I live in the Hawkeye state, otherwise known as Iowa. Even I, who cares very little for sports, have heard of the prowess of the female American basketball player Caitlin Clark. It’s hard not to miss it, since her name has been mentioned a great deal this year at both the collegiate and the professional […]
Category: Life in General
Stuff I’ve written about life in general.
Just keep following the rhythm
The other day, I was sent a text from a young lady that I look upon as a daughter. She mentioned that since she was “not good” at speaking in front of a group “like you are,” she didn’t want to be asked to ever do it again, because she felt she messed up on […]
Go ye into all the world….
The other day, while the other half and I were out and about, we came back from shopping at one of the bigger farm stores in the area to find someone had crammed a cartoon gospel tract into the handle of the driver’s side door of the other half’s vehicle. The tract was a reminder […]
Perfection in the celebration
This past week, there was a celebration at the tiny church the other half and I attend in my little swath of the Midwest. Ten years ago, our current pastor started his walk with us. In those ten years, there have been numerous high points and low points, both globally and a little closer to […]
By our hate? Wait, no. Love. LOVE!!
I follow a former Orthodox priest-turned-writer named Father Nathan Monk on a few of my social media accounts. Now, by his own admission, he is an atheist and has been for ten years or so, but he is one of the most patient writers in regards to Christianity and Biblical interpretations I have read in […]
Defeating giants
Like all people, I had times where I felt like I did not fit in. I don’t fit the “norm” on what femininity should look like. Yes, I loved to play with Barbies as a child, but I also played with action figures and pretended I was a superhero. I have fond memories of being […]
Chicago
Having a family history that spans pretty much one state (I’m looking at you, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania!) and the Eastern Seaboard, I never really thought much about the city of Chicago. I read about it for my history classes. I learned facts that seemed to go in one ear and then out the other about […]
Why can’t we all just get along?
America is known for being a place of freedoms. Look at the first amendment to the Constitution, where the freedom of speech, freedom of the presses, freedom to peacefully assemble, freedom to petition the government and freedom of religion are all protected, even valued as fundamental to the lives of the citizens. We have the […]
ALL means ALL!
I recently saw an article of clothing worn by an older gentleman that read “I miss the America I grew up in.” And since I am not the kind to be confrontational, especially to strangers, I did not ask what America he misses. Does he miss the America where women were not able to open […]
Be amazed and perplexed
This past Sunday was Pentecost, traditionally considered the birthday of the Christian church. For those who have heard the story countless times, it’s the day the Bible states the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples and they were given the ability to declare the “good news” to those gathered in the area in any language. […]
K. S. Wood Writes 