Author Archives: randscallawayffm

No one, including me, likes to be told they are not thinking correctly and what they are doing is completely wrong.  Our first thought is rebellion.  “You don’t tell me what I don’t know.”  To make radical, life or death … Continue reading →

When our grandkids were younger, we loved to go a wonderful orchard in September to fill baskets with all kinds of varieties of apples.  This farm was meticulous and scientific at growing trees that produced beautiful, picture-perfect apples.  We tramped … Continue reading →

As playful kids, we would tease each other.  But when the teasing crossed the line, the next words from our mouths were, “okay, you’re going down.”  At that point the playful teasing became physical.  We can just take so much … Continue reading →

Walking with God is hard enough but walking away from God is to be avoided at all costs!  Walking away from God leads to all kinds of messes that become almost impossible to “clean up in aisle seven.” Almost.  I … Continue reading →

“Doom, despair and agony on me…If I had no bad luck, I’d have no luck at all…” This is the message sung by the actor/singers of Hee Haw, televised many years ago.  It was sung at least once each show … Continue reading →

We all know that visuals pique the interest and attention of the minds of listeners.  As a former teacher, visuals were the lifeblood to helping students discover new ideas while tying learning to what they already knew.  To merely tell … Continue reading →

My mom had a unique way of always being right in her advice to me about certain life choices.  I would present an option; she would advise of the pitfalls of that option.  I would do it anyway, because as … Continue reading →

“We all see it!” As a former elementary teacher, I grew weary of all the untrue tattling stories of who did what to whom on the playground or in the classroom.  The students misbehave right under your nose thinking the … Continue reading →

In a burst of faith and prophetic joy, Jeremiah saw not only the gathering of the Jewish remnant but also the coming of the Gentile nations from the ends of the earth to worship the true and living God of … Continue reading →