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There was a time not long ago yesterday, maybe a week ago that all seemed understandable; I had it all figured out Grasping and understanding all that is and is to come; Oh, how I understood Today, tomorrow and moving forward I now see the understanding I thought I had was really presuppositions Not the…
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Beautifully beat their wings at a vigorous vibrating rate Dipping and diving Swooping and swooshing Hovering with a humming sound seeking sweet nectar
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I have a huge heart for Boaz (Book of Ruth). In his foreshadowing Christ’s redemptive power, I am struck to emulate Boaz’s love, compassion, and mercy. The Hebrew word for mercy is hesed, and it is a difficult word to define. I have found a brilliant summary/definition of hesed in Michael Card’s Biblical Imagination Series “When the person from whom I…
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Palms splayed toward the heavens her head tilted skyward laughing with a glint in her eye Does she know the story often told but nevertheless all too often rejected? Gazing on the glory of God she knows, she knows the Truth Worshiping, she is in awe which springs forth a laughter A laughter uncontrollable and…
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Wrestle and wrangle Wrapped up in a tangle Of emotions Tossing and turning Yearning For the feeling Yet to come Gripping and grappling Caught in the glory Of our story As its been told Taken for a turn And I have yet to learn The story in its entirety Please God, inspire me Eternally
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Charcoal ash painted lightly with His precise placement of each speck shining brightly A sooty canvas of splendor displaying the inerrant nature of the Creator An illuminated tapestry woven by God going on for aeons and beyond Spheres of fire placed by His hand with an exactness no mortal can attempt to understand He determines…
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I read a poem today that challenged me to go beyond the boundaries and constraints of my “little” world I stepped into the words and expressions of another It was complex, deep, heavy-on-the-brain, and stretched my intellectual capacities At the same time it was light on my soul nourishment for my spirit and simple in…
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I wrote this back in May. I published it briefly, then took if off of my blog. This morning I was going through my “draft” posts and really connected to the words below. So, I’m republishing it, and hope you are inspired in some fashion by it. What if we lived by Jesus’ two commands:…
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The smell salty, sweet an almost-musty Grandma’s shawl Instigating a wave of memories both created and yet to be Wise they say, wise are the waves of the sea But wisdom, true wisdom is found in the tattered torn and worn yellowing pages of my Bible Crags tucked just so purposefully placed along a path…
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Leaves list and lift with lofty liberty Letting light linger- just long enough Listen as they lean “looshhhhh… looshhhhh” Lilting lightly
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