Resurrection faith

Afraid of dying though I never lived

Afraid of living until I died

Caught in the embrace of death

Caught in living without life

In dying I discovered real life

In dying I lost fear of death

To become alive I had to die

To become me God gave life

I walked the hills enjoying life

I walked the hills without death

I lived waiting for my death

I lived and discovered life

Disease died and I found life

Disease and I together died

Now I live in spite of death

Now death is lost in life

October 15, 2006

October 22, 2025

“And I said to them, “You are holy to the LORD; the articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers.” (Ezra 8:28 NKJV)

The pastors are holy to God

The Altar is holy to God

All on the Altar is holy

Represent Jesus the holy

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

From within we are destined to fall

We ourselves will be the end of all

To keep away we will build a wall

For primacy we destroy their wall

Our brokenness growing from the fall

Affects the hearts and minds of us all

To keep out invasion we build a wall

To keep others in we lift up a wall

Jesus came to lift us from the fall

He gave Himself to save us all

His truth will tear down a strong wall

With His love we won’t need a wall

October 8, 2006

October 21, 2025

“and weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered.” (Ezra 8:25 NKJV)

What is offered to God

is offered to ministers

A part supports pastors

so can offer the Word

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

Planes fly into towers

Hate and evil rejoice

Death of thousands

Hate and evil rejoice

Firefighters die helping

Love and good reaches out

Police officers offer lives

Love and good reaches out

Ambulances lined up – empty

But hope does not – cannot die

Buildings fall creating tombs

But hope does not – cannot die

Where were you September 11^th

Remember fear and hate's price

How did you feel and react

Remember fear and hate's price

September 11, 2025

October 20, 2025

“and whereas all the silver and gold that you may find in all the province of Babylon, along with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, are to be freely offered for the house of their God in Jerusalem—” (Ezra 7:16 NKJV)

All we have is from God

So we are to offer 10 percent

Beyond is a freewill offering

Honoring God Who gives all

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

You can't murder good

They should have learned

The murder of Jesus shows

Murder gave Christ's blood

His blood made people whole

The Church bled and died

“The blood of the martyrs

are the seed of the Church”

Everyday Christians die

Their shed blood sowing seeds

They are tortured, killed

Children stolen from them

Women and children raped

Imprisoned and enslaved

They suffer for God and hope

So others can have that hope

Eternal hope from God's blood

Eternal hope with their blood

Pray for the martyrs today

Pray for them everyday

They are not only far away

Maybe will be me some day

Maybe will be you some day

(Written the day after Charlie Kirk was murdered. September 10, 2025)

October 19, 2025

“And they offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.” (Ezra 6:17 NKJV)

Am I dedicated to offer

Offering my offering

Giving to my God

Who gave to me first

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

I see another land

I see another place

It is right at hand

Sharing the space

It is a place of good

It is a place of bad

Where forces of good

Fight forces of bad

Angels fight for good

Demons fight for bad

Demons against good

Angels against bad

Some know the fight

Just outside our sight

God fighting for right

Just beyond our sight

Weapons of such fright

Deployed for the right

Deployed against right

God's power our delight

War is just out of sight

In land we cannot see

War is right at hand

Sharing the same space

October 18, 2025

“Afterwards they offered the regular burnt offering, and those for New Moons and for all the appointed feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and those of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to the LORD.” (Ezra 3:5 NKJV)

Offering consecrated

Offering is set apart

Offering is celebrated

Offered from the heart

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

Forgiven must forgive

Blessed must bless

Loved must love

To continue flow

October 17, 2025

“And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.” (Ezra 1:4 NKJV)

Help your family first

Help your neighbors next

Help worlds needy next

And bless the glorious God

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

Pray for persecuted Christians

Harmed by evil across the world

Children abducted by evil ones

Adults being tortured and killed

Pray for the persecuted Jews

Hated and despised as chosen

God's chosen people evil hates

Help haters and still hated

October 16, 2025

“Then afterward they prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.” (2Chronicles 35:14 NKJV)

Offerings nourish needy

Offerings nourish lost

Offerings nourish you

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

Is prayer useless

Does it not work

Railing at prayer

Shouting at God

Children praying

Dying in prayer

Is prayer wasted

On lips of a child

God did not kill

Or allowed to die

Murdered by murders

Beloved by God

October 15, 2025

“And Hezekiah gave encouragement to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the LORD; and they ate throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.” (2Chronicles 30:22 NKJV)

Must be taught to worship

Must be taught to offer

Must be taught to pray

Taught by Bible and God

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

October 14, 2025

“Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.” (2Chronicles 29:35 NKJV)

Abundance of offering

Abundance of blessing

Bless God by offering

Offer God your blessing

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

 

October 13, 2025

“And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.” (2Chronicles 29:32 NKJV)

My offering is small

Combined with all

It is no longer small

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

 

October 12, 2025

“And when they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped.” (2Chronicles 29:29 NKJV)

They finished offering

Always a new offering

Each day new offering

Praise God with offering

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?

“Onward Christian Soldiers”

We are in a war

not with tanks

not with guns

a spiritual war

Like Habakkuk

we see not bad

but we see evil

all around us

Prayer helps

as protection

as a weapon

to give us hope

Bible reading

is a strength

is God's guide

way to the Way

Bible Study

to know God

His strategy

and His Story

The Holy Spirit

empowers us

enriches us

He unites us

The war is real

can't ignore

can't pretend

The war is real

October 11, 2025

“So all the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.” (2Chronicles 29:28 NKJV)

God's people gather

together we sing

we play music

for praise gather

What has God offered to you today?

What offering does God desire from you?