And laughter came from every brick in the street
and from every pore
in the sky.
After a night of prayer, He
changed my life when
He sang,
'Enjoy Me.'

–Teresa of Ávila, "Laughter Came from Every Brick"

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Just an ordinary day for two sister missionaries, tracting through Dante's Inferno. But for one demon, it might mean a chance at redemption. Find out what happens in DA Cooper's "The Fallen." #LDS #poetry #Dante #religiouspoetry #religiousspeculative

First poetry acceptance in a while! Thanks Friends Journal for accepting my poem inspired by my favorite (and quite confounding) chapter in the Bible, John 9.

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(1) Is anything more sacrilegious than a golden cross? Making idol of martyr’s torment. God’s son soaked blood to atone his sibling’s sin, and you wear it round your neck to boast.

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📚New Release: French Edition!

Pins à Feuilles Persistantes by Miriam DeSheers-Ives is a poetic journey of faith and hope.✨

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(2) I know not whether boast in is wealth’s name, for claim of prosperity from God’s own hand, or rather boast makes known mark of godliness in ready ability to claim Him instead.

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(3) Regardless though it seems to me, if thou must proclaim a sacred touch, a bond devote, vivid-bright in ostentatious brand, there must be much that needs atone, if so devoted to Christ they claim.

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Here comes the 4th. Prompt: I should've trusted the shaman.
I hope your #spooktober is being great and sinister so far.

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MY GIFT TO THEE, a poem by Robert Schout, from LIGHT STREAM: Spirit Inspired Poetry & Poetic Prose.
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Shouting into the void that I published my first Substack article. Kinda wild. #substack #religiouspoetry #exvangelical

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