• Thank You, Daddy

    Today I listened to “Thank You” by singer Ray Boltz.I was crying like a baby. Especially because itreminded me of how I came to be a believer in Christ. It was Christmas night at midnight. My sisters and Isat at the dining room table with Daddy.We had a birthday cake for Jesus.We each ate a…

  • America’s First Thanksgiving

    The PilgrimsWere underReligiousPersecutionIn EuropeThey took boatsTo AmericaOn Plymouth RockIn New EnglandThey landedSeveral diedOn the voyageThe first winterIt was brutal for themThey weren’tPreparedTragicallyOver halfThe Pilgrims diedThat first winterNative AmericansSaw the PilgrimsPlightThey felt pityFor themAnd offered to helpThey taughtThe best wayTo plant cropsTo catch fishAnd survivalTechniquesThey sharedThis knowledgeOut of friendshipThe Pilgrims andNative AmericansCame together forA meal of…

  • Very Good News

    On Christmas DayJesus was bornIt was a coldDecember morn He was incarnatedFully man and fully divineThe Second Person of the TrinityIt happened by God’s design With God’s immutable WordMan is completeWe are immuneTo Satan’s deceit All of those who are in ChristShall be in ParadiseBecause of HisPerfect sacrifice Jesus will sitOn the Judgement SeatWith God’s…

  • Truths We Confess

    Unbelievers shall faceThe second deathTo Hell they will goAfter their last breath An eternity of conscious tormentThey shall be in endless agonyTortured foreverFor the rest of history We are saved becauseOf God’s good pleasure aloneNot because of anything inherentBecause for us Christ did atone There is no salvationApart from being in Christ, you seeHe died…

  • Running the Race

    We must runA good raceGod setsOur pace We will crossThe finish lineThis is byGod’s design We walk in the good worksThe Lord prepared for usOur sanctificationGoes from minus to plus When we die, we want Jesus to say“Well done, good and faithful servant!”As we grow in faithTo us, our sins should be repugnant Finish wellThe…

  • I’m A Man of Mystery and Intrigue

    As a child, I ranIn the summer rainThis experienceMade me insane A raging maelstromMy mind is you seeIt is, in factPure energy I travelThrough timeThe experienceIs truly sublime Some nightsI howl at the moonPeople watchingThink I’m a loon I like to eatDelicious foodI will eat yours tooI’m not being rude I am aBeached whaleHave pity…

  • Christ the Lord

    Today isChristmasWe celebrateThe birth ofThe Second PersonOf The Triune GodChrist the LogosThe livingWord of GodHe first cameAs an infantTo theVirgin MaryHis conceptionWas supernaturalI thank the LordFor Christ’sIncarnationChrist cameFrom aboveTo shareHis profound loveIt was deepAnd abidingJesus hasTwo naturesHuman and divineThank GodFor Christ’sHypostatic unionWe are savedThrough penalSubstitutionaryAtonementAll our sinsWere imputedTo JesusHis perfectRighteousnessIs imputedTo usThis is notA caseOf…

  • My Life With Major Depression

    I’ve been inA deep malaiseIt’s gone onFor days I lack anymotivationI don’t feelAny elation I lost interestIn things I used to doMy depressionHit out of the blue I feel likeA beached whaleI wish in life’s oceanI could sail I would like to runAnd laugh and playInstead I faceUtter dismay I hope one dayMy mind will…

  • A Christmas Eve Poem

    The Virgin MaryHeld her newborn SonJesus the SaviorNo room at the inn In a mangerThe Infant Jesus layThe animals beheldHis majesty Jesus is fully ManAnd fully DivineHis first miracleTurned water into wine Jesus has neverForsaken meFrom sinHe set me free Jesus diedOn the crossHe gave up His SpiritIt was a great loss On the third…

  • Decline of the West

    Western civilization is now neo-pagan and post-Christian. It’s a sad irony that Christianity spread by converting pagan tribes. Yet now, there has been a significant decline. Degeneracy thrives. The popular culture is depraved and anti-Christian. America was founded as a Christian nation. Liberal/Leftist/Socialist European nations have fallen, too. They have a low birth rate. Millions…