
You said, Let there be light, and there was light. And you saw that the light was good …


On the night he was supposed to be betrayed, Jesus strapped on a Glock under his cloak, just in case the breastplate of righteousness didn’t hold up.


Unnoticed except by their Maker, my wife and me–a dozen sparrows blissful at their ablutions …


We drove nails into His wrists, air reeking of animal remains and criminal bodies piled next to the horse trough …



You Said, Let There Be Light
You said, Let there be light, and there was light. And you saw that the light was good …


Jesus, Son of Gop
On the night he was supposed to be betrayed, Jesus strapped on a Glock under his cloak, just in case the breastplate of righteousness didn’t


Blessed
Unnoticed except by their Maker, my wife and me–a dozen sparrows blissful at their ablutions …


Near Death
We drove nails into His wrists, air reeking of animal remains and criminal bodies piled next to the horse trough …


Make a Joyful Noise
meaning click tongue when crossing the street for joy of having legs …


November Cold
Ice crusted sheets over November puddles bespeak more of the future than this cold day …


The Writer
(for Siani Woodard) I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made– Psalm 139:14 Half-court. Dad said our perch from steep bleachersallowed us


Let the Party Begin
It’s not always easyto carry good wishes and admirationin a see-through bag ready to toss up like confettihoping enough will stickto needed parts of willing


After the Thirteen Shock Treatment
I asked for two fried egg sandwichesand a blueberry milkshake. I got soup.And it was raining so instead of tryingagain to read “Middlemarch,” I lay


What Depths I Pass Through Unknowing
You can hear a conversation about this poem on the Reformed Journal Podcast. Photo by Ahmad Ajmi on Unsplash


Setting Flagstones
First I place them in a line atop a narrowpath along the side of the house. That path grows muddy in winter,and the stones will