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Underweight- Part II
As Jonathan Felder recounted his love-forsaken youth, Tom and Michael each took another glance at him. “That is definitely a man deep in thought,” Tom surmised. “He looks like he’s so…
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Underweight- Part I
[This is my longest and most complex short story to date and will be published in 4 parts. Symbolism plays an important role and is the key to understanding both the story and…
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Hope Maketh Not Ashamed- Part II
So what are you to do when you feel stuck on the suspension bridge of faith lacking in hope to move forward? After all, to walk by faith means you actually…
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Hope Maketh Not Ashamed- Part I
Do you ever look at the Lord through the eyes of disappointment? Do you feel like you have been walking across a suspension bridge of faith that keeps getting longer…
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The Ninth Hour
[This is one of my favorites and I thought a rather daring piece both because of its topic and style. I have decided at this time to not fully explain this poem but…
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Whims of Cynicism
Why are the whims of cynicism deemed so important? As if they are something more than feelings I yield myself to because I am too lazy to believe- or at least figure out…
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The Loser Me
[I am posting this essay I wrote several years ago in recognition of today- the anniversary of the day that Jesus saved me from a bed of suicide, sin, and Hell, and miraculously…
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Thoughts on Psalm 104:31
Psalms 104:31: The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works. What a thought that God will rejoice in His works! So often we might think…
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Thoughts On Psalm 70
In the title of the psalm, why does it say, “A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance” when the entire psalm is written in the present tense? When you remember something, aren’t…
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Freshly Fallen Hope
[This poem was inspired by a photograph of a fresh snowfall at dusk taken by a friend and is the final poem in the quadrilogy. I have learned the hard way that sometimes…