Keeping the Faith: Twenty Years of Poetry
Keeping the Faith: Twenty Years of Poetry

Author: Devin M.L. Andrews

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-11-11

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1387363166

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Poetry is the world's oldest universal form of literature. Every nation and every culture has some form of poetry. Poems are usually the first stepping stone in songs and even fiction. In fact, before there was ink and papyrus to write the first books of the Bible, Passages where made into poems that fathers sang regularly to their sons, word for word, for dozens of generations. There are those who have dared to create strict guidelines to determine what is poetry and what is not. Such individuals would denigrate the beautiful art of poets like William Carlos Williams, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and myself. As long as a work has meaning and comes from the heart, the mind, or even the stomach, it is poetry. Even if it is four lines with blunt language or 10 pages with flowery language, it is poetry--something to appreciate, to share, and to write.

Twenty Poems to Bless Your Marriage
Twenty Poems to Bless Your Marriage

Author: Roger Housden

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2023-06-06

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 164547237X

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Poems can teach us in ways that surpass other forms of understanding, especially when the subject concerns matters of the heart. When the heart’s whispers are too faint for us to hear in ordinary ways, poetry can speak to us with another kind of eloquence. From the leap of joy that a couple takes on their wedding day to a fiftieth wedding anniversary that acknowledges the deep connection that a life together can bring, marriage takes us on a journey that passes through seasons and stages, peaks and valleys. This book honors that journey through twenty poems that celebrate and illuminate some of these major stages and provides not only inspiration for the journey but also solace and wisdom. Roger Housden, the author of Ten Poems to Change Your Life, provides essential insights into the poems, creating a collection of reflective prose and poetry that makes this an inspirational guidebook as much as a volume of poetry. In Twenty Poems to Bless Your Marriage, Roger Housden offers poems and essays that will give voice to your heart, offering up words and wisdom not just for special occasions but to act as friends and guides to refer to throughout the life of a marriage.

KEEPING THE FAITH IN A DOUBTIN
KEEPING THE FAITH IN A DOUBTIN

Author: Karen Demaree

Publisher: Wavecloud Corporation

Published: 2016-11-28

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781535604246

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Keeping the Faith In a Doubting World is a series of poems written by me over the years. Each with its time and date of inspiration and writing. This book shows that we don't and shouldn't give up. That life, in general, is a test to make us stronger and build our character. I hope as others read my life story through poetry, they too will be inspired to fight to win, to overcome as I have. Happiness is a choice regardless of our situations. Happiness and laughter helps change the situation we may find ourselves. Choose happiness.

Dante and Derrida
Dante and Derrida

Author: Francis J. Ambrosio

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0791480410

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Reading Dante's Commedia alongside Jacques Derrida's later religious writings, Francis J. Ambrosio explores what these works reveal about religion as a fundamental dynamic of human existence, about freedom and responsibility, and about the significance of writing itself. Ambrosio argues that both the many telling differences between them and the powerful bonds that unite them across centuries show that Dante and Derrida share an identity as religious writers that arises from the human experiences of faith, hope, and love in response to the divine mystery of being human. For both Dante and Derrida, Ambrosio contends, "scriptural religion" reveals that the paradoxical tension of freedom and absolute responsibility must lead to the mystery of forgiveness, a secret that these two share and faithfully keep by surrendering to its necessity to die so as always to begin again anew.

God's Poetic Moments Within
God's Poetic Moments Within

Author: Catherine M. Burns

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2021-04-27

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1098022270

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For over twenty-five years, Catherine kept a collection of poetry and short stories in a little nightstand next to her bed. She wrote them down over time according to what she was experiencing at that specific period in her life. Together, they tell a story of her journey through motherhood, the pain of watching a loved one live through a miscarriage, the responsibility of our actions carried in our hands, but mainly God's presence in our darkest times. The realization that God is always there even when we may not notice is the main subject. His comfort and love are a common theme throughout. Catherine sees her poetry as a gift that God has given her. By using God's gift, she can focus on his love through all of life's unpredictable moments. God's gifts are meant to be shared. She now would like to share some of her favorite poetry with others so they can have the same peace and comfort she has found. Following Gods calling, she has now selected some of her favorite poetry and compiled them together in this book called God's Poetic Moments Within. Her poetry captures the realization that God is always with us through our struggles, losses, joys, and sorrows. In sharing her poetry, her prayer is that the reader will leave with a feeling of sustaining hope, peace, and comfort for their own personal life. God bless!

Faith Poems
Faith Poems

Author: Eileen M. Phelps

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2023-10-18

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13:

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This book of poetry addresses many currently relevant topics. Mental Health and Injustice are two examples.

Walk of Faith
Walk of Faith

Author: Jo Evans Lynn

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2011-07

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 1449719996

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Walk of Faith is about living, growing, and walking in the light. Every poem invites the reader to laugh, cry, sing, and pray with the poet while taking a spiritual journey. Each poem speaks, rather than preaching, to the readers about the universal experiences of all who walk daily in their faith. Even the poem titled "Gentle Sermon" is spiritually and realistically insightful, rather than preachy. Walk of Faith is a collection of inspirational poems covering more than twenty years that Jo Evans Lynn has served as the unofficial poet laureate of her church. The poems inspire and celebrate all occasions and people from every social realm, joyfully flowing from childhood to adulthood, as a girl becomes a woman of faith in a Pentecostal church. The overwhelming message of the collection of poems is that "a spiritual walk with God is a journey of hope, faith, and joy." In every poem, whether serious or humorous, Jo Evans Lynn affirms that the goodness of God is an ever-present force in our lives and that there is nothing too hard for God.