October may mean fall color and falling leaves for some, but for me it will always mean the end of the long, hot summer--and the busiest time of hurricane season. As I'm typing this, it's been two days since Hurricane Helene roared up from the Gulf of Mexico and created havoc throughout the south. We were fortunate--and blessed--at our house, because the creek didn't rise and my wooden house … [Read more...]

I found this in a file and thought you might enjoy it as much as I did.   Judeo-Christian Theology As Explained By Children
  The following are answers given by students from Williamston
  Presbyterian Church, So. Carolina, to test questions on the Bible as
  printed in the 12/31/95 issue of "National Review":
 
   The first book of the Bible is Guinness’s, … [Read more...]

I've started a new series, The Matriarchs, about the Matriarchs of our faith: Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah/Rachel. The first book is about Sarah, and not only am I using the Bible for source material, I'm also using the ancient Book of Jasher, which is actually mentioned in the Bible--twice. There's not a lot of historical material on Abraham and Sarah, other than the Bible, and I've found that … [Read more...]

I have a little black frizzle (her feathers curl upward) who's been with me several years. Blackie is sprightly and actually a little mean to the other hens, but she's healthy. But last week I let the chickens out and noticed that the rooster, who's always the first one out of the coop, had flattened her on the ground. I just assumed he was being a little over-eager, but once he moved away, … [Read more...]