More Than Poetic Musings

You can build a name for yourself Chase commendation and acclaim You can seek the praises of others Desire fortune and fame You can be...

May the grace of our Lord be with our spirits That we may be strengthened in our inner being May we always see His great mercy And be...

This lyrical poem is a supposal, to steal the term from C.S. Lewis in the reference to the Chronicles of Narnia. It arose from my study...

Dust I am Particles of earth Fragments and filaments Gathered from the ground Imbued with design. Clay I am Lumps of mud Clumps and...

Day drank gray Gulped it down Hurled the gloom all around Day drank gray. Day drank gray Imbibed on melancholy Laid a table I couldn't...

"Isaiah's Legacy" continues the remarkable story Mesu Andrews began in "Isaiah's Daughter." It takes the reader through the dark days of...

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Every book is a unique journey. Some books rush form destination to destination, giving us action and drama. Others meander slowly,...

I'm standing on one side You on the other You should call me sister I should call you brother Can we cross the divide? We're aching with...

Carefully concealing the lies deep inside Over and over again they fill my mind Never yielding--never revealing--never Seeking Truth...

The firmament's a field of cotton Ripe for the picking Vermillion and flaxen hues Chase the amiable breeze And thoughts of heaven...

The Hebrew words for the Holy Spirit are either Ha Ruach Ha Kodesh or Ruach Adonai. I was introduced to them in a novel I was reading....

This is the companion poem to "Pathway of Rejoicing." Together they both offer unique perspectives on the pathway to rejoicing in the...

This weekend at church I heard a powerful sermon on 1 Peter 4:7-11. The sermon was about how not to waste your life and, of course,...

Our pastor is finishing up a series on the Sermon on the Mount this weekend and talking about the tough passages in Matthew 7:21-27. Our...

Deuteronomy 7:12, "If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of...

Almost four years ago, the pastor of the church I attended preached a sermon on Ecclesiastes 3. As one of the main points of the sermon,...

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by the yoke of slavery."...

"...for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." Philippians 4:11b I know I have written about contentment before, but...

Philippians is my favorite book of the Bible. If I was stranded on a desert island with only one book of the Bible, Philippians would be...