How small His Holy Hand that bends our stems from this sin rooted land . Heavens Hand high pulled low picks Hollyhocks like us below . sets us stem to stem petal to petal pressing in Petal to petal press and point away from the wild Handicapped and handpicked like Hollyhocks gathered we haggard harlots… Continue reading Spring Picking
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Doodling On
“Attend to me, and hear me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily, Because of the voice of the enemy. . . my heart is pained within me. . . So I say to you oh Lord. . .”oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at… Continue reading Doodling On
The Glory and the Madman: God has descended into Hell. Part 3
part 3 of a story birthed by a journey of faith with my atheist (now agnostic) father. Subtitle: The Nicene Creed negates Nietzsche. Previous chapters : https://vunglaub.com/2015/02/01/the-glory-and-the-madman-part-1the-latern/ https://vunglaub.com/2014/02/01/the-glory-and-the-madman-part-2-god-is-dead/ My father has walked and talked in what believers call ” a healing” for three years.It was not a complete healing. The cancer in my father’s bowel has not grown further but has instead… Continue reading The Glory and the Madman: God has descended into Hell. Part 3
Mama’s Penpal
Look down Jesus from Your Holy Height to hear the groans of our children , the prisoners, to set free these doomed to die that they may live to declare YOUR NAME JESUS (Psalms 102:19-21) Oh church Oh church , can you hear our cries? We are outside your doors , our eye never dries! Seasons, they come… Continue reading Mama’s Penpal
A Fellowship Dinner Prayer (Communion)
“and the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover with us?” Mark 14:12 KJV Might I have dinner with You? Might I have dinner with You, My King That you might Now set… Continue reading A Fellowship Dinner Prayer (Communion)
Abiding Above the Rifle of ” Roof” (living in Psalm 91)
This is a letter to my brothers and sisters at my church, Renewed Life Outreach. It is current and true. It is a call for revival. For revival is truly built on the blood of martyrs. And we, in a small town of 800 are seeing many martyrs have shed their blood overseas and now… Continue reading Abiding Above the Rifle of ” Roof” (living in Psalm 91)
Dressing UP
“What happened sis?” the boy asked the girl as he looked down his chest, to his stomach, to his feet. “I don’t know brother! Last thing I remember is when we both called out from that broken limb up there” the girl pointed to the tree limb dangling above her head “we called to our… Continue reading Dressing UP
Considering catepillars and worms ( a childs view of Ephesians 2:1-10)
“Fear not , thou worm of Jacob and you men of Israel :I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 41:14 “lookie at them two worms” the boy said to the girl as they walked through rows in the summer garden. “Them both ain’t worms boy” the… Continue reading Considering catepillars and worms ( a childs view of Ephesians 2:1-10)
The tale of Fear Rabbit
“What does it look like?” the boy asked. “I can’t tell you what it looks like ” the girl replied. “I just know that we are supposed to have nothing to do with it.” (1) she explained. “Well, how am I ever gonna know how to ‘have nothing to do with it’ when I don’t… Continue reading The tale of Fear Rabbit