Tags : Church

M.O.C.A.

M.O.C.A.

A Chapter by Abdul Batin Osman Bey


a little glimpse into the Moorish Orthodox Church
When Bad Things Happen

When Bad Things Happen

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Written in the morning; Tragedy in Boston in the afternoon...
The Pastor's Wives

The Pastor's Wives

A Poem by Christine the Bean


A villanelle. If you're a pastor's kid, this is relatable.
How Long Is Too Short

How Long Is Too Short

A Poem by Raphael Minter


It talks about the circumstances in life and how humans being have taken some things into their life and the effects that it has on them. People do th..
Says the Church

Says the Church

A Poem by Becky


Everything can be fixed--for a price.
Cross

Cross

A Poem by OfDeathandLove


A black cross stuck out of the groundits hard iron casting a shadow across its graveIn an abandoned church's backyardit stood aloneGray clouds gathere..
Lost

Lost

A Poem by Mason Rayburn


Spirits lost Wandering Looking for the light But finding darkness Searching Desperately searching for the answer Where is the answer? Spir..
Never the Same

Never the Same

A Poem by Mason Rayburn


The theme or mission statement of my church is "never again the same". This poem came in response to that theme.
FAILING THE TEST: How We May "Fail" Ourselves at the Judgment

FAILING THE TEST: How We May "Fail" Ourselves at t..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Every semester I give my students a "review" packet with all the questions that will be on the Final. In essence, it’s a summary of all of my te..
Burn Victims (2)

Burn Victims (2)

A Poem by Azriel


the follow up to 'Bite Marks'...
Thermodynamics and the Potential Fact of God

Thermodynamics and the Potential Fact of God

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


I am neither a scientist, nor do I play one on tv
Atheists Too?

Atheists Too?

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


When Jesus says "No one comes to the Father except by me" and "I am the way, the truth, and the life," and when it is claimed that through Jesus, all ..
Rejecting "Christianity" is Not the Same as Rejecting Christ

Rejecting "Christianity" is Not the Same as Reject..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The Bishop of Rome is in trouble with his own church because he said what the Church has always said: That Christ died for everyone, not just Roman Ca..
The Kingdom of God is Here -- Right Here, Right Now!

The Kingdom of God is Here -- Right Here, Right No..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The Kingdom of God is not something new. It is something old. It is the original purpose for the earth. The Kingdom of God is the way the earth is des..
Blind Bartimaeus and a Vision of Sainthood.

Blind Bartimaeus and a Vision of Sainthood.

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


This is actually, for lack of a better term, a description of a vision.
Mary Said "Yes" to God So That God Could Say "YES!" to Us All

Mary Said "Yes" to God So That God Could Say "YES!..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Reformed theologian, Karl Barth, said that Jesus Christ is God's "YES!" to humanity. I've always like that. But before God could say "YES!" to us thro..