morning trumpet blast the dead in Christ shall rise first then we who remain
Tag: hope
The Faith of a Post-Modern Man
My parents on their 60th wedding anniversary last January. This is really sad but true. The word “faith” has a negative connotation in our culture today. On the network or cable channels, people of faith are portrayed as a guy in lime green pants with an orange plaid flannel shirt with a navy blue down…
We Have Work to Do…
“In Him [Jesus] was life, and that life was the light of men.” John 1:4 Believers are instructed to throw our worries upon the Lord, because He intimately cares about what is happening in our lives. The USA may be facing rough times economically. We certainly are facing uncertain times, not knowing the outcome of…
Wisdom vs Foolishness
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are saved it is the power of God. For it is written: ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.’ “Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where…
haiku: hope
such sweet suffering to hope, as close as a kiss as far as a star
haiku: hope
faith, hope, charity love is the greatest of these, but hope sparks the rest
Desert Purple
I used to be a very sad person. Prone to depression most of my teenage and young adult years, I actually tried to kill myself at age 24. This is something I am certainly not proud of, but I can boast in the redeeming power of God in my life that turned my “mourning into dancing,”…
Morning at My Front Door…
“The horns of the morning are blowing, are shining… ” Philiph Larkin I love morning, everyday and in every season! But spring mornings are especially lovely, and I am enjoying the flowers in our yard as they awaken from the barreness of winter, one by one.
haiku: light
light that pierces glass shows the possibility faith quelling evil
haiku: nourish the soul
silent moments quell the chaos, muffle the din and nourish the soul
Bonnie Saul Wilks 