

Ralphie’s Advent People
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) "The Bumpuses were so low down on the evolutionary totem pole that they weren't even included in...
Dec 4, 2024


THE TONGUE
I remember one of my linguistic professors at Cornell discussing how the tongue was an organ of the body with significance, like our...
Dec 3, 2024


Our Contrary Cow
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Most cows are contented cows. That’s how it seemed with our dairy cows. If we fed them and milked...
Nov 27, 2024


WHITEWASHED
“ You Pharisees and teachers are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You're like tombs that have been whitewashed. On the...
Nov 26, 2024


Between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) We were miles out, and no matter which direction I turned, there was no land to be seen. I recall...
Nov 20, 2024


TEMPTATION
Satan received permission from God to test the disciples (Luke 22.31), and he wants to take control of us, so he tempts us as well. As...
Nov 19, 2024


A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Francie’s Aunt Sissy had a dark side. Francie Nolan is 11 years old when A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...
Nov 13, 2024


HE FOOTED THE BILL
Recently a friend of mine took me out for lunch and he, “footed the bill.” There were several of us at the restaurant, but he didn’t...
Nov 12, 2024


Robbers, Cons, and Thieves
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) What is it with Hollywood making folk heroes out of very real bad guys? In Butch Cassidy and the...
Nov 6, 2024


UNDERLINING
Several years ago, I was attending an anthropology conference in New Orleans, and I was rooming with Professor Kenneth Pike, who for many...
Nov 5, 2024







