by Ruth Verkaik | Oct 15, 2020 | Theology, Thinking
The literal answer to that would be Adam and Eve. They raised Cain – as well as his brother Abel. I’ve heard their story for what has seemed a thousand times but this week challenged my previous conclusions. If you’re not familiar with the story in...
by Ruth Verkaik | Apr 11, 2020 | Theology
It’s Day Whatever over here at the Nerd Factory. Somewhere in my planner world, it’s supposed to be what’s usually known as “spring break” but that is not the case this year. Recently, I’ve read of friends who are so excited for the...
by Ruth Verkaik | Mar 12, 2020 | Theology, Thinking
As you can see, this post was going to be about Lent. But it seems today has been hijacked by COVID-19 aka the Coronavirus. My son’s 5th grade orientation was abruptly cancelled just hours before it started. Kids were full out crying in his class, they were so...
by Ruth Verkaik | Oct 10, 2019 | Books, Theology, Thinking
It was my middle son who told me that I HAD to read The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt. His older sister, rather than her usual contrarianism, actually joined him in his attempt to convince me. That’s how I knew it must be really good. But I confess, it took...
by Ruth Verkaik | Feb 14, 2019 | Writing
Our 6th grade boy loves to remind people of the true history of Valentine’s Day by saying “Happy Decapitation Day”! If you think he’s rather morbid, read more here and here. 🙂 Though, I’ve written about this day a couple times with idea...
