Bread of Life (I Am Series)

Parables, metaphors, Jesus speaks and teaches often using imagery and illustrations to his listeners. I have chosen to dedicate the next 7 blogs to the metaphors Jesus chose to describe Himself. " I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I …

The Door (I Am Series)

Have you ever read something in the Bible and just glanced over it to get to the next section which seems a bit more riveting? Well, this I Am statement was one of those spots for me as a 'young in the faith' Christian.  I always wanted to jump ahead to the "Good Shepherd" portion.  …

The Key to the Lock

This was one of the first poems that I ever wrote. I found it in more recent years in my journals. The key to the lock is worth any number of years that He takes for us to find! Or any number of years that He chooses to take to unlock us and open our …

Speak

I wrote this poem for my pastor's sermon series on Elijah, a mysterious, powerful and bold prophet that steps onto the scene in 1 Kings 17. I pray that this piece does justice to this man's heart and his astounding life. More importantly, I pray that it does justice to the God behind it all. …

Light of the World (I Am Series)

With summer solstice around the corner I figured this I Am statement was a good fit for this week. Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." - John 8:12 Lets for a moment focus …

Linda

I work for a group agency that supports adults with special needs in their homes. It's been challenging. It's been fun. It's been scary. It's been adventurous. It has been utterly faith stretching and humbling. God has used this line of work, being in a very practical helping role to teach me about how he …

Distance

I wonder, how many of you have ever used a cheese grater? Such a fantastic tool in the kitchen isn't it! Now how many have ever tried to clean a cheese grater? Not as much fun is it.  Marketing focuses us on the positive wording of this tool.  Would you buy a 'sponge ruiner' or …

The Whole World Would Not Have Room

I began thinking the other day about Jesus' life, how much we know about it and how much we don't, and my mind brought me to an interesting place. Consider this.. if close friends of yours journaled about your life every single day writing down one significant thing from each and every day, would people …

Missed the Mark – Creation

  This blog may be a bit different than most.  Instead of highlighting just Scripture in the body of the blog, I have chosen a quote from an atheist to explore. Stephen Hawking is regarded as one of the most intelligent men of today's generation.  Unfortunately, his intelligence and focus missed the mark and therefore …

52

Hello there! Seeing as this is my first post, I thought I'd welcome you to whatever is going to happen from here on out, or maybe I should be welcoming myself to this experience, who knows. Blogging is a completely new realm to me. I've been writing poems for some time now, thanks to a …