Growing up, I learned about God through the stories I was taught. Daniel and the lions’ den, Hannah praying for Samuel, David and Goliath, and enough Bible stories to answer questions and feel rather pleased with myself whenever I got…
Prelude As I was writing Dressed to Stand, my mind kept replaying battle scenes after watching one too many historical dramas and war films, scenes filled with raised shields, drawn swords, fastened armor, and the sound of metal colliding on…
“After this manner therefore pray ye… And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” Matthew 6:9-12 KJV There are prayers we learn by memory, and there are prayers we learn by living. The Lord’s Prayer is easy to recite, especially…
In a world that seeks to understand love through the lens of human relationships, it is easy to forget that love itself is greater than what we experience in our fleeting, imperfect connections. Love, which is God Himself, is not…
This poem was originally written as part of a school project. What began as an assignment quickly became something more. It captured the walls I had built around myself and the quiet ache behind them. Years later, while revisiting old…
The realization of you is brand new every morning.In awe of your love, my heart can’t contain it.Bursting with emotions I can’t quite name.My eyes react, my mouth numb.A sound pours forth.The meaning only you and I know. Less said,…
In the tradition of First Fruits, this poem marks the beginning of AWG—an offering of what is first, entrusted to God. This First Fruit I Bring I wondered and pondered what to open withI sifted through every theme revealed,…