Beast of Burden
On Monday Dave blogged about Moses; today's Donkey Tale takes us to another Old Testament great: Abraham. And, of course, his donkey.On this Wednesday, even if your day is going well so far, I don't think any of us would...
King of the Mashup
Today's donkey tale comes just in time for Yom Kippur, as it has to do with two other major Jewish holidays--not to mention atonement. Jesus found a little donkey and sat on it. As the Bible says, Do not fear,...
Other People's Donkeys
Today's Donkey Tale takes us into the desert, where we find Moses facing some heat. Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, "Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey from them,...
The Fortnight So Nice We're Doing It Twice
Every time we stumble upon a topic here at Strangely Dim that stimulates our imagination enough to generate an entire fortnight's worth of material, I get really excited. So you might imagine how excited I am to announce that Lisa...
Do Donkeys Deceive?
On this Friday for our Donkey Tale, I attempt to answer the urgent and, I'm sure, much-debated-in-coffee-shops-everywhere question, "Do donkeys ever lie?"Have you noticed that the number of daily polls increases exponentially during election time? Someone seems to think it's...
Donkeys, Rabbits and Leaps of Faith
Today's entry in the Fortnight of Donkey Tales follows up on our ongoing competition, "Rabbit." Earlier in our Fortnight of Donkey Tales, Lisa established that, according to the Levitical law, eating donkeys is a no-no. Today we find that eating rabbits is...
Rabbit!
Well, Dave happens to be out of town for a work retreat, which is the only reason I won our Strangely Dim rabbit contest of being the first to post the word on the first of the month. I don't...
What We Notice
For those of you who think donkeys are so Old Testament, think again: they were just as hip in the New. Today's Donkey Tale is based on Luke 13:10-17. Have you ever noticed that we notice what we want to...
Misplaced
This post continues our Fortnight of Donkey Tales with a look at Saul in 1 Samuel 9. I've never really understood Saul--not the Old Testament king Saul but the idea of that Old Testament king. Here's a person who by...
Beast of Burden
IVP author and friend of Likewise, Mark Eddy Smith, gives us a brief breather in the Fortnight of Donkey Tales by allowing us to post his "The Lion & the Donkey," inspired by 1 Kings 13. "Hildiah," said the LORD,...
Jesus' Type
Today's Donkey Tale takes us on a wild ride with some unexpected twists. Quick question: Who rides on a donkey, washes people's feet and takes on the responsibility of other people's sins? Wrong. It's Abigail. Well, not "wrong," exactly. These...
An Ass and His Grass
How much can be learned from a donkey? Plenty. Here's Donkey Tale #5 as we near the halfway point in our Fortnight.My sister and I have been slowly making our way through the DVDs of the Planet Earth documentary series...
What Do We Do with a Donkey or Two?
The next installment in our Fortnight of Donkey Tales . . .We're nearing the end of our first week of Donkey Tales, so I feel it's time we had a heart-to-heart about an important topic: meat.I've noticed that people have...
Get Along, Little Donkeys
Continuing our Fortnight of Donkey Tales, the following devotional is based on Exodus 23. The attention given to donkeys in the Mosaic Law is an indication of how integral they were in ancient Israelite culture. A donkey was a family's...
Sometimes You're the Dude, Sometimes You're the Donkey
Continuing our Fortnight of Donkey Tales, the following devotional is based on Genesis 49. The logo for Likewise Books, proud not-for-profit parent of Strangely Dim, features a silhouette of a man pulling a donkey behind him. Inevitably the questions pour...
