Get on Your Shoes: It’s Resurrection Day!

Since Pastor Teddy started televising his sermons following The Lockdown, our family has been faithfully gathering in front of the TV each Sunday morning at 9:30 am. There have been video glitches and mikes that cut in and out at inopportune times, and a time the screen froze for a few minutes and we shoutedContinue reading “Get on Your Shoes: It’s Resurrection Day!”

“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

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 Toskey Reports: Day 3 (finally!) Pigeon Forge: the Las Vegas of the Mountains

When we first pulled into town two days earlier, I had thought Pigeon Forge was a lot like Las Vegas. My impression didn’t change in better lighting. Oh, we weren’t seeing casinos and slot machines, but every building we saw on “Tourist Avenue” seemed to shout at people “Look at me! Look at me! Don’tContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: Day 3 (finally!) Pigeon Forge: the Las Vegas of the Mountains”