Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Ephesians 4;31 ESV Turning My Page: Bitterness Has No Place “You can keep your mouth shut, God!” I yelled. I […]
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Checked out of Hotel Truth and
checked into the flea-infested Motel Fear.
There was no room service. No one changed the sheets
of self-loathing and cynicism I slept in day after day.
He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations (Psalm 105:8 ESV). Turning My Page My grandmother giggled like a teenage girl. Her whole being exuded joy at both hanging the sheets out to dry […]
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Poetry is a place to find refuge. You are here in the observations of my soul.
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My son had to come with me one day to set up, and as we walked across the parking lot, he spotted a mother on the playground with her child. He called out to her, and I braced myself for what would come out of his mouth.
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I love the way you invite me to touch truth. I run my fingers over your tangible promises like oranges ripening in an infinite orchard. A tenacious orchard unhindered by blight, drought, fire, or suffering. Each morning, I pluck encouragement, […]
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You didn’t impatiently check your watch like you had someplace more important to be. A God who listens. You didn’t stare down my vulnerability in disgust as I poured out my broken heart. You grabbed a tissue and sobbed with […]
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Dear Fellow Page Turner, I grew up writing letters to my grandmother who lived hundreds of miles away. I treasure every single one of her shaky-handed letters. They gave me a glimpse into her humor, faith, her resilience, and resolve. […]
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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 NKJV Turning My Page Hope is always in transition because God’s Word is alive, active, and working behind the scenes. He fulfills his […]
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The demoniac: Forgotten.Dressed in rags and chains, I was not ready to entertain kings. You crossed the unclean threshold of my grave, your royal robes billowing in the sea’s warm breeze.My heart strained to near you.Dare I hope. Demons: Hopeless. […]
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