Room for reflection

A place for me to share general musings and reflections on Christian themes. On the top right you can access the blog page and about page for further info.

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  • Why the Crucifixion?

    God paid the penalty our sin, we, being worthless without God, unable to offer Him recompense for the sins we’ve committed against Heaven, were given eternal hope when God said, ‘I will do it, I will pay the cost for their sin,’ and came in person, fully incarnate to do so. All the host of Read more

  • Experimenting with the Sonnet exercise

    When Disasters do Report When I hear report of disasters struck, Of Hurricanes wreaking havoc o’erseas, Of forest fires causing great devastation, Of tsunamis laying waste to poor places; When I hear of earthquakes crippling far lands, And volcanoes over villages spilling, When I hear the news of such tragedies, And the tally of all Read more

  • Seek Knowledge the Best Way: A Poem

    I went to Knowledge I went to Knowledge and said, ‘teach, lest you remain beyond my reach.’ She bid I follow her a while, Then seeing shade, said with a smile, ‘Come child, sit by that tree and rest, And I will teach you it the best: That everything there is to know Comes down Read more

  • Parable of the Grapes: A Poem

    Grapes I’d a cluster of purple grapes, ‘what sweet succulent taste awaits,’ I thought, taking one for delight, spitting it out, ‘this nothing sates,’ I said, repulsed, ‘such a sour blight, these must be wild grapes alright.’ The grapes are from the Vineyard parable of Isaiah, and seeming good and delicious but in reality sour Read more

  • The Jar: A Poem about Israel

    The Jar There was a jar that had a crack, much content for this did it lack; it wished to love it could be back to unmarred state before a whack; but when the potter went to mend it, it balked, for his love did offend it. The jar is representative of Israel as I Read more

  • There is a Grave called Death: A Poem

    There is a Grave called Death Some may think it a barren hope, and call the Christian a fool who at the sheer fantastic does grope, and say, ‘calm, you thing of lunatic; but so long is a length of rope.’ And, it’s true it’s a kind of kindness to inform of reality to the Read more