WILD OATS SOWN AND GROWN! (Have Some "Limblogger Cheese"!)

HOME SWEET HOME!

2012-02-10T17:43:00.001-07:00

THEY SAY, "YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN!" BUT YOU CAN! AND SOME THINGS DON'T EVEN CHANGE . . . . Paisano Pete stands as a more recent landmark for Fort Stockton, Texas. Fort Stockton, Texas has been my sometime home ever since the summer of 1966. I moved away in 1976, after college, but have come back as often as I could since then. How special is it? Well, when I come "home"

COUSINS (Chapter 9) Time Changes Everything . . . ?

2012-02-07T07:36:00.000-07:00

IT'S FUNNY HOW TIME PASSES . . . AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU SEE A PERSON IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT . . . . Jill had played tennis with Bill after that conversation with her mom. Things were better after that. Bill and Jack said their last good-byes at the front porch. The last couple of days at their uncle's place had been more cordial all the way around. When Jill had invited Bill to go play

COUSINS 8: The Old Cold Shoulder . . . .

2012-01-28T17:30:00.000-07:00

SOME SMART SOMEBODY (SHAKESPEARE, I DO BELIEVE) SAID THAT THE "BAD PLACE" HAS NO FURY LIKE THAT OF A WOMAN SCORNED. IT SEEMS EVERY MAN MUST LEARN THIS TRUTH SOONER OR LATER . . . . Even a young woman can be angry enough to treat you like dirt! (Especially a younger woman.) Bill and Jack entered the second week of their visit. But things were different -- at least for Bill. He noticed

TREASURE -- FOUND AND LOST!

2012-01-25T21:39:00.000-07:00

Shortly after we moved to West Texas my dad fulfilled a dream: he took us all down to Big Bend National Park to camp out in the Chisos Basin. He'd heard about it from others who had lived in West Texas all their lives. But now, he finally had a chance to see it with his family. If you haven’t been to the Chisos Basin, you should know that it is one of the prettiest views in all of North

THE NASTY PREACHER Chapter XV: The Open Door

2012-01-20T21:40:00.001-07:00

SOMETIMES WHEN GOD CLOSES A DOOR, HE OPENS A WINDOW! She heard the doorbell ring. It was the district superintendent. Betty answered the door swiftly wondering who it might be. Bob of course had his own key, and always let himself in; but he usually showed up just after five p.m. To her surprise it was their district superintendent, Richard "Dick" Blarney himself. "I was in the area, and I

DAYS OF IRON. Chapter 2: Surprise Meeting

2012-01-08T21:19:00.000-07:00

HE KNEW FREE HUMANS WERE RARE. HE'D WANTED TO SEE ONE AGAIN, FACE TO FACE . . . OR DID HE? There was only the dim light of moon at the entrance to the tunnel behind him. Tom was still breathing hard, and crouching low in the dark of the tunnel. He wanted to speak, but he didn't trust himself -- or the voice he heard. What if it was a trap? He had, over the years, become very good at

FOUNDATIONS FOR ECONOMICS, Part 2: SHELTER

2011-12-23T19:46:00.001-07:00

IT WAS ONE THING TO EAT, ANOTHER TO REST. BUT ONE COULD NOT SIMPLY REST JUST ANYWHERE! THESE WOODS WERE TOO DANGEROUS FOR THAT . . . . The spring he had found came from near the base of a high cliff. At first, Gron simply thought to lay down along the crevice where the rock wall met the sloping forest floor, not far from the spring. He dozed uneasily for a few minutes. But the sun was

FOUNDATIONS FOR ECONOMICS: Part 1: Food

2011-11-15T21:46:00.002-07:00

MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD . . . Bread is a gift from God for this life. But He knew we all needed more than this. These great and famous words were first written by Moses in a sermon directed to the Israelite people as they were entering the land of Canaan. That land was promised to their ancestors, but Moses' generation got to

FOUNDATIONS FOR ECONOMICS: Introduction

2011-11-06T20:39:00.001-07:00

IT ALL STARTS WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER: MAN'S SEARCH FOR THEM, AND THE ASSURANCE THAT HE CAN SUPPLY HIMSELF WITH THESE AT NEED . . . . In our case, Uncle Sam has brought us hard times from over-regulation and freedom-stealing. Today's confused world has gotten itself into the kind of economic jam. And, if history has taught us anything, the mess we are in now, nationally and

The Nasty Preacher (Part XIV): It's Never Like You Expected . . . .

2011-10-29T10:55:00.001-06:00

When you start thinking about what might have been, or what could have been, it's easy to remain unsatisfied . . . but she knew she should not dwell on such things . . . . Her kitchen window was just a good place to cry . . . . Betty Rickards stood at her kitchen sink looking out the window. She had come there to look out her favorite window toward the flower garden along the back wall.

FROM THE REALMS (Chapter 4) Earthly Meeting

2011-10-25T16:51:00.000-06:00

TO BE IN HUMAN SKIN WAS SOMETHING NEW . . . . SHE FOUND HERSELF RATHER LIKING IT AT FIRST . . . . She liked the way she looked -- and felt! Rachel found herself dressed in a bright plaid dress of orange and yellow combined with black high heels and a gold necklace as an accessory. There were books in her hand and a purse over her shoulder. She like the way she looked as she made

DAYS OF IRON. Chapter 1: Hungry and Hiding

2011-10-16T21:21:00.004-06:00

The life he lived was very hard. But it was the only one he knew that guaranteed him a measure of freedom . . . . . For the last ten years, he had lived life on the run. Tom was hungry again. This was nothing new. He was always hungry and had been for over ten years now. But every three or four days his hunger reached a peak point; it was then that he had to do something about it. He had

NO "MAN-CAUSED" GLOBAL WARMING HERE!!

2011-10-14T11:16:00.000-06:00

Global warming? Caused by humans? You've been brainwashed!! Read the following and get your head straight -- FINALLY!! You see the earth's distance from the sun is changing minutely all the time, every year. God is doing this, BUT NOT YOU! By now if you are a normal person at all you have probably lived long enough and listened long enough, and heard enough about so-called global

THAT FIRST CHRISTMAS MORNING

2011-10-02T13:42:00.001-06:00

HIS EYES WERE HEAVY WITH SLEEP. BUT HE WAS STILL SO EXCITED AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED THAT HE WAS STILL AWAKE . . . . Suggested Text: Luke 2:1-20 The first light of dawn was glowing over in the eastern sky beyond the hills. Joseph was tired, but he found the strength to keep alert even as he sat near his Joseph could see the light of the sun over in the eastern sky . . . . It was going to

A PRAYER FOR WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY

2011-10-02T13:25:00.000-06:00

OUR FATHER GOD: ON THIS SPECIAL DAY WITH THE EYES OF THE SPIRIT WE SEE BELIEVERS GATHERED UNDER TREES IN ZAMBIA, SINGING A SONG OF JESUS CHRIST. A Christian Church in Ghana (that's right: it's the PEOPLE, not a building!) WITH THE EARS OF FAITH WE HEAR THE PRAYERS OF CHINESE DISCIPLES SPEAKING TO YOU WITH LOVE. WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEART WE RECEIVE THE WORD PREACHED BY SUFFERING

COUSINS! Part 7: The Truth Still Hurts (even between friends)

2011-10-01T12:01:00.046-06:00

She felt she should tell him how she really felt. "No! She shouldn't," said another part of her. But she obeyed the first Jill was hungry but just couldn't finish her club sandwich. impulse, and once she started talking she couldn't stop the words . . . or the tears! Jill poked at her food after lunch. Her father had taken them all out to a nice steak restaurant after worship,

THE NASTY PREACHER (Part XIII) "Confession is Good . . . ."

2011-09-19T21:56:00.048-06:00

He heard himself telling the whole story to someone who was barely more than an acquaintance. He couldn't believe he had There was nobody else in the lunch room just then when Bob sat down to spill his guts . . . . done this once, but he had! It was all too true . . . . "I could use a beer along about now," Bob muttered under his breath, almost forgetting where he was. Bud looked at the

REMEMBER WHAT?! Deuteronomy and September 11, 2001

2011-09-08T11:18:00.004-06:00

ONCE AGAIN REPORTS HAVE LEAKED FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH, PREPARED FOR THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON THE UNITED STATES BY (MOSTLY) SAUDI ARABIAN MUSLIM RADICALS . . . . What we are hearing is that the "prez" will use the occasion (once again) to emphasize an idea known as "national service" -- as if Americans didn't already know about that. That's because after

COUSINS! (Part 6) "Decisions, Decisions . . . ."

2011-07-31T18:00:00.003-06:00

HOW COULD SUCH SIMPLE CHOICES BE SO HARD TO MAKE? That's what Bill wanted to know. Bill heard his phone buzzing from across the room. This could not be good . . . . By the time he lay down to sleep in that same guest room where he had frightened Jill and Danny, he was tired. Jack was asleep nearby and soundly by the evidence of his soft snoring. Bill knew he wouldn't awaken his brother

THE RIGHT TO WORK

2011-07-02T13:04:00.001-06:00

HOW DO WE LEARN THE JOY OF SERVING OTHERS? BY DOING IT IN JESUS' NAME . . . . The Woodworth's Store is still a Land Mark in Minco. Oh, how I loved that place! The “Right to Work" (It Ain’t What you Think!) Do you know why we work? You probably think you do. But a long time ago I learned the real reason we work (when we are working our hardest and best). I go back to that

A REAL KINDERGARTEN (A GARDEN FOR CHILDREN)

2011-06-23T19:02:00.096-06:00

The Story of God’s Garden (and How It Grew) by Bill and Charlotte Vinson Once upon a time there was a pre-school teacher named Charlotte. Charlotte taught three-year old children at the St. John’s Child Development Center. And because it was a Since it was a church pre-school, the teachers could teach all the truth from God's Word. church-based pre-school (you got the part about St.

PARADISE (BASS!) LOST

2011-06-22T19:10:00.002-06:00

WITH MUCH LOVE FOR GRADY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA In central Oklahoma there is a natural phenomenon which is accepted with a large yawn by those who live there; but viewed by me as one of the great wonders of the world! There are these canyons all over central Oklahoma. See the red clay? Maybe that’s because I first viewed those red clay canyons as a little boy. I got to stand at the

AFTERNOON COFFEE (A BITTERSWEET MEMORY . . . )

2011-06-19T16:35:00.001-06:00

Five O’Clock Coffee . . . (A Bittersweet Memory) Kermit, Texas is a small West Texas oilfield town near the New Mexico border. It‘s a place that you have to be going to, to get there. In fact, were it not for the discovery of oil and gas in that part of the Permian Basin, nobody would have ever gone there for it would not even exist. It would be open pasture through which the

A LETTER FOR FATHER'S DAY . . . .

2011-06-14T18:01:00.000-06:00

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The Nasty Preacher (Part XII -- 12) A Call and a Confession . . . .

2011-06-10T20:39:00.004-06:00

He hadn't planned on spilling all the beans; but then the time and place just seemed right . . . . It was a few weeks later, nearly the spring of that year. The weather was getting a tad warmer in that part of Oklahoma, and Betty was getting rounder but still remaining very healthy He got a call from the d. s. while at work . . for her age; the doctor said the baby was healthy