Hope in Christ Never Disappoints
Huddled together, we litour last match of hope,and warmed our faithby the snap and crackleof your soul illuminating truth.
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Noticing Beauty While Depressed
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalm 19:1 KJV Turning My Page There have been so many reminders in the past few weeks of God’s delight and presence in my life. Everything is […]
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Upside-Down Kingdom
My flesh stings with the stripes of suffering. Persecuted, rejected, abandoned. What are these to me in light of eternity with You? Your upside-down kingdom of servant king is a balm to my heartache. Though my flesh revolts at the […]
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Peter’s Darkest Night
You capsized my boat. Wrecked my
expectations. Did I really know you? Hope lies rotting in a borrowed grave.
Bitterness Has No Room in My Heart
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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The Evidence of Your Love
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.
Lessons in Perseverance
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 Testifies to What I’ve Seen and Heard
Poetry is a place to find refuge. You are here in the observations of my soul.
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Invited to God’s Banquet Table
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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Sustaining Word
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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National Suicide Hotline
If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call the National Suicide Lifeline at 988 or go to the website at https://988lifeline.org/