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    • Losing Jesus (Luke 2:41)
    • Stepping on One Another (Luke 12:1)
    • A Call to Trust (Luke 12:15)
    • The Synagogue Official (Luke 13:10)
    • The Prodigal: A Story for the Religious (Luke 13-15)
    • The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–20)
    • The Mulberry Tree Parable- Luke 17
    • Go Your Way – Luke 17:11-19
    • Kingdom Coming  – Luke 17:20-37
    • The Widow, the Pharasee, the Rich man, and the Beggar- Luke 18
    • These Things – Luke 19
    • The Stones – Luke 19
    • Whose wife will she be… Luke 20
    • By What Authority? Luke 20
    • Madman or Mystery- Luke 21
    • Satan Entered Judas – Luke 22:3
    • Faith on Trial- Luke 22:30–32
    • The Green Tree – Luke 23:31
    • Save Yourself -Luke 23:37
    • On the Sabbath – Luke 23:56 – Part I
    • Hate Him First – Luke 23
    • On the Sabbath-Luke 23:56 – Part II
    • Why the Women? – Luke 24:9-11
    • The Road Jesus Chose — Luke 24
    • Everything That Was Written — Luke 24
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    • Exodus 16
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    • Exodus 39
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  • 1 and 2 Peter
    • A Lamp Shining
    • God Created
    • Gates of Heaven
    • Supplement Your Faith
    • The Divine Nature
    • The end of the letter
    • Judgment
    • Gifts and Grumbling
    • Noah the Prophet
    • Marked by his Faithfulness
    • The Hidden Person
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  • ADHD
    • What is ADHD?
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    • Decision Paralysis & ADHD
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    • Expectation – ADHD Burnout
    • The Quicksand – ADHD Burnout
    • ADHD and Neurodiversity: A Different Way of Thinking About Differences
    • ADHD and Neurodiversity: A Different Way of Thinking About Differences
  • 1 Samuel
    • 1 Samuel 2:1–11 — Actions Are Weighed
    • Bitter of Soul – I Samuel 1:1–11

Category: Poetry

A Beggar’s Song

February 8, 2019May 5, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

Help me find peace When I just want to run When my heart is fatigued And defeat has begun, help me find peace when I’m afraid to be still When my thoughts are ablaze And my faith is little Lord help me listen and hear when you speak When the noise from the world is … Continue reading A Beggar’s Song

The Potter’s Wheel

October 11, 2016May 5, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

I'm wrestling with Jesusand He's wrestling with me, He will not let me go,until I'm complete. I'm crying out loudHe's silent and still I'm wrestling with Jesusover God's will I'm begging and pleadingI'm tired and weak I'm looking for freedomHe's searching for me I tell him "I'm broken", "bless me, I wail"He shows me his … Continue reading The Potter’s Wheel

Invisible God

August 8, 2016May 6, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

How long will it take me to see you’re not invisible after all-it’s me who’s blind. I live in a dark world where the light of Christ alone illuminates my eyes to see the un-seen, know the unknown and commune with the invisible God.

who do you say I am

June 27, 2016May 6, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ 2 Comments

when I'm empty of words its because I'm full of questions when I have nothing to give and little to say and sense cannot form and life is delayed I cannot walk forward I barely rise up I'm frozen and awkward despairing and stuck my mind cannot settle its hard to decide confused and afraid … Continue reading who do you say I am

one reason

June 3, 2016May 6, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

There is no reason For each season Less the glory and the fame Of God’s strong arm, and his great power Resonating through Christ’s name When the day begins to close The sun is settling down Remember that each tear you save Is a diamond in his crown. We’re not the same as God’s own … Continue reading one reason

a crooked tree

May 11, 2016May 6, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

You send the waves to knock me down, The rain you sent to soak me The lightning bolt to strike my crown The thorns to wound and choke me You send the sun -for some their strength, but others simply die from heat am I the soil unloved by you the dust beneath your feet … Continue reading a crooked tree

A Thousand Roads

January 18, 2016May 1, 2024 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

Has Thou deceived my heart That I may know Thy grace; Torn me apart To fill me with untainted praise Led me through the driest land Let me hunger deeply Haunted me with tender hands Which others felt so sweetly Has Thou deceived my trusting heart With truth i cannot conquer and years have gathered … Continue reading A Thousand Roads

Just a little bit longer

January 13, 2016May 25, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ 3 Comments

I waited month after month to see that little pink line show up in the small plastic window. I stored soft blue booties in my top drawer to remind me to have faith. I begged God to give me a child, And he said, “Just a little bit longer” After my second child was born, … Continue reading Just a little bit longer

That we might live

November 6, 2015May 12, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ 1 Comment

Lord sustain us by and by save and sow each tear we cry hold out your hand with crumbs of faith to feed our souls with saving grace carry us when our feet would fail and the path we walk is trimmed with nails hold us up when at once we fade when shame becomes … Continue reading That we might live

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1 Samuel 2:1–11 — Actions Are Weighed

1 Samuel 2:1–11 — Actions Are Weighed

So much is happening in Hannah’s song. It is more than simple gratitude for God giving her a child. In fact, we see no direct mention of, “the child.” Instead, we see the language consistent with victory—victory over her enemy, over her hardship. Peninnah’s name is often understood to relate to “face” or “pearl,” and […]

Bitter of Soul – I Samuel 1:1–11

Bitter of Soul – I Samuel 1:1–11

“The Lord had closed Hannah’s womb.” Her barrenness was not accidental. Year after year she was provoked by Peninnah, her rival. She wept. She would not eat. She was deeply distressed and bitter in soul. How many times have I been warned about bitterness taking root in my heart — only to sink deeper into […]

The Opal Ring

The Opal Ring

In middle school, I was assigned to write a short story. I must have mentioned it to my dad. I remember him leading me into his bedroom — the room that was always locked, always shut. It felt forbidden. There was a bathroom no one was allowed to use, a secret closet with, a door […]

ADHD and Neurodiversity: A Different Way of Thinking About Differences

ADHD and Neurodiversity: A Different Way of Thinking About Differences

Perhaps my children and family members don’t understand my need to write.  When we argue, I send long text threads — pages of information, systematic logic, emotion carefully laid out in paragraphs. When my son was pledging a fraternity, I texted him daily with my fears and concerns. One day he replied,“Mom, it’s overwhelming and […]

Everything That Was Written — Luke 24

Everything That Was Written — Luke 24

Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 24:44 We come to the very end of Luke’s account of Jesus’ earthly ministry. Luke was […]

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