Category: On a Serious Note

Why had God taken my best friend? An awful thing he’d done to me. I needed John more than He did, A loving God would surely see. A world that is full of sinners, He could have taken one of those. Or the beggar on the corner With the pathetic smelly clothes? My best friend […]

Jack’s bed was by the window The whole time that they’d been there. It really hadn’t mattered; Neither took the time to care. Both of them were paralyzed From the time they’d been in Nam. They both had learned the hard way, Of the deadly pop-up bomb. Jack didn’t like the TV And visitors there […]

Don’t take their word If someone casts doubt. Don’t make up your mind ‘Til you’ve tried it out. If someone throws bricks Don’t build a wall. Build a foundation, On which to stand tall. When you are discouraged Give a good hearty laugh; The only thing final Is your epitaph.

Jesus saw her at the temple The day she tithed her widow’s mite. She has survived down through the ages, Though she’s usually out of sight. Today she depends on welfare, Not quite enough to make ends meet. And some months she has to decide, should she buy medicine or eat. But she will always […]

The church looked like a post card, Well-kept lawns and shiny steeple. It had a sign out front that said, “All are welcome, we love people.” The men all dressed in Sunday suits, The women were all neat and prim. The church was treated like God’s house And they all came to honor him. It […]