PASTORING INDEPENDENTLY By Ken Blue I was born on the Bible belt in northern Arkansas. Our little town could not afford a church or pastor, so we had Sunday school and revival meetings in the one room school house. I managed to get through those early years without getting saved. Our little church belonged to […]
Archives for April 2010
MOTHER’S EMBROIDERY
By Ken Blue Mother gathered her embroidery tools next to the old rocking chair; And like a skilled surgeon, she laid out each item, insuring all was there. She’d ironed a pattern on the cloth; she’d stretched on embroidery hoops; Threading the needles with various colors; began her stitches and loops. I sat on the […]
SIGNS WITHOUT MEANING
Ken Blue Recently I saw a sign in a church, and I ask a lady what I meant. She paused for some time, and then said, “I don’t have a clue.” I find this to be the norm in most churches. When I was sent […]
THE FADING LEAF
(The General Store) By Ken Blue In early spring, within each bud, lie hopes of the unseen. The earth awakes to a canopy of red, of yellow, and of green. Summer passed; its beauty was captured and stored in my mind. Winter came taking all away; memories only were left behind. These abide in living […]