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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...

Categories Poetry Comments: 24
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 26, 2013

Whom Can God Use? – A Poem

Three weeks into the study of Matthew in Bible Study Fellowship I’ve already learned — or been reminded of — a great truth. God can, and does, use the most unlikely and undeserving people to accomplish His great purposes for mankind. He can use even...

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September 25, 2013

Happy Anniversary to Me!

Today is my four-year blogging anniversary. It was September 25, 2009 that I decided to try my hand at sharing my writing with the world. That first day I posted four different posts, I was so excited for the new adventure. Over the past four...

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September 21, 2013

Finding Peace – A Poem

The Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub today is to Celebrate International Peace Day. As I read Mary’s post and was reminded of all the places in the world where there is not peace, I was immediate reminded of the Prince of Peace, Jesus. Because...

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September 5, 2013

The Disciples’ Prayer – A Poem

My dear blogging friend Bryan Lowe posted some great quotes on discipleship the other day. My favorite was this one from Gilbert K. Chesterton: “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” I have to admit...

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