by Lisa RobinsonMarch 6th, 2013
(Lisa Robinson) Yesterday, I got into a discussion with one of my classmates about The Bible mini-series. I wasn’t able to catch the first episode but I received some not so great feedback from multiple sources. Sure enough, my classmate wasn’t impressed either and gave me his reasons. He noted how a number of people [...]
by Lisa RobinsonAugust 22nd, 2012
(Lisa Robinson) I confess, I’m a social media addict. Not a day goes by that you can’t find me on Facebook. I love the connectivity, conversation and in same cases, the opportunity to just act plain silly. But moreover, I love the exposure it brings to blog links and other avenues of information. I avoided [...]
by Lisa RobinsonMay 2nd, 2012
(Lisa Robinson) Well, since TV shows do it, I thought I could too. This marks the 100th episode, I mean post since I’ve been blogging here at Parchment and Pen since January 2009. So it makes sense that I’d mark it with some thoughts on blogging. A few may remember that I came on the [...]
by Tim KimberleyJanuary 12th, 2012
I’m sitting in a hotel room right now. A pastor friend of mine is asleep in the bed next to mine. Cars are whizzing by outside my room. My eyelids are starting to get pretty heavy. It’s about 1:30 in the morning. For the last two days I’ve been traveling, with 13 other people, to [...]
by C Michael PattonJune 15th, 2011
It has been almost five years since I started blogging. Here is what I have learned. 1. Loneliness because of the “Blog Lobe” This one is a joke with a bit of truth. My friends are sometimes scared to talk to me because they know that in the back of my mind there is a [...]
by C Michael PattonFebruary 11th, 2011
First, read this excerpt from a book review about a person who claimed to have a near-death experience. (Note: not from a real book review.) “I have never heard such a stupid claim. The author is not in the slightest bit informed on the subject of truth. There is not a single doubt in my mind [...]
by C Michael PattonAugust 2nd, 2009
Yes, it is time again to remind our audience of the way we do things here at Parchment and Pen. We do have rules of engagement and there is a proper way for people to conduct themselves. One thing that I want to make sure of is that the conversations here move in a meaningful [...]
by C Michael PattonJune 4th, 2009
When I first started teaching the Bible about fifteen years ago, I was given a Sunday School class at my church. It was a “college and career” class. I was inexperienced in teaching and was very nervous every Sunday, but I had such a strong desire to teach I was willing to endure the stress [...]