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Author: Sharon

A Manly Man

Chapter 8: All Things Noisy

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Sharon

Here’s a stereotype that’s partly true: Men like loud things! Motorbikes revving. Sports cars racing. Deafening exhaust pipes. Shouting crazily at matches, espe...

A Manly Man

Chapter 9: A Body to Die For

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Sharon

Have you ever seen a dead body in real life? Up close and personal? Imagine one is lying in front of you – a dead male, all pale and lifeless on a slab. I...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Welcome (Introduction)

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Sharon

Welcome to part 2 of, “Why You Make God Smile…”. In Volume 1, there was a poem that began, There’s coffee in the sugar, There’s mould on the ham, Toast crumbs i...

A Manly Man

Chapter 10: Is It So Bad?

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Sharon

Can I be honest with you? I had a friend who said he was a male witch. There was no secret about it – he told everyone. He didn’t even dress in black or look me...

Writing

That Big ‘Ole Bible Scares Me Half to Death!

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Sharon

“Why would I want to read anything written by someone who is going on about the Bible? Isn’t it just an old fashioned, religious book that makes people feel wor...

Life in a Christian Bookshop

Epilogue

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Sharon

Since the bookshop closed, over the years, it’s been great reminiscing with Sophie and Casper, and it’s helped Casper in particular, get over some issues that w...

Writing

Why Are Christians So Confusing?

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Sharon

I feel sorry for non-believers. We Christians can be so fickle, hypocritical and downright confusing. Years ago, I was laughing with Cammie and Daisy (the chara...

Writing

“It’s All About the Faith, ’bout the Faith”

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Sharon

After Jonathon Steingard’s Instagram revelation back in 2020, that he no longer believes in God, and the subsequent backsliders who eased out of the Atheist clo...

Writing

You Have a Way With Words…

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Sharon

You only have to be in the room five minutes with her and you are laughing hysterically already. My sister Michelle has a way of engaging with people that puts ...

Writing

How Fast Is Too Fast?

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Sharon

Forgive me for rambling. This is the one post that I couldn’t decide whether to publish or not. I think I’m going to be loquacious. I’m not su...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Introduction: Should Poetry Be Capitalised?

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Sharon

I’m one of those old-fashioned people who puts a full-stop (period) at the end of a sentence when writing a text message or email. Most of my friends do not. Fo...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Poetry Intro 2: LPW (Get yourself a big cup of coffee)

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Sharon

I struggle with patience. Patience goes hand in hand with self-control and therefore, when I am impatient, I cannot keep still and my mind wanders to a far-away...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Why You Make God Smile (Chp.1)

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Sharon

None of us are perfect. As hard as it may be to believe, we all annoy somebody. I would like to suggest that the world divorce rate isn’t high just because peop...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Religious Nutter? (Chp.2)

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Sharon

So, run this by me again – why did you give me a copy of this woman’s book? You know I’m not into this religious stuff, right? What? It’s not ...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Nobody Else Did This For You:Torture (Chp.3)

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Sharon

One day when you’re struggling for that last breath, I hope it won’t be too late for you to remember that while Jesus was asphyxiating, he had you on his mind. ...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Nobody Else Did This For You: I Thirst (Chp. 4)

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Sharon

Jesus had self-control enough to finish what he came on earth to do – die for the guilty. It takes supernatural humility to be accused of being a weakling when ...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Victory: He Took the Keys (Chp.5)

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Sharon

The ghost of Tottering Towers had no manners. His behaviour was that of a teenager who had grown up having never been scolded by his parents. Afterall, who goes...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Heaven (Chp.19)

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Sharon

Enough doom and gloom! It is time that we rejoiced in the promise that God gave us when he told us that he has made a place for us to live with him forever. Ima...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

It Could Be Anywhere (Chp. 18)

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Sharon

It could be anywhere, Israel, Ukraine, Armenia, North Korea, Palestine, Sudan, India, Myanmar…a large majority of the world is at war with people they have abso...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

The Most Important Offensive Word (Chp.17)

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Sharon

I’m not going to play games with you. There will be no holding back so that you read this to the end. The word I am referring to is Hell. More people are offend...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

God Doesn’t Want Murderers (Chp. 16)

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Sharon

Doesn’t it seem like half the world is at war with the other half over religion? It says in the bible: “There will even come a time when anyone who kills you wi...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Victory: You’re Alive! (Chp.6)

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Sharon

I was trapped with a mindThat was tormented day and night.When I looked in the mirror,It gave me quite a fright.My eyes were so lifeless,Like those lying in the...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Atheist Confusion: I’ll Believe in Anything (Chp.15)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Sharon

My book of drama sketches entitled, “The Rhyming Drama Book”, contains a play based on some of the crazy reasons people give for refusing to acknowledge the exi...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

A Matter of Integrity: Parental Deception (Chp.14)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Sharon

My daughter Sarah, takes after me – she is very slim and needs fattening up a little. Nobody likes to eat cereals with water, not even a milk hater, but I...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

A Matter of Integrity: Forbidden Fruit (Chp.13)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Sharon

Yuck! I put my hand into my new handbag and pulled out my brand-new purse. It was covered in sticky, brown, sludgy mush. The white stitched seams were now moist...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Coping With Fear: Hanging From the Ropes of Life (Chp. 7)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Sharon

I was petrified. The dictionary definition says, ‘So frightened that one is unable to move.’ That was me, 9 metres high above the ground, standing on a wobbly p...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Coping With Fear: The Phone Man (Chp.8)

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Sharon

There are three tumble driers I head for when I enter the launderette. I am sure they are hotter and more economical than the others. I was happy to see that Nu...

Writing

Why Do The Wicked Prosper? Or So It Seems

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Sharon

 Your bedroom is cold – the sheets are even colder. “No worries.” you say. “I’ll just buy some fluffy replacements.” You ch...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

The Masks We Wear: Tough Guy (Chp.9)

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Sharon

He sat staring ahead while listening to a rock song – his eyes focussed on the Central Line map. The London Underground tube train was speeding toward...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

The Masks We Wear: Cool Guy (Chp. 10)

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Sharon

I love anchovies but apart from my dad, I don’t know anyone else who likes them. I’ve heard people calling them ‘Devil’s Food’. Yes, they have a strong, fishy t...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

The Masks We Wear: Social Media (Chp.11)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Sharon

(Part 1 of 2) Wouldn’t it be refreshing if social media posts were more real? Can you imagine what it would be like if people’s sentences on Faceboo...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Social Hysteria (Part of Chp.11)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Sharon

Like a robot, I have followed, Re-posted and commented, Staring at my screen, Like I’ve become demented. ***** I’ve sprinted with the crowd, Brain-washed and de...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Coping With Frustration: The Grand Ole Duke (Chp.12)

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Sharon

I had a wobbly. I mean a real wobbly. When I told my husband how I’d been, he thought I was saying I was unwell, but to me a wobbly is when one is feeling so em...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Coping With Frustration: Revenge Required (Chp.13)

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Sharon

They found him dead in his favourite armchair – eyes wide open with a look of shock and disbelief. Between the rigid fingers of Ned Devine, was a lottery ...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Renewed Hope: Poison Pineapple (Chp.14)

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Sharon

My sister winced as her tongue came into contact with what she thought was going to be delicious fruit. But instead of a juicy sweetness dancing delightfully ac...

Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

Renewed Hope: Gang Rape and Burglary (Chp.15)

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Sharon

There are people who have had horrendous things happen to them yet through Jesus – his comfort, his peace, his strength, they are free from acute P.T.S.D., bitt...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Offense and Forgiveness: Fifteen Minutes (Chp. 12)

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Sharon

That person. Yes that one. The one who has really annoyed you. The one who deserves to be stripped and beaten in public, or at least shamed on social media. How...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Offense and Forgiveness: So Angry (Chp.11)

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Sharon

There are two poems below. The first one, in this chapter, highlights what so many people go through on a weekly basis – in church. They sing worship songs for ...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Thank you to the Faithful: Mission Workers (Chp. 10)

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Sharon

Those who are serious about serving the Lord overseas are under no delusion that it is a vacation. They often feel forgotten when their email updates are not re...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Thank you to the Faithful: Single Women (Chp.9)

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Sharon

There are two groups of people I would like to dedicate the next few pages to. Single Christians who are patiently waiting on God for the right spouse and those...

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  • A Manly Man
  • God Loves Children
  • Life in a Christian Bookshop
  • The Rhyming Drama Book
  • Who Is Sharon Butt?
  • Why You Make God Smile Vol 1
  • Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2
  • Writing

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  • The Rhyming Drama Book
  • Who Is Sharon Butt?
  • Why You Make God Smile Vol 1
  • Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2
  • Writing
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