Like the tradition of watching a Charlie Brown Christmas or It’s a Wonderful Life, I like to share the story of when…

my dog almost ate Baby Jesus.

This story is near and dear to my heart, and I make a point to share it almost every December. 

Back in December of 2001, on the icy, snow-covered roads near Hayward, Wisconsin, a young mom with her preschool children in the family car was heading home to the nearby town of Drummond.

She spotted an older man with his car's hood up along the side of the road.

IMAGINE the buzz around the coffee maker in HEAVEN.. a little over 2000 years ago, when God's plan for 'saving' mankind was revealed? 

We all think of Thanksgiving, pondering God’s blessings of family and friends, but back on the farm, Thanksgiving is that dirty little secret, especially among the poultry.

Admittedly, this falls short of the Holy Sacraments,

but instead is my celebration of the Green Bay Packers' 23-6 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, November 23, 2025.

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body

--PACKERS or VIKINGS,

slaves or free-- and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 1 Co. 12:13
- BETTER CHEDDAR Translation 

This is my modern-day paraphrase of Matthew 13:3-8,

where Jesus taught lessons from the world in the days of the Gospel. Of course, I have added a cartoons illustrations with a 2025 flair

GOOD NEWS: “I finally updated The Back Pew!

“Hey friends, after 20+ years, I gave the site a fresh coat of paint, and I removed much of the clutter. I have become a bit of a hoarder with my website design (mostly text everywhere… jokes, comments, etc.), but after a ‘website intervention’ by a friend, you will not recognize The NEW Back Pew.

• Same old cartoons sharing Clean Humor & God’s Truth, just easier to read and share.”

• Please take time to check it out. NO HOUSE WARMING GIFT NECESSARY. :)

• Stop by when you have a moment, and ‘say “hello” in the comments below.’ <— I am a poet

Blessings

Jeff

SKOSH.. From the Japanese word "sukoshi," pronounced SKOSH. That also MEANS A LITTLE BIT.  e.g.  "I'll have a SKOSH of that pie."

​​SKOSH is an underutilized word, that I don't recall it making it into any Bible Translation. It is implied though, and rest assured, SKOSH will be in my Back Pew paraphrase. 

In fact, I would like to use a Skosh-Meter to measure a SKOSH of... stuff that cannot be measured with your standard ruler or scale.

LIKE FAITH

This is my modern-day paraphrase of Matthew 13:3-8,

where Jesus taught lessons from the world in the days of the Gospel. Of course, I have added a cartoons illustrations with a 2025 flair

YOU INTOLERANT CHRISTIANS

You are un-WOKE, anti-LBGTQ right-wingers who are Neanderthal in your treatment of women and their right to choose. You are bible-thumping, gun-toting nut jobs voting blindly Republican every election like lemmings heading off a political cliff.

​The only progressive thought in your life is considering a Progressive Insurance policy.

As I ROLLER COASTER through this amusement park of life past the sideshows of a bearded lady, the two-headed cow, and the tattooed sword swallowing vicar, I realize again.. LIFE IS A RIDE.

I am a big fan of Redneck Jokes and Humor, as my upbringing in rural Wisconsin will attest.

I grew up in very rural Wisconsin, in my hometown of Cable, population 280ish, where…

• ​Flannel shirts were often worn (even w/ ties) by the ushers at my church, like whiskered runway models.  

​​I confess I visit the local coffee shops now and then for a Latte, but if my dad were still alive, he would NOT approve. 

First of all, paying over $7 for a large latte (steamed milk and espresso) would be SO VERY WRONG!  Then to stand in line to order a coffee with a flavor… is also a SIN. 

About once a year, I like to share my tale from the Old Days (1965?). Mid-West, but just like any Clint Eastwood Western, i.e.... The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, or The Unforgiven. This story of Justice with six-shooters blazing begs to be retold.

This brought my mind back to the year 1965 on the mid-Western frontier of Cable Wi (population 280, when I served as an 8-year-old lawman working with my 6-year-old friend deputy David Larson.  It was a time of lawlessness where 'big talk' and 'big guns' (cap & pop alike) were a way of life.

The Christian Bible is a remarkable collection of God's inspired Word, including many of God’s mighty deeds.

The BIG BANG, parting of the RED SEA, NOAH & the Flood, GOLIATH v a Shepherd Boy, and more.

But our GREAT GOD loves us! He leaves the 99 for the one, Mt 18:12-14, He sent his son JESUS to bring us salvation from our sins Jo 3:16. He is my shepherd Psalm 23… and much more. JESUS LOVES ME.

Think of those greydays when it appears the sun will never shine again, but then a spot on the clouds glows and moments later the sun peeks out.  I now see the sun and feel its warmth. 

This glimpse of the sun often describes my pursuit of God.

Well, at least I never…

Ever console yourself regarding your behavior, words, judgments, and/or circumstances that make you look bad by qualifying these moments with the following.... “Well, at least I am not like so-and-so."

Have you ever been chased by a Grizzly Bear? No, well I have.

Back when my kids were young, I went camping with my family and had a heart-stopping moment I’ll never forget. I was walking alone through the forest, just out of sight from our campsite, marveling at the quiet beauty of God’s creation. The serenity broke when…

I spotted a massive grizzly bear—

So let’s Dream Big!

The other day, I had a dream. It was not on the level of Martin Luther King Jr. 's 'I Had a Dream' dream, but it was significant in Jeff's world. 

Note: Pharaoh once had a Dream, too -->

In 2007, former Vice President Al Gore won an Oscar for his documentary, ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ on global warming.  This blog is NOT about Big Al, Global Warming but instead about an even more inconvenient truth.

There is only ONE WAY to Heaven