AWAKE O SLEEPER
I wrote a song I love about a verse I love.
In Ephesians 5:14, Paul quotes the prophet Isaiah saying, “Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” And here’s the …
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LIVE AS LIGHT
I, a poet, will now attempt to explain theology through science. (What could possibly go wrong?)
http://thejesusgypsy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ephesians-full-moon.mp4
I hope the imagery makes sense and would love to hear your thoughts on the topic. Whaddaya think? Was …
Read More →Crazy Talk from a Hippie Poet
I recently taught on Ephesians 5 and how we are to walk in love, live as light, and love in unity. If that all sounds like hippie-poet talk, that is understandable because:
I actually am a …
Read More →On Sin and Hiding
How does hiding enable sin in our lives? How does honesty eradicate it? How does telling the truth invite light into our darkest corners?
I recently explored these questions with my friend Shannon as part of …
Read More →I Owe You an Apology
Actually, I owe you two. Shall we begin?
(1) Please forgive me for being MIA for the past few several months. As you might remember, I am currently working on getting my master’s and, as it …
Read More →deep earthy honey-soaked butterscotchy royal autumn gold
Gold is my favorite color. And before all you ladies say AMEN, I don’t mean jewelry-gold (although that is quite nice and I am certainly not opposed to it). I also don’t mean sunshine or …
Read More →no laughing matter (although it IS pretty funny now)
I thought I would re-share this little gem in honor of the 5th anniversary of this debacle. It is a crowd favorite and has even been picked up for publication a number of times. Now, …
Read More →once upon a time
HOWDY STRANGER!!! Hope you are well. I was thinking about you this morning and deeply missing the good ol’ days when I got to use my words for CREATING and CONNECTING instead of GRADING and …
Read More →bigger than the sky
“Bigger than the sky, right, Nay-Nay?” my 4-year-old Nephew asked, smiling up at me as we walked to the park.
I smiled back and replied, “Yes, Jakey. Bigger than the sky.” I laughed to myself, loving …
to be continued…
I am choosing to believe that you have missed me as much as I have missed you. It likely isn’t true, but perhaps the best part of being a writer is my ability to create my …
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