Polygamy lurks in the shadows of theology. We know it’s there but don’t talk much about it. Christians consider polygamy heretical and immoral. But what do we do with Abraham, Jacob, or David? All of them had multiple spouses without one rebuke from God. And why would God say anything? Polygamy is nowhere condemned in…
Author: mrteague
Teague McKamey lives in Washington state with his wife and two children. Teague’s poetry has appeared in several journals and in self-published books. He blogs at thevoiceofone.org and awanderingminstrel.com. In all areas of life, Teague desires that Christ may be magnified in his body (Php. 1:20).
Who Are You, Lord?
Lepicie, “Conversion of St. Paul” “Who are you, Lord?” This was Paul’s question after Jesus struck him blind and stopped him in his tracks (Acts 9:1-5). Paul was on his way to Damascus where he planned to continue killing or imprisoning followers of Jesus. Then, the future apostle was a Pharisee. He learned under the…
Cancer. Suicide. Grief.
“One Act” by Patrick Murphy My dad died of cancer in 2009. For some reason, I’ve been thinking about him, missing him, and grieving the last couple days. I’m a social worker by occupation. I manage in-home caregiver services for people who are disabled and/or elderly. On New Year’s Eve, one of my clients killed…
A Boy, His Dad, the Rescue Bots, and Psalm 63
Photo of the TBS Westminster Reference Bible My three year old son is my buddy. When I’m home it’s cars, Rescue Bots, wrestling, you name it. He never wants to stop playing. One of the many blessings in my life is that I am home for lunch every day. My office is that close. As…
NO FAIR!!
On my home from work, I drive past the reader board of a local church. This week, the reader board says, “May Justice and Peace Ring Out!” Justice is quite the buzz-word these days. In popular usage, it means things are “fair”: Everyone enjoys the same opportunities, advantages, and success. The playing field is level,…
Change or Die: A Post-Christmas Wrap-up
Image from A Christmas Carol (2009, directed by Robert Zemeckis) This year, I introduced my daughter to Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. We read the book then watched a couple film versions. The 2009 animated version (with Jim Carrey playing Scrooge) is her favorite. It’s my new favorite as well. While adding flourishes here and there, it follows…
Take Me Away with You
http://services.flikie.com/view/v3/android/wallpapers/33571230 Below are lyrics to a song the Lord gave me. You can listen to it here. The words come from Song of Songs 1:2-4. The song is about the Lord drawing us into a relationship with Him “in His chambers.” In His chambers there is only Him, His love, the kisses of His mouth….
Narrowing Sonnet
Could we put oceans in a cup, a desert in an hour-glass, the skies in a falling rain-drop, the planets in a marble-bag, it wouldn’t touch the Lord, swaddled in a body, who also humbly wore the girdle of our laws, was threaded through the streets of Jews, endured the spit and then was split…
Chasing Santa
“Grandpa, what are you doing out here?” He was standing in the snow leaning a couple long 2×4’s against the house. “I was chasing Santa Claus,” he explained. “Almost had him too.” He handed me one of the biggest sleigh bells I’d ever seen. Then he showed me two long, straight depressions in the…
Becoming Small
http://www.designspectre.com/photography/sequence-photography/ Becoming small, a bird folding wings, He drew Himself down into the earth. The One with no beginning knew the birth of flesh and blood and felt its slow wringing. By dying He became a scales fixed in place to judge—every valley raised and mountain planed by level crucifix— His arms nailed…
The Voice of One 