I’d like to be known by the time I am grown
As a true man of God who did not find it odd
To pray every day and follow His way
So even my groans are heard in pleasant tones Continue reading
Content Pleasant Tones
Minute and a Half
Mere seconds are all that is necessary to impact a life, an event or an entire world. Although there may be days, weeks, months or even years leading up to those few precious moments, It only takes a few seconds for the final implementation. The simple push of a button could end society as we now know it. The preparation for that final moment has really taken decades to accomplish. The necessities of technology and desire for control over people has continually enhanced the ability to destroy one another. An insult, a misguided speculation, a perceived disrespect; any of these could be enough to trigger the final response. It might be a one minute power up and a thirty second countdown. How many impacts would be felt? How many eternities could be started? Continue reading
Halted Words
No time to write a single word
No thoughts to say what is preferred
None to proclaim and none to be heard.
All strength and power seem to be gone
Nary a glimmer, in the still before dawn
Though the pen awaits as a willing pawn.
Wisdom of Vision
Wisdom, in all of its beauty and power comes ultimately from experiencing consequences. Every action has a reward. Every effort is destined to be measured as a success or failure by the anticipation of the judges of our accomplishments. Expectations, insights, abilities, preparations and circumstances all actively participate in the outcome. For the Christian there is unique perspective. The believer is one who accepts that Jesus Christ of Nazareth is Lord of all and that God has raised Him from the dead. By dependence and acceptance, that person is a Christian. They adhere in word, thought and deed to the precepts of the Bible. They would see and declare any other way to be false and ineffectual. It is not a blind faith but rather one cemented in the concrete absolutes of those who have gone before. As one has so eloquently stated “God said it, I believe it and that settles it for me”. Continue reading