In my last post, I explained I was sharing a series of sonnets comprised of images that are connectedly inwardly moreso than outwardly. This is the second in the series and evokes different biblical themes than the first. I hope it will be a blessing đ II. Thereâs a city in the clouds. A man…
Tag: Kingdom of God
Dream Sonnet I
Not long ago, I finished a series of sonnets. I wanted to write some poems with biblical images whose connection was inward more than outward. I hoped they would have a dream-like quality. As I started working on them, I thought it would be interesting to juxtapose the non-linear imagery with a traditional form. I…
Nervous
Yesterday, Trump supporters violently breached our nationâs capitol building. The authorities have things more or less in hand. But the thought of a Trump-inspired coup succeeding still makes me nervous. Historically, revolutions donât end well for anyone. Coups aside, Iâm nervous about a democrat-run government swinging the pendulum far left in reaction to Trumpâs…
Kingdom Meditations
âMy kingdom is not of this world,â said Jesus. âIf My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight…. As it is, My kingdom does not have its origin hereâ (John 18:36). When Jesus says His kingdom is not of this world, we tend to think of location. What if Jesus is talking about source, something qualitative? My kingdom…
Unshaken
âHis voice shook the earth at that time, but now He has promised, Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven. This expression, âYet once more,â indicates the removal of what can be shaken…so that what is not shaken might remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us…
Where Sword Edges Crash
Joseph’s name means “He adds” or “Add to” and was a prayer of Rachel’s: “May the LORD add another son to me” (Gen. 30:24). Jacob agreed to work seven years in exchange for Rachel. Â Joseph’s birth coincided with the completion of that seven years. The timing of these things is significant. Jacob asked Laban to…
Go Out…Come In
Something I hear periodically is that we need to go outside the church if we want to be where God is moving. Other permutations: We need to get out of our box (church building); God isn’t moving in the church, He’s moving outside. I don’t disagree with these sentiments. God is moving outside the church….
Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground
Image from http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/head-in-the-clouds-feet-on-the-ground/422221.article But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the headâChrist (Eph. 4:15). There is a tension in the Christian’s walk that Jesus described this way: “An hour is coming, and is now here….” Jesus said this specifically about resurrection and worshiping God in spirit and…
The Voice of One 