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Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing The benefits of forgiving: 3 of 47

How would you feel if you could forget the most unpleasant event in your entire life and just hold to the best? Does that seem a little over the top? I know someone who did. Do you know who I'm talking about? He has selective memory, but not like your spouse. God has chosen to forget the most horrible chapter in hum... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Loving you: 4 of 60
God painted a muralIn the heavens so highA deep blue for dayAnd a twinkling night skyAnd I know the answerBut the question is WHYWhy did He sculptEven one mountain pass?Or carve out a valleyAnd fill it with grass?For someone He did thisOtherwise it's just crassIt would've been simplerTo cut out the lightNever to bother to tel... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inner struggles: 37 of 531
In the midst of a world fraught with worry and strifeWe, crushed like roses must give up our lifeThough His death and His flesh have opened the veilUp Calvary's road we must all make a trail.For it's easy to trust God on a sunshiny dayOr proclaim a great victory when our flesh has its wayBut that's not really trusting in Almi... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: This life: 7 of 93
I didn't die to ease your life To fill your wallet Or fix your wife I wasn't true so you could lie Or turn away But learn to die I wasn't mocked that you'd be safe But sent a sword So life would chafe My blood was shed to set you free For eagles soar In liberty Die to your flesh and live for Me The cross you need If ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Humorous stories for children: 3 of 35
FINDING JESUS IN THE MALL Overheard one night at bedtime in the Johnson household as Mr. Johnson talks to Becky his young daughter: Daddy, who is God? I don't know, darling. I guess it just depends on who you think he is? Oh, so God is a man? Well, that's a good question, honey. What made you ask? One of the girls in my clas... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Haunting: 3 of 33
Overheard at Dragon's Deep: The prince of darkness has assembled his forces for his annual progress report. Legions of demons and the lost, sold out body and soul to the prince of this world have gathered to do obeisance and report to the king of demons. The underworld has had some victories this year and so plans are made f... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Scars: 3 of 27
Scars: God's Beauty Marks I wish every Christian in the entire world had at least one easily visible scar. That sounds strange doesn't it? But there is reason within my madness. A scar is often the earliest sign of healing in a wound. And since Christians are usually the spitting image of the walking wounded, it would be a... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Morning: 12 of 107

As newborn day breaks over the land And sends its rays of warmth to fanThe chilling blanket of dark nightAnd shadows put sunbeams to flightAll Gods creatures small and greatPause to muse their daily fateAs early risers look to eat Some late sleeper for a treatA rabbit stirred from his reposeBleary eyed and wiggly nosedEsca... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Having a bad day: 13 of 106
It's 8:00 a.m. and I'm Sgt. Joe Fireday, working day watch out of homicidal. A beautiful day dawns here in L.A. Rain and smog cover the valley in a beautiful blanket of grey. News on the wire tells of stabbings, assaults and fatal wounds. Truly it fills my darkened heart with glee. But sometimes good things happen to bad p... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Hunting: 3 of 22
Tom Turkey awaits his final battle deep in the woods, together with Bambi and Thumper. American Rifleperson is on location shooting their latest episode of American Hunt Person. Thanksgiving is a grim time for woodland creatures.Tom puts on a brave front, strutting, chest stuck out, proclaiming his pluck to all. OK guys, thi... More..