A Tribute to My Father

This is a belated tribute for Father’s Day. Last week I posted a poem prompted by my father-in-law. This week, I want to share a poem I wrote about my father. I have the privilege of having two men to look up to. Both are men with incredible strength, neither will quit, and both have [...]

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Cowboy Poetry

This one was prompted by my father-in-law. Every time I helped with branding, I heard him say this simple phrase that became the title to this poem.
That’ll Bring ‘Em Home
The day was hot, the ground was parched; the dust rose in the air,
As we pushed the herd toward the corral and the work that was [...]

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The Grace of God

Amazing words about the Grace of God from an amazing woman. She also wrote ” He Giveth More Grace” and God Hath Not Promised”, and many other poems. Knowing her life story, I understand why she wrote so much about grace. Each stanza elaborates on each word of the statement by our Lord, “My Grace [...]

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Contentment

We heard a message Sunday on Colossians 1 about Christ being our all, and giving Him the pre-eminence. I was reminded of a poem I wrote after hearing a similar message on the all-sufficiency of Christ.
Contentment
I see the things that others have,
Their money, toys and more.
There seems to be such happiness
Behind [...]

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I See Jesus

I ran across this poem in doing some research on Annie Johnson Flint. Her insight into the grace of God is tremendous. The grace of God is a theme of many of her poems, but that is not surprising when you consider she spent the last 40 years or so of her life with painful, [...]

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Self-Inflicted Pain

On the afternoon of a sunny day, the missus and kids and I got away,
And took a ride up into the hills to where it was cool, quiet and still.
Of course, if you want quiet you go alone, but I wanted the missus and kids along.
Well we rounded the corner and came into town, and [...]

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