Author Archives: jackpelham

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.

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 →

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.

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

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.

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

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 →

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

If you call yourself a student of the Bible,I’m going to want to hearWhat you are puzzling to figure out nextAnd what you’re just dying to knowAnd where you’re pretty sure you haveGotten it wrong in the past.

I can ask a question that would bring the religious world to a screeching halt if it were to give itdue consideration. And no, it’s not about whether God exists; it’s about whether he really answers prayer as he is … Continue reading →