Tag: christ
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The Light Shines In the Darkness – A Photo Taken at Dawn
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“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
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Life’s Amphitheater – A Poem About Helping the Less Fortunate
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As I was driving down the road the other day and came to a stoplight, my eyes fell upon a young woman begging on the side of the road. I must admit that often times I am quick to judge out of pride or wonder why they are too lazy to pick themselves up and…
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There’s Wisdom In Silence – A Poem of Contemplation
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There’s Wisdom In Silence – A Poem of Contemplation There’s wisdom in silence; Silence breeds seeds of wisdom. Knowledge pours in like an flowing pitcher Of water into an empty basin When the heart is humble and the mind is tranquil. When the tongue is mute, The ears of the heart can listen. The quiet…
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The Lamp Light – A Christian Poem About Wisdom
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The Lamp Light – A Christian Poem About Wisdom The lamp light is lit. The atoning wick sucks up the anointing oil And is overflowing, Spreading a blazing fire within my chamber. I am mesmerized with the knowledge of wisdom – The calming vision that you lay upon my eyes. Tear down these fragile, crumbling walls…
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The Problem of Man – A Christian Poem
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The Problem of Man – A Christian Poem You whisper to me in shades of sadness, Silently stammering like a broken record Skipping over the same ol’ speech. What do I do with this madness – This sinful desire that corrupts my heart with each new beat? I welcome you with open arms The moment…
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My Conceited Heart – A Christian Poem About Turning Away From God
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Is it your will that we should become strangersThe moment I become a stranger to pain?The wind howls your lonely lullabyAs I drift on forgetting your name. Your deliverance is a selfless actWrapped up and gifted as incomparable love -Your omniscient knowledge knowing we will turn awayThe second you stop the tears of our flood.…
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The Battle of the Heart – A Christian Poem About Temptation
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The Battle of the Heart – A Christian Poem About Temptation Oh Lord, my heart quakes with confusion. My mind twisted with the delusions of desire. I am a boat that wanders across the sea Getting rocked by the waves day in and day out. How do I stay afloat and stand tall When the…
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The Lamb Who Sanctifies – A Christian Poem
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The Lamb Who Sanctifies – A Christian Poem What peace, what hope What incomparable growth That sprouts from the True Vine. What love, what joy To be employed – To do the work of the Divine. Oh, the rapture brought forth from your pain. Wrath appeased, the Lamb is slain. Hyssop branches sprinkle your blood…
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Follow Me – A Christian Poem About Following Jesus
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The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of…
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Emmanuel – God With Us
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“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel…For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 7:14;9:6) It’s very common…
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Examining Jesus Christ As A Fictional Character
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Since Jesus began his ministry, non-believers have been trying to shut him up. The Pharisees succeeded temporarily, but after three days found out that it was going to take much more than killing him. The Romans tried, but found that the more followers they killed, the more the Gospel spread. And since then, non-believers and atheists…
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