Author Archives: jackpelham

The very fact that humans cannot all agreeAs to what is just and righteousShould stun us into a great pauseRegarding why it is that we each seemTo consider these matters to be simple enough.

There are three reasons (at least) that I can’t serve on the School Board. The first two are because I’m a freak, and the last one—well, I’ll tell you at the end, if you read that far. When they swear … Continue reading →

Some are all for being goodUntil it comes to standing upTo the bad people of this Earth.And that’s where they draw the line.They take no for an answerAnd retreat to a lesserFallback position—Still heroes inTheir ownMinds.

Even if Artificial Intelligence takes over the world,God will still judge you for what you have doneWhile in the flesh, whether good or bad.

He could love others, perhaps,If he thought it would fill him upAny better than being loved by others—And by himself, of course.

He desperately needs my help With errands from time to time,As he’s sick, can’t hold a job,And has neither car nor phone.

If you’re going to have faith, then get on with it! If you’re going to have faith, you don’t need to have some sort of affirming interaction from God every five minutes. That’s not faith; that’s either worry, or it’s … Continue reading →

He was a genuinely kind man,Which, at the time, struck meAs simply normal—Life having not yet taught meHow rare a thing it actually is.

It would make sense to meIf in heaven it takes some timeFor the newcomers to decompressFrom the pressures of this weary world.

I have seen it so many times, this corporate love-bombing, by which a corporation starts out offering what is best for the customer, so as to lure them into doing business, and then compromises the goods or services to make … Continue reading →