I’m still plodding through the Blue Parakeet book.  I am so frustrated lately because I have started way too many books and can’t seem to make any progress on any of them.  So my new method is to plow through them one at a time.  Since the book club meeting is in early August, I decided to finish the parakeet first. The crux of the Blue Parakeet book is that the author believes women should not be “caged” in the church and should be allowed to be ministers and pastors of churches.  He maintains that many of the commands we … Continue reading Out of the mouths of…..donkeys

I’ve been thinking a lot about obedience lately, thanks to my daily Bible readings.  A recent reading in 1 Samuel has my head — and my heart — all tied up in knots. Much is written about King David, but the only thing we Christians think of when we remember King Saul is his demented soul at the end of his reign.  We remember that he was paranoid and that he intended to kill David. I think, though, that a little bit of Saul resides in each one of us.  I call it “misguided obedience.”  It’s when we tack our … Continue reading Disguised Rebellion

This morning my daughter and I spent a couple of hours with a kind neighbor who has a glass jewelry-making business.  She offered to let us come create some pieces of our own.  The colors of the glass that we broke into shards and then placed in a design have hidden attributes.  The extreme heat of the kiln transforms the glass into completely different hues.  In fact, a couple of my pink pieces came out looking golden, but the overall effect was beautiful.  Tomorrow they will be polished and ready after another stint through the fire. Maybe it’s the extreme … Continue reading The Blue Parakeet in the Kiln