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Christmas, Christians and Wars
I was asked, “If Jesus came as the Prince of Peace, why has religion been the cause of most of the wars in the world?” Good question. I was surprised when researching an answer. Religion isn’t the cause of most of our wars. According to the Encyclopedia of Wars, we have had 1763 recorded wars…
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Worst Christmas Timing Ever
After Black Friday, After the shoppers went home and the gifts were hid, After the money was wasted, and the hot cocoa drunk, After the parents went to bed, relieved with yet another year of Christmas shopping behind them, Bizarre Bible Stories 2! left the printers for the bookstores. It’s just… me, I think. So…
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Canadian Halloween Explained By One ‘Merican.
Originally posted on LateToEveryParty: Tucsonians to Canadians. A very bad idea! One day my dad announced to us that our family would be uprooting from Tucson Arizona and moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Manitoba, is much like a frozen Texas. Actually, exactly like a frozen Texas. It’s flat. It’s frozen. What more do I need…
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3 Early Christmas Questions
I’m sneaking Christmas Carols like a teenager does smokes. It’s part JoLynn’s fault. She bought me shotgun shell Christmas lights for my birthday. What a wife. Playing the carols bring up some interesting questions… 1. Why would God leave gold streets, awesome power, and an angelic army and go… here? Dirt streets, baby power and…
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Mennonite Hunger Games
Not Mennonite? Me either. This kind of makes me sad I’m not. This is my daughters latest post on her latetoeveryparty blog. I changed the title. Dad’s privilege. Click on her blog to comment or follow. Mennonite Hunger Games Posted on August 22, 2014 “About Mennonites: The Book for Outsiders” is coming along nicely. Many people…
