a prayer for Christ the King Sunday 2019 “The Lord sits over the flood; the Lord sits as king forever.” Psalm 29:10 “But I am among you as one who…
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Poetry
I don’t pray much my words too blunt to pierce a divine ear my thoughts too heavy to fly in the face of gravity I don’t pray much unless you…
We are the shadow people who dance with death, that great shade, our whole life long. We try to run from its darkness, we avoid it, we try to elude…
This monster restless, impatient and strong Determinedly races and plunges along Relentlessly sweeps along all in his path Rushing and tumbling and speeding in wrath. No trifling, no idling,…
The starfish on our arms that live and move on land; flippers sliced to form fingers: human hands. Hands fly in front of us like shields at threat or hurt;…
God for my insecurity, I would claim,
Your infinite power, in Jesus name…Teach us to number our days That we may get a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 Construct a calendar of grace, Genesis days and moon-marked months. Make a Christian…
A poet once imagined that the shepherds at Bethlehem undoubtedly taught the three Oriental kings how to kneel at the manger. I think not! Those kings were wise ones who…
After Sarah Klassen’s “Horizon” It isn’t easy to write a poem about Jesus. One might describe his lean legs, soiled toes trampling smooth stones, riding a wave, his cheek turning…
Congratulations to authors Dora Dueck and Sarah Klassen whose books were shortlisted for the 2013 Manitoba Book Awards!
As pure as the lily that blooms in the spring…
I followed my heart to trees this evening, after hearing Mary’s voice in the garden at sunrise. Behind Woodburn, I sought out my gnarled old friend – sycamore, fig? –…
Entering the Wild: Essays on faith and writing
Author: Jean Janzen
Fans of Jean Janzen, the celebrated Mennonite poet, will be intrigued by her new memoir, Entering the Wild. Janzen’s book chronicles her life in a diverse collection of personal essays….New Beginnings God life is full of new beginnings when I sense your eyes on me help me to see through your eyes sights sounds …
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