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Friends in Spirit

Friends over the cosmos of time,Come and go from our lives,In schools, sports, and clubs,Mostly, forming shallow ties. But friends anchored in spirit,Where proximity is not the key,Their love comes from depths,Deep like roots of trees. Friendly winds blow through our lives,In mostly mountain top years,Spiritual friends who have touched us,In valleys will always beContinue reading “Friends in Spirit”

We Are All Prodigals

When your mind begins to wander,Or your heart goes astray,Return your thoughts to eternity,An infinity of endless days. And if you fail seven times seven,Gather sails of grateful prayer,Find the peace of leeward winds,You’re marked His permanent heir. The voice of the spirit gives rise,To a tsunami of his grace,Engage the love within,Where Jesus’ forgivenessContinue reading “We Are All Prodigals”

The Keeper

A lighthouse with sandcastles below,Rolling waves crashing her feet,Crabs and seals keeping company,Oh, the tales if they could speak. The keeper a man steadfast,An old mariner from the sea,With salty beard and weathered hat,His lighthouse his ship to keep. Circling above the flag on her crown,Seagulls squawk and play,They swoop and swerve in the air,AndContinue reading “The Keeper”

Christians Fighting Christians – The Cultural Impact of Polarization

She stood before the rack, mesmerized by all the colors, textures, and accessories. She was about to make the most important decision of her entire, whole, complete life . . . all five years of it. It was time to choose her Halloween costume. She had loved unicorns since her first coloring book. But thereContinue reading “Christians Fighting Christians – The Cultural Impact of Polarization”

Christian Spiritual Poetry – A Culture Cultivator

We are created in the image of God, and He blessedly shared selected characteristics of himself with humankind in the process. Among those characteristics is the special excitement reserved for the parent of a newly born child. This stanza from my spiritual poem titled “Best Things in Life” hints at this great pleasure: Feelings ofContinue reading “Christian Spiritual Poetry – A Culture Cultivator”

Life In Prologue – My Faith Journey

Foreword This is the story of “the” faith journey. Yes, it is “my” journey but mine is one of many similar journeys that collectively, become mankind’s journey as God weaves together the latticework of His people in preparation for eternal life. As I write my story, I intend to overlay my “story strip” onto thoseContinue reading “Life In Prologue – My Faith Journey”

Unfindable, Yet Undeniable

We search from the beginning of our life,Looking for our purpose, the purpose of our life journey,The wiser we become, the more earnest the search.In that wisdom, I have concluded that the search is futile,It is like chasing the wind; it is unfindable. Our life is not linear or singularly self-determined.We constantly adapt to changingContinue reading “Unfindable, Yet Undeniable”