Tag: postaday2011

My Giant Straw – A Poem

The Saturday poetry prompt over at dVerse Poets Pub is to write about pop culture, to create a poetry version of pop art. I immediately thought of a pop art sculpture my son made two summers ago. The bendy straw and plastic cup are definitely...

The Fading Light of the City on the Hill

I had a great time at the Casting Crowns concert last night! But it was so much more than just a concert – it was a wonderful night of worshipping God and allowing Him to work in my heart on some things that need work....

Poems on Poetry

At dVerse Poets Pub yesterday for the Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft – hosted by Emmett Wheatfall we were challenged to write a poem about the craft of poetry. Immediately I thought of something I once wrote in a comment on a fellow blogger’s poem post....

Cauliflower and Carrots for Recipe Friday

Okay, so this is a pretty basic recipe but it’s one of my family’s favorites for a vegetable side dish. It’s also really easy to make. I first started combining cauliflower and carrots when my son was young. He loved carrots, but I wanted him...

Eternal Life – A Poem

1/5/13 update: I decided to link to this poem from the prompt today at dVerse Poets Pub. Check it out for more poems on peace. So often we speak of eternal life as something that we get after we die. But that is not what...

A Ministry for Broken Believers

Recently I was invited to be a contributing author on another blog called Broken Believers. I was quite honored when Pastor Bryan Lowe, the owner of this blog, asked me to contribute posts to what is already a wonderful blog. I thought I’d use my...

Concert Previews – My Tuesday Three

For My Tuesday Three this week I decided to share one song from each of the three bands that are playing at the Casting Crowns concert this coming Friday. No commentary, just the videos. Hope you enjoy them. The Afters, “Lift Me Up” from Light...

The World Needs Jesus

I am starting to get really excited about the Casting Crowns concert that I am going to this coming Friday night. I’ve been listening to some of their music, which I love! But as I listened to The Altar and the Door, which happens to...

Psalm 20 – A Prayer for You

I’m still going in order with the Psalms, and the next one that I’ve not posted before is Psalm 20. It is a wonderful prayer that I lift up today for all my family and friends, including all you of my friends who read this...

What Are We Without God?

I’m still working my way through Ezekiel. It’s a tough book to get through, even though I know that after all the dire prophecies against Israel and the surrounding nations, Ezekiel eventually tells of the future restoration of Israel. But there certainly are a lot...