Salt of the Earth
You don’t know me. You don’t know what strength it takes To stay silent While your daughters are thrown to ravening wolves By your husband. You don’t know what battles are waged in darkened tents Where...
View ArticleQuestioning God
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare if thou hast understanding. -Job 38:4 Till we all come in unity of the faith, and the knowledge of the son of God, unto a perfect ,...
View ArticleWildflower Lament
Indian Paintbrush: "Let me go" Swaying in the Texas heat, the lonesome wildflower laments, “Let me go.” The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. ~Psalm...
View ArticleSending God to Sonic
Paying no attention to The Man behind the screen… I think one of the things God must truly loathe about being God is all of the Sonic orders and WalMart lists He gets. This occurred to me recently...
View ArticleMy Biblical Heroes: Rahab
The wall of Jericho is solid and thick, stone. I live in its western-facing side, not quite in the city, not quite out. My name is Rahab and I am an outcast: I am a harlot. When the sun burns red and...
View ArticleMy Biblical Heroes: Agur
I have just enough wits to know that I am stupid, which is sort of cruel on Your part, when I dwell on it. I’m not a fierce warrior or a romantic poet or a powerful prince. I am not wise or learned. I...
View ArticleRodalena Reviews: The Red Tent
“If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.” -Anita Diamant, The Red Tent Genesis 34: 1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto...
View ArticleFalling
It’s October. (It appears the Lord hasn’t had time to turn the calendar page: it’s in the 90s in Houston. I can understand that, though. This year’s been a full-time job for any deity, and the...
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