December 2019 – The Reluctant Firefly

Im Having a Good Day. Really.

I do curb duty one week each month at my school. I don’t care for standing out there in the cold, so I do what I can to jazz it up a bit. I’ve begun wearing funny hats and outfits. It makes people smile and laugh. My coworkers think I’m nuts. So be it. IfContinue reading “Im Having a Good Day. Really.”

A Life of Abundance Is not What You Think

Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and outContinue reading “A Life of Abundance Is not What You Think”

The LORD Will Provide

Then Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My Father.” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said,”Look, here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the offering?” Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering.” And the twoContinue reading “The LORD Will Provide”

When God Prepares

“Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” Jonah 1:17 A lot of people try to argue about what kind of fish God sent to swallow up Jonah. Was it a whale? Was it a whale shark? WasContinue reading “When God Prepares”

The Chase (or, How I Met Your Father)

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 There are those who believe everything just happens by chance. As a Christian, I believe very little happens by chance. Case in point: myContinue reading “The Chase (or, How I Met Your Father)”

Does Christ Belong in Christmas?

In the weeks coming up to Christmas, FaceBook has been swamped with post urging Christians to turn away from the practice of celebrating the “pagan” holiday called Christmas. The claim is that it was actually a Roman holiday celebrating one of the Roman gods and tied to the winter solstice. To “Christianize” it, in 250Continue reading “Does Christ Belong in Christmas?”

Grandpa and the Cannibals: A Tale of Redemption

My dad told once told me a story about his dad, John Henry Bramble: the fighter pilot. Though I have not been able to verify this actually happened to Grandpa, friends in the military and others with connections to New Guinea tell me it likely did. My Grandpa John was a fighter pilot stationed inContinue reading “Grandpa and the Cannibals: A Tale of Redemption”

The Toskey Reports: Day 5: The Creation Museum

Our final day of vacation we hit The Creation Museum. Wanna know what they had there? Dinosaurs! Lots of dinosaurs! And they had a lot of information about dragons too! Were dragons and dinosaurs the same thing? I don’t know. I do know dinosaur bones have been found just about everywhere, and dragon legends areContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: Day 5: The Creation Museum”