Articles written by Jim Jordan

What is Helium

About me - Jim Jordan

I am a business owner in South Florida who's desire to write is described by Rainer Maria Rilke's quote, "...confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write". Many are poems that arise or homilies on biblical truths or political

+ more bio information

RSS Feed

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Childhood memories: 47 of 391
Childhood Memory of MotherYou taught me by caring for mewhen I was uninteresting:a satellite of drudgeryin your lap looking up at you,as you played "Amazing Grace"on the reverberating piano.My gaze veered from your face to itsimage in the glossy veneer:you, your reflection and mebecame one in the wistful sound. More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Crime: Virginia Tech school shooting: 17 of 98

Virginia Tech - What Would Jesus Say?The convocation at Virginia tech on the day after the horrible tragedy was moving to watch, not for the speakers but for the solidarity of the students. The speakers did their best, mind you, but I don't think it is arrogant to say that nothing they said was enough to make a difference. Th... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Preaching: 2 of 10

Rough Ridge Trail - North CarolinaResting on the creaky boardwalk overlookingRough Ridge Trail, a serenity envelopes me,as leaves weave patternsmore intricate than stained glass,where a clicking and a scratching rise upfrom beneath the foliageannouncing the new, the irrefutable.Winged choristers singcelebratory gospel hymns t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Home: 42 of 171
Happyoutside the old farmhousea white glow behind me.Summer winds pat my forehead cool,winds whose higher cousins cause the starsto shimmer like the fireflies dancingbefore me in the darkened wood,dancing unrehearsed, the stars'insouciant choreography, blinking their acton the sonorous August breeze,aroma of honeysuckle and m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Judging the doctrine of pre-emptive strike: 7 of 28
"The world is not the same after 9/11." We heard this over and over. It is a lie. But we heard it over and over so...it's still a lie. It's amazing how a crafty platitude can implant itself into the psyche of a nation. From "You will not surely die" onward platitudes have moved mountains of foolish people to do terrible thing... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Should US immigration laws be reformed?: 2 of 8
Are we free traders or not? If we are, our immigration laws need to reflect the corporation with two hands and two feet when they show up to compete in the marketplace. On immigration the conservatives have it wrong, terribly wrong.The issue that separates conservatism from Christianity like water from oil is immigration. Wit... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pain in life: 163 of 594
Recalcitrant LakeIt's not good, not at allnot at all, consuming, gnawingaway at my vitality;IVs invade, filling an oasisunder my skin with numbingconcoctions making evenmy bones tremble and grow soft.A shaky hold I have, my lifedraining its putrid effluentover my bedpan, soaking the linens.It's not good, not at all,not at all... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Can you believe in God and also in what science has proved: 5 of 11
God's Science - The Original"and when I got home'for I said amenaskin God if He could play it again"Taylor Swift - "Our Song"My favorite time and place to pray is lying on my raft in my pool late at night, looking up at the stars. This particular night the sky was focused around an awe-inspiring full moon. I posed my question... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face Avoid showing favoritism when dealing with children: 4 of 8
How parental favoritism devastates the family.Genesis 25:28 "And Isaac loved (and was partial to) Esau, because he ate of Esau's game; but Rebekah loved Jacob."Why would a father or mother look at one child as a blessing and the other as something else, perhaps something even worthless or bad?As I wrote my lesson this past we... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed: 4 of 7
This documentary is full of humorous and at other times moving historical footage that gives it the feeling of a collage and accelerates the pace as the clips are only a few seconds in length. It is entertaining and easy to follow.Ben Stein begins by interviewing scientists who were "expelled" for suggesting a guiding force m... More..