In the Park

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and started on his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting [...]

Perfect Church

If you should find the perfect church Without one fault or smear, For goodness sake! Don’t join that church; You’d spoil the atmosphere. If you should find the perfect church Where all anxieties cease Then pass it by, lest joining it You’d mar the masterpiece. If you should find the perfect church Then don’t you [...]

Love of the Master

by Shari Weigerstorfer My grandmother just dropped off her dog. Accompanying the hound is a suitcase of paraphernalia: leash, bed, bowls, chew bones, glitter balls, gourmet foods, doggie biscuits and an “instruction manual.” The latter is a long, drawn-out, detailed guide to the “care and feeding” of Missy, who will be staying with me for [...]

FREEDOM

Within the United States of America lies a large industrial city that is the site of one of the world’s largest slave labor camps. Located in and around the central part of this city are community settlements where the slaves live. Each morning the slaves move herd-like from their quarters into the slave labor camps. [...]

Standards

Industry Standard by Kay McElroy Due to my husband’s line of work, he has become increasingly familiar and I, somewhat acquainted with the term “industry standard.” It implies exactly that, no more, no less. It is the claim that one’s product is up to code, it meets the standard by which the industry states that [...]