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7/20 Bi-Limerick: Golden Rulers
Lord sometimes I feel like a fool / For following your Golden Rule
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7/19 Limerick: Utter Silence
If I am to myself be true / I must pour my heart out to You / I’ll only be heard / By forsaking word / To speak the truth by what I do
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7/18 Bi-Limerick: True Family
To walk this road without real shame / I first need to know my true name
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7/17 Limerick: Ignite the Fire 🔥
If we want the world to be made right / We need God’s fire to ignite / Not vengeance from throne / But hearts made His own / By yielding to heaven’s delight
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7/16 Doggerel: Bitter Cup
Today I will take my turn at bat / To share in Christ’s suffering / That I may reveal His glory / In me
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7/15 Bi-Limerick: Yoke Wisdom
Sometimes it seems a cruel joke / Christ’s promise of an easy yoke / The cross we must bear / Feels quite far from there / Regardless of words He has spoke…
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Revival Vs Church: Reflecting on “Avengers Christmas”
So what becomes of the church? It will focus on two things: 1. Corporate acts of mercy (represented by Santa) 2. Celebrating heroic expressions of Jesus (represented by the Avengers — and Santa)
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7/14 Poem: Promise Wept
This world that we live in is broken / And promises aren’t always kept / Yet my shattered faith was restored / When I saw that Jesus wept
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7/13 Limerick: Naive Hope
Lord, you have hidden your prize / From those who think they are wise
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Dream: Glory to God / Avenger Christmas
I am at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. / One of the (secular) bands is making everyone sing: Glory to God. / “Pretty wild, right?”
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7/12 Limerick: Love Anchor
Q: What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? A: Let love, not fear, be my anchor
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7/11 Immanuel Encounter: Un-Secret Garden
Q: What are you most excited about for the future? A: My date with Jesus
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7/10 Poem: Unveiling Love
The great paradox / We must learn to face / Is how depths of shame / Become wells of grace
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7/9 Poem: Trust Frees
A trust based on fear / Is really half-lie / Shame-based obedience / Splits you from I
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7/8 Rap: Heart-Set
Bring on the cross pain / Cause it’s boss gain / For this world’s loss train / Is just my moss slain
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7/7 Limerick: Attention of Center
When I’m pulled apart by the tension / I must learn to re-center attention
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7/5 Limerick: Trauma UnCenter
The reason we get stuck in drama / Is identities formed by trauma
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7/4 Limerick: Compounding Love
Today I will compost my fear And self-protection Into compounding love
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7:3 Free Verse: Triumphing Joy
Joy isn’t the destination / Joy is the process / And the proof / Of faith, hope, and love