Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

The Age of Mistaken Mythology: More?

In the Age of Mistaken Mythology, after becoming a gazillionaire, Edgar wanted more. Then he wanted more than more.

While Brian munched on more potato chips, Gabriel asked, “Haven’t you got enough?”

But Edgar wanted more, because more was more than what he had before. An urge to splurge began to surge. He rhymed and rhymed some more.

Denise offers the prompt word “surge” for this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

More domino tricks

1 Timothy 6:10 KJV – 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

October 2026 Limericks – Sunset Reflections

All of these limericks were either originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick or somewhere else during October 2026.

The Song of the Wonderful Woo

There once was a wonderful woo
who didn’t know what he should do.
So, he sang a sweet song
hoping you’d sing along.
And you did! Even you can sing, too!

Poet’s Corner October 2, 2026

Oh, the light is so bright when it’s light and not dark like the darkness of night

Hip Limerick

Though I try very hard to be hip
giving others an earful of lip,
my mouth runs way too fast
and the words sadly last
when I should have just bitten my lip.

Prompt word: “hip” October 12, 2026

and reflections are, too, like the one facing you

By Their Works

All these works are their fruit. You can tell
if it’s heavenly earth or dark hell.
When you shop, stop to see
if the fruit of the tree
is a work only devils would sell.

Prompt word: “works” October 19, 2026 (modified)

Busy Leaf

Since sweet time is a thief, I’ll be brief.
Since the job I must do is the chief
concern on my mind.
Let the summer unwind.
On this branch is a true, busy leaf.

Prompt word: “leaf” October 26, 2026

Cosmic Photo Challenge: Art For Art’s Sake

Dale offers “art for art’s sake” as this week’s prompt for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Below are scenes of the ground.

These were all along trails I walked recently.

I hope they are artsy enough.

Ten Things of Thankful: October 24, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) I crossed the sketchy bridge and (2) I survived! (It was actually very solid.)

(3) green houseplants and (4) screens making shadows

Noah’s Ark Was a Box

Genesis 6:14-16 KJV – 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

Boat or Box

The word for “ark” (Hebrew: תֵּבָה) means box. It doesn’t mean “boat”, which would be אֳנִיָּה.

There were no sails. There were no oars. There was a window, a door, and rooms on three stories inside. It was 300 cubits long. It was 50 cubits wide. It was 30 cubits high. It was a box. It was not built to go anywhere. It was built to float until it grounded after the flood waters retreated.

Many folk think that the global flood never happened. Many folk think the Bible repeated tales that were already well known. Many folk think all kinds of stuff.

The global flood occurred. The biblical account is accurate. Walt Brown offered the hydroplate theory describing what happened during the flood. One can read his book, In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood, at the Creation Science Center. I find it compelling, although not all creationists do.

So When Did the Flood Occur?

Based on his textual reconstruction of the Genesis 5 and 11 genealogies, Henry B. Smith, Jr. estimates it occurred in 3298 BC.

Walt Brown estimates the flood occurred in 3290 BC based on the orbits of the comets Halley and Swift-Tuttle. See pages 580-583 of In the Beginning.

Based on Dodwell’s obliquity of the ecliptic data, John Hartnett estimates it occurred in 3154 ± 191 BC.

Those estimates put creation at about 7600 years ago. This clearly conflicts with the 6000 year age of the Earth in the James Ussher chronology. Although I think this longer biblical chronology is more accurate, not all creationists agree.

What Is Your Biblical Chronology?

I know of no one who agrees with me on every point of this biblical chronology. If you don’t, you are one among everyone else.

When I reference “Smith, Jr.”, see his paper, The Case for the Septuagint’s Chronology in Genesis 5 and 11, presented at the 2018 International Conference on Creationism. When I reference “Petrovich”, see his book, Origins of the Hebrews, New Creation, 2021. Rows without a reference refer to an earlier post I made, Patching Together Two Messianic Chronologies, which I still think is accurate.

Date	Event	Reference
5554 BC	Creation	Smith, Jr.
3298 BC	Global Flood	Smith, Jr.
1876 BC	Jacob moves to Egypt	Petrovich
1446 BC	Exodus	Petrovich
20 March 6 BC (Nisan 1)	Birth of Jesus
16 February 27 AD	Baptism of Jesus
28 April 28 AD (Wed)	Crucifixion of Jesus
1 May 28 AD (Saturday)	Resurrection of Jesus
2 May 28 AD (Sunday)	Tomb found empty
20 June 28 AD	Pentecost of Acts 2
70 AD	Temple destroyed

That’s not Noah’s Ark. It’s a big boat leaving Miami. Noah had nowhere to go. He was waiting for the floating to stop, the dry land to appear, and the Lord to tell him to get out of the Ark.

Psalm 27:1

Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.

*Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com*

The Age of Mistaken Mythology: Flat?

During the Age of Mistaken Mythology, while Gabriel, Brian, and Edgar were eating, Brian asked Edgar, “What if the Earth were flat like this pizza…”

Gravity would pull the edges towards the center. Not knowing what to do with all the stuff gravity forced it to hold, the center would puff out. In no time, you’d have a big, beautiful ball.

Brian said, “I was going to ask, ‘How would it taste?'”

With his mouth full, Gabriel said, “Delicious!”

Denise offers the prompt word “hold” for this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

Here’s how to flatten dominoes.

                                   Isaiah 40:22 NKJV 
                       It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, 
                       And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, 
                       Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, 
                       And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.