Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock
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Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.
Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.
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A system that is broken or misaligned, be it social, economic, cultural, technological, or otherwise. Spam/Scam calls or messages seem to cover them all. Social systems of shame among family & friends are overcome & broken by economic realities. Local politics engage in human trafficking, often of entire communities, forcing them into the trade. (If the first three numbers of a 13-digit phone number are “234”, the call originates from Nigeria where, for many, such call centers are simply a fact of life.) Where law enforcement would love to be able to bring practitioners to justice (India is a prime example), lack of resources causes it to break down.
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knockabout 4 hours ago in Humans
Behold, I Stand at the Door. Honorable Mention in A Knock at the Door Challenge.
There it is again, that distinct sound of a knock at the door. I would probably find that less disconcerting if I knew where the door is. Forget who’s standing on the other side of it. There’s not one anywhere I can see. And I can see a long way in every direction.
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock5 months ago in Fiction
מָשִׁיחַ/Μεσσίας/Χριστός. Honorable Mention in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
He considers the place across the valley before him with quiet solemnity. “The Garden of Eden, paradise, is never more than a moment away. A simple choice, a willingness to see & enter in.”
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock9 months ago in History
To Whom This May Concern. Honorable Mention in I Resign From… Challenge.
To whom this may concern: Please consider this my formal tender of resignation. For as of this moment, I resign from being resigned to anything we might expect of me. I’m done. Finished. Kaput. Outta here.
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock9 months ago in Journal
