How can a place capture you completely?
Will Munton writes from Orissa, India.
Poetry
The Shhhhh of God
Be thankful. Lift your eyes to Jesus, know that He’s very close and listen. Rest, Quiet, Shhhh.
Hard Stories: Processing Devastation in Poetry
First posted on middleeastnews.org.uk, a blog contributed to by westerners commentating on living life in the Middle East. Follow their blog for interesting stories, poetry, recipes and applied theology. There are many times when we have heard devastating stories from people’s lives. I have been learning how to respond with love, faith, empathy and compassion. …
And there is hope.
There are many times when we have heard devastating stories from people’s lives. I have been learning how to respond with love, faith, empathy and compassion. Writing poems helps me to reflect on these times and bring these situations to the One we hope in. I don’t know what you’ve seen with your eyes …
A funeral dirge for Bristol, the church and the enslaved – from the view of a Black woman
By Rosie Hopley The following piece was penned after the BLM protests, and the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol, UK. It was inspired after reading the book of Lamentations with a group of believers. A funeral dirge for Bristol, the church and the enslaved – from the view of a Black woman How …