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Linda Kruschke on life and death, faith and fearlessness, music and poetry
God’s Word
They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
Revelation 12:11 (NIV).Search My Blog
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Tag Archives: Hope
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Quality, Anchored Voices, Corinthians, Hope, Light and Momentary Troubles, Oregon, Poem, Poetry, Smoke, This Too Shall Pass, Troubles
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Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #37
It’s Thursday afternoon as I write this 37th paint chip poetry prompt. It’s been a struggle to concentrate on anything today as the skies and air around me becomes smokier by the minute and friends south of me are having … Continue reading
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Tagged Clouds, Fire, Firefighters, Hope, Loss, Nostalgia, Old Age, Paint Chip Poetry, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Prayer, Smoke, Wild huckleberries, Wildfires
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Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #35
Hey there poets, it’s another odd week for paint chip poetry, where I throw in a word from my angel card deck. Only this week I decided to throw in three angel cards. The Challenge Today our theme is The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluff, Future, Honesty, Hope, Light, Morning glory, Paint Chip Poetry, Peace, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Red velvet, Terra-cotta, The Way
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Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #31
It’s week 31 of the paint chip prompt and I’m mixing it up a bit again with an angel card in the line-up. I also picked the four paint chip cards from one small section of the deck so they … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels, Animals, Fairy Tales, Flowers, Hope, Love, Paint Chip Poetry, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Purple
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Singing the Blues
From Lamentations to Stevie Ray Vaughn the blues remind us we’re not alone Bitterly we weep while the sky is crying Affliction and sadness forever universal and somehow that simple reminder set to Biblical verse or a guitar riff that … Continue reading
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Tagged Affliction, Blue, dVerse Poets Pub, Hope, Lamentations, Poem, Poetry, Quadrille, Suffering, The Blues, Trials
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A Reluctant Confession
Did you ever have a situation where you knew you were supposed to do something, but you really didn’t want to? Have you felt God impressing up on your heart to take a certain action, but instead of obeying you … Continue reading
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Posted in Memoir
Tagged Apology, Cancel culture, Confession, Family, Holy Spirit, Hope, Memoir, Obedience, Racism, Self-examination, Senryu, Whitman College
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No More Denial
Her impish face was adorable. I so wanted to play this game she’d made up. “Hold these,” she chirped, and handed me three pine cones. I don’t even know where she got pine cones in Houston, Texas. I hadn’t seen … Continue reading
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Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Bobby Schuller, Christianity, Compassion, Denial, Experience, Faith, Grace, Hope, Listening, Love, Pain, Poetry, Racism, Senryu, Short form poetry
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Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #24
It’s week 24, almost halfway through the year of weekly prompts. Some weeks it’s been harder than others to get this posted. This is one of those weeks. You may have noticed this wasn’t up at 7:00 a.m. as usual. … Continue reading
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Tagged AmWriting, Challenge, Freedom, Hope, Jesus, Justice, Listen, Paint Chip Poetry, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Truth
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Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #23
Here we be, at week 23. I’m not feeling much like writing poetry today, but I suppose that’s when some of the best poetry is written. Today’s Challenge Today we are writing about BFFs or friends forever. Hopefully we’re all … Continue reading
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Tagged Forever, Friends, Friendship, Hope, Jesus, Life, Love, Paint Chip Poetry, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Prompt
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Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #22
Wooooohooooo! It’s week 22! And it’s my birthday too! Had to start with this poem just for you. Today’s Challenge I’m excited about our topic for today. We are writing about our dream job. I don’t know about you, but … Continue reading
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Tagged AmWriting, Dream, Dream job, Hope, Paint Chip Poetry, Perseverance, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Speaker, Writer
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