There once was a bridge which spanned a large river. During most of the day the bridge sat with its length running up and down the river paralleled with the banks, allowing ships to pass through freely on both sides of the bridge.
The Bridge Keeper
God
The Job Applicant
The Man and the Birds
Now the man to whom I’m going to introduce you was not a scrooge, he was a kind, decent, mostly good man. Generous to his family, upright in his dealings with other men. But he just didn’t believe all that incarnation stuff which the churches proclaim at Christmas Time. It just didn’t make sense and […]
The Pretty Lady
Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were travelling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn’t cross the river. The big monk offered […]
The Red Umbrella
As the drought continued for what seemed an eternity, a small community of mid-west farmers were in a quandary as to what to do next. The rain was important not only to keep their crops healthy, but to sustain the townspeople’s very way of living. As the problem became more urgent, the local church felt […]
The Stranger at the Gas Station
The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn’t been anywhere in years since his wife had passed away. He had no decorations, no tree, no lights. It was just another day to him. He didn’t hate Christmas, just couldn’t find a reason to celebrate. There were no children […]
The Three Trees
Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: “I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I’ll be the most beautiful treasure […]
Math Formula
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.(2 Corinthians 5:21-RSV) For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, […]
One Guy Did Not
3 guys were arrested as criminals2 guys had committed crimes1 guy did not 3 guys were given trials2 guys had fair trials1 guy did not 3 guys were whipped and beaten2 guys deserved it1 guy did not 3 guys were laughed at, spit at, cursed at2 guys cursed and spit back1 guy did not 3 […]
The Choice
He placed one scoop of clay upon another until a form lay lifeless on the ground. All of the Garden’s inhabitants paused to witness the event. Hawks hovered. Giraffes stretched. Trees bowed. Butterflies paused on petals and watched. “You will love me, nature,” God said. “I made you that way. You will obey me, universe. […]