GOD’S TREASURY (A SONNET)   He notices and knows:  the widow’s mite Surpasses all the gifts offered that day; Of value more two coins were in His sight Than largest sums the rich could easily pay.   Out of her … Continue reading →

THE MYSTERY OF DISAPPOINTMENT   He heals the brokenhearted He will finish what He started; Have decades passed and still desires     are burnt in endless holy fires? Remember Moses’ bush It burned and burned and burned;   The bush … Continue reading →

HAND IN HAND 2 Corinthians 6:10   Can joy and sorrow walking be agreed? Two poles opposed in mood, in feel, in key; How vast the distance seeming ‘tween each creed— One mourning, cries, th’other rejoicingly. Look close at Christ … Continue reading →

DENY YOUR SELF   “Redeem me, O Lord, from the oppression of self” It would choose being right above my mental health, Self will have no God but miserable me A mad captain who sinks his own ship at sea, … Continue reading →

Truth and love. Scripture calls us to “speak the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15) yet the only Person who spoke the truth in love perfectly was Jesus Christ and we killed Him.  But because of His great love for us … Continue reading →

FOLLOW ME (Two Sonnets)   “an unconditional readiness to change”                          —Dietrich von Hildebrand                                       FIRST  Christ Jesus leads, Good Shepherd of His sheep; His “Follow Me” means where you are won’t do. On transformation’s path climb … Continue reading →

CONQUEROR   My God, my Love, my Lord, Worshiped and adored  In end-time days,  Increasing praise We raise in one accord.   Our soon and coming King, Hope-filled hosannas ring  The shaking systems of this world,  Your might unfolding and … Continue reading →

  SONNET OF THE SAVIOR        Could there ever be a Savior         more wonderful than Jesus?   The perfect Son of God in glory saw His broken image in the sons of men, The stench of lust and … Continue reading →

JOHN’S FIFTH CHAPTER   The morning sun beat down on me The colonnade shadowed gracefully Another day spent by the pool My dampened rag to keep me cool.   Only the mat twixt me and stone The pavement felt in … Continue reading →

 TRUE ART   The Artisan of the heart      Gathers the broken shards      Covets the world’s discards      Seeks all pieces shattered      As if to Him they mattered To work His eternal art.   Like right to left … Continue reading →

AFFLICTIONS   These light and momentary afflictions    –Sorrows, losses, tears, addictions— Are earning for us an eternal weight of glory    –Hold on darling, it’s not the end of the story—   The path of the pilgrim is hard … Continue reading →