Category Archives: Essays

Few would argue that Neil Young’s hit ballad, “Heart of Gold” contains lyrical gold. I can hear the melody and his signature voice sing these verses: Keep me searching, for a heart of gold,You keep me searching and I’m growing old,Keep me searching for a heart of gold,I’ve been a miner for a heart ofContinue reading “Rules for Writing Better Poetry”

I regularly volunteer at my church to give sermons at our church services. Though I have no formal ministerial training in delivering a church sermon, it has become an avocation that provides me a reinforcing link to God and an effective way to share God’s word. I have some trepidation with personal, one-on-one witnessing butContinue reading “Let’s Give a Sermon!”