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Going Out to Eat

Please enjoy my reading of the poem “Going Out to Eat.” Going Out to Eat was written in May 2013 in Estes Park, Colorado, and originally published in vox poetica Magazine on January 27, 2014. Annmarie Lockhart is the founder of vox poetica. Nathan Gunter is the current managing editor of vox poetica. I hope… Continue reading Going Out to Eat

Urban Pigeons

Please enjoy my reading of the poem “Urban Pigeons.” Urban Pigeons was written in August 2009 and originally published in vox poetica Magazine on August 26, 2012. Annmarie Lockhart is the founder of vox poetica. Nathan Gunter is the current managing editor of vox poetica. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as… Continue reading Urban Pigeons

True Peace

How To Have True Peace of Mind Do you want peace of mind? Everyone wants peace of mind. All seek a life of rest, no worries, and being able to enjoy life, family, friends, work, church, hobbies, entertainment, etc. We want to be able to enjoy ourselves and not be burdened down with worries that… Continue reading True Peace

Seven Reminders For Developing Staying Power

Seven Reminders For Developing Staying Power Christians today need what I call “staying power.” I define staying power as the ability and action of continuing in your walk with Jesus Christ for your lifetime. The need for staying power exists for the average Christian. The need exists for the man or woman in full-time ministry,… Continue reading Seven Reminders For Developing Staying Power

Five Steps To Finishing Strong

Five Steps To Finishing Strong Maybe like me, you’re old enough to remember the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. I’ll never forget watching a British runner named Derek Redmond run the 400 meters. Redmond had a history of injuries that kept him from being the best in the world.  In 1992 everything seemed to be coming… Continue reading Five Steps To Finishing Strong

Need to Recharge Your Personal Strength and Power?

The Strength We Need Coronavirus/Corvid-19 news fills all media. Gloom and doom permeate everywhere. The shelter at home orders is spreading the globe. Current circumstances make us weary and sap our energy. So many today are tired and worn out. What’s a person to do? Today I want to look at the secret of our… Continue reading Need to Recharge Your Personal Strength and Power?

The Lord is My Strength

The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. — Exodus 15:2 ESV  

Fear

The coronavirus and the stock market’s volatility make this a scary time. We fear for ourselves and our loved one’s health, safety, and financial stability. Here’s a Bible verse that provides me great comfort. Trust in the Lord How to be Saved The peace I have through Jesus Christ is how I face fear and… Continue reading Fear

Gene, Everywhere

Talya Boerner is a master storyteller. Gene Everywhere took me back to the three-years period of time I was my 90 years-old father’s caregiver after my mother died. So much of what the author wrote tugged at the memories and experience I had with my father. The prose is spectacular. Talya’s prose is spectacular. Her… Continue reading Gene, Everywhere

I’m Not So Brave

I’m Not So Brave They tell me I’m in a high-risk group to die. I’m not so brave. I admit I’m very afraid. The world as I knew it has come to an end. And why? A virus so small With the naked eye it can’t be seen And people so selfish … They’d rather… Continue reading I’m Not So Brave