Smaller screen, bigger impact
MARCIA AND I don’t watch many movies, and when we do we tend to choose them not on the strength of their reviews or by their…
Looking forward to a whispered welcome
THERE WAS A time when I didn’t really look forward to heaven. Not because sitting around on a cloud for eternity sounded kind of boring (though…
6 Reading Tips for Writers
I THOUGHT THAT signing up with a personal trainer at the gym would involve lifting lots of big weights, but so far it’s mostly been about…
The right time to take a knee
HAVING LONG AGO ago awarded the apostle Peter the prize for being the subject of the saddest sentence in the Bible, I recently added to his…
Cockfight 2016: we all lose
I COULD WATCH only through splayed fingers recently when a gritty Netflix series Marcia and I are following featured an ugly cockfighting scene. I was horrified…
Confessions of a jackass
I’M HOPING THAT the stretching exercises I do down at the gym will soon make my figurative ability to put my foot in my mouth a…
Balancing mercy and justice
THEY MET IN his father’s office the following morning, as the help cleared up from the big party. “That was a wonderful evening, Dad. Thanks for…
Turning the right way in disappointment
I’VE HAD MY share of disappointments through the years—fractured relationships, failed plans, and forgotten promises. Really big stuff and stuff that just seemed really big at…
Feather duster tears
FOR ALL THE joy of being able to go to work in your underwear, the freelance life has its ups and downs, and I reached this…
Looking three ways in a storm
ONE OF THE things I love about the Bible is how it’s a bit like a kaleidoscope. Just as the same crystals can be reformed in…
AndyButcherOnline 