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January 23, 2014

Fearless – A Poem

This poem was inspired by my Bible Study Fellowship teaching leader, who has been a great inspiration to me. We are doing a study of Matthew and some of the phrases in this poem are inspired by the encounters with Jesus that we have been...

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December 24, 2013

The Sweet Eve of Christmas Day – A Poem

‘Tis the sweet eve of Christmas Day I pray that all will find the way To the manger where Jesus sleeps See the treasure His mother keeps This quiet will last but a little while For one day Mary will not smile To see her...

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December 23, 2013

My Favorite Name

This is a post that I wrote the first December that I was blogging. I wasn’t getting nearly the traffic back then that I do now, and since I’m having a little trouble getting anything new written I thought I’d repost this. The timing is...

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December 5, 2013

Like a Snowflake – A 55 Poem

The Form for All prompt at dVerse Poets Pub today, with Sam Peralta once again at the helm, is to write a poem of exatly 55 words. There’s always time for 55 words.  So here’s my Christmas 55. Like a Snowflake Like a single snowflake floating...

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November 27, 2013

Advent Is – A Googlism Poem

This afternoon I was reading the poetry of a fellow blogger who had commented on one of my poems, and learned of a Form for All lesson I had missed at dVerse Poets Pub a few weeks ago. The lesson from Sam Peralta was on writing...

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November 20, 2013

The Snare Is Broken – A Poem

This short poem is inspired by Psalm 124, which is also rather short but full of hope. The Snare Is Broken My soul entangled in the snare of the evil one hopeless and dying struggling to be free my struggles tightened the snare entangled me...

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November 18, 2013

The Widow’s Offering – A Pantoum

This poem was inspired by the story of the widow’s offering recorded in Mark 12:41-44. I wrote it for an Advent devotional that my church is putting together. Each daily reading from the devotional will be offered for all to read on the church website...

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October 3, 2013

Mere Christianity – A Stack Poem

Mere Christianity Who Really Has the Answer? I’m Glad You Asked Six Hours One Friday The Day Christ Died God Came Near From Resurrection to Pentecost It’s Not About Me At Jesus’ Feet Won by Love Grace What’s So Amazing About Grace? Peace Like a...

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September 30, 2013

He Paved the Way – A Poem

John the Baptist did not care What people thought of his wild hair Repent and be baptized his hue and cry Messiah is coming, His kingdom is nigh John the Baptist lost his head But because of Jesus he is not dead John paved the...

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