Author: The Broken Mandolin

There are days and weeks and years for intellectualism, for debates, for theological philosophical studies. Then there are days to fight. In this case, it has been a week. There is a time for everything, and a season for every…

I grew up with this line. I assume others did, too. This morning…the thinking went beyond law enforcement. I’ve also heard the argument ‘man is inheritantly good.’ Have you heard this? When I was just young I heard a great…

Did you feel it? Last year I heard/read/thought more about ‘prepping’ than I had my whole life. Pinterest pages, websites, stores….you almost couldn’t avoid it. Seeds and toilet paper sold out…RVs and trailers were bought off lots with alarming speed…people…

Raised in the ‘church’ as it were, there are stories that we grew up being told and discussed in detail. Put us together, we can spout off Bible facts like others compare sports statistics. Like why David picked up five…

I could not sleep last night. This is not normal for me, I’m generally blessed with good sleep (as long as the kids or the job doesn’t wake me up.) But my mind has been heavy with the events of…

I can’t say it was the wisest decision I’ve ever made. To be honest, I’d probably do it again…but I’m thinking next time I’d wait until I had my husband with me to help. My kids and I were hiking…

I was baptized into our church numerous years ago….to this day I cannot remember the year but the day was Saturday, May 14. My sister and I and our pastor had been studying, and I had decided to give my…

In my logical, ‘fair’ mindset it would make more sense if God would smooth life out a little. Our singing group was preparing for Thanksgiving songs and many of them reflected on the harvest…the time of year when everything is…

I love reading the Old Testament…imagine hearing the voice of God, specific answers to questions, knowing that God is with you…. The Voice of God doesn’t seem to be as loud today as it used to be….but I suspect that…