Shiva and the Seraphim are Such unsocial butterflies, for One needs many limbs to keep a- Way the coming horde that cries for One, and then there’s One who has six Wings to cover up and hide a- Way, both
Shiva and the Seraphim
Drink Deep of the Depths of God
Raise high your glass to the rain of mercy Let the waters overflow Raise high your glass to the flood of forgiveness Let the waters heal your soul The clouds are dark, they are bulging with rain They are gray,
You Pursue
I thought I was die-hard in my ruthless pursuit of God But I don’t even try that hard to think of Him at all I thought that I was the one that was chasing the One most worthy But it
The Virtuous Pevensies
I spent about a year and a half working on a thesis to finish my undergraduate studies at Baylor University. Now, that sounds impressive, I’m sure. Truthfully, I did try my best to live a full life while working on
I Have a Hunger
A song inspired by writings of Andrew Peterson and CS Lewis. Romans 8:19-23 I have a hunger, I have a craving, I have an urging, a deep desire I have a thirst, I have a yearning, And it’s burning
Another Year of God’s Welfare
A poem of hope in the winter season ~:~:~ ~:~ Brace yourself for the winter’s bane Rushing in like refreshing rain Spring erupts and breaks the bonds Of snow and ice and hail and frost Wretched death is finally gone
Where Mercies Rest
A song written in a hard season of life. VERSE 1 Skin, broken by time This aching heart of mine Brittle bones, wrecked by darkness
The Yearbook, The Picture, The Boy
This is an exercise I wrote a while back about a visit to a familiar place. It got deep. It’s actually hard for me to share this with others, but I know that humility involves openness. I changed the names
The Morning Blest
The Morning Blest VERSE 1 There were diamonds budding from the glass blades Reveling in the beauty of the morning There were operas sung by crows and ravens Reveling in the beauty of the morn I felt sunshine, warming
Forest Glen: Coming Home
Here is a place story that I wrote about one of my favorite places in the world: Forest Glen Christian Camp. If you need a place for a retreat, a place to host a summer camp, want to send your
Form and Fill
VERSE 1 You formed the universe And you filled it with light You formed the fruitful earth And you filled it with life You formed Adam from dust And you filled him with a breath You formed Eve from Adam’s
Dragons Fly Away
It first hit me when I was at a good friend’s house, lounging on a waterbed, finally watching How to Train Your Dragon. Though I could not (and still cannot) stand the abundance of Scottish accents in a group
Present
The following is a piece I wrote about the Vespers service at Baylor for one of my English courses. Present GATHERING in PEACE & QUIET. It is 3:30 Vespers on a sunny Thursday afternoon at Baylor University. Miller Chapel
Medallion
So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of
Enraptured
Enraptured VERSE 1 Enraptured and captured By the light of light And the love of love Sweet laughter flies after Our tongues have sung the Love of love BRIDGE And our lives like vapor burn like paper in the
Story
WAKING THE MAGISTRATE In an age when all sense of magic is gone, in a world where beautiful myths don’t belong, while the powers that be block the mystic beyond there is still hope. Waking The Magistrate is about
rest arrested
Waking up, staying still. Too warm to move. Close eyes, too early. There is work yet to do, but nothing is too urgent. Nothing as urgent as sleep. No urge as strong. Merely a pile of dirty dishes, dirty laundry,
Together Now As One
TOGETHER (NOW AS ONE) Sing together now as one Move together now as one The battle is won And we are one Join together now as one And we will fight together, live together, walk together now And
Overrun
Down a road I walked for the first few days of life Breathing in and breathing out, I tasted love and ran about But in came rush and apathy and ignorance and– Then I left, too soon, breathing in and