January 21, 2016 My Redeemer, A Psalm The Lord is my Redeemer He is my comfort in times of sorrow He is my Rock when the tempest roils O Lord, You are my Hope when all seems hopeless My refuge from the storms within and without The Lord is my Peace When... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 24
May 26, 2015 Where Peace Is Found The prompt today at dVerse Poets Pub is to write about something that is part of our every day life. I could have written about any number of things, but decided to write about prayer. Where Peace Is Found Kneeling here elbows leaning on my... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 23
May 3, 2014 Finding Jesus in the Old Testament Any serious study of the Bible includes some basics of Bible prophecy. There are, of course, the prophecies that Jesus: would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14), would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), would be an heir to King David’s throne (2 Samuel... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 4
February 20, 2014 End of the Story – An Object Poem The prompt over at dVerse Poets Pub Meeting at the Bar today was to write a poem inspired by someTHING — to write about the sensory and memory perceptions from an object old or new. A particular object immediately came to mind, and I tried... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 13
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... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 10
September 12, 2013 Worthy to Be Praised – A Psalm of Sorts When I consider the immensity of my sins I can scarcely bear the weight of shame Yet You bore it all, not only mine but the sins of the whole world You are worthy to be praised When I consider the greatness of Your miracles... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comment: 1
August 4, 2013 Divine Appointments – A Triolet I’m at a conference with some great colleagues and it’s been a long busy day. There was a dinner planned with a bunch of people, some of whom I know well and some I don’t know at all. I was thinking about skipping it and... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 2
July 16, 2013 Tears – A Poem Tears of sorrow, anger drench my soul course without end eroding pain, anguish Where once only aching occupied my heart now is a deep empty ravine carved by a river of tears Tears of forgiveness water my soul’s riverbed allowing flowers of love to flourish... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 9
January 30, 2013 Why I Share the Gospel The word Gospel means Good News. I love to share the Good News that God loves us. And yet I’ve been asked why I am compelled to share this Good News with those who don’t believe. Why can’t I just leave them alone to believe... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 2
January 29, 2013 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made – A Poem This morning as I was getting ready for work the song All Fall Down by MercyMe was playing on my iPod. I paused my iPod towards the end of this song for my prayer time and picked up my book of Psalms for Prayer to... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 16