* I’m dead, but needn’t say so so sleight the hand sleight of hand sleight of His most grievous hand eyes that meet mine never know * Pry the purpose out Is that a Clock? No, that’s a Cross. Yes, that’s a Clock. Sweet wave of Christ wash over me, these sad sack bones, this … Continue reading That Mood Again
Author: danvbennett
The Word, the Word
Children's Song The Word, the Word is very near in my mouth and in my ear in my heart and in my soul I love Jesus that's the way I roll Jesus said if you hear my voice Father's given you a choice you can be good or you can be bad make Jesus happy … Continue reading The Word, the Word
Let Your Yes Be Yes
Let your yes be yes Let your no be no Anything more than this Is danger to your soul Will His guiding light Go dim as shadows grow Oh will he abandon us? No and no and no Speak His name in Truth And you will be blessed Is God One Person in a Trinity? … Continue reading Let Your Yes Be Yes
Why Are We Wet?
Saw a show last night on PBS Why I had it on is anyone’s guess Said this world is not what it seems You ‘n me are made out of the stuff of dreams Itty bitty bits that no eye can see Twitchin’ like Elvis on a weekend spree Peeped over his specs ‘n said … Continue reading Why Are We Wet?
Two More In A Mood
1 Should I peek around the corner? Does that convey? Ratchet the neck bones up to a hole in the brimming dark and with what I have for eyes now blistered over summon in pantomime the blinding awe? 2 How can I pitch you this idea? This terra infirma of the Solid Rock The there … Continue reading Two More In A Mood
Two Poems In A Mood
1 So long, goodbye Adios Final call For the Final Coast I'm expected Rest assured What’s in doubt Is the Temperature A room is ready Built by me In alarming Specificity Who loves me In aggregate? On balance, I’m unconfident 2 A shadow fell When I was young And as I grew It grew a … Continue reading Two Poems In A Mood
Think Of It This Way
To speak a lie is to spit at Christ To affirm a lie is to wink at His Passion To spread a lie is to spend the Silver To lie is to spit at Christ
Song About The Family Sin
Woke up feeling lost at sea Dreamt i saw Him walking ‘cross a cup of tea Woke up a feeling in a missing limb Father Mother side by side What’s between but a tide That carries back and forth that missing limb Brother Rob and Brother Ed Locked our shadow in the family shed But … Continue reading Song About The Family Sin
Fake Good News
Isn't everything that we hear which is not in accord with the Good News, a lie? When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. That is how the Enemy is described by Jesus, not only as a liar himself, but as the … Continue reading Fake Good News
The Tares in Power
Why am I so hard on Republican Christians? This is why. If you are a true Christian, no, let me say it this way, you are only a true Christian if you have been broken by Christ. Period. That is the benchmark. If you have not been flat on your face, or curled up into … Continue reading The Tares in Power
Jesus, As A Matter Of Fact
*Authors Note: This post is in its larval state, dear Readers, but we won't wait for a mountable Imago. We're going to leave it up in plain view and watch the metamorphosis together. What we should notice first is growth, segment on segment. We'll keep the temperature constant, if we can. We'll note when the color changes. As … Continue reading Jesus, As A Matter Of Fact
May I See Your Receipt?
Some non-religious people who haven't spent time researching the difference between Christianity and Islam seem to think they are pretty much the same. Ancient myths, constructed out of available stories, equally implausible to a non-believer. Essentially the same, equally flawed holy books. But to Christians, that attitude is frustrating in the extreme. It is self pleasing, self validating and … Continue reading May I See Your Receipt?
Open Letter To Muslims In The West
Author's Note: I am reposting this after the latest horrific attack on Israel by Hamas. It is not concerned with that conflict per se. It is intended as a quiet read, meant for a quiet moment. But quiet moments may come into very short supply. Even now weeks after Oct 7, the streets of Western cities fill … Continue reading Open Letter To Muslims In The West
Return of the Three Dot Witness…
Forgive me dear Readers, it has been five weeks since my last concession...nothing to say and itching to say it...death and loss riding a crest in my little world lately...friends in hospice slipping off quietly when the sad people go home to sleep...what a decision that is, to leave this life while unattended...if the choice … Continue reading Return of the Three Dot Witness…
Evening Twinge
How clueless I am--still--about the Big Things and the Little Details of this life in Christ we share. A shudder of a thought just now, a cold shiver. Tonight, out of nowhere, the workings of Grace suddenly seemed too alien to hold in mind. Here's the twist. Even though I know I'm clueless about grace, … Continue reading Evening Twinge
The Hour is Coming, and Now Is 