Poetry
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Two Views of the Mountain
We all come from the mountaintop, and there we shall remain until we return. Flung to the valley floor, we pull ourselves back to the origin, as if on… Read more.
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The Man in the Mirror
Why should I be concerned about my own salvation? This is like a man who spends his life standing before a mirror, anguished, saying, “No, God, show me the real… Read more.
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Full Moon Utah (an American haiku)
Moonlit snow drifts across the highway like dancing phantoms. I am too far from home. Read more.
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Modern-day Pharisees
Modern-day scribes and Pharisees read the gospels and cheer– how odd. Maybe they don’t realize they traded their crosses for robes when they claimed salvation as their exclusive property,… Read more.
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Be the Manger
The virgin mother and her dutiful husband trudged through the night, following a star. Poor, unloved by the world, they were led to the lowest place possible to deliver… Read more.
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Play Tag With the World
How many Christians still wield the sword like Peter in the garden of Gethsemane. Dim is the mind which cannot distinguish the symbol from its source. Maybe Jesus… Read more.
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A Call to All Nations
Christian friends: Jesus is within you –let Him out! Jewish friends: the Messiah is within you –let him out! Pagan friends: Goddess is within you –let her out! Muslim friends:… Read more.
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The Christian Wrong
Who in the world needs to be wrong for you to have your Christian right? If your answer is anyone other than “myself,” Then count me among the Christian wrong.… Read more.
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Skipping Stones
The surface of the pond is still. You throw a stone in –splash! The water ripples upon the surface while the stone falls through the calm underneath. Then all sense… Read more.
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Pretty Little Prison
You are building a pretty little prison for your ego to serve the sentence you impose as your own judge and jury. That’s fine, if that’s what you want.… Read more.
Heretic Asylum 