Poem title: Overheard in Church

Overheard in Church

This tongue-in-cheek poem explores the conclusion some reach after reading Paul’s instruction in 1 Timothy 2:9-15 and ignoring his other instructions.

Poem title: Genres in the Book
Bhutan woman weaving
Photo of Art Nouveau Woman
photo of a green building with "i love you so much" written on the side
a photo of the USA Capitol Dome at night

We the People: On the topic of Abortion

An essay & a poem by Pamela Eason “We the People,” bestowed on us by our constitution, officially labels the collective. It brings to mind our collective – our society acting as one. “We the People” is you, and it is me. It once sounded…

The Monotony of Destruction: A Poem

The Monotony of Destruction Year after year, year after year, preach after preach, preach after preach, word after word, word after word, a little sight, a little light,   Year after year, year after year, beer after beer, beer after beer, sip after sip, sip…

A public domain picutre of "Parable of the Hidden Treasure" Painting by either Rembrandt or Gerard Dou in which a man with a shovel finds a hidden treasure of golden urns, bowls, stands and so forth

Incongruity – An Open Poem

About a week ago, I woke up in the early morning with these (not verbatim) words from verses 19-20 of Matthew filling my head, “Do not store up treasure on earth where moth and rust destroy.” Followed by the question, “Do you believe this?” The…

Andrei Rublev, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sewing A Blog: an Icon, a Poem, and a Confession

I’ve been in a sewing mood the last few weeks, so Sally Lloyd-Jones’ blog on her quilting workshop experience peaked my interest.  At this workshop the participants were asked to randomly choose quilting scraps (even the ones they didn’t particularly like) and sew them together in…