From "The Mystic Discourses" volume 5. (Some poetic reflections, after reading Endo Shusaku's "The Samurai," pictured above)
Tag: gospel

Start 2022 with “Heart of the Phoenix”
Now available!! Get your copy today and start 2022 with some meditations on nobility.

Smallness of Self
At last, it's all pleasing to me: to seek out this smallness of self.

Gather Us, If Thou Art Lowly
Meditations on the hope of all souls

The Mosaic Man
Just in time for the holidays... my latest short anthology of poetry and parable is available now!

The Tragedy and the Chance
Striving for joy is an endless striving. Lamenting for peace brings endless lament. Grasping for love becomes endless grasping. So, the tragedy of life finds no end. Who can escape …

On Virtues & Vices
(1 min read) We are weakened by what we oppose, and strengthened by what we stand for. So stand with the good and let that good overcome all evil.

Always Face It
(2 min. read) If you always face what challenges you, you rob it of its mystery and power. If the worst is always behind you… everything ahead is freedom.

Who You Are
Who you most are is who you will become. So fix your eyes ahead: what you see will define you. For more on goal-oriented mindsets, check out CrossSwordsWay.com