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The Fortitude of Job

“Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’” Job 1:20-21. In theContinue reading “The Fortitude of Job”

“Look, Dad! Grandpa’s Naked!”

“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father Noah and told his two brothers. But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.” GenesisContinue reading ““Look, Dad! Grandpa’s Naked!””

The Toskey Reports: Day 4: The Ark Encounter: The Doors of the Bible

Before one can exit The Ark Encounter, you have to go through a maze of pictures drawn out in comic book style. The pictures tell the story of three friends and a lot of doors. Mom was kind enough to capture the story with her phone. I think it’s also offered in book form ifContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: Day 4: The Ark Encounter: The Doors of the Bible”

The Toskey Reports: Day 4: The Ark Encounter

If you’ve never been to The Ark Encounter, the first thing you’ll notice is that this boat is big. I mean REALLY BIG! I don’t know how it compares to a modern day cruise ship, and I know it’s not as big as the Titanic, but Noah’s Ark is BIG! 500 feet long, 85 feetContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: Day 4: The Ark Encounter”

“The Verses that Keep Me Up At Night” – the Risks and Responsibilities of the Christian Writer

“Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of the scripture, to preaching and to teaching…Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you save both yourself and your hearers.” I TimothyContinue reading ““The Verses that Keep Me Up At Night” – the Risks and Responsibilities of the Christian Writer”

Sidebar: The Unforgiving Servant (or The Laurel Mission Trip)

Every other month, my husband guest preaches at a small church about an hour away. He usually asks me to tell a short story before his sermon and back in August, he expected me to come up with a tale. The suggested topic was the story of the unforgiving servant. Its found in Matthew 18:Continue reading “Sidebar: The Unforgiving Servant (or The Laurel Mission Trip)”