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Category: Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

Video Intro: Why You Make God Smile (Vol:2)

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Sharon / 0 Comment

The video below explains what this volume is about.

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...

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. 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. 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...

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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...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

The End of the Road: I Love Bingo (Chp.8)

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Sharon

It seems like the older we get, the more offended we are at being told that our good works won’t earn us a place in Heaven. Maybe it’s because older people have...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

The End of the Road: A Prostitute’s Story (Chp.7)

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Sharon

The red-light district in our town is under a bridge and the surrounding areas of pavement are very narrow. To make matters worse, the road bends sharply at bot...

Why You Make God Smile Vol. 2

The End of the Road: Civil War (Chp.6)

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Sharon

Having never had to send my child to bed hungry, travel 8 miles for a litre of water, sleep outside in a foreign country, or seen my home town blown to pieces, ...

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When Loved-ones Suffer: How Will it end? (Chp. 5)

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Sharon

We all express in different ways How are hearts are feeling. When our precious ones are very sick And desperate for healing. Some write songs, some talk non-sto...

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When Loved-ones Suffer: A Bad Reaction to Cheese (Chp.4)

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Sharon

This morning, I awoke to the sound of activity in the house – distant laughter amongst the guests who were staying for an indefinite time. The birds were ...

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When Loved-ones Suffer: A Pattern of Loneliness (Chp.3)

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Sharon

“Soon after your dad boarded the ship with the other naval officers, I pointed to it to show a friend which one he was on. That is why he died. You should never...

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Loving the Stranger: I Know a Sinner (Chp.2)

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Sharon

How easy it is for us to bask in the churchy atmosphere we have become comfortable with while those around us are hurting on the inside! Please don’t get mad at...

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Loving the Stranger: Scared of Church (Chp. 1)

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Sharon

No church congregation is perfect. No church leaders are perfect either. Whether you have a vicar, priest, pastor, deacon, elder, or bishop, their human frailty...

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