Category Archives: Religion

A NEW POEM

MERE WORDS Summer’s not here, and neither am I Where you heard a voice speak in rhyme It was someone else, not myself this time. Winter’s begun, and the snows lie deep Bare elms and time now slip out of … Continue reading

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TWO POEMS FOR EMMY TRUONG

An Elegy for Emmy Truong who still lives One September day you laughed at me Told me that November was soon approaching I gazed into your sunshine reflection And saw that storm clouds were gathering. Come with me to live … Continue reading

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TWO VISIONARY POEMS on ANGELS by Emily Dickinson

Angels, in the early morning May be seen the Dews among, Stooping, plucking, smiling and flying Do the Buds to them belong? Angels, when the sun is hottest May be seen the sands among, Stooping, plucking, sighing and flying Parched … Continue reading

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As clouds roll by, I pause to wonder why

  As clouds roll by, I pause to wonder why They never stop and wave at passers by. The church steeples are perched so high They can easily converse with an open sky. I know that God is also here … Continue reading

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UNCLOUDED VISION of William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous … Continue reading

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Praise!

After Rain Fell He Arose The rocks didn’t even listen To the sound of the waters Cascading o’er the ledge, And rainbow arch glistening Never heard a whisper Of the wind in the leaves, But I thought I heard His … Continue reading

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A MEDITATION ON ECCLESIASTES 12

Ecclesiastes 12 New International Version (NIV) Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”— 2 before the sun and … Continue reading

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Constructing a Place for God

In building a house, you wouldn’t make the left side of the house 10 feet high and the right side 6 feet low, and expect a straight line across at the top. Dimensions are an important consideration in building. If … Continue reading

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On the Road to Nowhere?

As I shared my story about my struggles with swimmer’s ear, I got to thinking about the apostle Paul on his lonely trip to wipe out the remnants of Christians in his time. What was going on in his mind? … Continue reading

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Hidden Inside Noah’s Ark: A Special Look at the Problem of Time Within the Book of Genesis

The Hebrews based their calendar on the lunar cycle of 29.5 days in a month for a total of 354 days in a year.  The Egyptians, on the other hand, used a 365 days calendar based on the solar cycle. … Continue reading

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