and Purposeful Prose
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user dostigla.) Let's begin...... ... a poetic Journey through the Book of John. We will learn a great deal about Jesus, whose message John taught as an Apostle of God, as well as, a little about John. The Word Was God Without Jesus no life exists He was with God [...]
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user pasja1000.) What are you passionate about? What compels or controls your actions? These are good questions to ponder. Our passions can tell us a lot about the state of our heart. According to Scripture, passion can be broken down into two categories: desires of the flesh (or worldly passion) [...]
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user JacksonDavid.) I won't chase mirages My soul's too thirsty for the truth Set my heart to flame Till I'm wholly consumed And if the earth should shake I'll be standing through and through I won't settle for tarnished trinkets I've found my treasure trove in You. Tina April 29, [...]
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user Mircealancu.) When I walk with You, Father, I feel like a child I'm still amazed that Your wonders never cease When I walk with You, Lord, I know that I'm yours As you take my small hand my worries are eased When I walk in the Spirit I'm at [...]
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user jplenio. ) It's time to shine Remember, you are mine I hold the keys to death and life. So dwell in me Your Sovereign King The tides will turn With joy you'll sing. It's time to rise I hold your times I'm not against you Your precious in my [...]
Life is full of choices. There are many paths we can choose. If we base our choices on mere feelings and desires, our hearts can lead us astray. For the heart is deceitful above all else. This is why Scripture tells us to guard our hearts, and to take our thoughts captive. For everything we [...]
If you know anything about me then you know that I love metaphors. I often think and learn in metaphor. I have a little story for you from many many moons ago. I was having a serious struggle with fatigue. Hence, I was napping on our sofa this day. When I woke, one of our [...]
[...deeper into the path...] A Pilgrimage takes one on a long journey. Usually to a foreign country. As followers of Christ that country is heaven. However, God also takes us on our own individualized journeys that may lead us to unimaged places here on earth. "Faith motivated Abraham to obey God’s call and leave the [...]
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.C. S. Lewis I'm a huge C.S. Lewis fan. He had such a gift for putting brilliantly truthfilled insights into words. C.S. Lewis was a man who understood great grief. Ater the loss of his [...]
Lord, the world is so full of beautiful things The sights and sounds of all that life brings How quickly we adore created things Before the one who brought all into being. Lord help us to remember what must come first Bind our hearts to Yours and teach us to thirst For the things that [...]
Pippi's Poetry 