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  • amos the churchmouse: wiley weasel s terrific translation

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. wiley weasel s terrific translation boss i was hard at work doing my regular bible study the other day when wiley weasel sorta popped in like he does from time to time boss wiley weasel is to bible study methods like mr haney is to the hooterville economy on the green acres tv show he has...

  • amos the churchmouse: the great marcellus diversion

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. the great marcellus diversion marcellus the mangy ungodly cat has been running amuck here boss terrorizing little mice hamsters guinea pigs and even experimental white rats like willifred in fact boss we little mice kept hidden away in our little cramped mousey corners scarcely daring to...

  • amos the churchmouse: sammy seeks consolation

    Gary Mitchell

    Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens....

  • amos the churchmouse: amos and the ugly mole

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens. amos and the ugly mole boss i was looking at my reflection in the toilet bowl the other day and i noticed a growth just under my whiskers what is that i asked myself and i leaned over for a closer look and nearly fell in it was a mole exclamation point here boss a big fat ugly mole - i don t t...

  • amos the churchmouse: the monkey poem

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on a computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. the monkey poem boss i can t help but marvel at the mess you humans often get into just judging by the stories in your newspaper it reminds me of a poem i stumbled across the other day in one of pastor leroy beetle s old sermon illustration books it went something like this three monkeys sat...

  • amos the churchmouse: the pain of god

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note:...

  • a view from under the pew: the valley of dry bones

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard keys, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens. the valley of dry bones with all this dry hot weather i let willifred the white rat talk me into taking another trip in his tiny time traveler the other day boss let s go visit ezekiel in the valley of the dry bones says willifred and he set the time traveler to about 580 b c after a f...

  • a view from under the pew: the watermelon patch

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: In the wake of the hot, dry weather and soaring temperatures, it has been requested that Amos re-run the watermelon column. Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. the watermelon patch despite what one-time country crooner roger millerbug sang – you can go fishin in a watermelon patch –...

  • a view from under the pew: the great father s day quest

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation. the great father s day quest boss i bumped into ollie the orphan sea otter the other day and he said he was on a spiritual quest - to find a father by father s day you remember ollie boss when he was a baby otter his parents were killed by seal poachers and poor ollie was left in the church s baptistry the other little creatures in the church pew underworld w...

  • a view from under the pew: the great aphid rodeo

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. the great aphid rodeo boss i m sure you ve noticed the big doings here in the church pew underworld i m sure you ve seen all the little bugs and field mice dressed in their little chaps spurs and bandanas it s bugtussle s biggest celebration of the year - the great aphid rodeo in con...

  • Misconduct shouldn’t be funded

    Gary Mitchell

    So here’s the deal. Does it bother you when government workers get in trouble and are placed on administrative leave with pay? You read about it all the time. You see them being led away in handcuffs on Albuquerque TV. One of the most recent examples was the Santa Fe school bus driver creep messing with 13-year-old girls on his bus. Even though he admitted it, they immediately placed this guy on administrative leave with pay. To their credit, Santa Fe Public Schools fired him soon thereafter. His free pay time was m...

  • A view from under the pew: ella the unenchanted ant

    Gary Mitchell

    just the other day boss i ran across a disillusioned young insect ella the apathetic ant was ambling down a church aisle bemoaning the state of her life and the church pew underworld around her life looks so hopeless ella moaned nothing really matters anymore i don t matter anymore nobody matters anymore and besides i really don t care about it at all says she after all who really cares nobody cares and i don t care i don t care i don t care you have to care says me if you don t care everything loses its importance in life...

  • a view from under the pew: a tribute to amos s mom

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. a tribute to amos s mom boss i was searching for kite string the other day for my little niece annie marie when i stumbled across some old photos of me and mom there i was dressed up like the lone raider you remember him boss the masked mouse who rode his matchstick horse for cheese and jus...

  • a view from under the pew: amos wrestles a nightmare

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note:...

  • a view from under the pew: the legend of the easter seed

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. the legend of the easter seed boss i don t know if you ve ever had a conversation with a mustard seed before but i did the other day it was quite enlightening with this being the season of easter and all i was shopping in sara spider s underground supermarket behind the church kitchen wal...

  • a view from under the pew: the end of the world

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. the end of the world the closer it gets to the year 2012 boss the goofier some of us in the church pew underworld act and the more folks talk about the end of the world chicken little has been recruiting fresh troops marching around the animal kingdom carrying signs far more ominous tha...

  • a view from under the pew: billy bob bee in a box

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. billy bob bee in a box the other day boss i saw the strangest sight i saw billy bob bee trapped in a perforated glass box you remember billy bob bee don tcha boss...

  • a view from under the pew: life in a matchbox

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. life in a matchbox or amendments to solomon s proverbs life is a paradox boss it s a little like humility the moment you think you ve got it you ve really lost it it s like trying to catch the wind the more you go after it the less you get in fact if you re as out of shape as i am you not...

  • a view from under the pew: a prayer for grodey

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. a prayer for grodey boss there s a grumpy old cuss who s always up for a fuss...

  • a view from under the pew: amos encounters mt jello

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on a computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. amos encounters mt jello boss when pastor leroy beetle preached on overcoming your mountains and obstacles for god i was ready to go i put on my rugged mouse-size spiked mountain boots and packed up my knapsack my trusty rope and a bunch of packets of freeze-dried cheese i tell ya boss i was...

  • a view from under the pew: a night s dark deep hole

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens. a night s dark deep hole boss i may have told you this but you should never eat day-old pizza slices leftover from a church youth party it creates strange visions - and not those of the biblical sort last night i went to sleep in my little matchbox bed and immediately dreamed of falling int...

  • a view from under the pew: amos celebrates his birthday

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. amos celebrates his birthday boss having a birthday isn t so bad - if only you didn t have to age any you ask me how old i am but i think i ll adopt the same policy that the giant redwoods of california fame have - never reveal your age until it s all over - and above all never outlive you...

  • a view from under the pew: amos seeks st valentine

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. amos seeks st valentine boss i realize that it will soon be valentine s day but the other day i wanted to find out more about that weird holiday and why people do such strange things in such peculiar ways i ran across a couple of old discarded encyclopedias but they only confused me mos...

  • a view from under the pew: an artist s strange family tree

    Gary Mitchell

    amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes....

  • a view from under the pew: the green pea convention

    Gary Mitchell

    Gary Mitchell: Religion columnist amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: In honor of the upcoming Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Amos presents this week’s column focusing on respecting one another – no matter one’s color or creed. Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. the green pea convention one night in my dreams boss i found myself in the middle of a gr...

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