The March

Yesterday I decided to attend Palmyra High School’s graduation. We’ve been in Palmyra for fourteen years, and this was the first graduating glass in which we knew a good number of those who were receiving diplomas. A good number even attended our youth group during their elementary and middle school years, so seeing them making…

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Unpacking Caught Up

We just made the final turn, and things are about to get rather interesting. Let’s unpack. Through Downtown As I was writing the scene I found myself pondering from whence I drew the description of the population’s status. The more I wrote, the more I began to understand, it came from the Civil War. I…

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Mirror Time

I received a notification on my iPad as I was getting ready to face the day last Wednesday – A gunman had attacked a group of Republican Congressional Representatives. Soon after a friend, with whom I have often commiserated over the state of our culture, sent me a message, “And now we’ve devolved into shooting…

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Fiction Tuesday – Caught Up

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will refused to speak with the Narrator as their company made it’s way out of the city 1. They left the campus of Boarsblemish University and marched through downtown, surrounded by a terrified civilian population. Much of the populace gazed upon…

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Unpacking Announcements

I forgot to publish this last week! This has been a fascinating week for me, so my “unpacking” post is a day late. If you’ve not yet read “Announcements” you’ll want to do so before you continue. The last gasp of The Realm’s only hope is about to be taken. Things look bleak, let’s unpack….

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Freedom?

Over the weekend I began seeing stories, with associated video, about Bernie Sanders establishing a religious litmus test for public office during a recent confirmation hearing. Having watched the video, and read people’s responses to it, I’ve got some thoughts to share. First, to my Evangelical kin who are shouting, “Foul!” at the senator’s comments….

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