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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