Poems

You and me

Can I—just one—so love our worldThat it can feel my care?
The swiftly moving second handDemands I look, as though to sayFrom dawn to dawn,"See! How fast, how inexorable;How always, I move on!"

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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Obedience

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Outfoxing the little foxes

What a lot of little i'sin irritation!The "i" teethof the little foxes.

Home free!

What joy! What exultant satisfaction in having touchedbase without being tagged—On having "come out" from that hiding place only a spurtahead of the "seeker"! Phew!

How big is your God?

In my early days of Sunday School,Stretching out my eager arms, I'd say,"This big!"Smiling, the teacher would explain, "He fills all space.

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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.

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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.

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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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To move like an angel

I was bentin a Gethsemane garden.

Overflow

How does this happen,this expression of pure joy,for all that God is?

New Eden

No man is abandoned to the world's wilderness.

Blessed prodigal

I will ariseAnd realize

A psalm of praise

I will sing a new song unto the Lord.

Homecoming

There was a time when my worldwas rather swinish.