TALES OF AN OXYMORON--EPISODE 2 We’d gathered around Ashley’s kitchen table, Bibles open and pens ready. Keith, Danica, Alex, the Shoemaker girl (Lydia?), and perhaps a younger sibling or two joined me for a study on Job. Little did we know at that moment, but God had a dramatic sense of irony and timing. If I were to guess, I’d put this story around 2002 or 2003, which means I’d been doing youth small group study at Hosanna Lutheran Church for several years already. During t

“How do we kill her?” The entire classroom fell silent as they pondered the dark deed, and then suddenly, each creative writing student began to offer ideas. From grisly to ridiculous, theories were batted around the room. We’d grown close after only a few weeks, and each member offered pieces of themselves to the creation of the screenplay. Even though it was over a quarter-century ago, I can still remember many of those faces. After all, in studying characterization, each s