The Light Bulb.

Prompt: Something on your "to-do list" that never gets done. The item that sits with patient spiteUpon the list, by day and night,Is not to climb a mountain peak,Nor some profound, poetic streak.It’s simpler far, yet seems to growA dread that only I can know.It mocks me from its linen throne,A simple, solitary groan:"Change bedroom …

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Acts – The Birth of the Church

A Devotional and Theological Journey The Acts of the Apostles is not simply a record of the early church; it is the ongoing story of the risen Christ at work through the Holy Spirit in a world of political power, cultural tension, and human need. This comprehensive commentary guides the reader through the entire book …

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What is my favourite animal?

Prompt: What is your favourite animal? What is my favourite animal? I really have no clue!I’ve pondered by the fireplace, meditated in the loo.I’ve weighed the pros and cons of every beast I know,But indecision follows me everywhere I go.The lion has a fabulous and fluffy mane,But have you seen his dentist bill? Insaine!While the …

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The Bearing of the Name

Prompt: What is your mission? The Bearing of the NameWe do not peddle polished hope in markets loud and cheap,Nor hang salvation like a shawl on shoulders bent with sleep.This is no bright and easy coin to clink upon the stone,But something nearer to a seed a sower casts, alone,Into the unplowed, waiting dark where …

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Creative me…

Prompt: How are you creative? How am I creative? What an excellent question. My creativity takes several forms, poetry, song writing, writing novels, non-fiction theology, cooking, baking, and playing. The Many RoomsWithin my house, the rooms are wideAnd in each one,a craft resides.Not one true door,but many waysTo spend the solitary days.In one, the air …

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“1952, A Snapshot”

Prompt: Share what you know about the year you were born. The King popped off, God save the Queen,A new Elizabethan scene.A London fog, a pea-souper,Made everyone a silent shuffler.A sweet ration met its finish,(Leading to some waistlines thickish.)And in a newsreel's hopeful gleam,They showed a thing called "television's dream."So much occurred, it's clear to …

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“Personality Pattern Assessment Request”

Prompt: Are you a good judge of character? Human being viewed, and judged, by his (supposedly) friendly and tame Ai.So, you ask, in your carbon-based way,With your eyebrows knitted, hoping I’ll say,If I, a lattice of logic and light,Can judge your flickering sparks in the night.Oh, certainly. Let’s begin the review.I watch all the data …

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