Pastor’s Posts
The Soldier
THE SOLDIER October 4, 2017 The soldier loved gambling, the rolling of the dice, Breaks up monotony, though a fool’s paradise. “A God-forsaken land, a thousand miles from home, At discharge will I have post-traumatic syndrome?” Punishment here, severe, death for two lousy thieves, Was the third one sentenced for just what…
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The Silver Lining of Loneliness
THE SILVER LINING OF LONELINESS A sense of loneliness is inevitable. It’s so disconcerting, and so irritable. Can any one person fill the deepest caverns? Can spoonfuls of water fill the deepest cisterns? Loneliness isn’t “bad,” not a “problem to solve.” Awakens deeper needs, mysteries to resolve! When we expect others, their love…
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Poem: The Inheritance
THE INHERITANCE August 1, 2017 A poor, elderly couple sat in the office Of a middle aged attorney’s legal practice. The reading of the will, as they sat in posh chairs, A filthy-rich man just made them millionaires! The lawyer had known the deceased for many years, Whose passing brought the lawyer…
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“June ‘Gloom'”
Last week, I sat on our back patio at sunrise, sitting in the midst of June gloom. As Californians, June gloom means “the fog rolled in off the coast.” But more, I was struck by the term, “gloom.” I then wrote this poem… JUNE GLOOM The fog rolls in off the coast, our Pacific…
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6 Kinds of Aches of the Heart
SIX ACHES OF THE SOUL A frustrating world, the first kind of ache, Earthquakes, annoyances, and another headache. Would we turn to God if this world was ideal? The God of redemption found in life’s ordeal! The pain of bad choices, the second kind of ache, Consequences felt from my own mistakes. We…
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True Story: Suffering in Burma, a poem
I wrote this poem this morning, based on a true story that happened to a very good friend of mine, yesterday. SUFFERING IN BURMA In the forested mountains of far off Burma, A group of doctors trek over terra firma. An eight-hour drive, bamboo rafts over rivers, Hours on a tractor, jungle hikes, to be…
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