Stop! Look! Listen! Cry.
The baby was finally out, and with a relieved sigh the mother relaxed and waited for the doctor and nurse to do their evaluation. “Ten fingers? Check. Ten toes? Hmmm…only nine. Where is… Continue reading
Preach, brotha!
I know who I’ll be rooting for in this year’s Super Bowl. Provided they get there. But if their division-winning game last Sunday is any indication…they will. I like watching football, and always… Continue reading
I’m afraid it is your problem
I often get asked, what would change your mind? I don’t know. I don’t have to know. If there is a God, that God should know exactly what would change my mind and… Continue reading
Skeptical? Honestly?
“Evidence. I want evidence that there’s a God.” “In what form?” “I don’t know. But I’m not going to put parameters around it.” Confession: I am skeptical about skeptics. I seriously doubt the… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 14
Click here for Chapter 1 Ruth’s father turned away from the guard and looked out the window, contemplating how unusual it must seem that he was hoping and praying his daughter would go… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 13
Click here for Chapter 1 When Ruth’s father opened his eyes the prison guard was at his elbow, the hand and ankle cuffs clipped to his belt. “Let’s go sit in the waiting… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 12
Click here for Chapter 1 “Daddy, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” As Ruth looked at her father lying in the hospital bed next to hers, she began to cry uncontrollably. Years of rebellion… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 11
Click here for Chapter 1 The touch of the ER nurse’s hand gently brought Ruth’s thoughts back to the present. As she opened her eyes, her ears also became reengaged with her current… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 10
Click here for Chapter 1 All this time Ruth had been unknowingly working at an agency that her own father was helping manage. He had been appointed shortly after she started there but… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 9
Click here for Chapter 1 It hadn’t taken long for Andrew the auditor to discover that none of the payments to Promise Publishing could be tied to any material items received. He had… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 8
Click here for Chapter 1 When Ruth’s co-worker Deborah arrived at the office at 9 the next morning Andrew was already at his desk in front of Ruth’s, who was not at hers.… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 7
Click here for Chapter 1 “Hey! Nice shoes!” Ruth knew her bookkeeping buddy Deborah would notice her latest purchase as soon as she walked in the office. “Aren’t they though? Saw ‘em on… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 6
Click here for Chapter 1 They’ll never catch it. So much money goes out of this office each month, one more expense will never be noticed. Three weeks had passed since she had… Continue reading
The Trade, Chapter 5
Click here for Chapter 1 At the office Christmas party a week later, Ruth was surprised and relieved to open a card from the bureau department head and find a $100 bonus and… Continue reading