Kathy Brasby Blog
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In the days before I had much money, I got myself a poor person’s cruise control on my car. In those days, I drove a 5-speed VW Rabbit and so I sweet-talked my brother, the mechanic, into installing a throttle lock. What the system consisted of was a gadget attached...
Mice and bad dreams
The secretary and I were the only two women working in this shop. There’s something about rubbing elbows with a bunch of guys that can give you bad dreams. Let me explain. The secretary was deathly afraid of mice. This was not a good thing to reveal to a bunch of guys...
The Bible: Jael’s imagery
A woman killing a military hero makes for an unexpected story and Jael’s grisly slaying in the book of Judges contains an striking motif that uses vivid images to make the story spring to life. The account of Jael and Sisera takes place within the story of Deborah, a...
Not supposed to happen
This puppet show was not supposed to happen. After traveling over 1200 miles to work for a small church in Mexico, including preparing a 30-minute puppet performance for their children, I was bedridden with the flu and a 102-degree temperature all week. Fortunately I...
The Bible: working with non-heroes
Although Esther in the Old Testament has a book named after her, the Bible portrays her as a hero who didn’t start out that way. The book of Esther relates how the Jewish people, under a genocide order by a duped Persian king, were saved by insomnia and a reluctant...
Cleaning out the archive box
I knew things were going to get a little sticky when I uncovered an ink refill for a printer that I don’t remember owning. I had to crack open my archive box and I was finding interesting treasures. “Archive box” sounds fancy, doesn’t it? My archive box is a plastic...
Black cows and buttermilk
I know you know where chocolate milk comes from and that red cows don’t produce strawberry shakes. But rural people often laugh at the misconceptions that non-rural people have. Some of the simpler wrong notions include the idea that black cows give chocolate milk or...
The Bible: planning the meaning
The book of Jonah contains some amazing structure, showing the author did more than just write down what happened. He structured a story that carried an unexpected meaning. Let me explain something of the structure. The book has four chapters. Chapters 1 and 3...
That assumption about weeds
Assumptions are amazing things that can snag our ankles like runaway vines just when we think we’re getting up a head of steam. In small towns in rural America, reputation still counts. And this story is about an assumption tromping on a reputation. Charlie had lived...
