Category Archives: Oh Jake…..

You are What you Feed

hungry

I heard a story today: The wolf was giddy. He was ridiculously happy all the bloody time. He even laughed at his own jokes, which was fascinating, because most of them were terrible. Every day was like this- it seemed as though nothing ever got him down. The beavers didn’t want to talk to him…

The Other Part of the Story

End

I’m not necessarily a paranoid person, but I do pay attention to things as they go on. An afternoon of premature darkness followed by an earthquake and the veil at the giant religious center ripping from top to bottom would probably be enough to send me running into the desert outside of Jerusalem, ripping my…

Doubt

doubt

I pried open the plastic bottle and rattled it until I had three pills of Dramamine in my hand. I tossed them into my mouth and took a swig of coffee. I wouldn’t drink much more this morning, I didn’t want to throw it up. Minutes later, my father and I were in the truck,…

Life & Sin

sin

“We slept together. Lots. Before we were married. And you know what? My husband isn’t a Christian, either.” She didn’t mince words, but did not make eye contact with me while blurting out this confession. I couldn’t tell if the woman was ashamed, knowing that she’d willingly stepped outside of God’s perfect will for her…