planting seeds
a portion of the poem “planting seeds” from the book “embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living.” snoring in the dark night.glancing toward the groundwith hopes of a harvest.feeling the sun’s heat.shivering on cold nights.but waiting, after planting,was his...
Thoughts on Baseball, Breakfast, Millie, and Senegal
Most of my poems result from reflections on real life experiences. Thoughts and feelings, questions and prayers, hopes and hurts all swim together in the river of reality. So I write. Instead of holding those issues inside, I write. Poetry and prose, I write. Some of...
“Most pastors need a reason to slow down—in Chris Maxwell’s word, Pause—and take time to not only smell the roses but listen to the heart of God. Maxwell’s Pause is one of the better reasons to simply STOP everything else, open the book, read, reflect, reminisce, pray, and listen. I wish someone had written a book like this when I was a younger spiritual leader.” (Click here for more endorsements)
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