Thursday Thought: The Price of Easy
Posted by Avalon Robinson on 10/29/2020 to
Let’s talk about a man named Gideon. When Gideon shows up on the scene Israel is, to put it lightly, a complete mess. They’re making the same mistake that they have countless times up to this point. It seems like every time God sends someone to
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Thursday Thought: Active Choice
Posted by Avalon Robinson on 10/22/2020 to
In my Bible time, I’ve been working through the book of John. Just the other day, I was reading the last supper passage when Jesus predicts his betrayal. He’s spent the whole evening preparing and caring for his disciples, getting them ready for
Best of the Greats: Roald Dahl
Posted by Avalon Robinson on 10/20/2020 to
Roald Dahl is one of the best-known names in children’s literature and for good reason. His canon of works is vast and just as popular to boot. Like many authors, Dahl started out with a day job in his writing career. Where he deviates
Thursday Thought: Rejecting the Art of Alone
Posted by Avalon Robinson on 10/15/2020 to
We live in a world that loves to celebrate independence. There are very few people who have no use for it. I joke regularly with people that I will be incredibly responsible about finding someone else to be responsible, but even I have a love of
Thursday Thought: Better Than Growing
Posted by Avalon Robinson on 10/8/2020 to
Ever heard the word Christianese? It’s the idea that in Christian circles there are certain words we use so much they become part of their own language. Christianese is a collection of overused buzzwords that have lost their punch after being the
Best of the Greats: Hans Christian Andersen
Posted by Avalon Robinson on 10/6/2020 to
Maybe this week’s book blog is a bit of a cheat considering it’s not on books per se. But you can’t talk about great fiction in my world without talking about Hans Christian Andersen. It would be nothing short of a crime to skip him. Known not
Thursday Thought: Hard Work Truths
Posted by Avalon Robinson on 10/1/2020 to
No one wakes up in the morning and thinks “You know what I want to do today? I want to do all the hard work in the world. That would be really enjoyable!”. Hard work is, no surprise here, hard. A lot of us don’t shy from the idea of hard work but