After thoroughly test’n & mess’n with his brothers in order to discern whether or not he could trust some of them, Joseph decides that he can trust Judah! (because Judah had HIT ROCK BOTTOM AND BENEFITED FROM THE BLESSING OF SCANDALOUS EXPOSURE [see Genesis 38:24-26, and see John 4:29]). Then Joseph stops deceiving his brothers, […]

My buddy Big Reggie sent this to me today – – – >

I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. – Jesus of Nazareth Genesis 42 —> Joe knows something that his brothers don’t know …Joe knows that he is Joe, but they don’t know. Keep your identity secret! Is this lying? Maybe. Joe […]

We know that people are meant to embrace the joy and freedom of meeting a Man who will completely expose all the stuff they’re trying to hide (see John 4:29). And oftentimes we know of specific – shameful – things in people’s lives that most definitely need to be seen and sorted by THE JUDGE […]

On Monday Drew Harris (VP of development at rts) told me about the movie “Wildcat” (a film about Flannery O’ Connor). I got excited about this movie. Prior to watching this motion picture I determined to re-listen to a dozen of Flannery’s short stories. In the course of contemplating Flannery’s stories I came across an […]

Flannery O’ Connor has a short story with the word “artificial” in the title, and you should read it. Here is the ENDING of that story… Mr. Head stood very still and felt the action of mercy touch him again but this time he knew that there were no words in the world that could […]

As we monitor the 2024 Presidential campaign(s), and as we anticipate who the next POTUS will be; THE BIG QUESTION ON EVERYONE’S MIND …What is the main point of the last chapter of the first book of the Bible? In Genesis chapter 50 we find the entire empire of Egypt weeping over the death of […]

Once upon a time there was a guy named Jonas. Jonas had a queer[1] upbringing. Jonas’ dad was a fella named Sufjan Stevens,[2] and his mom was a gal named Salem. Jonas didn’t see much of his ma growing up because she was incarcerated for multiple counts of identity theft and heroin. Sufjan raised Jonas […]

I came upon a man rigging up an electric fence next to a ditch. There were warning signs everywhere, “Beware of ditch!” “Keep children away from ditch!” “Protect loved ones from the dangers of ditch!” In addition to the signs, there were rumble strips (in some places there were upwards of 7 or 8 layers […]

My friend Benny is putting together a baseball team. But he’s going about it all wrong. His team is comprised of a bunch of misfits, and their “field” looks like a dilapidated abandoned lot. The fact that Benny’s team and field LOOK shabby, silly, and small is bad enough, but on top of that – […]