Sep 24, 2019 | Character of God, Poems, Prayer
I would never call myself a poet. However, every so often, God stirs my heart to write a poem. Usually I write them in response to either heartache for our broken world or praise for our glorious God – or both. I wrote this poem about five years ago while...
Apr 19, 2019 | Evil & Satan & Sin, Poems, Suffering
Good Friday is upon us. A time when we are reminded that we live in a hurting world. A world where Christians are persecuted and imprisoned for their faith. Where children and adults are enslaved in human trafficking. Where innumerable little ones are lost to abortion...
Mar 27, 2019 | Courage, Evil & Satan & Sin, Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Poems
Not that long ago, I watched a movie called Lion, based on a true story about a young boy from India who was separated from his parents, and after a harrowing few months on the streets, was adopted by a couple in Australia. Although the child escaped the worst of...
Feb 1, 2019 | Abortion and Healing, Poems, Sanctity of Life
Last week I shared a poem called, A Mother’s Lament, a Psalm-styled poem expressing my grief over the child I lost to abortion so many years ago. This week, I want to share the counterpart to that poem, A Mother’s Hope. Unlike the lament, this poem...
Jan 26, 2019 | Abortion and Healing, Poems, Sanctity of Life
Thirty-five years ago, I lost my only child to abortion. When I read of the increasing “celebration” of abortion in our world today, I am so grieved that I simply have no words. But then I remember a time when God did give me words, soul-searching words of grief for...
Jun 4, 2016 | Book and Movie Reviews, Image of God, Poems, Sanctity of Life
Before Me, You (You are Known and Loved by God) Have you heard of the movie called “Me Before You?” I have not seen the movie; however, based on various reviews, one thing is clear. The movie ultimately celebrates a handicapped person choosing to take his...
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