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Monday Memories: Crying Out

Posted on June 9, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 23:4: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they comfort me.”

Darkness shields life’s guiding light

Causing worries to take flight

Life’s trials, too much to bear

Ask, who really seems to care?

World seems to be crashing down

Running dry, emptiness drowns

Words and actions, meek and weak

Ask, who shall one run to seek?

Vacant wilderness, so dark

Crying out, life’s question mark

Heart and soul, feeling hollow

Ask, what voice shall one follow?

Voice answers, restoring hopes

Searching from distant slopes

Good Shepherd, looking for one

Saving His flock, one by one

From John 10:14-16: “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.”

Originally published November, 2020.

Ralph Erskine Quote

Posted on June 4, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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God’s justice indeed must be satisfied; and there is no way in the world to give satisfaction to God, but by believing in Christ.

From Acts 4:11-12: “This Jesus is ‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.’ There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.”

Ralph Erskine (1685-1752) was a Scottish-born pastor and Christian writer.

Grace Forever Free

Posted on June 1, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Lamentations 3:22-24: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in Him.'”

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Enemy only brings

Darkness upon thee

Emptiness clings

Again, lost at sea

Trapped in wilderness maze

No escape for thee

Sun’s missing rays

What does Spirit see?

God’s arrow finds its mark

Peace comes upon thee

Redemption’s ark

His Word’s faithful key

Salvation’s open gate

Savior’s love for thee

Mercy’s soulmate

Evil’s breath now flees

Bethlehem’s blessed light

Shineth upon thee

Hope taking flight

Praying on both knees

Freedom from heavy chains

Sins’ debts paid for thee

Christ shoulders pain

Grace forever free

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From Lamentations 3:55-57: “I called on Your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit; You heard my plea, ‘Do not close Your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!’ You came near when I called on You; You said, ‘Do not fear!'”

Praises of Joy

Posted on May 18, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Witnessing God’s mercy

Praises of joy heard above

Rejoicing in His presence

Angels’ voices share love

Flowing with love-filled peace

God’s divine plan offers hope

Turning back enemy’s breath

Grace flows down Zion’s slope

Gathering Shepherd’s flock

Each sinner trusts light ahead

Exulting in God’s glory

Fed from love’s daily bread

Coming to Calvary

Christ bearing salvation’s key

Raising love beyond heavens

Debts nailed to brutal tree

Embracing righteousness

Darkness no longer pursues

Proclaiming risen Good News

Savior’s love, always true

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.'”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on April 27, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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Christians should reflect Jesus to the world so that all can share in the joy of salvation.

From Galatians 2:19-20: “For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer. He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.

Salvation’s Destiny

Posted on April 20, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Colossians 2:13-14: “And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him, when He forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.”

Witness faith’s new covenant

Genuine with every breath

Sufficient grace rises free

New life born in Savior’s death

Man’s sins meet at Calvary

Debts paid upon bloody tree

Ledger totally erased

Forgiven, now darkness flees

Father’s predetermined plan

Resurrection breathes with light

Eternal hell defeated

Righteousness stands with White Knight

Never any random act

Salvation’s destiny sown

With Spirit’s redemptive pulse

Seated at Messiah’s throne

Reconciled through Father’s love

Promised truth builds Heaven’s road

Made ambassadors for Christ

Eternity’s quest bestowed

From 2 Corinthians 5:20-21: “So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making His appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ: be reconciled to God. For our sake God made the one who knew no sin to be sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quote

Posted on April 9, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

If Jesus returns tomorrow, then tomorrow I’ll rest from my labor. But today I have work to do. I must continue the struggle until it’s finished.

From Galatians 6:9: “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.”

German-born Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident. Many of his writings express the role of Christianity in mankind’s daily lives. He paid the ultimate price for his activism against the Nazi regime during World War II.

Monday Memories: Grace from Above

Posted on March 31, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Micah 6:8: “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

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Filled with mercy and love

God’s Word becoming flesh

Grace and truth, Christ proclaims

Spirit comes to refresh

God’s message resonates

Resist dark temptations

Gives grace to the humble

Receive His salvation

Believing in Jesus

Saved by “Amazing Grace”

Love transcends from above

Light shines upon each face

Doesn’t look for our faults

Our Lord never keeps score

His grace given freely

Loving us, evermore

Transformation through faith

Raising life from the dead

Unfathomable love

By grace, and blood Christ shed

From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll: “Grace operates apart from the response or the ability of the individual. Grace is one-sided. Grace is God giving Himself in full acceptance to someone who does not deserve it and can never earn it and will never be able to repay.”

Originally published October, 2020.

Father’s Heart

Posted on March 26, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 55:3: “Incline your ear, and come to Me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant.”

Hear this, all who thirst

Come to these still waters

Blessed with Father’s grace

Every son and daughter

Hear this, leave darkness

Only this light to seek

Return to Father

Step beyond earthly creek

Hear this, feast awaits

Steadfast love to behold

Cling to Father’s Word

Leave wilderness, be bold

Hear this, come to Me

Lasting peace to embrace

Love in Father’s heart

Salvation’s truthful place

Hear this, Savior lives

Walk no longer in fear

Trust in Father’s plan

Heaven’s path becomes clear

From 1 Corinthians 10:13: “No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing He will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.”

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