Paddling

Eirenepoios

I think that I shall never see...
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the sweet earth's flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain.Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree."- Joyce

Algae and Pond Scum
Sometimes algae growth indicates a lack of balance or oxygen deficiency. It's usually caused by dead things that create sludge leading to stagnation, icky odors and other unpleasant outcomes. Controlling bad algae can be labor intensive and include methods such as chemicals and filters (some of which inherently bring about other issues that may be as problematic as the algae itself). Not all

σβήνω
Enthralled and ravished lest Imprisoned by enemies.Soul man: apprehended.Not merely crippled - shattered - rendered useless.Reduced to fragments, inoperative, discontinued.Infused by whispers revealed inKnots and yokes - unappealing things made into treasures.Monopolized.Restraints: welcomed; embraced.We bend; He mends.He breaks, then remakes.Ravished, consumed - Imprisoned by the mortal ties;

GOD IS NOT SAFE
God is not safe. He is demanding. He probes my heart, invades my stuff, consumes it. Dead stuff seems to be his specialty.Generally speaking, he doesn't butt in, preferring to beckon. Nevertheless, he's insistent about certain things - y'know: virtue, purity, obedience, devotion - that kinda thing.He's big on leading. Regrettably, I'm a bit passive about following. Not always. But too often.I

Looking Over Your Shoulder
What do our actions say about us? I recently attended the documentary film, "LORD, Save us From Your Followers." Small theatre - perhaps some 50-60 people attended the showing I did.The gist of the film is how the world, especially Americans, view Christians. The responses from the "unbelieving" well, let's just say: "not so pretty."Looking at the impression our words and deeds make on the