A people taken from their home in the not so distant past. Millions die as they are shipped in chains to a foreign land. Once on the soil they are exploited daily, no end to the demands. Their efforts and labor bear only fruit for their oppressors, day after day distancing the chasm of prosperity... Continue Reading →
The Masks We Wear: Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Human Condition
Recently, I posted a blog with one of my favorite quotes about literature which states that, “Literature [is] the laboratory of the human condition.”1 How often I’m reminded of just how true that is! Last night I was reading some selected poems from three late American poets who each reflected various "experiments" into what it... Continue Reading →
A Poem for Life: Heartbeat
My hope in the true victory of the Pro-Life movement is not in government policy, and certainly not in whoever sits in the oval office. My hope rests in the Spirit of God moving people to see the inherent goodness, beauty, and truth of treating human lives in the womb with the same seriousness as... Continue Reading →
A Poem Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien: Exiled
Exiled Lanterns glow Songs and shows The story only grows Laughter comes Tunes and hums Tomorrow never show Feel the rush Take it in Enjoy another spin Dream again Dream again Just never hush It’s when we stop It’s when we reach the top We look around But not a sound It’s only at the... Continue Reading →
A Poem: All Authority
"Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.'" (Matthew 28:18) All authority by God’s own decree Both heaven and earth belong to Thee From highest mountain to the depths of sea From furthest stranger to the depths of me With just a word... Continue Reading →
A Poem: The Way of Calvary
"God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong" (I Corinthians 1:27) In weakness keep me Quell pride that I may see In sorrows call Man of Sorrows my all My boast is not in mine Glory alone belongs to Divine In weakness show... Continue Reading →