Tag: Christ

Nina, Tiny but Mighty

Between Good Friday and Easter of this year, a sweet young woman from my church, the daughter of a dear friend, went home to be with Jesus. She fought a week-long battle with complications from the flu that infected her heart. And yet her heart...

My Divine Defense

My friend Rachel Lulich issued a challenge to write a poem a week based on one of the devotions included in Charles H. Spurgeon’s Faith’s Checkbook. I’m always up for a good challenge, and the devotional was only 99 cents for Kindle, so I decided to give...

Good Friday Mystery

The thick veil ripped in two Darkness covered all the land As the Spirit of God departed the body of Jesus the man How it transpired a mystery Our fragile minds cannot grasp Sins on the cross all forgiven When Jesus breathed his last Satan...

Majesty

Majesty radiates from Thee on Your throne Angels sing Holy our exalted God Merciful art Thee Majesty bleeds from Thy crown on the cross Mary weeps Holy my exalted Son Forgiving art Thee Majesty emanates from Thee in my heart I adore Holy Spirit dwells...

When the Orchid Blooms

Patience is a virtue. It’s a fruit of the Spirit, according to Galatians 5:22. Yet our human nature doesn’t want to wait. “How’s that book coming along? Is it published yet?” If I hear that question one more time, I might scream. I know my...

A New Fearless Year

Today begins a new year. What will 2018 bring? Who knows, but I’m ready for whatever adventure God has in store for me. It will be yet another fearless year as I remember the promise of God, given through the prophet Isaiah: So do not fear,...