poetry(2/1)
Our thoughts can rhyme with our Heavenly Father's
In Ephesians 2:10, Paul uses the Greek word poiema, which literally means God’s poetry. When poiema is translated as “handiwork” or “workmanship” it misses the following important point. Poetry in scripture does not rhyme sounds; it follows the Hebrew pattern and rhymes thoughts. This means that as God’s poetry, our thoughts can rhyme with our Heavenly Father’s.
Parable and poetry hit harder than prose
The lyrical imagery of poetry communicates more powerfully than any fact. Parables have a similar quality. Perhaps poetry shares the parable’s delay of the facts in favor of the story image. When the facts emerge, during or after the poem (or perhaps hours later), they hit the reader all at once. Prose tends to lay facts like bricks, one on top of the next, which distributes the truth’s weight over time; poetry piles all the bricks atop a board over the reader’s head, then removes the board at poem’s end to let them fall in a crushing cascade.…
Afghan poem
After my deployment to Afghanistan in the U.S. Navy, I had a lot to process. Poetry was the result. ℹ️ My interpretation of what happened in Afghanistan has deepened since I wrote this poetry. Don't assume you understand my current theology because you've found misunderstanding in a poem I penned in 2011. Beginning Swift sailing through the sea of life Weather diverse but He is near Spirit close calms every fear --- Waves crash vain upon my bow Shall circumstances rock my hold Upon the Lord of grace foretold?…