Starving for Christmas
Noses press against storefront windows
and gawk. We watch stars stuff our sorrow
into glib sayings and sitcom outcomes.
But, in truth,
streets still bustle with beggars,
desperate hands outstretched.
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Inked Hope: Self Harm
I was chained to a demon
past that roared and laughed
at all attempts to write a new story. You took the pen from my hand, rewrote my story with your love.
Spiritual Heart Check: Testimony
Kathy thought she was alone in her out of control anger. She cried out for help and her life would never be the same. God taught Kathy how to turn away from sin and turn towards his love for her. Hear her testimony of transformation, and join us for discussion at 7 pm on godly ways to deal with anger and any other emotion that feels out of control.
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Poetry Hope for Depression
Depression also shuts down all avenues for fresh thought and truth to enter our souls. When I am in a pattern of fear, anger, doubt, worry, I stop what I am doing and get outside.
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COVID-19, Praise, or Curse God?
Too often I presume to know why God allows suffering in our lives rather than knowing he is good and that I am part of God’s larger story for mankind.
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Rocking Chair Healer
I came to mend broken boards on a porch–just being neighborly–and found my own clay restoredwithin your arthritic hands. “Lemonade, dear.” Your voice, a windchime in the quietbreeze, drew me away fromthe incessant ding of my fast-paced phone. So much […]
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Prophetic Inspiration: Words to Embrace
And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing […]
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Redeem This Day
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life. Psalm 49:15 Turning My Page Tomorrow is an anniversary no one in my family wants to […]
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Suicide CSI
When the dust settles on the grave,the investigation begins. Dust for prints,who’s to blame? Check every angle of motiveand spend countless hours of speculation. None of it resurrects you. No matter how often thought follows lead, the factsremain concrete. I […]
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