Digest: July-Sept 2013

Here’s some of the posts that you may have missed from the third quarter of 2013. These are among my favorites from this time period. Which ones have you enjoyed? Feel free to comment below, and use the buttons at the bottom of each post to pass them along to others who might enjoy them.

Contemplative Photography #1 (June 12) > the beginning of a new journey

Speak Peace (July 24) > a special ministry to others

The Sin of the Tree of Knowledge (Aug 18) > where did we actually go wrong?

Modern Alchemy (Aug 27) > our transactional lives

I Just Can’t Get Out (Sept 4) > me and this wasp are like this

Photography: A Contemplation (Sept 6) > more than a hobby

A Sigh of Goodness (Sept 15) > a poetic reflection on a satisfying sip

A Necessary Gift (Sept 21) > some things you just have to have

If you have just recently found this site, you may want to look back at some other favorite posts from recent years: [2011] Digest: Aug-Sept & Digest: Oct-Dec, [2012] Digest: Jan-Mar & Digest: Apr-Jun & Digest: July-Sept & Digest: Oct-Dec, [2013] Digest: Jan-Mar & Digest: Apr-June.

New items have also been posted on my Writings page as well, so pop over there for poetry, essays, short stories…and now also Bible studies and sermons!

Another extensive list of my most significant, personally revealing, and reflective posts can be found on my Silhouette page, an outline of how I have shared myself on this blog.

In addition, I have a second blog which has been running for over a year now: 2 Years of Psalms. It details my progress thus far on a two-year journey of encountering God.

 

A Sigh of Goodness

A silver chalice.

Deep, rich, red wine inside.

Brought slowly to my lips.

Just a sip.

Then a sigh…of goodness.

The taste, so good.

It could’ve been common, ordinary.

But it wasn’t.

It was vibrant, full.

Just a moment, but full.

No empty calories, no silent taste buds.

Fullness. Abundance. Goodness.

There are other tastes.

There are other wines.

But they’re not this good.

So why do we desire them at times?

Why are we drawn to chalices less grand and more empty?

Perhaps this chalice is hard to reach for at times.

We have to get past the stone, to come inward.

We have to arise early, rather than staying out late.

We have to face truth and love…and eternity.

It’s not the easiest chalice to grasp,

But it is the best.

Drinking it breathes life into me

And inspires a sigh of goodness.

~~~

Other poems of mine can be found here on my Writings page.

Sigh-worthy

 

Digest: Apr-June 2013

Here’s some of the posts that you may have missed from the second quarter of 2013. These are among my favorites from this time period. Which ones have you enjoyed? Feel free to comment below, and use the buttons at the bottom of each post to pass them along to others who might enjoy them.

If you have just recently found this site, you may want to look back at some older posts from 2011, 2012, & 2013: [2011] Digest: Aug-Sept & Digest: Oct-Dec, [2012] Digest: Jan-Mar & Digest: Apr-Jun & Digest: July-Sept & Digest: Oct-Dec, [2013] Digest: Jan-Mar.

Alive (Apr 24) > time for me to blossom

Am I the teacher of Italy? (May 12) > who am I to educate Italians?

Developing a Virtual Palate? (June 1) > BBC, me, and fine dining

God’s Garage (June 5) > insanity, or blessing?

New items have also been posted on my Writings page as well, so pop over there for poetry, essays, and short stories.

Another extensive list of my most significant, personally revealing, and reflective posts can be found on my Silhouette page, an outline of how I have shared myself on this blog.

In addition, I have a second blog which has been running for a year now: 2 Years of Psalms. It details my progress thus far on a two-year journey of encountering God.