Throwing Pennies at God
You know the story of the widow’s mite? How Jesus said this widow throwing her last two pennies into the collection box was more...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Jan 16, 2013
- 4 min
One Sermon*
Too many Christians participate with this deception of seeing ourselves primarily as sinners. Perhaps this is because sin is what is...
- Jan 15, 2013
- 3 min
Wrestling Hope
“Totally without hope one cannot live. To live without hope is to cease to live. Hell is hopelessness. It is no accident that above the...
- Dec 19, 2012
- 5 min
Defiance is a Christian Virtue
The moments in my life that have been most sure and which have left me with the most peace and joy have been moments of defiance. The...
- Nov 1, 2012
- 5 min
The Sacrifice of Isaac . . . Or Provincial Much?
Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has showed you, O man, what is good. And...
- Feb 7, 2012
- 2 min
Writing my first traditional, non-sucky Haiku
I wish I could show the beauty I see in you when love looks through me Many poets say that their poems just come to them, often fully...
- Dec 21, 2011
- 4 min
Prayers that get answered
"Please, please, please!" Prayer used to confuse me. Or I should say, prayers asking for specific outcomes used to confuse me. Like,...
- Nov 29, 2011
- 1 min
There’s always a reason
-Quote from The Upside Down World – A Book of Wisdom in Process. Copyright R. Trotter 2011 Pass It On! Tweet Email More Print Share on...
- Nov 29, 2011
- 2 min
What Michaela is Teaching Me
Michaela with her lovely first grade teacher Michaela is my oldest daughter. After having 2 boys, I really wanted a daughter and...
- Nov 10, 2011
- 2 min
You Live Like Royalty!
Learning not to do this is an ongoing lesson. In the meantime, if we’re going to compare ourselves to others, we ought to at least have...
- Nov 10, 2011
- 1 min
Own Your Choices
The problem we have is dealing with the reality that all choices have consequences. Many of us hold onto a childish desire to have...
- Nov 7, 2011
- 2 min
Steps to Forgiveness
Forgiveness is absolutely essential, but sometimes our hurts are just so big. Here are some steps I have found useful in getting to a...
- Nov 1, 2011
- 1 min
Practice Forgiveness Day!
Forgiving = Freedom Pick a day this week to deliberately forgive anything and everything that bugs you. Traffic? “I forgive you idiots...
- Oct 31, 2011
- 4 min
What to do when you wake up in hell
As he stared into the fire in front of him, Jesus couldn’t help but wish he could tell this disciple the whole story. That he had woken...
- Sep 26, 2011
- 7 min
Book Of Job – Defense!
The LORD said to Job: 2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!” 3 Then Job...
- Sep 21, 2011
- 8 min
I am not the Pioneer Woman –
Not The Pioneer Woman! For the 3 of you who do not know, The Pioneer Woman is Ree Drummond, a homeschooling mother of 4 who lives with...
- Sep 16, 2011
- 7 min
A Letter to a Young Black Man
Andrew, I saw your post from earlier and wanted to check and see if you are OK. I have been meaning to write you anyways because...
- Sep 12, 2011
- 1 min
Hey You Doubters (ie Hey Human Beings!)
If your imagination isn’t big enough to imagine how the world around you can be reconciled with a loving God and a good creation...
- Sep 12, 2011
- 2 min
Promote Yourself!
I’ve been in the process of unlearning this bad advice for a while now, so I was happy to see this article on a study done about...
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