Seeds sown and watered
Only God provides the growth—
Living with purpose
Through grace and mercy
God offers us Salvation—
Won by our Savior
Trusting Holy Truth
Discovering our new self—
Our true home in Christ
Faith is not a feeling; it is action. It is a willed choice.
From Hebrews 11:1-3: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.”
Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was a Christian author and speaker. She and her husband, Jim, spent time as missionaries in Ecuador.
On a deserted, darkened street
Halloween arrives with its treats
The two of us, walking down the lane
Scared and excited, looking for fame
An empty house breathes, coming alive
Energy awakens and desires to thrive
An electrifying party is set for tonight
The ancient house turns up its lights
A full moon illuminates the night sky
Just as witches in black, prepare to fly
Special guests add to the scary fun
Arriving from their past, one by one
Escaping from his creator’s famous lab
Frankenstein stumbles in, frightfully fab
Waking up from sleeping in a coffin bed
Dracula flies over, with a thirst for “red”
Howling eerily, over sighting a rare full moon
Wolfman pounces in, not a moment too soon
Sitting like unsuspecting flowers on a wall
The two of us don’t want this to end at all
Music and spirits fill the old, rundown place
This Halloween returns with a familiar taste
The impromptu party doesn’t last long
Finishing the night with one final song
Precisely tapping ruby-colored shoes three times
A young girl requests to return home before Nine
Walking past the darkened, empty house
You and I cannot even hear a tiny mouse
Realizing again, it’s time for lights out
Planning to return in a year, no doubt
In wisdom gathered over time, I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
From Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
Weary times, filled with quiet tears
Witnessing mankind’s cruelest hurts
Hate, division, violence, fears
God’s grace, peace, love . . . never deserts
When witnessing injustice, stand
Lift up voices, sing with passion
Offer a loving, helping hand
Filled with oneness and compassion
No longer sit with thoughts muzzled
Liberty-filled harmonies ring
God’s grace flows, days never puzzled
Loud as roaring seas, let us sing
God’s Word lighting eternal fires
Inside our faith, unwavering
Hope fills each heart, never expires
Teachings of Jesus, favoring
Jesus always front and center
Faithfully walking as His feet
Loving as His hands, our mentor
Marching on, His grace ever sweet
From 1 John 5:3-5: “For the love of God is this, that we obey His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”
I honestly believe that “forgetting” is the hardest part of “forgiving.” Forgetting is something shared with no other person. It’s a solo flight.
From 1 John 4:4: “Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
Half-empty coffee cup
Hoping to find something
Peering down, never up
Searching darkened nothing
“Seinfeld” gathers awards
Endless shows with nothing
Jerry’s name on billboards
He’s caught on to something
Writing with empty words
Dreams filling with something
Missing all the keywords
Amounting to nothing
Scanning digital files
Words lost, dreading nothing
Writer facing trials
Mining life for something
Photo on dusty perch
Triggers newfound something
Memories begin search
Looking beyond nothing
Nothing pursues something
Something subdues nothing
The American sitcom “Seinfeld” entertained viewers for nine years with the creative humor of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. With a setting in New York City, the cast featured regulars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards. The success of the show has often been referenced to a “show about nothing.”
Here is a short clip from the show, featuring Jerry Seinfeld with guest star Brad Garrett. The scene is titled “You barely know your car.”
In order to make deposits in heaven’s bank, following Christ must be more important than any worldly ambition or priority.
From Luke 12:19-21: “And I will say to my soul, ‘Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”
Sing
With praise
On the mountaintop
Christ yesterday, today, tomorrow
Forever
Feelings
Of blue
Covering a heart
God’s faithful love remains
Steadfast
Lost
Cloudy skies
Never flying alone
God navigates our way
Home
This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.
A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.
From Isaiah 66:13: “As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
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