Author: modernstoriesoftheway

“The Seven Seals” February 20, 2022                 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.  And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the [...]

“Now Is Time for All Good Men (and Women) to come to the aid of their country.” “Now is time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their country.”  (from Charles G. Weller, a typing teacher, “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of [...]

“The Wrong End of the Dog” Sitting on the couch, searching my seed catalog For the best seeds for my spring garden, Hannah's Great Dane, "Angus", lay down Beside me to sleep. A new puppy, 14 weeks, 40lbs, with big feet. He snuggled Dorothy, his head in her lap. Suddenly, I caught a whiff of [...]

“The Best of Times, the Worst of Times” (Title taken from Charles Dickens, opening sentence of "The Tale of Two Cities") I have hesitated to say very much about the state of our nation and communities, thinking, hoping and praying that a new President might turn things around for our nation.  After the debacle of [...]

Today, I was in the garden picking late summer okra and Dorothy picking Crowder peas.  Tropical Storm Fred is approaching, so we wanted to harvest what we could before heavy rains inundate the garden.  The end of the season is approaching, time to bush hog the remnants, rework and plant a fall cover crop for [...]

“Trash by the Side of the Road” February 7, 2021 Yesterday was trash day.  My job, each Saturday morning, is to gather all the trash from the house, including cardboard and cans to be recycled.  I dutifully carry it off in the back of my pickup truck to our local recycling center and trash collection [...]

“The Restoration of Community” January 17, 2021 I was in the Bernadine Center at the St Francis Hospital this week.  I work in this hospital system and this past Wednesday I was given the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.  Medical literature reports two doses give from 94-95% immunity to the Covid-19 virus, which should [...]

“All Flesh Shall See the Salvation of God” January 10, 2021                 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, while Annas and Ciaphas were [...]

“Angry Men” January 3, 2021 I was riding home yesterday coming from Home Depot, where I picked up 5 boards I needed to complete a storage project.  Riding home, minding my own business, a red truck driven by an apparently angry man came behind me with an American flag placed in the back of his [...]

“Parting Thoughts” The end of the year of our Lord 2020 cannot come too soon!  This is the year “we would like to forget but will long remember," as I heard a narrator say on NBC tonight, closing out the old year.  Are there any words to adequately express what any one of us feels [...]