Faith works always (403 words)
Author: stanley mcqueen kentucky backwoods writer	Added: Jul 31 2009	Views/Reads: 3042/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
the importance of having faith in christian life
Photograph (515 words)
Author: Eutychus	Added: Aug 15 2009	Views/Reads: 3008/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Holding together the pieces that remain after the loss of a loved one.
The trials and triumphs of the chronically lazy (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 01 2009	Views/Reads: 3849/1936	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
All through my formative years my father and other authority figures railed quite mercilessly against what they called being lazy. According to them, laziness was about as close to the unpardonable sin as a human could possibly get without being burned by
Our Lady of Manaoag (625 words)
Author: jopoguerrero	Added: Nov 27 2009	Views/Reads: 9436/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Faith
Behold, the Christmas Grinch cometh (904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 07 2009	Views/Reads: 2960/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I never have to look at the calendar to know when the Christmas holiday season is approaching. As soon as I lay down my fork on Thanksgiving Day, the battle drums begin to roll. Somebody, who apparently does not have much of a life, takes a pot shot at th
The candle (550 words)
Author: jopoguerrero	Added: Dec 08 2009	Views/Reads: 4942/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Integrity in the eyes of a child
All I want for Christmas is to be left alone! (948 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 13 2009	Views/Reads: 2981/1783	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
We had just finished our morning coffee for the morning and the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage looked at me and said, "Let's go Christmas shopping." This little piece of news ruined my meticulously worked out plans of doing nothing for th
Have You Ever Wondered...? (1157 words)
Author: Alex Townsend	Added: Dec 19 2009	Views/Reads: 2788/1742	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A Fictional short story about how a simple, seemingly insignificant act, can change the world.
The nightmare after Christmas (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 20 2009	Views/Reads: 3243/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Technically, Christmas is over... all over our living room floor, that is. Piles of wrapping paper in this corner and empty boxes in that corner and colorful ribbons from here to there, all evidence that Christmas must have been a success this year.
the sermon (1076 words)
Author: Anonymous	Added: Dec 22 2009	Views/Reads: 3000/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
some times we must take a good look at ourselves... to see what path we are walking on in life.. we must find God to find ourselves... we must admit our weak frail humaness... we cannot fix ourselves but God can...
the effect of prayer (800 words)
Author: stanley mcqueen kentucky backwoods writer	Added: Dec 24 2009	Views/Reads: 3659/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
the very key to man spirtual well being is praying from earnest hearts
Items not on my New Year's resolution list (905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 27 2009	Views/Reads: 3478/1856	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It is typical this time of year to prepare a list of resolutions for the coming year. I believe this goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden when Adam said to Eve, "I think I'll turn over a new leaf this year." And so the tradition has come
what people do who called themselves Chrisians (731 words)
Author: stanley mcqueen kentucky backwoods writer	Added: Dec 28 2009	Views/Reads: 2899/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
this is more a sermon than a story .. read and see if you agree with and old mountain backwoods preacher
Mountain preaches sermon (1583 words)
Author: stanley mcqueen kentucky backwoods writer	Added: Dec 28 2009	Views/Reads: 2983/1868	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
sermon on the mountain
Hundred Dollar mule (1669 words)
Author: stanley mcqueen kentucky backwoods writer	Added: Dec 30 2009	Views/Reads: 3326/1903	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
back wood tales
what do you want to see in people charactors? (649 words)
Author: stanley mcqueen kentucky backwoods writer	Added: Dec 30 2009	Views/Reads: 2749/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
love description,
It's déjà vu all over again (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 03 2010	Views/Reads: 2931/1823	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
New Year's Day was filled with lots of excitement, plenty of grandchildren running around and enough food on the table to eliminate world hunger. Actually, it did eliminate my ravishing hunger, at least for the day.
Shivering me time away (905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 10 2010	Views/Reads: 2925/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I am not quite sure what has happened but some place has frozen over. And, for that matter, somebody is ice-skating in you know where.
Germed and frightfully dangerous (913 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 18 2010	Views/Reads: 2879/1868	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Living in the Sunshine state of Florida and seeing snow accumulating on the ground is the closest thing to blasphemy I know. Everybody knows it does not snow in Florida.
The end of all nonsense and other practical jokes (906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 24 2010	Views/Reads: 2817/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
When it comes to practical jokes, Yours Truly is always on the ready. Throughout my earthly passage, I have perpetuated my share of practical jokes. I will not enumerate them here, the simple reason being, I might want to bring one out of retirement.
Mother Nature’s cold shoulder revenge (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 07 2010	Views/Reads: 3092/1846	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
As far as I can remember, I have never been out of sorts with good ole Mother Nature. I have had, however, some issues with Father Time. I wish, for example, he would take a vacation. Really, all that marching on must be quite tiresome.
Why childhood is better the second time around (909 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 14 2010	Views/Reads: 2934/1954	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
This week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly had the privilege of attending our youngest granddaughter's second birthday party. I wanted to go to her third birthday party but she was not old enough yet. So, I will have to wait another
Please accept my apology (904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 22 2010	Views/Reads: 3261/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Once again, we, the American consumer, have been treated to a celebrity apology. I am not sure what we have done to be treated to such highfalutin entertainment. If I could find out, I would immediately stop doing whatever it is I was doing.
Where have all the men in white hats gone? (904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 04 2010	Views/Reads: 2922/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
When I was growing up you could always tell who the good men were by the white hats they wore. Bad men always wore black hats. That made it rather convenient for those of us who were watching so we knew who would be winning at the end. When you were in tr
King of my castle for a day (904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 11 2010	Views/Reads: 2959/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Not too many things catch me by surprise, although quite a few people have caught me napping. Such was the case this past week. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage caught me somewhat by surprise, which is really no surprise to anyone who knows me.

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