Author Archives: jackpelham

If You Really Want to Know

If you really want to know the man,Look at what he will tolerateAnd what he won’t.

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Did You Know?

Did you knowThat your feelingsCan be wrong?

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Bolstering the Notion

It seems there’s generally alwaysSomebody trying to take a new stabAt bolstering the notion thatPeople who don’t do anything substantialTo stop evil can themselves be good.

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In High School

It’s a shame that in high school,When we had so much time for it,We didn’t know much about howTo get to know each other betterThan we did. If someone had taught us that,We might have come outWith more good friendships,And … Continue reading

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Finally Corrected

When the man is finally correctedAnd put in his place by his Maker,I suspect that the lion’s share ofWhat he learns in that sessionWill be the certainty of thingsHe already knew.

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Your Kids Will Make Their Choices

On this Earth, Your kids will make their choices—Which is exactly what God has put them here to do.

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Perhaps the Stupidest Ploy

It is perhaps the stupidest ployOf unruly humansTo pretend that the character of GodWas transformed fromThe Old Covenant to the New,Such that afterward, He was no longer adamantAbout judging man according toWhat man does.

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Shall They Be Rebuked the Same?

The wicked man errs on purpose,And the simple man from ignorance. Shall they be rebuked the same?

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Censorship in the Name of Avoiding Social Media “Silos”

I’m listening to a podcast discussion in which both sides are pretty clearly sympathetic to a certain mega social media platform and its attempts to regulate free speech in the name of keeping the members from “getting into silos”. The … Continue reading

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When They Are Free

When they are free,They will tell you at lastWhat they think. And they will have questions.Lots of questions.

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