What Has He Done Lately?
Continuing the "Backsliding story." So...
What has your god done for you, lately?
This is part #1a of Chapter 3 in the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from the "Backsliding," book, as we continue.
Meet Chetalee
As for the rest of us, as a whole, we didn't seem to know what we all needed to know, to get to the next level, on the go, where we could become more than just the perpetual servant class you know. At the time, too, we were glorying in it, seemingly. "Yes, it's true."
Out of the blue.
This is Chapter 2a in the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from the book of the same name, Backsliding.
Changing Times
Mere days after the fallout with the church leadership because of that and this. The attitudes, rhetoric, and behavioral patterns of many among them there to sit, suddenly began to change. Some words, statements, and terms in their arguments that were never used in the past. (Not in our hearing, at least, since you'd asked.) These all started rolling off people's tongues. Even coming from the pulpit back home, and fast, to go and sit on somebody's old-boned as... I mean, back to the task.
The Backsliding Christian
The wash-day clothesline grew longer by the day, laden heavy under the load. Stretching out behind the church building too, but not far enough out of sight of curious passers-by and parishioners alike.Parishioners were mad as well, at the whole debacle. But what we wanted was churches, more than anything else. So, church it was, until...This is the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from Chapter 1, told from a Carib-Jamericanadian perspective, in a richly blended language mix of, nonsense talk, double entendre, and sensational spelling, poetry, and Jamaican patois inserted wherever it was found fitting. Yes, wordplay is the order of the day around here.
Introducing the Backsliding Story
The wash-day clothesline grew longer by the day, laden heavy under the load. Stretching out behind the church building too, but not far enough out of sight of curious passers-by and parishioners alike.Parishioners were mad as well, at the whole debacle. But what we wanted was churches, more than anything else. So, church it was, until...
What Has He Done Lately?
Continuing the "Backsliding story." So...
What has your god done for you, lately?
This is part #1a of Chapter 3 in the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from the "Backsliding," book, as we continue.
Meet Chetalee
As for the rest of us, as a whole, we didn't seem to know what we all needed to know, to get to the next level, on the go, where we could become more than just the perpetual servant class you know. At the time, too, we were glorying in it, seemingly. "Yes, it's true."
Out of the blue.
This is Chapter 2a in the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from the book of the same name, Backsliding.
Changing Times
Mere days after the fallout with the church leadership because of that and this. The attitudes, rhetoric, and behavioral patterns of many among them there to sit, suddenly began to change. Some words, statements, and terms in their arguments that were never used in the past. (Not in our hearing, at least, since you'd asked.) These all started rolling off people's tongues. Even coming from the pulpit back home, and fast, to go and sit on somebody's old-boned as... I mean, back to the task.
The Backsliding Christian
The wash-day clothesline grew longer by the day, laden heavy under the load. Stretching out behind the church building too, but not far enough out of sight of curious passers-by and parishioners alike.Parishioners were mad as well, at the whole debacle. But what we wanted was churches, more than anything else. So, church it was, until...This is the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from Chapter 1, told from a Carib-Jamericanadian perspective, in a richly blended language mix of, nonsense talk, double entendre, and sensational spelling, poetry, and Jamaican patois inserted wherever it was found fitting. Yes, wordplay is the order of the day around here.
Introducing the Backsliding Story
The wash-day clothesline grew longer by the day, laden heavy under the load. Stretching out behind the church building too, but not far enough out of sight of curious passers-by and parishioners alike.Parishioners were mad as well, at the whole debacle. But what we wanted was churches, more than anything else. So, church it was, until...
18 March 2025
What Has He Done Lately?
Continuing the "Backsliding story." So...
17 March 2025
What has your god done for you, lately?
This is part #1a of Chapter 3 in the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from the "Backsliding," book, as we continue.
14 March 2025
Meet Chetalee
As for the rest of us, as a whole, we didn't seem to know what we all needed to know, to get to the next level, on the go, where we could become more than just the perpetual servant class you know. At the time, too, we were glorying in it, seemingly. "Yes, it's true."
13 March 2025
Out of the blue.
This is Chapter 2a in the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from the book of the same name, Backsliding.
12 March 2025
Changing Times
Mere days after the fallout with the church leadership because of that and this. The attitudes, rhetoric, and behavioral patterns of many among them there to sit, suddenly began to change. Some words, statements, and terms in their arguments that were never used in the past. (Not in our hearing, at least, since you'd asked.) These all started rolling off people's tongues. Even coming from the pulpit back home, and fast, to go and sit on somebody's old-boned as... I mean, back to the task.
11 March 2025
The Backsliding Christian
The wash-day clothesline grew longer by the day, laden heavy under the load. Stretching out behind the church building too, but not far enough out of sight of curious passers-by and parishioners alike.Parishioners were mad as well, at the whole debacle. But what we wanted was churches, more than anything else. So, church it was, until...This is the "Backsliding" story, an excerpt from Chapter 1, told from a Carib-Jamericanadian perspective, in a richly blended language mix of, nonsense talk, double entendre, and sensational spelling, poetry, and Jamaican patois inserted wherever it was found fitting. Yes, wordplay is the order of the day around here.
10 March 2025
Introducing the Backsliding Story
The wash-day clothesline grew longer by the day, laden heavy under the load. Stretching out behind the church building too, but not far enough out of sight of curious passers-by and parishioners alike.Parishioners were mad as well, at the whole debacle. But what we wanted was churches, more than anything else. So, church it was, until...
The Backsliding Christian
Learn the truth, half-truths, and other convincing, (or not-so-convincing) arguments. Based on real-life stories, born out of the experience, observations, and participation, reluctant though these participants might have been.
Coming soon: The Backsliding Story.
Since the Backsliding story is directed towards addressing an issue particular to a certain type of people.
Tiny snippets of words and phrases tend to slip in here and there throughout, more or less like seasoning for the pot, and which may be specific to this particular group. However, nine times out of ten, it's just there for emphasis. If one should lift those out, it would not affect the story any, since the proper terms or phrases would have been there, anyway.
This is a work of creative nonfiction. Although the story is true to life, and as real as it comes, the names and characters depicted, are fictitious and not to be construed as real nor be associated with any actual person, living or dead. This story is told from a Carib-Jamericanadian perspective, in a richly blended language mix of, nonsense talk, double entendre, and sensational spelling, poetry, and Jamaican patois inserted wherever it was found fitting. Yes, wordplay is the order of the day around here.
No part of these stories or the book may be used or reproduced in any way without the written permission of the rights owner; E Lloyd Kelly, except in the case of brief excerpts and/or quotations used for purposes of critical articles and reviews. This is copyright-protected work. © 2020 By E. Lloyd Kelly.
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