• The Upside of Sin: Turning Satan’s Attacks Against Him

    The Upside of Sin: Turning Satan’s Attacks Against Him

    The Bible gives us a redemptive view of human weakness. Sin is not something we pursue, but when we inevitably fall short, God uses even our failures to refine us and expand His Kingdom. Satan’s attacks, though intended for destruction, often expose the very areas God wants to strengthen.

  • 2024-12-08 IAM: Governed (Raising 10/11)

    2024-12-08 IAM: Governed (Raising 10/11)

    They dance around / 
The margins of the city / 
Singing songs of salvation / 
That become living walls…

  • Hector Protector (Dark Difficult Parts)

    Hector Protector (Dark Difficult Parts)

    Hector: Don’t we all? I am the part of you willing to bear that karmic burden. You can hardly blame me for supplying what you demand.

  • 2024-12-07 IAM: Injective (Raising 9/11)

    2024-12-07 IAM: Injective (Raising 9/11)

    My stains / 
Cover their sins / 
While His purity / 
Drains them…

  • 2024-12-06 IAM: Served (Raising 8/11)

    2024-12-06 IAM: Served (Raising 8/11)

    I fall / To pieces / Like Humpty Dumpty // I look for Jesus. / He says: / “Look to your enemies…”

  • 2024-12-05 IAM: Led (Raising 7/11)

    2024-12-05 IAM: Led (Raising 7/11)

    I am a pulsar / 
A celestial beacon / 
Shooting gamma rays / 
Across the universe…

  • Leviathan vs. Joseph (ChatGPT Skit on Spiritual Warfare)

    Leviathan vs. Joseph (ChatGPT Skit on Spiritual Warfare)

    I am Leviathan. Twisting serpent. Ancient chaos. Before your forefathers walked the earth, I ruled the deeps. I am pride unbending, words distorted, bonds broken. Through me, kingdoms have fallen, brothers turned to enemies, and the faithful have been silenced. But there is one—one whose dreams threaten to undo me.…

  • 2024-12-04 IAM: Altared (Raising 6/11)

    The cross / 
Inside my shattered heart / 
Has become a black hole / 
Its gravity / 
Sucking in / 
Everyone / 
Who had received / 
A piece of my heart…

  • 2024-12-03 IAM: Swell (Raising 5/11)

    2024-12-03 IAM: Swell (Raising 5/11)

    The ties that bind / 
Me to others / 
Are pulling me / 
In too many directions…

  • Dream: No Free Lunch

    Dream: No Free Lunch

    It is in a small town. / They don’t serve us lunch after the morning session. / They haven’t told us when the afternoon session starts. // This freaks me out…

  • 2024-12-02 IAM: Reunited (Raising 4/11)

    2024-12-02 IAM: Reunited (Raising 4/11)

    The connections / Slow my wild gyrations / Without becoming entangled…

  • 2024-12-01 IAM: Envisioned (Raising 3/11)

    2024-12-01 IAM: Envisioned (Raising 3/11)

    Every step I take / Or rather make / On the invisible staircase / Is not a linear climb // I am drawing a map / Painting a picture / Telling a story…

  • 2024-11-30 IAM: Traction (Raising 2/11)

    2024-11-30 IAM: Traction (Raising 2/11)

    My leap of faith / 
Up into thin air / 
Landed me on / 
An invisible stair…

  • Sex 411: Shylock’s Home

    Sex 411: Shylock’s Home

    Earnest: (pensively) Something is still not right. / Reflection: Clearly all of us have to work together to pick up the full signal. / Klein: In a specific pattern. / Tube: But which of us goes where? / Which: (smiling as she rolls up her sleeves and comes over) I…

  • Odin: The First… and Last

    Odin: The First… and Last

    As Shakespeare, write a historically plausible origin for Norse culture, as the last gasp of the Etruscans around 500 BCE. Use an escaping Titus and his jealous servant Loki to introduce runes and iron working to Captain Odin and his son Thor. Make it an Arthurian tragedy with legendary impact.

  • 2024-11-29 IAM: Lighter (Raising 1/11)

    2024-11-29 IAM: Lighter (Raising 1/11)

    I must be willing / To commit to the next step / Even if I don’t know where or what it is // To lose my balance / After having fought hard to gain it…

  • Orphans and Guardians: A Primer for the Adventurous Self

    Orphans and Guardians: A Primer for the Adventurous Self

    Your inner world is vast and full of potential. When you learn to guide your Orphans and Guardians, you become the hero of your own story. And who knows? Maybe one day, they’ll thank you for being the best DM they’ve ever had.

  • The Last Prayer: Bonhoeffer’s Alternative Ending (Skit)

    The Last Prayer: Bonhoeffer’s Alternative Ending (Skit)

    This story imagines a moment when Bonhoeffer, caught between faith, action, and despair, made a choice to confront evil, not with weapons, but with truth. The goal is not to second-guess his choices, but honor his real-life legacy by grappling with the questions he faced: What does it mean to…

  • 2024-11-28 YAM: Radiate

    2024-11-28 YAM: Radiate

    The weight of my sins / The pressure of society / The burden of responsibility / The gravity of relationships / The load of identity // Relentless / Inescapable / Crushing / Destroying…

  • 2024-11-27 SAM: Mouthful (Payback 3/3)

    2024-11-27 SAM: Mouthful (Payback 3/3)

    I realize / 
The enemies / 
I was running away from / 
Were the orphans / 
Human and inhuman / 
I had fathered / 
And abandoned…