This year I’ve been studying the book of 1 John. Through the various stages of Bible study and listening to a sermon series on it, my understanding has been profoundly deepened and strengthened. When I get to the meditation stage of my study, I’ve been practicing writing them out in poem form, so I thought… Continue reading The Battle is the Proof
This month, I’ve been reading a chapter of Matthew each night to reflect more deeply on the life of Christ during this season of Lent. These poems have come as a result of those reflections. Tried & Tempted, Victorious & Vigilant Matthew 4 Before ministry began, Christ the human Faced the desert temptation, Weak… Continue reading The Life of the True Light on Earth – Lenten Reflections
Lent has come again, and God has called me to quietly slip away from the loudness of social media for forty days and into deeper communion with Him (save for the sharing of some blog posts). It’s actually a relief to clear my mind from this distraction and press more closely into my Lord and… Continue reading This Lonely Road – Lenten Reflections
“They belonged to each other and no matter what life might hold for them, it could never alter that their happiness was in each other’s keeping.” {Lucy Maud Montgomery – Anne’s House of Dreams} “We dared to love Another soul As deep as our own, We danced to another’s poetry And sang the tune… Continue reading Favorite Quotes, Sayings, and Scraps of Poetry About Love
“Many of us have encountered people who have had similar experiences reading Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings or Lewis’s Perelandra. Often they have experienced something profound while reading these fantasies, but are at a loss to describe it. All they seem to know is that they were part of the music while the music lasted”… Continue reading You Were Part of the Music
Tell Me Tell me – Do you know What it’s like To be me? I feel lost at sea Sometimes – A sea of strangers, A sea of unfamiliarity, A sea of grief. Tell me – Do you know What it’s like To grieve For things You’ve never had? I sometimes Cry… Continue reading The Darkness Where He Meets Me
Maybe it’s better that I should live alone Maybe it’s better That I should live alone – That silence soothes my tired brain As I walk through my morning routine. Maybe it’s better That I don’t have to worry About sharing shower time Or kitchen space as I race the clock. Maybe it’s… Continue reading Maybe It’s Better That I Should Live Alone
For a few moments, Let’s not think about What’s been taken, And what is not, And what is achingly lost. For a few moments, Let’s think about What’s been given, And what could be, And what we can work to restore. Let’s think about dreaming again. About planning a trip To a far-off… Continue reading Just Think of the Possibilities
Please don’t tell us We’ll never go back to normal. Because normal is a beautiful thing. And it’s a necessary thing. We need the normal Of laughing in a group of friends. We need the normal Of sharing a meal on a summer’s night. We need the normal Of a hug upon greeting… Continue reading Normal is a Beautiful Thing
Holy Week Reflections, Day 7 “The Forever Triumph” – based on Matthew 28 Humans fear When they stare into The unmistakable majesty Of God the Almighty. They try to bar the way, Shut the door, Set a guard To keep His glory From shining through. But it’s not possible. Our God Is so… Continue reading The Forever Triumph
