Category Archives: Poetry

49: A Year of Jubilee

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Jason

I turned 49 years old yesterday — seven sevens. That’s prompted me to think about the biblical idea of jubilee — a time of rest and release at the end of seven seven-year seasons, a time when the land would … Continue reading →

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Carrying the Grief

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Jason

I read a poem the other day by a writer named Liz Newman. She talks about missing someone as an experience of simultaneously carrying both grief and love. When you think about it, grief and love come from the same … Continue reading →

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Knowing Jesus: Alpha and Omega

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Jason

Sermon Thesis: Jesus as the Alpha and the Omega. Sermon Texts: Revelation 1:8; Revelation 22:12-13; Colossians 3:1-4 Today we wrap up our Knowing Jesus series by looking at one final name for Jesus that we find in the Scriptures. This … Continue reading →

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Make My Heart Fertile

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Jason

Yeshua asks me, What keeps your heart fertile? Continue reading →

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Ephesians 2: God’s Workmanship

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Jason

Reading for Wednesday, Oct 31: Eph 2 “And you were dead…But God…made us alive together with Christ,” (v1, 4). Paul begins with our experience prior to knowing Christ: we were dead, entangled in sin, enslaved to the prince of the … Continue reading →

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The Flowers I Plant

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Jason

This is a piece written by my favorite local poet, a sweet lady named Ozella who worships at our church. I wanted to share it with you today: The flowers I plant upon this earth Will be a gift to … Continue reading →

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The Theatre of Thy Grace

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Jason

Our journey to South Africa was a formative one in many ways and I’m still attempting to process all we experienced. I suppose the most immediately arresting feature of Cape Town is her natural beauty. Surrounded by mountains, flanked by … Continue reading →

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Birthday Wishes from Grandmother

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Jason

Today, Jackson was asking to see a picture of my mother, so I got down an old photo album. In the back of the photo album, there was a stack of old papers. I started going through them: my old … Continue reading →

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Counting My Blessings

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Jason

Tonight on Thanksgiving Eve, I’m thankful for a good many things. Lately, when my kids have been complaining about something, I’ve been telling them, “Most people in the world would love to have your life.” And that’s a good dose … Continue reading →

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Prophets of a Future Not Our Own

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Jason

The following is a poem from the pen of Oscar Romero. I calls me to evaluate the idols of self-importance and busyness that I’ve created. It reminds me of my place as worker, not master builder. I hope it will … Continue reading →

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