An Original Work / June 5, 2020 Lies, deceptions, all around. Character actors on the ground, Spinning, spin webs of deceit. So that others they defeat. Tricks and trappings are their game. They treat all of us the same. Getting us to fight each other, Christian brother against brother. Left and right, and black and … Continue reading The Perfect Storm
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Purity’s Principle
An Original Work / May 26, 2020 Why, my beloved, Do you search near and far For what never will satisfy Your deep longings of heart? Why must you flitter From here and to there Seeking for pleasure In other affairs? You seek not the wisdom Of God in your heart. From Godly counsel You … Continue reading Purity’s Principle
When I Was Twenty-One
The poem that follows is one that I wrote at the age of twenty-one. Now, I am seventy, so a lot has changed in my life since that time. And, a lot has changed in the world, too. For, we didn’t have computers or the internet or cell phones or any way of communicating with … Continue reading When I Was Twenty-One
When the Enemy Pursues You
An Original Work / May 11, 2020 When the enemy pursues you, Look to God. When he frightens And confuses you, And your emotions Bruises you, And tries to get The best of you, Let Jesus Christ Give peace to you. Since the Lord is always near you, Trust His Word. Let His Word dwell … Continue reading When the Enemy Pursues You
The Grim Reaper
An Original Work / April 26, 2020 Dancing, dancing in the wind, Flickering, flickering, idols grim. Movies, movies, what’s in store? The grim reaper at your door. Trickery, trickery, that’s their way, So in hopes that you they’d sway. Horrid, horrid, all aghast! Messages, messages, out they blast! Pointless, pointless, all’s a game, So they … Continue reading The Grim Reaper
Man’s Infatuations
An Original Work / April 23, 2020 Based partially on Psalm 73 He’s bent on destruction, No thought to his ways, Man’s infatuations Are causing delays. No mind for the future, Thinks only of self, And that’s because He has Put God on the shelf. His pride is his necklace, Thinks God does not know … Continue reading Man’s Infatuations
Down for the Long Haul
An Original Work / April 15, 2020 When I last saw him He was hunkered down Down for the long haul Got nowhere to run Closed in his spaces Time is not his friend When will this be o’er? Will it ever end? Life is a changing Change from day to day Back and forth … Continue reading Down for the Long Haul
Changing Times
An Original Work / March 31, 2020 Ring those bells Call the congregation We will soon Have a jubilation Tell the truth And, listen to it well Sit ye down And listen for a spell God has called His people to Him now To know Him And at His feet to bow Changing times Have … Continue reading Changing Times
In This Crazy World
An Original Work / March 11, 2020 In this crazy world of ours, With emotions flying high, With fear mongers at their worst Blowing everything sky high, Can we trust in what they say? Do their words even make sense? Is it logical to say That a few is an event? An agenda, do they … Continue reading In This Crazy World
What Sets Your Heart on Fire?
An Original Work / February 20, 2020 As fire is passion, As some would say, What sets your heart On fire today? What lights that fire Of zeal within? What makes you happy? Causes you to grin? What gets you up Before the dawn, Drives you to go, E’en though you yawn? What do you … Continue reading What Sets Your Heart on Fire?
Run With It 