replying on Us Sinners by BrandonW
15 Nov 2005, 11:18 AM
When you say, "Could God . . .?" you assume God.
on After Fighting (More Blood Edit) by zodiac
15 Nov 2005, 11:16 AM
I believe now that you really love me. The way you would a fluffy little dog. It's touching, really. And this morning my hair looks that way. I'll release the knee from your neck now, knowing you'll not relent.
replying on Us Sinners by BrandonW
15 Nov 2005, 10:54 AM
Your question, "Could God . . .?" assumes God, and has only one answer, believer or not.
replying on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener
15 Nov 2005, 10:50 AM
The Bible does not seem to say that the goal of a Christian should be to get into heaven, for that would be selfish, and God wants unselfish glory given to Himself. God can be selfish if he wants to. As near as I can tell from reading the Bible and trying to ignore all that’s said about it, you become a Christian by faith. That means that you decide to experience something new and quite mysterious. It means you must let go of the old, believing that no real loss is involved. In return, God creates a free space into which His Spirit can flow. Take it or leave it, the Bible seems to say, for better or worse.
replying on Math Poem 4 by Dovina
15 Nov 2005, 10:31 AM
And I with you.
replying on Two Mirrors by Dovina
15 Nov 2005, 10:28 AM
Realistically, I see my image reflected in his face.
replying on Math Poem 4 by Dovina
14 Nov 2005, 8:59 PM
It's a sponge tree, grows sponges. Sometimes they wear square pants.
replying on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener
14 Nov 2005, 5:52 PM
Does anybody, really?
on Now and Memory by elderking
14 Nov 2005, 5:51 PM
Good. I'd shorten the first verse to give it more power: cast upon the canvas, sketched within my past,
she waits for me. Or somesuch.
she waits for me. Or somesuch.
replying on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener
14 Nov 2005, 5:42 PM
To carry a loss gracefully is better than theology.
on Close To The Beginning by RawPunkGirl
14 Nov 2005, 5:34 PM
So few poems end well. Life should end well, why not poems. Are all poets working against what should be?
replying on Close To The Beginning by RawPunkGirl
14 Nov 2005, 5:32 PM
I'd like to cash in on that guarantee: "you are a fool to consider me beautiful."
replying on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener
14 Nov 2005, 5:27 PM
Half-way or not, it seems heaven should not be the goal.
on Seasonal Love by Bhaskaryya
14 Nov 2005, 5:22 PM
Nice, to put on his pillow at each season's beginning.
replying on the battle for troy by oneglove
14 Nov 2005, 5:14 PM
My compass points more often to magnetic love.
on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener
14 Nov 2005, 5:13 PM
You have expressed the Christian view of heaven where the goal is to get there. May I ask why so much more of the Bible is dedicated to glorifying God than to being glorified in heaven.
on Us Sinners by BrandonW
14 Nov 2005, 5:03 PM
Clever, really, the various ways it lands when spun.
replying on Us Sinners by BrandonW
14 Nov 2005, 4:51 PM
Yes
replying on the battle for troy by oneglove
14 Nov 2005, 4:43 PM
That doesn't work either. A compass points to magnetic north, which in my part of the world is about 16 degrees east of true north. Will you now say that he knew the magnetic declination?