Deeper Furrow

  When We Believe Lies Joshua 9 especially verse 14 14  And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the  Lord .      It only takes a simple prayer.   “What do you think, Lord?”   We hear many things.   A cacophony of sounds streams along in the wind.   Sometimes they get organized to agree with our inner thought or suspicion.   As a seed, it must be watered.   Sputtering lips shout obscenities.   Against such, we dismiss.   It is the gentle, continuous rain that soaks the ground even undetected.   Before long, our fertile ground becomes a swamp smelling of dank odor.   The vine wraps to threaten other perceptions of ourselves if we believe.      I heard a counselor say it nearly is a core lie.   In his experience, troubled ones have swallowed a primal misconception from which other skewed thoughts emanate.   Same as it was for Joshua. ...

Shadow      For those of you old enough to remember, Shadow has been a fixture in our home.  Given to us at an early age, this Malinois mixed dog with great coloring and excellent obedience has blessed our house with gentleness.  Thriving on MilkBones, she routinely does her duty in the back yard without a hitch.  Graying around the muzzle now has limited her to long naps and low snoring about the living room furniture.      I am writing this because she has become a part, and I hesitate in saying part, of our family.  One must realize that she is an animal.  She belongs to me.  I have final say in the number of her days.  As God has said, I am to be responsible for the “beasts” in my possession.       There is a blurring now days.  When $100 to $1000’s of dollars are spent to dress these domesticated ones up or to surround them with luxuries.  Thus, they have become the a...

  Secret Service Guitar chords (E, A, B7)   Woke up with brunch on my mind And with no wife to dine I drove solo to the local Johnnie Mars   It was a dismal rainy day Wondering if there’d be a place for me to stay Judging by the parking lot full of cars   "Wait to be seated" the sign read While others were being fed So, I humbly took my stand   At the counter right there The waitress showed me an empty chair Then suddenly by me sat an elderly man   Blue cap with veteran sewn upon Gold stitching told of a mission he'd been on Some years back he was eager to say   Another vet to his left caught his eye Before long they reminisced about days gone by While I quietly enjoyed my steak   Six years with the Air Force brought me in Although my cap didn’t announce when And with no medal with which to pin That day I became secret service That day I became secret service That day I was secret ser...