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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: Life
Stillborn
One of my nieces asked me to write a poem for her good friend who had a miscarriage at 35 weeks. She knows that I’ve had a miscarriage and write poetry, and she said all the ones she could find … Continue reading
If We Make It Home—A Book Review
At the Oregon Christian Writers (OCW) conference this summer, I had the pleasure of meeting Christina Suzann Nelson, author of If We Make It Home. Christina won the OCW Writer of Promise Award, a well-deserved honor. I picked up Christina’s book in … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Book, Book Reviews, Christian, Christina Suzann Nelson, Faith, Forgiveness, Friendship, God, Hope, Life, Oregon, Oregon Christian Writers, Survival
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100% of Statistics Are Just Numbers
Mark Twain popularized the saying: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” But even when statistics are an accurate representation of the truth, they amount to nothing more than numbers. It’s easy to ignore outrageous statistics, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Abortion, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Depression, Despair, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Healing, Hope, Jesus, Life, Mercy, Rape, Statistics, Suicide
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Fear, My Foe
My adversary fueled by lies half-truths in disguise You shan’t win oh dreaded fear if I hold truth ever near My devilish foe all deceit my Advocate I’d have you meet He is Truth and the Way You shan’t win … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Courage, dVerse Poets Pub, Faith, Fear, Fearlessness, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lies, Life, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Prayer, Quadrille
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An Ode to Moss Landing
I wrote this poem in the guest book at Moss Landing, Ocean Shores, Washington. I took a picture of it to keep a copy and decided to share it today for Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub. ________________________ An … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabins, dVerse Poets Pub, Friendship, Gratitude, Life, Love, Memories, Ode, Open Link Night, Poem, Poems, Poetry
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Breaking the Rules
It’s not about mercy if your destination is Alcatraz It’s not about rehabilitation if you’ve ended up here on the Rock Don’t plan to escape if you try the dig, dash, and dive you won’t be eating shark dinner in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcatraz, dVerse Poets Pub, Life, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Rules, San Francisco, Signs, Sin, Trials
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