Announcer: Goooood morning! (audience applauds profusely) And welcome to another edition of Celebrity Chefs. Last week, we brought you the best in Christian entertain....I mean.... Christian nonfiction authors. Today, we bring you the best in Christian minist....I mean....Christian entertainment (looks away) is that right? Can I say that? Ahem. (looks back at camera) Contemporary Christian …
Announcer: (to the camera) Today on Celebrity Chefs––a very a special Christian author episode. The challenge? A simple birthday cake. Yes, a simple birthday cake. (to the authors) You've all made and decorated birthday cakes before, haven't you? The directions are in front of you. All you have to do is follow the directions, make …
Continue reading Christian authors compete in bake-off (a satire)
On July 1, I posted my thoughts about the state of things as we were about to go into this year's Fourth of July weekend. Now, a week after the Fourth, I thought I would take time reflect back on our Independence Day. In a sense, there really isn't much to reflect back on. Afterall, …
Continue reading Thoughts on a 2020 Independence Day, Part 2
It's something we've all done at least once––get into credit card trouble. We rack up our limit either on odds or ends, perhaps necessities, and then we wonder how in the world we're going to pay it off. The time comes, and we finally do pay it off––perhaps we're able to pay it off with …
It was July 4th, and due to COVID 19, our smalltown historical society museum had been closed for quite a while. But we decided to reopen on the 4th to...well, not such a big crowd. Though, that's unfortunately the norm for the museum. But inside, those of us who were there as volunteer greeters and …
One year ago at this time, no one would have ever expected this Fourth of July to have been so disrupted. Not in my wildest dreams would I, six months ago––heck two months ago when we were still in lockdown––expect our Fourth of July celebrations to be cancelled. And our nation to be in such …
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