The fact that we could not deserve Is the very reason that He gave Brought redemption to the earth Wrought victory from the empty grave If ever you should doubt His love Or think that shallow sin has won Remember God came from above The Gift of love, the Faithful Son
Reading through an old journal… Found this poem written in response to worship songs about being “hungry” for more of God. I tend to think of those songs as complaints more than offerings of praise. ————- I was hungry, but You met my desire long ago I was thirsty, but You led me where Your [...]
This poem was in a devotional email I received today. Thought I’d pass it on: People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed [...]
When I was young I wanted to be a garbage man;Heaving piles of trash into my big noisy truck.Then I wanted to be a fighter pilot;Dropping big bombs and sleeping on a boat.Then there was the Archaeologist stage;For some reason I thought that job was alot like Indiana Jones’.Then I wanted to be a music [...]
In honor of not being able to sleep… Here’s a special Christmas poem I ran across in my journal. I wrote this poem after sitting in my cold car watching breath condense on my windshield. As I contemplated the parellels between incarnation and condensation I was overwhelmed by the fact that God would come to [...]