Corinthians – Another Fearless Year

September 13, 2020

My Light and Momentary Troubles

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (NIV). The poem below was first published...

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March 17, 2020

Don’t Focus on the Light and Momentary

One of my favorite Bible passages during troubled times is 2 Corinthians 4:16-18: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an...

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March 16, 2020

Hate Never Wins

When we read in 1 Corinthians 13 what love is, it is easy to say to ourselves “I do all those things. I’m patient, I’m kind.” Focusing on what love is makes it easy to conclude that we do, in fact, love our neighbors as...

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April 17, 2019

Shards of Clay

I am a shattered jar of clay Shards of me once upon the ground lay scattered I didn’t think I mattered to anyone at all Then the One who loves me each tiny shard gathered He pieced me together and grace upon me splattered I...

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June 22, 2016

For the Love of Summer

Love keeps no record of wrongs To me summer means love with its hot sunny days and plants blooming everywhere Do you suppose summer keeps a record of winter’s wrongs its harsh cold blizzard blasts freezing rains and icy winds Does summer hold a grudge...

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March 3, 2016

I Pray for Love

I pray for love like Yours for me from my heart Your light they see I pray for love, patient and kind so my thoughts reflect Your mind I pray for love, friendly and nice remembering You paid the price I pray for love, humble...

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September 22, 2013

Something New

Note: As you read this post, you might ask yourself why I am telling you so much about my hair dyeing experiences. Trust me, there’s a purpose and a lesson to follow my seemingly rambling story. In early July I decided to color my hair...

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August 24, 2013

Bridging the Distance

A couple of weeks ago my husband and I went to see Dwight Yoakam in concert. It was a great concert — but then Dwight always puts on a great concert. True to my nature, I’ve listened to a lot of Dwight both before and...

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July 3, 2013

Life Is Fragile – A Poem of Hope

This mortal life is fragile housed in these jars of clay Here we are living the good life then at the end of the day we may be struck down, bewildered by the impermanence of our stay Yet we know we are not abandoned by...

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February 20, 2013

Bundle of Rights – A Poem

In law school property class we learned about our bundle of rights It’s not much of a bundle compared to Jesus’ divine bundle of rights —His omniscience —His omnipresence —His matchless glory My bundle, your bundle, is more like a hobo’s bindle tied up, hanging...

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Another Fearless Year

Tag: Corinthians

My Light and Momentary Troubles

Don’t Focus on the Light and Momentary

Hate Never Wins

Shards of Clay

For the Love of Summer

I Pray for Love

Something New

Bridging the Distance

Life Is Fragile – A Poem of Hope

Bundle of Rights – A Poem

Tag: Corinthians

My Light and Momentary Troubles

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Don’t Focus on the Light and Momentary

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Hate Never Wins

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Shards of Clay

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For the Love of Summer

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Something New

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Bundle of Rights – A Poem

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