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A good place to be and breathe and hang out for a while and share some words about life in Christ, and that's all of life--the good, the bad, the fun, the sad, the deepest joys, and the toughest sorrows--all of it.

Curtis Shelburne

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    • Oct 13, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 59: The Theme Song of Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 20:45


    I like many songs, but not this one. I would nominate it as "The Theme Song of Hell." See what you think.Support the show

    Episode 58: Two Kingdoms and Some Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 22:36


    Cats and Dogs, Democrats and Republicans, Conservatives (Classic) and Populists (Not Conservative), Earthly Kingdoms and Powers, and... God's Kingdom. Perspective. Oh, and One Sister.Support the show

    Episode 57: An Update We Should Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 21:50


    An update for your computer can seem more like a downgrade if it fouls things up. But when God says He has something brand new and better for us, we can trust Him!Support the show

    Episode 56: The Real Thing Never Runs Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 19:51


    Why does it seem like everything is running down? Brand new turns to old, shabby, and scarred in about ten minutes flat. Except . . . for this.Support the show

    Episode 55: A Job for a Steeple Stabilizer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 17:59


    I love steeples! I love the fact that they point directly toward heaven and remind us of Christ's love and our hope. This is a joyful thing! But when your steeple starts dancing, well, that can be a problem.Support the show

    Episode 54: Penguin Awareness Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 14:11


    Did you know that January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day? But special days are always available for non-penguins, too! Let's talk about it.Support the show

    Episode 53: Proper Dishwashing as Hypocrisy Deterrent

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 16:58


    Would you ever wash just the outside of your dishes and leave the inside dirty? It happens more often than you'd think.Support the show

    Episode 52: Live From the Key Place in Robert Lee, Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 22:45


    The sound quality of this episode is not great, but the location is close to Heaven itself for four pastors in need of rejuvenation. Join us at the Key Place!Support the show

    Episode 51: Consorting with Skunks Carries Consequences

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 16:22


    Nothing good happens when we spend too much time associating with skunks--animal or human. No amount of perfume will mask the encounter.Support the show

    Episode 50: "The Gracious Become More Gracious"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 16:55


    What can you learn from a 12th-century Benedictine monk who manages to do an amazing amount of detective work? Much it seems!Support the show

    Episode 49: Here's Why an Escalator Can Never Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 11:53


    Want to know why an escalator can never break? This episode is for you. Want to know if God cares about people who often DO break? This episode is for you.Support the show

    Episode 48: Freedom Must Be Cherished--or Lost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 18:41


    Freedom is an incredibly precious gift from God, but it must be cherished, or it can be lost. God's people should know that. And nations who care about freedom had better know that.Support the show

    Episode 47: When Tears Speak More Loudly Than Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 31:27


    When twenty-one precious lives were taken recently in Uvalde, Texas (nineteen of them, kids), a multitude of hearts were broken. What do we do? First, we cry.Support the show

    Episode 46: Do Faith Healers Have Specialties?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 14:39


    You can probably find a physician specializing in disorders of the left little toe, but what about faith healers? That's a thought-provoking question!Support the show

    Episode 45: Thou Shalt Take Some Time to Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 16:22


    A "rest mat" was for generations among the required school supplies for little folks. No matter our age, we still need to take some time to rest. Mrs. Carmody thought so; so does our Father.

    Episode 44: Here Comes Another Time Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 13:27


    How many clocks do you have? Twice a year you'll figure out that you have twice as many as you thought! Spring forward, fall back. But our Father holds all our "times" in his hands.

    Episode 43: "My Cell Phone Has Been Stolen--Again"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 13:11


    I've just had my cell phone stolen! This is not the first time, and the whole frustrating situation is completely baffling. Mysterious? Yes and no.

    Episode 42: God's Servant Comes, Asleep in a Manger

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 17:51


    When God's enters our world at Bethlehem, He comes in a way we would never expect. A stable. A manger. A baby. THE Baby. And the greatest miracle of all: the Incarnation!

    Episode 41: When Christ Was Born, the Situation Was Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 15:56


    When God sent His Son into this world at Bethlehem, the situation was "normal" in many ways, but after that miraculous birth, nothing would ever be the same.

    Episode 40: "I Grinched, and I Grouched, and I Grumbled"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 22:54


    Left untreated, grinching, grouching, and grumbling will turn a human into a grinch, a grouch, and a grumble.Ā  The antidote--it always works--is gratitude.Ā 

    left grinched
    "You Kids, Close the Door!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 15:44


    The changing seasons are beautiful and offer a multitude of reasons for gratitude--even the impending seasonal demise of a serious pest.Ā 

    Episode 38: "You're the Hangnail of My Life"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 24:02


    Background music: Some songs aren't worth much as dinner music! But some of the very best blessings of God are "background" blessings.

    Episode 37: The Stars Speak Wisely in Silvery Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 14:48


    Need a little quiet but strong wisdom? Sit outside for a little while on a dark, clear night and just look upward. Class is in session! The stars have much to teach.Ā 

    Episode 36: "Wednesday's Meeting Has Been Moved Forward"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 15:46


    Time. The passage of time. The way we feel about time. Strange. Surprising. Always. Add in a pandemic, and wow!Ā  Stranger still! But all time is God's, and He loves us all the time.Ā 

    Episode 35: "Don't Reach for Your Halo Too Soon"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 23:35


    If God really wants to give us haloes (which I don't expect), we can be sure he'll do it at exactly the right time. In the meantime, most of us just look silly trying to hang our own.Ā 

    Episode 34: Back in the Saddle Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 25:54


    After a struggle with COVID-19 (Delta variant), being anywhere near "back in the saddle" is a matter for deep gratitude.

    Episode 33: COVID-19 Isolation and Some Breakthroughs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 35:25


    An uninvited guest, COVID-19 (Delta variant) and its accompanying isolation brought with it some lessons and even some blessings--but you do NOT want this pestilence!

    Episode 32: "Come Quick! It's an Emergency!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 15:49


    Emergencies can come in a lot of forms, but this one was easily handled with love and hugs, giggles and delight.

    Episode 31: Why Does God Allow Suffering?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 15:35


    It's one of the biggest and most difficult questions of all: Why does a good, powerful, and loving God allow suffering?

    Episode 30: "I Dreamed a Strange Dream"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 17:34


    Have you ever dreamed a weird dream? Who hasn't?! And then you wonder if it means anything important--or should you just have left off the jalapenos? Caution: Strange Dream Ahead!Ā 

    Episode 29: Would a Miracle a Day Really Keep Doubt Away?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 13:44


    Just give me a miracle a day and faith would be easy, right? Wrong.

    Episode 28: "Talking Dog for Sale: Five Dollars"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 21:10


    When you hear a dog talking, you don't waste time criticizing his grammar; you just thank God for such a wonder! Sometimes, our "standards" need to be kept in perspective.Ā 

    Episode 27: "Roused, Am I Waked, Woken, or Woke?"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 11:16


    The "woke" folks we hear from these days have a number of issues with reality, but they have presented us all with some real challenges, not least, grammatically. Would a nap help?

    woken roused
    Episode 26: There Will Be Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 20:37


    The Apostle Peter would rather swing his sword and draw blood than allow his Lord to be taken by His enemies; Jesus would go peacefully, quietly, to a cross where blood was shed--His own.

    Episode 25: When Sleep Tempts and Rocks Crumble

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 14:15


    Peter the Rock said he'd stay awake and never deny. He did both. Christ does his best work not when we’re fat and sassy and so ā€œspiritualā€ we have to tie rocks to our feet to keep from ascending prematurely. He lifts us up when we’re broken, and we know it.Ā 

    Episode 24: Inauguration Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 18:07


    As a new President of the United States takes the oath of office, maybe it's a good time to think about citizenship and what two martyred apostles said about praying for rulers.

    Episode 23: A Birth Announcement to Shepherds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 16:56


    It was the greatest and most astounding birth announcement ever sent, and the Father of the Baby dispatched it to shepherds!

    Episode 22: A Christmas Gift from My Mother

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 13:35


    Mothers give Christmas gifts all the time, right? Yes, but I got this precious gift eighteen years after my sweet mom passed away.

    Episode 21: Breaking News: Santa Declares In-flight Sleigh Emergency--Icicling Supected

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 23:40


    A Yuletide tragedy was narrowly averted as authorities trace the source of the problem to improper Christmas tree icicling by two little boys in Amarillo, Texas.

    Episode 20: It Smells Like a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 20:56


    Don't you love the delicious smells of Thanksgiving meals and Christmas delights? What smells better than a New Mexico piƱon pine fire blazing in the hearth? Listen on . . . and breathe in the sweet smell of . . . Well, listen on!

    Episode 19: What If Politicians Laughed at Themselves?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 7:57


    Have you noticed that the best people to work on serious problems are the ones who don't take themselves too seriously? Being able to laugh, especially at oneself, is a very good sign!

    Episode 18: "Your Call Is Very Important to Us"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 8:59


    If my call is so important, why am I stuck in "The Nine Circles of Customer Service Hell"? But our "calls," our prayers to our Father, really are precious to Him; they go right to the top.

    Episode 17: Don't Be One of Job's Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 11:46


    Old Job was suffering, and his "friends" thought they knew why. Job's friends are still around. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now.

    Episode 16: "A Good Door-knocker, I Am Not!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 18:41


    Keep asking, seeking, knocking. It is our Father's deepest joy to open the door for His children anytime. Any time. Any time at all.

    Episode 15: "Your Identity Remains Unchanged"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 18:03


    If our "identity" is rooted in the One whose love is ever-present and unchanging, we become the very best "selves" we could ever be, the children in whom He delights.

    Episode 14: "So, Bob, Would You Hand Me That Thingamajig?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 18:31


    Exactly the right word can be hard to find. That's when words like thingamabob, thingamajig, whatchamacallit, whatsit, and doodah are handy. A good word is a fine thing!

    thingamajig
    Episode 13: "I Will Soon Be Taking Orders for MAMA Caps"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 18:43


    I may order some caps soon. Something like those well-known red MAGA caps. But mine will boast a different acronymn: MAMA. Wherever we are politically, it's a great message.

    Episode 12:"I Just Don't Want to Make Any Mistakes!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 18:48


    Making mistakes can carry some serious consequences, but living in fear of making mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

    Episode 11: What to Do When You're World-Weary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 23:48


    Often the world around us seems to crowd in, and, focusing too much on this world, we become soul-sick, tired, and . . . world-weary. Is there anything we can do about that?

    Episode 10: "My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 23:23


    Which would you rather smell? A diaper or a rose? Who do you ultimately trust? Yourself or God? The first produces the awful stench of death; the latter, the beautiful aroma of life and joy.

    Episode 9: It's Not the Square, It's the Quilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 13:46


    Lives are like quilts. We don't center for long on just one or two "squares" of the quilt; we look at the complete quilt and how the whole mosaic fits together as we consider its beauty.

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