I begged forgiveness, then did it again and again — I knew I was disgusting, my righteousness as filthy rags. When God looked at me, He was revolted, and would rightly turn His face away from me. I begged for forgiveness, but then I turned around and sinned again. Why couldn’t I stop? No one had ever taught me to…

A Ballad — My soul is crushed with longing for Your justice at all times, So let me see a miracle: Oh God, send me a sign. I am a stranger in the earth: Peculiar, strange, and queer. God, do not hide Your truth from me, And teach me not to fear. When…

A Ballad — How do I purify my life? How do I cleanse my soul? When who I am is stained and dirty, How can I be whole? My righteousness is filthy rags: My heart cries out, “unclean!” Your Word I’ve hidden in my heart To keep me from my sin. My evil…

Prequel: “Are you not the Son of God?” — The dust stretches out as far as Yasha can see, hot and dry. The sun beats upon his head like a living thing digging its claws into his scalp. He kneels in the sand, waiting — for what he is not certain. Yasha has lost track of the time he…

An Alliterative Four-Stress Poem — Blessed are the blameless ones Who never wander from the way, Who go for God with gusto great, Who walk with You and will not stray. Oh, that my soul was set on You, To keep Your statutes, to spurn sin. If I were but blameless and bright, My Father would not forsake…

Bishop Mary Glasspool and her wife Becki Sander are an example of true Christian love — Although same-sex spouses were not invited to the Anglican Lambeth Conference this year, Bishop Mary Glasspool brought her wife Becki Sander as a “conference observer.” Glasspool became the first lesbian bishop in the Anglican Communion in 2009. Glasspool and Sander have been together for 34 years. Love your enemies

A Kyrielle — My enemy surrounded me, A swarm of hornets seeking blood, But they could do nothing to me. Give thanks to God; Your mercy is forever. They pushed me hard that I might fall, But You, my God, my strength, my song, You lifted me and made me tall. Give thanks to God; Your…

F. LaGard Smith claims women in leadership caused “transgenderism” — “Gender madness” F. LaGard Smith, writing for the Christian Post, is very upset that Lia Thomas won something, and he thinks “you might be surprised at all the unlikely contributing factors” to “all the hoo-ha over gender fluidity, preferred pronouns, and transgenderism.” The surprising roots of gender madness Remember the proverbial "frog in the kettle?" Plop a frog into a pot of boiling water, so it is said, and it will jump…www.christianpost.com