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Simple Thoughts On Paths We Take
nothing new or revolutionary here, just some thoughts I had I came upon two roads but disinclined to follow I made my own and found, that there is no lack of paths that make their way to hell.
Posted in Christianity
Tagged Death, Fiction, Hell, Language, Life in general, Poetry, Religion, Sin, The Path Not Taken, Theology, Writing
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The Equation of Love
Continuing on in the theme of love, here’s a challenge. Write down your simplest definition of love. Then read John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Marriage
Tagged Holy Scripture, Language, Life in general, Love, Religion, Scripture, Sin
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Musings on Love
What is love? It’s the question I’m asking you and myself. Is love a feeling? A committment? Is love an action? What scripture defines love, both explicitly and implicitly? My thoughts are that love is expressed through the proper fulfillment … Continue reading
The Audit
They will show up at your door, and you will be expecting them. They will, of course, be on time. They will be wearing suits, black and flat, made of fine Italian silk. Their shirts are always white or cream, … Continue reading
Tagged Death, Despair, Fiction, Language, Poetry, Postmodernism, The Unlived Life
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On writing
Here’s a struggler for the muse, looking for the rush of insight, the thrust and turn of thought, meme blades seeking out the real, the true, the blood to spill onto a page. Here’s a wonderer, sitting at a keyboard, … Continue reading
Tagged Fiction, Inspiration, Language, Poetry
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On the stillbirth of my nephew
The broken child upon the bed, The stains from where his mother bled, The crown of tears wreathed round his head, The ache and fear of faith misled; On bended knee with arms outspread With wordless cries my heart has … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Despair, Fiction, Home, Language, Life in general, Love, Poetry, Sin, Writing
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Language and The Inability to Communicate
Recently, in a comment on the article Deepening Spiritual Wonder at the excellent and constantly updated blog, Bittersweet Life, tim wrote (in part): Unfortunately (lamentably, actually) the ability to articulate with power and lucidity is something that belongs to few; … Continue reading