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A Mourning Dove

Just a little poem about a visitor one rainy day.

A Daughter of Zion

Some prose

Shaken

When everything is falling apart, Everything is breaking, your heart Feels like a cheap commodity Tossed about in and out of shops, Left feeling tarnished and dirty. And your faith? Oh, your faith. When your prayers float out And you’re not even sure abo..

Paper Mache Heart

A poem for healing

The Nature of Unknowing

It's okay to not know.

The Nature of Universalism

Some thoughts on Christian Universalism.

Snow On The First Day of Spring

Just dallying with poetry

The Nature of Beauty

A look at what beauty truly is.

Thunder's Voice

thunder and rain, oh my!

Ode to a Rose

Toying with words.

Don't Need Wings

simple little poem for a special Someone <3

A Struggle and A Crisis

a personal piece on what is going on with me.

Little Girl & Woman

Letting my inner child explore during a rainfall and then thunderstorm.

The Nature of Jesus

Exploring the nature of Jesus..

The Nature of Death- An Easter Reflection

Should death be feared or just a look at a continuance of the journey that we are on?

Season of Renewal

a light little poem over spring and the change of seasons

The Nature of the Apocalypse

What exactly IS this apocalypse??

The Nature of War- Corrupt or Holy?

Looking at the idea that war is a holy crusade, of good guys vs bad guys.. But is it really holy or is there something more insidious?

The Nature of Righteousness

What the heck is righteousness anyway?

The Nature of Grace

Exploring what Grace is and how it ties into religion, if it even does..

The Nature of Light

Part 2 of the light and dark essays in the Nature of book.

The Nature of Darkness

Exploring the nature of darkness and the true effects of it..

Beyond Grace?

Thoughts on grace and who actually is beyond it.

Season of Death & Rebirth

A look at winter.

The Nature of Kindness

A testament to a person’s character is how that person treats those who can do nothing for them. I did paraphrase this quote, this is true, but it is one that rings loud and clear. It is also one that has stood the test of time and it is the very nature of kindness.Kindness, like compa..

The Nature of Depression

Millions of people in the world suffer from depression and from different types of depression. Depression is often thought to be something as simple as sadness, gloom, or sorrow. The thing is, though, depression is not as simple as sadness, gloom, or sorrow. Depression is something that stay..

The Nature of Prayer

Often, various images come to us when we think of prayer. Some people think of religious and pious people kneeling in holy places, clutching prayer beads, while others think of other religious and pious people bowing towards a certain point and placing their heads upon mats, chanting holy wo..

A Rebirth

Burning, fire alighting my skin and hairSmoke is everywhereMy screams of pain fill the air....Suddenly, silence descends.A pin could drop and it would echo painfully.Then, an explosion of light fills the silence.Sitting up, unsure of where I am,My skin is softer and new;My hair is lo..

A Winter's Night

Old Man Winter is out and aboutMaking his presence known to the mortals of this land.He reaches out his handAnd the icy wind blowsFreezing to the bone.The stars glitter brightly,Winking down slyly.From the velvet skySharing a secret only between you and they.The wind has a biteTh..

For Christ's Sake!!!

An impassioned plea for people to wake up.

A Change is Coming

Playing with social justices

Change of Seasons- Prose Attempt

Another attempt at prose

Ode to the Ocean- An Attempt at Prose

I have wrote some prose in the past, but this is the first conscious attempt at doing such. Feel free to critique!

Moon, Full and Bright

just a simple little poem

Healing and Rebirth

Asa phoenix, arising from the ashes, there are times that we too mustbe reborn. At times, though, the rebirth and healing are painful andtake a lot of time. Like the flames that burn the phoenix, leavingonly the ash of destruction and pain behind, our pain and sufferingcan leave..

The Sins of the Fathers

Thesins of the fathers are passed down to the sons. This is a quote thatI have always heard since I was a child in my fundamentalistChristian home and it sounded a bit unfair to me. I, until writingthis, was not sure if it was even mentioned in the Bible, but it isactually mentioned..

The Nature of Sorrow and Grief

Sorrowand grief are very powerful emotions that humans feel. Sorrow, thatgut wrenching, distressed cry that originates within the soul is onefelt when someone or something precious is lost to us or whenmisfortune comes upon us. Grief is usually felt when someone is lostto us, wh..

The Nature of Hate

Hate-an intense or passionate dislike of something or even someone. Weoften hear people use the terms of “Oh, I hate reading!” (Whichis blasphemy, I tell you! Blasphemy!) or that they hate certainmovies or small things that really do not matter in the grand schemeof..

The Nature of Resentment

Resentmentis something that is understandably felt when things don't happen howwe want them to or need them to, or when someone hurts us in someway. We feel that we are treated unfairly or that we deserve better.Resentment, at its core, is indignation at unjust or unfairtreatmen..

The Nature of Anger

Angeris a normal and healthy emotion that people all feel at some point oranother, whether it is anger at a loved one over something miniscule,or something that is worthy of anger. It's also normal to feel angerover what you view as an injustice and what you feel is just wrong...

The Nature of Judgment (and I am sure this will make some angry)

Thenature of judgment is one of clarity, sensibility, and unbiasedviews. However, people will sit in judgment of another based on theirown views, thinking that if one person does not fit their ideal ofwhat a person in a given position should be like, then they arelesser. People ..

A Confession. TRIGGER WARNING

As you all may have noticed, I have been writing a lot lately. A lot more than I usually do, especially considering it is generally poetry or a short story. Recently, it has been essays and blogs, mainly because I have felt the need to write them, to reach people, as well as me writing my fi..

Why Does Anger, Hurt, and Sorrow Define Us?

While watching a movie tonight, a scene in a preview flashed to a father talking to his daughter, telling her that he wanted the best for her and that he would always take care of her. The thought crossed my mind that my dad never said that to me or my sister. However, the reason for that wa..

A Child's Grief

A child loses her grandmother and a healer tries to ease her pain..

The Nature of Compassion

The conclusion of the essays.

The Nature of Mercy

Thoughts on mercy and how it helps all.

The Nature of Hope

“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three..” 1 Corinthians 13:13 The archaic definition of hope, according to dictionary.com, is “a feeling of trust.” Like in my previous writing, “The Nature of Faith,” hope and trust go t..

The Nature of Faith

Just some thoughts and encouragement

The Nature of Love

An essay exploring love and the nature of it- short sweet, and to the point.

The Nature of Forgiveness

The first essay in this particular collection of essays that look at the nature of various things that deal with the soul.