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August 9, 2012

My Dog in the Sunlight

The challenge over at dVerse Poets Pub today is to write a poem in the style of the impressionist painters, with broad brush strokes to quickly capture the fleeting mood of the moment. I immediately thought of one of my favorite things. My Dog in...

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August 9, 2012

My Faithful Savior – A Triolet

Many things in this life are uncertain, causing even the faithful to struggle and doubt. Even at such times, or maybe even more so then, I am thankful that God has promised that He will never leave me or forsake me. I am reminded of...

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August 4, 2012

The Artist’s Vision – A Poem

2/27/14 Update: I had to share this again at dVerse for the MeetingTheBar character sketch poem. There are actually 3 characters in this poem which recounts what my son calls my “most badass mom” moment. The poetry prompt at dVerse Poets Pub today is to get...

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July 26, 2012

His Scars – A Poem

Yesterday I posted a short article at the Broken Believers blog titled Testimony of the Scars. I won’t repeat here what I wrote there, but as I thought about Jesus’ scars and the testimony they offer of His love and grace, I realized that this...

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July 24, 2012

You Command – A Poem

The other day I wrote a post about forgiveness titled A Lesson from Joseph. In response to my quote from Matthew 6:14-15 in which Jesus says that if we don’t forgive then we will not be forgiven, a commenter asked “so do we forgive in...

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July 19, 2012

Worship – A Poem

The past two Sundays I have not attended church because we were out camping both weekends with family. I know that attending church is not necessary for my salvation, but I miss it terribly when I don’t go (even when I’m enjoying whatever I’m going...

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July 4, 2012

The Cost of Freedom – A Poem

It is the Fourth of July here in the United States, the day we celebrate our independence and freedom. So I decided to write a poem about freedom. And I’ve linked it over at dVerse Poets Pub for Open Link Night #51. The Cost of...

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June 28, 2012

Delight, Grace, Balance – A Poem

In my office I have a deck of angel cards with various words on them. I always keep three face-up next to my computer monitor, for the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I’ve had the same three cards next to my desk for a while,...

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