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Wholly Man
I am a restless man, a wannabe holy man my mind churns over the meanings of God’s word it deconstructs the messages into pieces that can be weighed and measured held up to the light and examined closely, like a doctor with an x-ray. I find them to be great and daunting and confusing and…
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At His Feet
I sat at Jesus’s feet. Bewildered by the crowd and the heat But what is there to say? I could see His face, hear His words. “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” I am a believer, I have faith. Can the Lord not hear me pray fervently, for hours…
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National Poetry Month: “Credulity”
It takes a lot to believe often there is nothing but the desire to believe. I know that the Teacher was a man of God. He healed, I saw it happen. I could smell the festering lepers, but after he touched them I could see their flesh renewed, revitalized. Pink and healthy. I watched the…
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Tower of Babel
Such sumptuous beauty of the hidden soul made manifest in the arches and the rocks and stone blended into concrete massed into shape heart beating heavy as marble covers rough patches added grace and monumental powers push down into the earth shouldering burdens as always, man-made here the piers, hear them vibrating in groaning exaltation…
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Idols of the World
There are idols in the world. The dark, churlish lurkers, the bright and shiny golden calves, the multi-headed monstrosities of ancient times; unambiguously different yet they all share the same origin: made by the hands of humans. It is almost impossible to express the reason for this type of work. Why do people create gods…
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What is the Numinous?
What is the numinous? Why do I use this word as a byline for my personality and view of the world? The classical definition from Webster’s Dictionary is “having a mysterious, holy, or spiritual quality.” I certainly do not believe in the holy or the divine, but I do feel that there are elements of…
The Numinous Cosmos 