Tag Archives: Jesus

Taking Back Christ’s Easter

Another Christian holiday, another day for Christians to tear apart. Has anyone else noticed the barrage of anti-Easter posts on Facebook coming from Christians? Well meaning individuals are telling us not to celebrate Easter, as it is a holiday to Ishtar the fertility god. True, when Constantine Christianized the empire, he did merge many ofContinue reading “Taking Back Christ’s Easter”

Blessed are the Meek, For They shall Have the Power of Thor

When I hear the word “meek” I can’t help but think of the Avenger’s movie Ragnarok.  Ragnarok features Thor, the god of thunder, who flies around beating up bad guys with the help of his mighty magic hammer. But, alas, Thor’s evil sister shatters the hammer, leaving poor Thor flightless and weakened. The movie’s climaxContinue reading “Blessed are the Meek, For They shall Have the Power of Thor”

Can’t I Wing This “Sandal of Peace” at Him Just Once?

Did Jesus ever have to deal with bullies when he was growing up? As an urban gypsy, hopping from town to town, I know I had my share of them. Some of them still stand out vividly in my mind: Second grade: Elsinore California. it was “Eddie Spaghetti” who like to tease girls but specializedContinue reading “Can’t I Wing This “Sandal of Peace” at Him Just Once?”

Why Didn’t You Die, Adam?

And the LORD God commanded the man, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Genesis 2:16-17 NKJV I used to wonder why Adam andContinue reading “Why Didn’t You Die, Adam?”

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”

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)”