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Swallows
I’m back again. Writing at the Citizen’s Band. I wasn’t going to let you know that. I was going to write about picking blackberries. But now that I’m here, I just can’t help it. Because something unexpected has happened. It’s different. It’s about 90 degrees, even in the sinking sun. People are fanning themselves with…
Anyplace
I am practicing being able to write anyplace. I admire those people who can write anyplace. People like that often say, “If I needed peace and quiet to write I would never get anything written!” I agree. The difference is that they fall into the “manage to get it done” category and I fall into…
Blog by Friday
Earlier this week I had the startling realization that I have not posted a blog in a month. I pledged that I would write a blog by Friday. At the beginning of the week, that seemed so doable. It’s not that I don’t have any ideas. I have lots of ideas. The problem, as I…
The
Here’s an interesting game to play. Someone shout out a word… what’s the first Bible passage that springs to mind? Perhaps someday I’ll study enough Hebrew and Greek to attempt an original language word study. But for now, here is a word study in English. Stick with me here, this is cool. When I think…
The Other Christian
Along one of my favorite hiking trails there is a bench that overlooks a little pond. Sometimes there are swans there. I’ve yet to determine whether they are naturally migrating swans or if they were deposited here, but I often like to pause on my hike and sit to watch them. This past weekend as…
Spring Blooms
I was taking my morning walk this morning as I usually do – with my eyes half shut. Someplace between leaving my front door and returning is where I typically wake up. This morning my point of waking up occurred when I was turning for home and noticed someone standing off the road taking a picture. I…
Interesting Message
I came across an interesting sermon on the radio last night while driving in my car. It was interesting enough that I sat there an extra five minutes to hear the end of it. Michael Ramsden, part of the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries team, was giving a message on the uniqueness of Christ in fulfilling…
Speed Reading
At any given moment, I have a stack of at least a dozen books that I am reading concurrently. Some end up taking me months to read; others ensnare me and I finish them in days. But always there is this stack, beckoning me. I listen to books on CD in the car and around…
The Ending of the Easter Story
Jesus the Christ was put to death on Good Friday, but that is not the end of the story. Very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb…And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back – it was very large. And…
A Good Friday Greeting
I have often wondered what the appropriate greeting for Good Friday should be. You can’t say “Happy Good Friday” or even, “I hope you have a good Good Friday.” Good Friday is a day to commemorate something that is definitely neither happy nor good… even when we know the rest of the story. But I feel like there should…
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Janet Beagle, PhD is the founder of The Mustard Patch. She divides her time between the Midwest and New England, and if she’s not writing, she’s probably out hiking with her 2-and 4-footed friends.