Book 3: Didactic Poems


Table of Contents:
1. Adventure
           The cry of every man's heart  (22)
2. Lift A Sail
           Overcoming your trials; see Luke 8:22-25  (24)
3. Discernment
           Learn how to use the knowledge you've been given  (24)
4. The Accuser
           The enemy that barrages us with lies  (24)
5. Blind As Day
           A contrast showing that reality is not what we see  (24)
6. House of Cards
           Building a fragile, futile life  (16)
7. Green Christmas
           The merchandizing of Christmas  (12)
8. Alertness Breach
           A wakeup call to the church for the days ahead  (29)
9. The Losing Game
           Why the dating game is a losing game  (56)
10. Plainly Understood
           Some wisdom from Proverbs  (20)
11. Mothballs & Skeletons
           A lesson on hiding sin; see Ps. 32:1-7  (30)
12. The Colonel's Sandbox
           The sovereignty of God  (36)
13. A Pyramid to Selfishness
           A form poem of my own invention, with a lament to my present impecunious state  (26)
14. Scarecrow in a Cucumber Field
           Idolatry; see Jer. 10:3-5,8  (20)
15. The Lord's Prayer [American Style]
           The selfish prayers of today's culture  (12)
16. Doublespeak: An Illogical Etymology
           How the meanings of truth, right, and wrong have been twisted beyond recognition  (22)
17. THE MEASURE OF A MAN
           What it really means to be a man.  (38)
18. Victory
           "You have what it takes; now use what you have." Best advice I've ever received.  (16)
19. Duel Nature
           A story of the constant battle between our two selves, and how to come out on top.  (40)
20. God Knows What
           A little lesson about the household phrase.  (38)
21. Dreams
           Four verses about dreams, peace, and the real answer to our questions.  (52)
22. Please Allow Myself To Introduce...Myself
           This could also be in Book 5: Humor. It's a hodge-podge song all about ME!!! Oh, and it's about pride, too.  (47)
23. Rock Song
           No, not a rock-and-roll song, a song about the rocks.  (40)
24. The Hard Rock
           The solid, diamond foundation of two lives built around the most beautiful of Solid Rocks - Christ. (20)  NEW!!
25. Revelationship
           A hexameter "sonnet" about what's truly valuable in life, with a few added hidden messages. (14)  NEW!!
26. Forget Me Not
           A sonnet about Christmas, and how our traditions mean are empty and meaningless without the real reason for the season. (14)  NEW!!
27. The Mercy Rule
           The salvation of a heart that is dying from trying to be good. (60)  NEW!!
28. A Nation Unknown
           From Isaiah 55. (40)  NEW!!

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