By Brenda Black The ability of a raccoon to know that my sweet corn is two days from perfection is uncanny. When I discovered the two ears tested and stripped from their six-foot stalks after the first night of invasion, … Read More
By Brenda Black “We’ve got to consider creating a more non-violent society,” Bernice King, daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, professed during a live interview with CNN. She says her daddy was first and foremost a preacher. He … Read More
By Brenda Black Lance Armstrong — the very name elicits images of strength and athletic heroics. It used to, that is. Now the famous cyclist’s name is mud and it’s being dragged through the media with a vengeance. The final … Read More
Brenda Black In a dog-eat-dog world, one misspoken word is like fresh meat to a starving stray. And that one word, from one sentence at one moment in time can mean ruination to the person behind the lips that uttered … Read More
By Brenda Black “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we … Read More
By Brenda Black Eve – She was fashioned by intentional thought and loving consideration from the heart of God and the side of man. Her name means life-giver and she was designed to bear the seed that would populate the … Read More
A Conflict of ConscienceBy Brenda Black Visions of Tweety Bird’s Grandmother beating off Sylvester popped into my mind when I scanned a recent headline: “Thief Mugs 90-Year-Old, Gives Back Purse.” In the movie Madagascar, Granny’s contemporary cartoon cousin just as … Read More
A Conflict of ConscienceBy Brenda Black Visions of Tweety Bird’s Grandmother beating off Sylvester popped into my mind when I scanned a recent headline: “Thief Mugs 90-Year-Old, Gives Back Purse.” In the movie Madagascar, Granny’s contemporary cartoon cousin just as … Read More
By Brenda Black Puberty punctuates immaturity as much as it ushers in adulthood. And impertinence is all the more exaggerated when there is an audience. Tough teen Ishmael counted it entertainment to tease and mock his baby step-brother Isaac during … Read More
By Brenda Black Puberty punctuates immaturity as much as it ushers in adulthood. And impertinence is all the more exaggerated when there is an audience. Tough teen Ishmael counted it entertainment to tease and mock his baby step-brother Isaac during … Read More