many benefits. One significant advantage is quiet. There is no dog, TV, music, nor traffic on Main […]

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 I get to cheat a little bit today. I have been working […]

You just never know who you will find in a dark place! Originally Published 2019.10.21 So I went into an upstairs closet at the church looking for something. It’s one of those old out-of-the-way attic-smelling Sunday school closets with no light switch. It does have a light, one of those wall-mounted types with a pull […]

Originally Published 2020.11.24 when Hitchhiker was taking a break. So I thought it was appropriate to end this holiday break with a little bit of Godzilla LOVE! Little Things Matter Recently, Hitchhiker string Christmas lights on bushes in front of house. He ask all of us to make our Christ-light shine before world steeped in […]

Recently, an internet “influencer” in England spent a ton of money on eighteen surgeries to change their appearance from Anglo to Asian to look like a K-Pop star. Why? Because they had always identified as Korean, and therefore they consider themselves “transracial.” While the arguments rage from the thought-police as to whether this is being […]

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” Jeremiah 17:9-10 Godzilla thinks people are very self-focused; they think the Bible is about them. Maybe […]