A home for Bible Geekery
A home for Bible Geekery
Mary Fisher was an illiterate, uneducated 17th century English indentured servant when she heard George Fox preach. As a dedicated Quaker, she called out her pastor, challenged students at a seminary, and risked her life to preach in America.
A pastor who was so excited about retiring and doing nothing ended up creating a difficulty-with-retiring support group for the presbytery.
Going to the zoo as an adult – it’s easy to got distracted and disconnected. But, when you see the joy of a child, it can change everything. ***Otters!***
Imagining what it was like walking through the Red Sea for kids and elders, the cynical and the faithful.
Teresa of Ávila teaches us about prayer by using the metaphor of watering a garden.
A saint is fed by a magic fish, but when the king’s cook tries to steal it, the fish suffers.
A charity built water pumps in South Africa that were activated by children playing on playground equipment. Sadly, things didn’t work as advertised.
Barbara E. Joe dreamed of joining the Peace Corps, but raising kids and facing tragedy kept her from going. Nevertheless, she joined when she was 62.
I worked intently to cook a meal for my campers so that they could eat only to find that a back-up dinner was on its way. Was there a point to that work?
Sin, but don’t cover it up. Believe in Christ more than the power of sin.