Big Sky Buckeye

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Always at Work

Posted on October 16, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Job 12:13: “With God are wisdom and strength; He has counsel and understanding.”

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Creator’s morning scene

Always at work, His hands

Shaping, each masterpiece

All following, God’s command

Tranquility breathing

Always at work, God’s plan

Designing, each journey

All inviting, with each scan

God’s wisdom shadows truth

Always at work, strength speaks

Teaching, with every breath

All scaling, each mountain peak

Tomorrow’s story waits

Always at work, God’s script

Sketching, every new page

All leading, faith’s fresh transcript

Creator’s morning scene

Always at work, His light

Witnessing, darkness fades

All praising, Savior’s birthright

From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll: “Mark it down in permanent ink: God is always at work.”

Stanley Grenz Quote

Posted on October 16, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

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Sovereignty means that ultimately God alone has the right to declare what creation should be.

From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”

Stanley Grenz (1950-2005) was an American theologian and Christian writer.

Nature’s Spontaneity (Haiku Series #295)

Posted on September 24, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Precious Layers

Bluest sky above

Covering landscape with peace—

Creator at work

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Timeless Connections

Morning’s stillness breathes

Feeling treasured, beating heart—

Spirit never rests

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Welcomed Closing

Each final shadow

Comforting Father’s presence—

Sunset invites rest

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Samuel Beckett Quotes

Posted on September 14, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

The creation of the world did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day.

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) was an Irish writer who enjoyed crafting short stories, poems, and novels.

Valley’s Peace

Posted on August 29, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Landscape witnessed, far and wide

Designed with painter’s vision

Praising daily, valley’s peace

Backdrop of divine precision

River slices through meadows

Lined with colonies of trees

Shining, crystal-blue waters

Beauty’s reflections, always free

Time never standing alone

Counted with infinite years

Honoring each precious gift

Postcard image, others find dear

Autumn paints its backstory

Borrowed from nature’s rainbow

Rising above, mountain peaks

Creator’s spirit freely flows

Seasons exchanging places

Poised to share wondrous treasures

Composing hope’s harmony

Melody of timeless pleasures

With Patient Pursuit

Posted on July 18, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Mountain stream’s birthplace

Creator shall lead

Treasured, flowing grace

Winter’s snow feeds

Journey downstream flows

With patient pursuit

Valley waits below

Douglas fir salutes

Tiny creeks joining

Green landscape ahead

Filled with rejoicing

River’s growing thread

Water’s quiet poise

Nature’s faithful love

Rainfall adding joy

Strengthened from above

Around every bend

Timeless spirit’s fate

Welcome dearest friend

More surprises wait

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Our Creator’s Infinity

Posted on April 21, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Genesis 1:1-2: “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.”

Before mountains ever brought forth

Emptiness waits for its time

Then, Creator formed life at last

Dynamics endlessly rhyme

Nightly dance follows daily song

Morning’s sunrise shall renew

Creator’s everlasting time

Earth’s serenity in view

Delight in counting each minute

Time’s destiny in His hands

Creator’s faithful perfection

Ceaseless, unyielding commands

Dwelling place for generations

Harmony’s heavenly home

Creator’s time never stands still

Perpetual peace shall roam

Compassion breathes from time’s oneness

Love filling each endeavor

Our Creator’s Infinity

Forever joins forever

From Psalm 90:2: “Before the mountains were brought forth or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.”

John Calvin Quote

Posted on April 21, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.

From Colossians 1:16: “For in Him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through Him and for Him.”

Monday Memories: Days Grow Longer

Posted on February 12, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

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Spring’s foretold migration finally arrives

Chasing away winter’s doldrums at long last

Growing longer, warmer days feeling alive

Returning daily, headliners rejoin cast

With every sunrise tweet, delightful birds sing

Updating winter’s drab wardrobe, trees turn green

Following God’s cue, all creatures here below

Coloring landscape, sweetness paints every scene

Patient gardens blooming, flowers smile again

Waking up from long winter naps, creatures roam

Setting life’s tone, creation’s quiet rhythm

Living in harmony, all feel quite at home

Spring’s joyful feast, nature’s symphony humming

Welcoming fanfare’s savory homecoming

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Originally published April, 2020.

Monday Memories: Harmony in Creation

Posted on December 4, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

This poem is inspired with Creation’s visions from Psalm 104 (the poem’s first 12 verses), and with a response from the hymn “My Life Flows On in Endless Song” (the poem’s final six verses).

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Clothed with Holy majesty and honor

Heavens stretching out to infinity

Our Lord’s masterpiece endures forever

Clouds witness this sacred affinity

Earth’s foundation, never to be shaken

Lofty mountaintops look upon it all

Safe refuge waiting in fertile valleys

Creation’s spirit fulfilling each call

From flowing springs, animals quenching thirst

Every season following moon’s phases

Birds singing praise from highest tree branches

Rising and setting sun painting praises

God’s creation flowing as endless songs

Nothing shall ever shake its inner calm

Echoing across earth’s fruitful valleys

Scaling each mountaintop as joyful Psalms

Creation’s fountain forever springing

Beauty of the Lord’s harmony singing

time lapse photo of water falls in the forest

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From Colossians 1:16: “For in Him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through Him and for Him.”

Here is the melody and lyrics to “My Life Flows On in Endless Song”:

Originally published June, 2020.

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Precious Layers

Timeless Connections

Welcomed Closing

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