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Do you enjoy writing or reading poetry?  Most of the posts on Big Sky Buckeye are filled with poetry, but I also share short stories, photography, and a few surprises along the way.  You are invited to sit a spell and find something you like.  I enjoy sharing my curiosity through my writing.  You are welcome to like, comment, follow, share, or reblog a post.

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Today’s writing journey shares an avenue filled with a poem which contrasts conflict with wisdom.  Thank you for stopping by, and you are encouraged to read more from With Single Voice.

My writing is supplemented by maintaining an active journal, which gathers thoughts from my Bible reading as well as sampling other bloggers’ posts.  Daily entries found in  From My Journal contain reflections about faith, life, and community for February 5.

You are invited to read a quote, updated on February 5 which features inspiration from the words of English-born writer Thomas Paine.  His reflections offer thoughts filled with common sense.

Here’s my Baker’s Dozen, featuring 13 of my recent writings from the past couple of weeks.  Each post is linked to take you right to its location.  Other poems, short stories, and feature writings can be found in the archives (found at the top of the page), which will be updated frequently with past selections.  Enjoy!

With Single Voice

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Conflict’s illumination

Breathing at darkened crossroads

Competing sides debate

Feuding over each thought sowed

 

Wisdom arrives with patience

Lowering volume through grace

Pausing time to listen

Slowing down rhetoric’s pace

 

Conflict’s common ground merges

Finding compromise through peace

Hearing words of reason

Solving puzzle’s missing piece

 

Wisdom empowers new day

Offering one blessed choice

Walking together now

Gathering with single voice

 

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From My Journal (2/5)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

The world’s problems need solutions instead of sideline critics’ harsh voices.

Do you write a daily journal?  This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts.  Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.

(Updated February 5)

Thomas Paine Quotes

Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.

The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American activist, philosopher, and revolutionary.  His pamphlet, “Common Sense,” served as an active voice in support of the American Revolutionary War.

Messiah’s Love

From Colossians 13:13-14:  “Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.  Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”

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Faith’s journey with Christ

Seeking all things above

Heavenly treasures wait

Revealed in Messiah’s love

 

Bitterness removed

Embracing Christian love

Salvation’s welcome voice

Nourished from heavens above

 

Spirit of patience

Spreading each truth of love

Just as Scripture teaches

Joined in Christ, grace shines above

 

God’s mercy forgives

Sharing peace from above

Harmony’s hope brings joy

Marked with unlimited love

 

Resurrection’s light

Raising praises of love

Redemption fills each heart

Witnessed by Lord from above

 

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From the words of American pastor, Harry Emerson Fosdick:  “Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it.”

From My Journal (2/4)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

In surrendering to our Lord and Savior, His love will transform and redefine our faith.

Do you write a daily journal?  This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts.  Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.

(Updated February 4)

Hannah Whitall Smith Quote

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God is the giver, and we are the receivers.  And His richest gifts are bestowed not upon those who do the greatest things, but upon those who accept His abundance and His grace.

From Numbers 6:22-26:  “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying:  Thus you shall bless the Israelites.  You shall say to them:  The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.'”

Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) was an American lay speaker and Christian author.  She was an active voice during the women’s suffrage movement as well as the temperance movement in the United States.

Natural Refreshment (Haiku Series #363)

Waiting

Pre-dawn’s innocence

Preview with minimal light—

Sunrise holding back

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Awakening

Epic cataract

Lazy river’s destiny—

Crushing waters roar

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Captivating

Creator’s spirit

Tall grasses reach to heavens—

Prairie much alive

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From My Journal (2/3)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

When we wrap our outlook around positive thoughts, we see tomorrow as a refreshing opportunity.

Do you write a daily journal?  This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts.  Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.

(Updated February 3)

G. K. Chesterton Quotes

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We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.

What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but absence of self-criticism.

Gilbert Keith (G. K.) Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English Christian writer.