Author Archives: jackpelham

About Spring

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To Do But Not To Be

How curious that a manCan be willing to do a thingAnd yet not be willing to be it—That he will commit to it outwardlyAnd even for impressive periods of time And yet not love it with all his inner being—And … Continue reading

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Filling The Empty Young Man

We will take the empty young manWho knows nothing and has no wisdomAnd we will fill him up To bursting with pompousnessWith the vacuous ideasThat since we have put him up frontThat must mean that he is Knowledgeable and wise … Continue reading

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An Inclination Deeper than Words, Thoughts, and Feelings?

I’m going to do my best to keep this short, as I just want to put a couple of thoughts out there without composing the volumes of supporting ideas that should eventually go with it. So here’s my main point: … Continue reading

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First Twisted

My church may not be perfect—It may have its shortcomings and flaws—It may have its errors and bad habitsAnd its imperfect leaders—And even some of its sinsSwept under the carpet—

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God Himself

As well as it is obeyedOne might think it had been God himselfWho forbade thinking about what we sayAnd do and teach and believe at church.

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What If True Goodness

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Not All I Want

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Pushing Through

Pushing through becomes ironicWhen stands in his own way.

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There Are Days

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