Month: March 2023

Sunday afternoon Pastor was sitting on the porch of the church building when we drove up. We got out and I pulled up a chair and had a cup of coffee with him.

In a little while parts of the church drove up too. Yeah, I know “say what!?” You’se is scratching your head wondering what does he mean by that? Well, the Bible does say that we are parts of the body which body means church.1Corinthians12:14 “For in fact the body is not one member but many.” Don’t you’se see? That is where that comes from you see.

What has that to do with NDNs you ask?

Well consider this a chief or leader sits in front of his TeePee, Mudhut, Hogan, ndn log home or even a Tent drinking coffee, water or something. Maybe even a sodie water i.e. Pepsi or Coke.

While I am partial to Rootbeer myself.

Anyway we muse about people coming early or just a smidge late to Worship services. Course when you get ndns or any ethnic or race, or just people together these things come out.

We can see parents scurrying around like rats on a burning ship. Though I have never been on a burning ship. You get the picture of them hurrying kids along as they get themselves ready too.

Parents run amuck sometimes in their haste to look just right for church services.

In 2Kings9:30 Now when Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked through a window.

Whoa man she was ready for some company to see her all painted up! What you ask does this have to do with parents getting ready? Well hang on to your britches there young un.

In the urgency of getting ready we at times miss a step.  Such as the woman who came to Sunday morning services with different colored shoes on one blue and one black. Well, it embarrassed her so much that she ran home actually, she drove home after one song. She changed into a matching set of slippers.

I just got to thinking about lipstick. No not what color I would wear but just the word itself “Lipstick.”

This thought came to mind. What does it mean when a woman looks into the mirror or asks if her lipstick looks ok?

“What does it mean when a woman says she needs some more lipstick? Do you think it could be that her lips keep falling off. That is why she needs some kind of glue to keep her lips stuck on her face? “Hence Lipstick!”

You know ndns gave names to others whether good or bad ones. What would this ones’ name be?

Falling lips, No lips, Sliding Lips, maybe Red sticky lips? What would you come up with? Why would you?

good thing they didn’t have Gorilla glue back then might have been called Gorilla lips!

This American English sure can be cornfusing at times to a simple minded ndn like me.

Throughout time man has dreamed of flying and it is not limited to a certain race, color, or group. Ever since man lifted his eyes skyward, he has wondered and dreamed about taking a flight upwards.  To soar as the eagle, or just as simple fly.

The Bible in Isaiah 40:31 says to us “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as Eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not  faint.”

This does not mean we will fly but there are those who would argue yes, we will!

Ok, so be it.

Ndns’ have sought visions and some of those turned out to be about birds of prey. They were thought to be of strength and power to overcome. One can understand why these came about as the Eagle, Hawk, or the Owl have certain traits unique to them.

Like flying over the landscape seeing, it from a different perspective with a keener view of things. Soaring to heights unknown to the walking people.

Songs and offerings were offered up in thanks for whatever one got from them. One could soar as the Eagle, be swift as the Hawk, and see through the darkness as the Owl. Still the ndn and other groups stayed earthbound.

Flight eluded him until, the right ones came along, like the Wright brothers. I know a bad play on words I took a flight of fancy.

There was a swirling of hysteria over a balloon that flew over the United States. It was flying over some pretty-interesting places too. Mainly airbases and other sensitive installations. The bat people who man the radar sites did not detect it until, someone looked up and spotted it.  With so many sophisticated instruments it was detected using the naked eye and a telescope from a box of cracker jacks. This balloon flew from China they said reminds one of the movies “Around the world in eighty days.”

People wondered why it was not shot down before it got this far? Those in the know of the Yonag House were like sheep going baaaaaaaa-loons? What baaaa-loons? They eventually shot it down using an ultra- secret balloon busting rocket developed for just such an emergency. Only after it had traversed across America.

It clearly posed a threat to air travel at least that was the reason given why it took so long to shoot it. A lot of hot air escaped from it once it was punctured. There is plenty left in Washington though so never fear one source of energy we will not run out of.

The government sent rescue teams out to save the wreckage and to identify its’ origin. They have been busy at it searching for the evidence. I bet looking for that little tag like those you see on many products you buy at wallyworld.

Yep the one that says “Made in China.”

Yo Ndns’ think this will fly?