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August 28, 2011

By Faith, Not by Sight

I recently found a poetry blog called “dVerse – Poets Pub” that provides poetry prompts and allows poets to link back to their own blog from the poetry blog. Today’s poetry prompt was about knowing something is there even when we can’t see it: Poetics...

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August 25, 2011

The Alpha and the Omega – A Poem

This week I’ve been thinking about how awesome our God is, and how thankful I am for His Glory. Each morning I begin my prayers by praising God as the Alpha and Omega. He is the creator of all things, seen and unseen. So I...

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August 24, 2011

critical spirit, Holy Spirit – A Poem

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the critical spirit that can creep into our thinking about others and even about church. In particular, I have been pondering the presence of a critical spirit in worship services, which is manifested when we view a worship...

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August 21, 2011

Psalm 9 – The Lord, Our Stronghold

I decided to get back to going in order posting Psalms that I have not posted before. The next in line is Psalm 9, part of which I have posted below. It is a wonderful Psalm of praise that reminds us that the Lord is...

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August 13, 2011

My Dad Was Tall – A Poem

Visiting with extended family this week, and especially seeing my dad’s younger sister Dot, reminded me of how much I miss my dad. He died Oct. 25, 1993; he was far too young when he died, if you ask me. I always miss him, but...

Categories Poetry Comments: 32
August 11, 2011

Family – A Poem

I’m in Texas this week visiting family that I haven’t seen in 35 years, and some that I’ve never met before. So for Thankful Thursday I decided to write a poem about family and how thankful I am for them. Family Family is always there...

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August 7, 2011

Psalm 7 – God Is Just

Moving on through the Psalms in order, but skipping ones I’ve posted before, brings us to Psalm 7 (NLT). This is a Psalm of prayer asking for God’s protection. There are some troubling passages in this Psalm because we don’t like to think of God’s...

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August 4, 2011

Faith, Hope, Love – A Poem

One of my favorite verses is 1 Corinthians 13:13 – “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” It’s a short verse, but it is so powerful. It sums up what is most important in the Christian...

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August 3, 2011

Darkness Hovers – A Poem

Darkness hovers at the door eye out for an entrance an opening in my armor a reason to steal my joy The joy of the Lord is my strength and my armor the Light that keeps darkness at bay Despair lurks in the shadows waiting for...

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