The Ranchthorn Post

Who Told You?

2009-08-12T07:54:00.000-07:00

Man was never afraid before he ate of the tree
of knowledge. He fellowshipped easily with God.

He did not feel that he was being judged. He was
innocent and naive. Man only knew God's love.

Then Satan entered the picture.

God said to Adam, "Who told you that you were naked."

God always ask us, "Who told you?"

It is important who we listen to.

mtc 2009

The Pain of Love

2009-07-14T10:41:00.000-07:00

Suffering is part of being human and Christian.
Those who love most seem to suffer most from
the plight of others.

We need prayer even if God does not grant our
prayer request. Asking why is never productive.

As we grow spiritually we are able to bear more
burdens. It is not pleasant but we share with Christ
in the pain of love.

mtc 2009

Depraved Calvinism

2009-07-10T15:40:00.000-07:00

Calvinism is more than an academic debate.

How could anyone believe that my three month
old grand-daughter could be on God's list of those
with no hope - Born to Lose?

No amount of prayer, Sunday School, VBS, AWANAS,
Sermons or Singing could change that fact if she is
destine to hell.

How could a Calvinist have children knowing
such is possible? Even non-select dying babies would
go to hell. They reach accountability at conception.

How could any Christian actually believe in "no hope"
Christianity. Born to Lose is depraved thinking.

Maybe Calvin was not one of the elect.

mtc 2009

Freedom's Hidden Cost

2009-07-05T21:55:00.000-07:00

The May 25 Army Times pictured faces of 395 fallen soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines. In the previous twelve months, these US men and women died in the wars. Seeing the Faces of the Fallen make the cost of freedom especially real. The total number is near 5,000.

It is too late to pray for those who did not know Christ. They have gone to hell preserving our freedom.

Pray for the salvation of those who will yet die.

mtc 2009

Our God is a Jealous God

2009-07-02T09:48:00.000-07:00

In many Baptist churches, Old Glory will fly especially
high on Sunday morning. The music will be uplifting
and patriotic. We will pledge our allegiance to the flag
and to the United States of America. Our hearts will
beat hard within our chests. We will remember the
price that has been paid and continues to be paid for
our freedom. Our emotions will be made tender by
the sacrifices and our resolve will be strengthened
to fight all who would seek to tread on the USA. God
help us to be faithful citizens and God Bless America.

Old Glory will be the star as the state goes to church
this weekend. Our God is a jealous God!

mtc 2009

The Eighth Day

2009-06-29T08:10:00.000-07:00

God created for six days and
On the seventh day he rested

God knew man would sin and die
So, He planned a new creation

On the eighth day he returned to work
And worked until the work was done

Then He shouted with a loud voice
"It is finished"

mtc 2009

Jihan's Testimony

2009-06-22T20:49:00.000-07:00

Jihan, my wife of thirty-three years, is from Korea. This is her
testimony.

My parents were Buddhist. So, I was raised Buddhist. I went
to the Buddhist temple and bowed before Buddha asking for
blessings. My neighbor was a Buddhist fortune teller who taught
me the discipline of prayer and giving to receive blessings.

At the age of eighteen I met a young Christian woman who
became my piano teacher. She invited me to go to church. Since
I liked her, I went to church with her regularly. Soon I had a life
changing experience. I rejected Buddhism and chose Christ.

My mother notice the difference, so I told her what I had done.
Because I left Buddhism, she blamed me once when she was
unable to move her arms. Later she said my God was more
powerful than hers. Six years later she died of cancer. But,
before she died she also rejected Buddhism and accepted Christ
as Savior and Lord.

Before trusting in Christ, I was superstitious and fearful. I
was always seeking personal blessings. Now, I know that
God really loves me. I am more at peace with myself. I try to
be a blessing to others. I am sure that I am going to heaven.

I thank God for my piano teacher who invited me to church. I
thank God for the small Baptist church in Korea that showed
God's love to me and for the pastor's wife that taught me what
it means to be a follower of Christ. I thank God for the Bible.
Most of all, I thank my Lord Jesus Christ for making it possible
for my spirit to be born again and for His Spirit to reside within
me to seal my salvation, to comfort me, to disciple me, to counsel
me, to help me pray, and to provide spiritual gifts for me to use in
His church. I look forward with great anticipation to Christ's
return.

If you are not a follower of Jesus the Christ, seek Him. You too can
have a life changing experience guaranteed for eternity.

Jihan 2001

My Personal Testimony

2009-06-15T12:13:00.000-07:00

At the age of seven, I made a conscious decision to
become a Christian. I made this decision the very
same day that I learned that I was a born sinner
and was spiritually estranged from God.

A Christian is one who has breached this estrangement
by accepting Christ's offer to restore their spiritual
relationship with God. Christ said that He came that
we might have life and have life more abundantly.

Though I did not feel like a sinner, God revealed to me
through a sermon from the Bible that I was old enough
to be accountable. That same day, I placed my trust in
Christ for my spiritual rebirth and reunion with God.

I am immortal. Now my spirit is protected by Christ
forever. My earthly destiny is determined by the degree
to which I yield to the Spirit of God who resides in each
Christian. As I yield, I experience abundant faith in Christ
and love. The fruit of the Spirit "LOVE" produces joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self control.

I am a member of a local church, the First Baptist Church
of Farmersville. And like all Christians, my mission through
the church is to go into all the world with the good news that
each persons' relationship with God can be restored. My mission
through the church is to teach other Christians what the Bible
says about the abundant life and love. My mission through the
church is to help one another maintain spiritual accountability as
we seek to become more like Christ and less like Adam. My
mission through the church is to worship God with one another, to
fellowship with one another and to minister to those in need.

In addition to human talents, God gives each church member
one or more, supernatural spiritual gifts which empowers the
church to accomplish its spiritual mission. These gifts are for the
church and are only effective when used through the church. A
spiritual gift can not be learned, improved or selected. God gives
gifts based on the availability of Christians and the needs of the
church. As such, my spiritual gifts may change.

Most unfavorable circumstances and crises in my life can be
traced to my sins or the sins of loved ones. Through it all, God
has always been faithful. God has always provided. God has
never left me unprotected. And, God has always made his will
apparent though I have not always been obedient to follow.

My testimony is that God is good and His mercy endures
forever. I can depend on the Holy Spirit to use Bible
scriptures and prayer to deepen my relationship with God
and inspire me to servanthood.

mtc 2001

Heaven Expectations

2009-05-05T12:59:00.000-07:00

Do you have a mansion of a big house
And angels for servants

Do you live alone in the mansion
Or who is your mansion mate

Is there a horse and chariot in the garage
And white robes in the closet

Are you employed as a musician with
A harp and a briefcase full of songs

Are you digging nuggets out of the street
Or swinging on the Pearly Gates

Picture yourself as neither male or female
Sexless like the angels

Are you a baby Christian or
A mature saint of the Lord

What do you plan to do in heaven
That you can not do here?

Praise, Fellowship, Pray, Sing
Witness, Tithe, Minister, Love

mtc 1996

Disposition

2009-04-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

The simple absence of pain
Can very often be pleasure

The absence of pleasure
For others is most painful

mtc 1997

National Hero Found Lacking

2009-04-17T11:27:00.000-07:00

A soldier made the supreme sacrifice
He gave his young life to save his friends

Posthumous honor will come from country
And he will be praised as an army of one

Acquaintances will speak of how they knew him
Many will feel the pain and experience the loss

His parents will grieve with pride
A young girl will mourn the loss of her beloved

What deeds so honorable and sacrifices
So great are enough when life is over

He gave his young life but he was lacking.
Judgement without mercy must follow

Christianity was in the vast fog of religion
That he planned to check out some day

He chose to wait for a more opportune moment
So many things to do. Now, there is no more time.

"Depart from me. I never knew you."
Sad, but not all heroes go to heaven

mtc 2009

Relative Politics

2009-02-10T08:21:00.000-08:00

Is there no common data base?
Does everything have a floating standard?

Now that values have become relative
Must we also have relative facts?

How must the electorate determine
To whom to cast the deciding vote?

Must we decide based on emotional relativity
We see no values, facts, truth or platform

Debates are not debates of the issues
They are conflicting statistics and sound bytes

Each politician sells self, a persona
Suspend the facts, values, truth and platform

Politicians are behind changing masks
I am who you want me to be

All is fair in love and in politics
Sort it out after the election

mtc 1996

Over Population

2009-02-10T08:01:00.000-08:00

Physical man gets no special privileges
To excessive population

Father God and mother nature control the system
All animals must obey or become non-existent

The worst environmental hazard and
Most dangerous threat to the future

If man does not control his population
Check the scales which way it swings

Technology only temporarily postpones
Pestilence, War, Famine, Plague

It is not a good. It is not a bad.
It is just the laws of God and nature

mtc 1996

Worship Alone

2009-02-02T07:28:00.000-08:00

Worshiping God alone is like
Trying to sing a one note song

It can be done - Hum...

But, it lacks harmony and scale

God said at least give me two or three

Gathered together in my name

How about four part harmony

Hal le lu jah - Praise the Lord

Do not neglect to assemble together

mtc 2009

Sparrows don't Worry

2009-01-18T19:28:00.000-08:00

The Bible says do not worry
God knows when the sparrow falls
But, my hope is to fly and fly and fly
So, sometimes I worry

mtc 2009

Backslider

2009-01-16T18:30:00.000-08:00

Do you know a Christian backslider?

In Proverbs, the backsliders heart is

Filled with his own ways.

I know I should, but..

I know I should not, but...

When Israel made choices based on
Beliefs other than God's ways,
The prophets described their
Lack of faith in God as backsliding.

In Jeremiah, their backsliding increased.
In Psalms, they turned back and tempted God.
In Revelations, they left their first love.

In Jeremiah, The Lord said he would
Destroy those who went backward and
Did not return from their ways.

God forgives the Christian backslider who repents
But backsliding still results in withdrawn blessings

It takes no effort to slide backward
Here am I, Lord. Push me forward!

mtc 2004

Church and the New Covenant

2009-01-16T07:42:00.000-08:00

Before Christ formed His church there was the Old Covenant

Believers under the Law, Sacrificed to cover sin,
Worshipped, Sung Psalms, Studied Scriptures,
Prayed, Tithed and gave Alms, Performed Weddings and
Funerals, Helped and Comforted the needy, and
Trained Moral Values

So, Why did Christ form His Church? Why a New Covenant?

He founded His Church on Peters' confession that Jesus is the
Christ - the Messiah. The final sacrifice and a New Covenant
Christ said, "I will build My church"

Christ made the church the steward of the Keys to the Kingdom
Which is that He is the way the truth and the life and that
No one comes to the Father but through Him.
One must come to Christ to receive God's Grace and Mercy

One must hear, accept and trust Christ to have Sins forgiven
And to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. What the church does
With the keys to the kingdom impacts who hears and may
Choose to be loosed for heaven

Jesus gave the church its purpose in the Great Commission to
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you

He commanded his followers to love the Lord your God with
All your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind and to
Love your neighbor as your self

Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts and empowerment for Christian
Church members to operate the church to accomplish its purpose.

As local Church members we must constantly prioritize and
Evaluate Organization, Activities, Events, Resources and Time
To determine if we are doing critical works or only good works.

mtc 2004

ABSOLUTELY !

2009-01-14T06:36:00.000-08:00

Have you heard? Everyone is saying it.
Now I am counting the times that it is said.

Over and over multiple times in conversation
Like a scratched vinyl record jumping a groove.

It is on the news, in interviews, cooking shows,
Sports and weather replacing "you know" and "Awesome."

Eating at a restaurant out on the town, I heard it
Each time the waitress came to the table.

The definition is pure or relatively free of mixture.
It perfectly embodies the nature of a thing. Perfect.

Can there be that much perfection in my presence
All day long. You think? Absolutely!

mtc 2009

Officership

2009-01-13T21:10:00.000-08:00

The following was written as a military officer in 1987.
Application can be made to individual lives in other
professions.

I am an Officer. Officership is how well I do my job. If
we use the analogy of marksmanship, an officer must
hit the mark in five areas if he aspires to greatness.

The officer must hit the spiritual mark. In God we
trust. The same God that created something from
nothing when time began, gives meaning to each
person's life. This meaning provides the officer with
the will to endure in the face of hopelessness. It is the
spiritual which makes the officer more than an animal
at war.

The officer must hit the mental mark. He must have

the mental organization to acquire skills, knowledge,

and technical competencies. He must sharpen the

thought processes necessary for planning, directing,

and decision making. The officer must practice mental

health for a man is - what he thinks about.

The officer must hit the emotional mark. In the

absence of emotional stability, the officer will destroy

himself and others. His behavior may become

irrational and his body may become physically ill.

He may develop a dependency on prescription drugs

or alcohol. His mind may dwell on jealousy and

vindictiveness. To maintain emotional strength the

officer must develop mutually supportive personal

relationships. These relationships will sturdy him

against rejection and professional disappointments.

Emotional stability provides the officer with the

capacity to accept the consequences of responsibility.

The officer must hit the social mark. We the people

of the United States of America are one nation. We are

pledged to fair treatment, domestic tranquility, common

defense, general welfare, personal rights and liberties.

The officer has a social obligation and sworn duty to secure

the blessings of liberty. Secondly, the traditions of the

army expect certain social behaviors of an officer. He must

manage his association with superiors, contemporaries,

and subordinates with propriety.

The officer must hit the physical mark. Failure is

imminent if the officer's body does not support the pursuit

of excellence. The body must receive proper maintenance

and conditioning. It must have the capability to endure

distress and deprivation. Good health is necessary for the

officer to meet the physical demands of soldiering.

We are part of a great country, a great people, and a great

profession. When we look to the heroes of our profession we

must emulate only the shots that made them great. We have

only five shots to greatness -- Spiritual, Mental, Emotional,

Social and Physical. We must take care to place each shot on

the mark.

mtc1987

Will to Belief and Faith

2009-01-12T03:14:00.000-08:00

Adam, the first man was created in truth destine for paradise
But by an act of the will chose a lie and hell for all humanity

Now we are all born in a lie destine to eternity in hell
We must determine then choose truth

By an act of the will I change my eternal destiny
Like ice cream flavors I am free to choose

So, does Free Will presume Will Power?
Am I depending on the same will for my eternal fate
As I am to maintain a healthy body weight?

Hum, must I act on truth which is faith or
Simply choose to believe truth and deny doubt?
Belief is on a continuum fluctuating from weak to strong

What about the person who does not yet believe but
Chooses anyway to act in faith on God breathed truth
Though maintaining intellectual dissonance?

Unless I act on truth of diet and exercise I remain fat
Likewise, my eternal destiny is changed only if I act on
God breathed truth - Faith

mtc 2009

The Lord is My Sheep Herder

2009-01-11T06:01:00.000-08:00

The Lord is my Sheep Herder
And I am the sheep

He promised to keep me
Safe from the deep

Yes, sometimes I wander
And I go astray

But He is always there
To show me the way

For the Lord is my Sheep Herder
And I am the sheep

mtc 1990

Cockleburrs and Corn

2009-01-10T06:25:00.000-08:00

We go through life planting cuckleburrs and corn.

We are so bold as to plant them together
In the same field and in the same row.

Then we pray, " God, make the corn prosper,
But please do not let the cockleburrs grow."

mtc 1996

Crime and Punishment

2009-01-07T07:35:00.000-08:00

Give a non-Christian the death penalty
And you have dammed him to hell.

If a non-Christian attempts to kill a Christian
And the Christian protects himself with deadly force,
The attacker is condemned to hell.

If the Christian is killed, he goes to heaven.
Should he die with the prayer that his
Killer will become a Christian by and by?

Should the Christian protect himself only
After learning that the attacker is a fellow Christian?

Late at night when you hear an intruder at your bedroom door,
Do not directly spring into lethal action.

First inquire, "Friend are you saved?"

mtc 1996

Information Age Christianity

2009-01-07T06:30:00.000-08:00

The Holy Spirit gave it to me
My ministry will Sell it to you

It is Information
Books, Tapes, Music, Charts
Seminars, Workshops

How to do
How not to do
How to avoid doing
How to get someone else to do

Modern money changers
In the Money business
The loving roots of evil

Did someone say Revival
Witness, Prayer, Worship

Abundant living
Bones of the Saints
And Indulgences
Get your Bulletins here

Everyone has the keys
But where are the locks

mtc 1996

Rebirth Control

2008-12-31T09:00:00.000-08:00

Birth control prevents a birth
Safe from dangers on this earth

No chance of immortal child abuse
Of not witnessing Jesus to the youth

No chance to miss rebirth
Before old age exit from this earth

Birth control prevents a birth
Failure to witness prevents rebirth

mtc 1996

The Revelation to John

2008-12-31T07:43:00.000-08:00

Wherever there are Christians
Tired, burdened in persecution and pain.

Yearning like John to be present with Jesus and
To hear him say, "My beloved I am with you."

For first century Christians and all Christians to follow
Came the Revelation to John from God.

John understood this simple revelation.
Victory in the Lord Jesus Christ!

The signs are clear. The second coming is near.
Each generation interprets the signs and expects theirs is the time.

Each generation experiences the urgency,
Feels the hope and claims the victory.

Wherever there are Christians
Keep looking up. Never give up.

mtc 1996

Quick Prayer

2008-12-29T17:17:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been where
Christians are gathered together ?

Sometimes it is a worship service,
Bible study or business meeting,

Maybe a group for ministry, witness preparation,
Choir practice, church meal or social event

A sports event, lawn or building clean up
Even a prayer meeting

Where is it written
Let us open with a Quick Prayer?

Why must we inform our fellow Christians
That our conversation with God will be Quick?

I have done it and you may have also, but
Who is in charge - God or me?

God be nimble
God be quick
God jump over the candle stick

Instead, might we say
Let us go to the Father
Let us petition
Let us intercede
Let us praise

Let us Pray

mtc 2008

Abundant Life

2008-12-25T17:17:00.000-08:00

Jesus came that I might have life
And have life more abundantly.

He did not come for me to have possessions,
Body beautiful, charm, fame or self-esteem.

So what is this life that Jesus came
To give me incrementally to abundance?

Life spiritually is faith.
Abundant life is abundant faith.

There is no faith without Christ
And there is no abundant life.

Faith is to spirit as
Meaning is to intellect.

I have faith in Christ therefore,
I am spiritually alive.

As my faith continues to increase,
My life becomes more spiritually abundant.

Jesus came that I might have life

And have life more abundantly.

mtc 1996

The Trinity of Man

2008-12-16T05:50:00.000-08:00

Body Spirit Soul

God formed man from the earth
He used existing material - dirt
Thus began the Body of man

Earth man
Physical man
Carnal man
Animal man
Dying man

God continued His plan
To make a man
Eternal man
He breathed His eternal spirit
Into the earthly animal man
Thus began immortal Spiritual man
His existence never to end

Animal man met spiritual man
Temporal met eternal and in that place
Thus began the Soul of man
Executive of the being
Intellectual man
Personality man
Free will man
Learning man
Emotional man

Body Spirit Soul
The trinity of man

mtc 1996

God's Will

2008-12-13T18:55:00.000-08:00

Searching for God's will
Is like searching for your head.

Just reach up and grab it.

Only my will makes his will elusive.

mtc 1996

One Rule Garden Simplicity

2008-12-12T19:52:00.000-08:00

God gave man only one rule.
Do all else your body, spirit or mind desires.
No acts are immoral or desires impure.
Only keep one rule.

Do not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
God said it and man and woman had no desire to ask, Why?

Then woman met Satan in the garden.
He used the line he used to deceive the angels.
You too can be like God. Esteem yourself.

Disobey the one rule.
Eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

And when the woman chose,
She chose to esteem herself.

And when man saw what she had done.
He chose the same. Self-Esteem.

It was then that they felt so Self-conscious.
Man and woman wanted to hide.
They had become inadequate and naked.

Now sin is more complicated than the one rule.
Yes, man and woman are still inadequate and naked,
But in their knowledge they are always asking - Why?

And Satan, His is the same old story. Self -Esteem

mtc 1996

Volatile Times

2008-12-10T05:30:00.000-08:00

In volatile times even the
Smallest spark is offensive.

mtc 1990

Heaven is not Utopia

2008-12-05T20:58:00.000-08:00

Utopia - Man is at the center
An imaginary place where
All man's desires are fulfilled

Heaven - God is at the center
A real place where all
His perfect desires are fullfilled

In Heaven, God sets the agenda
In Heaven, God sets the schedule
In Heaven God assignes the tasks

Utopia is an aberration of the will
Heaven is an abdication of the will

mtc 96

Blessing God

2008-12-05T19:34:00.000-08:00

And God said, " Thank you for the blessings."
Hey God, that is my line.

Did I really bless God? Cool.
Ok, Luke 24:53...blessing God.
And Rev 7:12...Blessing...unto our God...
It is possible.

Do I seek to bless God
Or, do I seek God's blessings?

It is more blessed to give
So, why expect reciprocity?

mtc 96

Christian Body Language

2008-11-26T17:37:00.000-08:00

Uplifted hands
Together palm to palm
Knees bent to the floor

An arm around the shoulder
A helping hand
A hug

A bright face
A listening ear
Compassionate eyes
Witnessing lips
A smile

A well maintained temple
Dignity of an heir
Attitude of a servant
A workman without shame

mtc 1996

Is Revival to Simple to Do?

2008-11-26T08:11:00.000-08:00

Peter preached at pentecost-
The power to love.

Accept the vive of salvation - God's love.
Then give God's love to others - Revive.

When we make good things
Happen to others, we love.
The number and magnitude of
The good things we do
Measures how much we love.

What good things
Do I make happen for
My God and church
My Spouse and children
My friends and neighbors
My community and world
My enemies?

If I love you,
I rejoice in your good fortune
I seek ways to make good things happen to you
I say good things about you
I sacrifice to you with no thought of return.

Revival is never giving to get,
Manipulation, show or pride.
We are revived when we are
Engrossed in giving God's love.

When I say I love you
Know my love by my servitude -
The good things I do for you.

Great revivals are simply,
Great selfless acts of giving
By individual ambassadors
As part of the local church
In the body of Christ.

mtc 1996

Life

2008-11-22T08:18:00.000-08:00

The trip is not easy
It was not ment to be

But, the road is wide
And goes far away

We climb and slide
And coast very little

We move to the right
We move to the left
We move to the middle

We travel with groups, in pairs
And sometimes alone

Woman and man moves fast then slow
Not thinking how far the road will go

Then the road narrows
And there is no place to stand

mtc 1996

A New Holy Day

2008-11-19T04:51:00.000-08:00

We need a new holy day that looks to the future and celebrates the 2nd coming of Christ. Present holidays are associated with pagan days or commercialized leaving Christ out of the picture. A holy day that celebrates the 2nd coming but reflects on the past events of Christ in the Bible would be specifically Christian.

Who but Christians would celebrate the glorious day of the 2nd coming of Christ. Maybe the last day of the year, December 31, would be appropiate since we are in the last days. Celebrate before New Years Eve which ends the year. The state does not have to bless this holiday. Christians just need to rejoice in celebration of the future return of Christ.

This holiday could also add to a world wide evangelism awareness. Get ready. He will return. Never give up; Keep looking up.

mtc 2008 Nov

Concert in the Soil

2008-11-17T05:11:00.000-08:00

A John Deere tractor and a Chevy truck
Texas sun and Texas dirt

Plow the ground and break it up.
By the moonlight continue to toil
Popping Johnny breaking soil.

Study it, analyze it,
Fertilize it, lime it,

Plant in it, cultivate it,
Harrow it and till it,

Terrace it, irrigate it,
Conserve it and smell it,

Mortage it, Will it,
Real Estate deal it.

Live in it, grow in it,
Get old and die in it.

Texas sun and Texas dirt
Plow the ground and break it up.

mtc 1995

All You See is Desert

2008-11-15T09:00:00.000-08:00

"It is easy to trust God when the waters are parting,
the mountains are shaking, and when
the money is flowing, but it is very difficult to
trust God when all that you see is desert.
But it is especially during those times we need to trust.
Even in his desert, God was with Moses."
Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Bible Hour Speaker

The God of green pastures is also the God of the desert.

Our greatest worship, growth, discovery, opportunity or
accomplishment may take place in the desert.

Trust in God always provides abundant life.

So, let us live life to the max even in the desert.

mtc 2008

Sin and Fame Sells

2008-11-14T07:46:00.000-08:00

On the church circuit
Praise to sin and fame

I was soo0 baddd
Famous sinners sell

Sports personalities sell
A side for when the muscles go

Fallen secular music stars sell
It is just another gig

Can there be a burden for the lost
When Jesus is not the main attraction

mtc 1996

To Poem or Not to Poem

2008-11-13T08:48:00.000-08:00

Does poetry exist apart from linguistics

a simple word game of the imagination

a justaposition of syllables

a ganglia connection

a cerebral echo rhyme

a meter measurement that only exist in time

a picture without the object

a feeling outside the heart

a thought bound up in words

a feeble thrust to be.

Is man only words and nothing more

Or has the Poet Laureate outside of time

made man His greatest rhyme.

mtc 1996