On February 10, 1938, The Oxford Magazine published this poem by C.S. Lewis. Lewis had a lifelong desire to be a poet. Yet, as his career and fame grew, it was never to be realized. Still, he periodically would try his hand at the craft. This poem is one of his more successful. Chanson D’Adventure … More C.S. Lewis Poem about More than Spring
Have you ever been falsely accused of something? Silly question. All of us have at one time or another. Sometimes it was minor. Sometimes it was life-altering. Always, it was painful. Even the Savior of the world was falsely accused which puts us in good company. King David wrote about his own “valley of the … More Without Cause
This poem was written in 1936, published and then largely forgotten until it was rediscovered 2013. In September of this year (2024), it was republished in a collection of poems of J.R.R. Tolkien as poem number 148 with the title, “Noel.” (Advice: If you can, read the poem aloud, do it. Poetry is written to … More A Christmas Poem of J.R.R. Tolkien
Mary’s Song (Luke 1:46–55) When we look at a tapestry, we often forget that it began with a single thread. I tell you, there is a tapestry being woven in the pages of Scripture. It began with a single thread, but God, the weaver of the tapestry is skillfully weaving every thread together to complete … More Mary’s Song and the Tapestry of Redemption
Training the heart is not always easy. It is bent and resists being straightened. When we bought our house here in South Carolina, we inherited a six foot hook for a hanging plant in the back yard. About a year later we had to take down a number of trees in the back and I … More Into Your Hands, I Give Everything (Psalm 31)
Photo: Neshaminy Creek, PA, close to the headwaters Read Psalm 67 (ESV) To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples … More A Liturgy for a Praising Heart (Ps. 67)
Another offering for “The Poetry Project” Read Psalm 88 Get Me Out of Here “Get me out of here” is all my heart wanted to say.I was surrounded.The mockers were many.Friends were few.Words were vicious.Every thought took me deeper into troubles.Every memory deeper into depression.Like one walking among the dead,Like one unremembered even by You, … More Get Me Out of Here
The “Poetry Project” is a period feature of the blog composed of “poetic” reflections on each of the psalms in the psalter. The goal is produce a poetic-ish reflection on either the whole psalm or some portion of the psalm. I’m not under any illusions. I am not a poet. I have a poets heart … More The Poetry Project: Teaching a Soul to Sing Again
Read Psalm 88 Sometimes called the “saddest psalm in the psalter” Psalm 88 is a psalm of deepest despair. But it is despair out of which there is a beam of hope shining brightly in the midst of its gloom. The English Standard editors supply the following heading: I Cry Out Day and Night Before … More 18 Verses, 1 Request: The Saddest Song in the Psalter
Psalm 32:1-2 (ESV) 1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,and in whose spirit there is no deceit. Can a sinner in need ever grow weary of these verses?This one can’t. An offering for the Poetry Project Read … More When Sin Caught Me and Sent Me to Mercy
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