I’m releasing a collection of Advent and Christmas poems. I’ve gathered up 24 poems from years past and will share them again here. I’ve written dozens of poems during this special season – these are my favourites. I hope they serve to usher you further into reflection and imagination during Advent and Christmas. ADVENT SomeoneRead more
The early reports on February 6 were of a massive earthquake with substantial casualties expected. Within a few days the death toll had climbed to the thousands and the stories of trapped people began to emerge. We looked for glimmers of hope, but the thought of hundreds still stuck and dying alone under collapsed buildingsRead more
A selection of poems from 2022 – 2023. HIDDEN They come asking where is my lost coffee cup, my glove,my God? I promise to have a look round, returning oftenempty handed. Settlingfor my company, they sharea while the deep pocketed disappointment, leaving hope light as lint on my palms. ANSWERABLE And we talk as though weRead more
Below are poems from April 2021 – March 2022 The Father (a variation on “The Son” by R.S. Thomas) Early Bright House Grief Her Gospel Soundlings Chemistry Impudence (in haiku) Hope Peace Love Joy Christ Christmas (4CE) Devices Auld Lang Syne Reduction Coverings Hidden Answerable
Today we’re beginning a season in the book of Psalms. Which reminds me of a story I once heard of a traveling preacher who visited a small, rural church and began his sermon by saying, “Since I’m new, I asked your minister for a list of all of you, broken down by age and byRead more
Below are the links to twenty-one poems since January 2021. Investiture Beloved On the ChestObject of Prayer To a Welshman Mistakes Her Contrition Fuji (Psalm 19) Graffiti WastelandHomileticsTwo England Strokes The Cost On a Bluebell Early On a Windowsill River Bend Elizabeth Tree Halfway
Advent means arrival and is the four-week season in the church calendar year preceding Christmas. The season is characterized by waiting and longing for God and what God assures the world through Christ: hope, peace, joy, love. Advent is the dark before the dawn; the candle burning brightly in a deep forest; the star wayRead more
Some recent work. Find new poems weekly via Instagram. SUNDAY Close your quick eyes let the sun, that warm washcloth, lay neck-heavy, and hang on the railing hanging it all way up; easy now, mortal mind the water, slow going. __ GLOSSOLALIA I was never one for falling over rather I stayedRead more
Holy Week holds a story about passionate love and sorrow, anguish and sacrifice, bewilderment and joy. It’s a story which flipped the world upside down, so why would we expect to be unmoved by it today? Stories are told to be heard and to change us, and the story of Good Friday and Easter changesRead more
Advent means “coming” or “arrival”. It’s the four-week season in the church calendar year preceding Christmas characterized by waiting and longing for God and what God assures the world: hope, peace, joy, love. Advent is the dark before the dawn; the candle burning brightly in a deep forest; the star way off in the black; the contrastRead more