Amusingmargaret's Blog

I believe in freedom…true, pure, God-given freedom. To go further (even beyond the point that most people will agree with me): I believe that we can be set free without our having to put effort into it. Completely free. Why? Because IF we, on our own, could have conquered the chains that keep us bound, we would have already.

I don’t have the patience to learn patience, and its Thursday…my patience supply is severely depleted. I don’t even want to hear my cell phone ding. Are cell phones of the devil? I grew up in a religion where just about anything could be evil. If “they” didn’t like it, understand it, or think of it, it just might be of the devil. They may not be so very far from wrong. What happened to the good old days when you didn’t have your conversation interrupted because “Oh, I have another...

Bear with me as I start this post with very blunt words: If you are maligning, making sarcastic comments, or posting disparaging remarks on social media concerning The President of the United States, you are not walking according to the dictates of God’s word. Please don’t do that! Speak evil of no man. (Titus3:2) Don’t allow yourself to be used by the hand of the enemy as a tool to further divide America. Make the Master proud of you by being good citizens. Respect the authorities,...

There are days when I’m a little mad at the world, and a lot mad at things closer to home. Something will remind me of past hurt, one I think I’ve forgiven and gotten past, but then there it is, reaching out to slap me, giving me a vivid reminder to forgive again. Forgiveness is rarely easy. I’d really rather hang on to my grudge, nurse it, nurture it, slowwwly letting it go back to the land of forgiveness. That only hurts me because the offender has no clue I am still dealing with the...

Kathy Griffin (KG) I almost felt sorry for her. Almost. She was led to believe nothing was off limits in this godless society with its rebellion against authority and lack of respect in general. She is paying a heavy price for her action: CNN canned her, Squatty Potty dumped her, and venues are canceling her all over the country. But I wonder if her greatest surprise in this fiasco was realizing she really didn’t have any friends to back her. Anderson Cooper, her CNN New Year’s Eve...

Things can happen in life that kick you around. Have you ever noticed that? I'm sure you have, we all have. This has been a weekend where I'm feeling pretty kicked around and wounded. Writing is therapy for me...here, where no one knows me and I can just get it out of my heart, and hopefully out of my mind. When a family member hurts you, there's not a lot of people you can talk to about it. You don't want to make other family members mad at your loved one, so you remain silent. Or,...

Christians, if they read their Bible, know what it means to follow Christ. We will be hated because of Him. (Luke 21:17) You can see it everywhere…someone speaks out on a controversial Biblical principal, and they are often metaphorically torn to shreds. We are living in a world that does not agree with us, so we can expect to encounter opposition. What we should not have to expect is for follow Christians to tear each other down because they interpret scripture differently. All...