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Comments On My Writing

(I wrote these thoughts on my writing many years ago and my perspective has not changed.) In the midst of a culture filled with pain, hopelessness, selfishness, confusion, and every…

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31/03/2020
Blog, Short Story

The Gloaming (Short Story Version- Part III)

Part III:  A Key Conversation   The next town is so near I can hear some commotion overtaking my own thoughts. “What’s going on here?” I manage to ask as…

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02/06/2020
Blog, Short Story

The Parable of Time’s Redemption

[I consider this to be my first decent short story.  When I finished it, I felt I had grown much as a writer though I was cognizant (and still am)…

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25/05/2019

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  • Blog,  Short Story

    Underweight- Part I

    Christopher Francis / 07/07/2019 / 4 Comments

    [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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  • Biblical Commentary,  Blog

    Hope Maketh Not Ashamed- Part II

    Christopher Francis / 30/06/2019 / 2 Comments

           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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  • Biblical Commentary,  Blog

    Hope Maketh Not Ashamed- Part I

    Christopher Francis / 29/06/2019 / 0 Comments

             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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  • Blog,  Poetry

    The Ninth Hour

    Christopher Francis / 11/06/2019 / 2 Comments

    [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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  • Blog,  Personal Essay

    The Loser Me

    Christopher Francis / 09/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    [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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  • Biblical Commentary,  Blog

    Thoughts on Psalm 104:31

    Christopher Francis / 08/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    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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  • Biblical Commentary,  Blog

    Thoughts On Psalm 70

    Christopher Francis / 08/06/2019 / 2 Comments

    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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  • Blog,  Poetry,  Romantic Poetry

    Freshly Fallen Hope

    Christopher Francis / 07/06/2019 / 2 Comments

    [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…

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  • Blog,  Poetry,  Romantic Poetry

    The Beauty Of The Evening

    Christopher Francis / 06/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    My eyes cannot seem to rest On anything, Save your face My hands have long been tireless In searching for yours Now with my lips no longer hiding Your name, My heart will…

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  • Blog,  Poetry,  Romantic Poetry

    The Incandescent Beckoning

    Christopher Francis / 05/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    [This is one of my all-time favorites among my writing and I felt was a significant step forward in my progression as a writer due to the depth of the topic and pacing…

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