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My New Father Has More and Better, a Short Story by Awara Fernandez
Our sons lived for five years in an orphanage in the rainforest of Puerto Maldonado, Peru after their biological parents died. When our...
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Sep 29, 20233 min read
As the Crow Flies, a Prose Poem by Joe Bisicchia
Feather instead my wings. All the way home, over the streets, for here we are. In truth, none alone. Christ, O Truth, take my hand.
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Sep 1, 20231 min read
Chosen Child, a Poem by Robert Funderburk
He stumbled much
Always arose knowing
Another enemy waited
As the mother shed
Her tears in solitude
Seeing in him
A heart as pure as
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Aug 18, 20231 min read
Solitude, a Poem by Michael S. Glaser
In solitude, I am at ease with myself, able to return to my spirit when it has been shaken bearing witness to the world. In solitude, I...
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May 26, 20231 min read
Loving My Enemies, a Poem by Clara Klein
When trouble lies ahead And evil shows its face, I am urged to retribution, But fight a different war. I do not consider them enemies,...
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May 12, 20231 min read
It’s Time to Re-Examine Why We Celebrate Christmas, a Reflection Piece by Debra Ayis
We had barely entered the month of December when the Christmas lights went up in my new neighborhood. But it was the cheerful Christmas...
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Dec 23, 20223 min read
Magnolia and Cherry, a Poem by Marjorie Maddox
-Spring 2021 Buds burnt by cold, they open anyway, both pink and blackened, facing the spring. Courage, not innocence: magnolia and...
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Dec 9, 20221 min read
Sitting in Darkness, a Poem by Russell Willis
If you are sitting in darkness open your eyes turn around to see if there’s light behind you or above or below or to the side not that...
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Oct 28, 20221 min read
Theological Tanka, a Poem by Christina E. Petrides
Each Bible hero— people who became great saints in the end of ends— felt tangibles stripped away in the maturing process. Born in San...
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Oct 7, 20221 min read
Abortion: A Morality Story, an Essay by Kimberly L. Robinson
This is for the Church. I do not, as a rule, object to anyone of any persuasion reading my humble prose. So, Taoists, those who follow...
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Jun 29, 20228 min read
Paper Cranes, a Poem by Jeff William Acosta
None knows how I like to sleep at night even our mom who would say to you: ‘Your kuya sleeps like a baby, all curled up from his head to...
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Apr 2, 20211 min read
I Never Wanted Potiphar's Wife, a Poem by Ellen Huang
Years from now, sermons and wisdoms will tell of my bravery in the face of wily woman, nameless woman, thirsty for exotic drink from this...
Ellen Huang
Mar 5, 20212 min read
It's 9 am Sunday, a Poem by Jeff William Acosta
Written by Jeff William Acosta I. It's 9 am Sunday. Another day I am forced to wake up while I'm in the process of drowning my body in...
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Feb 19, 20212 min read
Pillar of Salt, a Short Story by Niles M. Reddick
for Tess Barbara no longer went to the women’s group at the Methodist church, and for the first year after her daughter’s death, Barbara...
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Oct 9, 20203 min read
'Four-Letter Word' & 'Test Me I'm Positive', a Poem by Amelia Thompson
Amelia Thompson reminds us of the importance of this four-letter word: REST.
Next, watch her perform 'Test Me I'm Positive'.
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May 8, 20201 min read
In His Footsteps, a Poem by Debra Ayis
It feels like I have been a Christ follower from my mother’s womb I look down memory lane Night and day, months and years… It shows my...
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Feb 17, 20201 min read
"Oh Lord", a Poem by Billy Ayis
OH LORD by Billy Ayis Oh lord My God As I settle down to read Plant in me a seed To give knowledge Without taking me over the edge To...
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Feb 9, 20201 min read
"Sometimes I Wonder", a Poem by Billy Ayis
You say you are very near
Then why do I still fear
You say my burdens are yours to bear
But even now I shed a tear
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Jan 18, 20202 min read
3 Tips to Revitalize Your Devotional Time, a Devotional by Debra Ayis
If we want to survive spiritually, we need to consume the Word of God. But how does one read the same book repeatedly without getting bored?
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Jan 11, 20204 min read
Celebrating Christmas in Northern Nigeria, a Devotional by Debra Ayis
Growing up in a Christian family in Nigeria introduced me to many traditions associated with Christmas. From as far back as memory can...
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Dec 22, 20192 min read
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