Christian Meditative Poetry to Encourage and Challenge
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Sep 30th, 2011
Sometimes when we get difficult news the first thing we want to run away and withdraw and have a pity party. I Can understand how Elijah felt when he heard Jezebel wanted his head. This passage shows his humanness and his frailities. There’s no one left, I am going to die. It’s important when we […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Sep 19th, 2011
One of the things coming out of the Rugby World Cup is the performance of the minnows. They are punching above their weight, and this is largely because they have been building up their skills and getting some more regular competition. The input of overseas coaches, especially NZ’ers who are providing the skill sets is […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Aug 1st, 2011
Today is my 46th Birthday, I am undergoing a time of significant change, and am hoping to re-kindle and re-activate some energy levels in all areas of my life. Ecclesiastes 3 demonstrates that we do have different seasons in life, and in all of these seasons God is present even if we feel it or […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Psalms, Poems Old Testament on Jul 21st, 2011
As I begin to type I am reminded by the words of an older children’s song. My God is so big, My God is so mighty, there is nothing he cannot do! Sometimes in the midst of life we lose how Big our God is, and the fact that he is always beside us, regardless […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Psalms, Poems Old Testament on Jul 4th, 2011
As I continue to reflect on the images I have seen on the devestation and destruction of Christchurch, and talk to people living there I can’t help but feel more than a little overwhelmed by the scope of what people are facing. It is not just the physical, but the emotional and spiritual hit people […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Psalms, Poems Old Testament on Jun 7th, 2011
The Psalms of the Ascents show uas the journey of the pilgrims on their journey to the temple at Jerusalem. As the the travel towards it their eyes are lifted to the hills where the Temple is where there God resides. We need to again look to our God for comfort, for strength, for reassurance, […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Mar 14th, 2011
Hi All The disasters keep on rolling through, and the images we have seen on our television screens can make us feel very insecure, have a sense of how quickly life can be snuffed out, the reality of life is that it isn’t a bed of roses, that not everything goes smoothly or according to […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Feb 28th, 2011
Hi All The tragedy of the Christchurch Earthquake evokes many emotions. When one sees the scale both of the physical and emotional devastation it is very easy to cry out “I don’t know what to do”. How does one respond, we can and many will give financially, others who are able to help physically like […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Feb 15th, 2011
We live in a world obsessed with “Spirituality” In the last ten years mediums, psychics, spirtualists have come out of the woodwork and gained prominence. Just about every night there are on our television sets series whose content is devoted to the “Spirit world” We are warned in the New Testament that there will be […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Jan 24th, 2011
Gideon was appointed as a judge for a divine purpose. In this passage we how Faith is really spelt risk, Gideon took a physical camp in stealthily going down to the Midianite Camp, the forces arraigned against him were massive, he took a spiritual risk in believing in a way out there dream and […]