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In the movie, “The Last Picture Show” religion is depicted accurately, I think. But let’s not get that mixed up with God’s relationship with his creation through Jesus Christ. The town as depicted is void of the perspective that comes from seeking God’s kingdom. The emptiness is excruciating. The photo above is a scene withContinue reading “Curious Ethics & Morals”

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 I feel like those soldiers After the battle, safe at home They miss the days gone by with their comrades They have a hollow place that wonders why they were spared They have a bitter sweet waiting to join them, as life plodsContinue reading “Battle Weary”

“But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are anContinue reading “The Aroma of Christ”

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Step I    Dream Avoidance If you sense your dream is coming alive again Lie down until the feeling passesTell yourself about all past failures, and lie down until the feeling passes Think of all your shortcomings, and lie down until the feeling passes. Don’t Dream your Dream No More . . . A Little SouthContinue reading “General Instructions”

The Back Story

Back in grade 2 there was this other boy in class He had made the fist in such a way as to have one knuckle protruding out further than the other 3, and the thumb packing them all in tight. He said something about me and him, outside, and I was dead ☠️. Now whatContinue reading “Nobody Was Watching”

Silt drifts steadily downward over the course of time Layer, by imperceptible layer Covering those relics of sunken hopes and dreams Covering over hurts and wounds Some days, my mind drifts back in time, for one reason or another Peering down from high up amid the surface waves of the now present future’s bliss IContinue reading “Silt”

I’m finding analogies and word pictures are merely facets of the whole. None suffice on their own to describe the dynamics of human experience. I was delighted to get this response from someone I’d written to. One thing about poetry is the effort to allow the indescribable part to remain while being able to trulyContinue reading “Mutually Inspired”

Suno Version In Grade 9 Wait, I should probably mention grade 7, I was bulliedI think maybe it was something that I said, I just remember:He grabbed me by the throatLifted me off the ground, andTold me that I was deadI broke free, I guess, somehow, and ran to the teacherMy parents pulled me fromContinue reading “Stinky”