Big Sky Buckeye

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Faith’s Vision

Posted on November 2, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Luke 17:5-6: “The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ The Lord replied, ‘If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.'”

Remaining at life’s station

Waiting, always watching

Living with righteousness

Faith’s vision of salvation

Trusting in hope’s fortitude

Adopting God’s patience

Committing to His ways

Faith in Him shall be renewed

Believing in Savior’s grace

Facing life’s rising tides

Revealing light to come

Faith rekindled to embrace

Repenting of sinful ways

Floundering no longer

Accepting forgiveness

Faith powering up each day

Pulsating heart filled with joy

Hearing God’s truthful voice

Witnessing through Christ’s love

Faith gathers peace to deploy

English hymnwriter and theologian, Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), wrote the hymn “Faith of Our Fathers” in 1847. The lyrics reflect upon an inspiring vision of faith at work.

Joy’s Heavenly Place

Posted on June 29, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Philippians 3:14: “I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.”

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Journey through darkness

Consumed by fire of sin

Filled with desires of flesh

Bound for hell’s tailspin

Enemy’s false words

Promises unfulfilled

Confidence now waning

Whisper of hope killed

Shepherd’s gate opens

Calvary’s light beholds

Kneel now, accept His grace

Heaven’s path unfolds

Flesh left in darkness

Repentance of past ways

Leaving sin’s wilderness

Faith in Christ each day

Lord’s grace accepted

Covered with Father’s love

Savoring hope’s reward

Glory from above

Holding fast in trust

Faithful, transforming pace

Redemption forever

Joy’s heavenly place

From Philippians 3:20: “But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”

With Each Sunrise

Posted on May 11, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 118:21-22: “I thank you that You have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.”

Reminded with each sunrise

Praise Resurrection’s light

Redemption rises with Christ

Witness empty tomb at daylight

Gates of righteousness opened

Rejoice, be glad in it

Salvation’s final answer

At Calvary, Christ’s love submits

Freed from sin by Savior’s blood

Spirit stirs within man

Nourished with His mercy’s peace

Promises fulfilled through God’s plan

Each step, filled with repentance

Mercy always present

Believe in faith’s risen Lord

Gathered in prayer, as He meant

Follow Shepherd’s tender voice

Path ahead, filled with love

Grace shall cleanse, power to free

Truth speaks from Heaven’s throne above

From John 20:26-27: “A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then He said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see My hands. Reach out your hand and put it in My side. Do not doubt but believe.'”

Faithful Obedience

Posted on March 23, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Acts 5:29: “But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority.'”

Energized through God’s Word

Timeless blessings of grace

Called to journey in faith

Savior’s peace to embrace

Enter body of Christ

Spirit shall never rest

From sunrise to sunrise

Faith overcomes each test

Faithful obedience

Accepting divine will

Glory to God above

Mercy flowing downhill

Faith trusts with confidence

Tomorrow shall brighten

Christ walks ahead of thee

Life’s burdens, He lightens

God’s gift of repentance

Kneel at Calvary’s tree

Forgiveness from above

Savior’s blood sets us free

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From Romans 6:4: “Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.”

Faith’s Risen Place

Posted on March 12, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Joel 2:12-13: “Yet even now, says the Lord, return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from punishment.”

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Even in our darkness

Hearing call from God above

Troubled waters’ rising tide

Vanquished by boundless love

Caught in sin’s wilderness

Mourning with daily fasting

Come now, embrace repentance

Trusted peace, long-lasting

Born in sin’s emptiness

Pursuing redemption’s door

God, create one more clean heart

Wandered away, no more

Broken righteous spirit

Escaping evil’s fire pit

Better days waiting ahead

Restored faith now submits

Hope’s journey pursues light

Thirsting for faith’s risen place

Glory waits at Calvary

Witnessed in Savior’s grace

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From Psalm 51:10-11: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your holy spirit from me.”

Salvation’s Key

Posted on March 5, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Joel 2:12-13: “Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from punishment.”

Earth quakes, full of darkness

Wilderness surrounds thee

Wayward steps, no escape

Misplacing salvation’s key

Hope dwells in empty faith

Where is God’s gracious love?

Enemy’s fire burns bright

Obscuring Spirit above

Each transgression concealed

Yet, God views every one

Righteous breath covers land

Offering grace to outrun

Heart fills with repentance

Every sin be confessed

God’s forgiveness shall come

Redeeming faith’s final quest

Christ waits at Calvary

Hidden in faith’s Good News

Hope’s new pathway of peace

Offering love to infuse

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From Proverbs 28:13: “No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”

A. W. Pink Quote

Posted on March 5, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Evangelical repentance is not at the beck and call of the creature. It is the gift of God.

From Romans 2:4: “Or do you despise the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not realize that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?”

Arthur Walkington (A. W.) Pink (1886-1952) was an English Bible teacher and Christian writer. Following his death, many of his writings were well-received by readers. This turnabout established him as an influential evangelical author.

Lord and Savior (Elfchen Series #233)

Posted on January 3, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Repentance

Foreshadowing

Sin’s forgiveness

Come unto my Lord

Kneeling, praying at Calvary’s

Cross

Redemption

Surrounding

Sin’s darkness

Only one Light

Hope found my Savior

Peace

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Transformation

Embracing

Faith’s cornerstone

Set aside everything

Commit life to Jesus

Reconciliation

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.

Ruth Bell Graham Quote

Posted on December 20, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

God’s work is not in buildings, but in transformed lives.

From Matthew 3:2: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

Ruth Bell Graham (1920-2007) was an American Christian author. Born to American parents who were dedicated to medical missionary work in China, she would later become the wife of evangelist Billy Graham. They met when both were attending Wheaton College in Illinois.

Trusted Opportunity (Elfchen Series #222)

Posted on October 18, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Journey

Seeking

Father’s door

Hiding in darkness

Overcome with shameful sin

Finding

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Repentance

Finding

Father’s door

Replacing selfish motives

Approach with sincere humbleness

Knocking

Restoration

Knocking

Father’s door

Releasing earthy idols

Transformed heart, knocking again

Opening

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Transformation

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Repentance

Restoration

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