Poems

Identity

The swan that floatson Airlies Lakefloats double,swan and shadow.

Swan ride

The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Infinitely sustained

Wait,not doubting.

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Prayer for prayer

Worn out,Yearning for spiritual food,And trying to pray so hard,I came to point where, like a flash in dark obscurity,A wonderful idea made room for itself:

Make the most

Certainly! You canmake the mostof Love's song-winged moments.

In step with light

Not by chance,not by plannedavoidance of the darkdoes true conviction dawnand make its markin waking consciousnesswhere deep root growthso long unseendigs its way to victoryand fellowship.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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"As it is in heaven"

Why notlive each dayas if it wereour first day in heavenrather than(as some counsel)our last one on earth?

We can praise!

I wanted to praisebut praise didn't come:problems requiring solutionand other burdensweighed heavily.

Man beloved

We are never lost from God,nor ever at a loss to realizecare and comfort at His presence—

As shepherds

As shepherds keep guard over straying flocks,we must watch over our flock of thoughts.

Oh, for more Nathans!

Whose moral courage risks retaliation,while uncovering errorthat we may be healed.

70X7 (See Matthew 18:21, 22)

Dear Christ,teach usto multiply—to bearforgivenessfruit sobounteouslywe loseall countsurmountingevery hatewithboundlesslove.