My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Is our love for God “erotic”?
In our love for God, I believe it is easy to have an “eros” (or erotic) kind of love. Being caught up in the experience and awe, we are full…
Polarizing views and the other
When it comes to theological conflicts, so many people can only see a jilted perspective on the issue. They become reactionary and polarized and full of false assumptions, even if…
Piety overcoming struggles with sin
I have been struggling with fears. And as I have been struggling with these fears, I am finding that there is so much sin in me. And I am crushed…
The realist
Living by faith is not the life of a dreamer or an idealist. . . . It is the pursuit of the realist.
Beauty in my arms
I watch as the leaves flew up;I smiled and chased the flurry,Following the path of disheveled leaves.In a moment, all fell still . . . silence. . .There she was…
Christianity is not exclusive
“And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as…
Naked
Adaptation of an earlier poem There she stood clothed, yet nakedBefore Him who looked into herheart.Fire and judgment stirred relentlesslyAnd searched . . . She looked into His eyes and…
Mud in her toes
She ran through the leavesFeeling the mud in her bare little toes,A little hanging on the eaves of her dress.She laughed as the rain soaked her curls.She hopped and skipped,…
The little tree
In a sun scorched land far away,There were trees, little treesWithered, sprangly, and dearth.There were no big trees in this earth.You see, the rain did not come nor did the…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 10
To Him alone be the glory And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and…
