Tag Archives: Strength

Poetry Friday 09-02-2022

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Mark Shields

A poem posted at my other blog Step Ahead is inspired by the post “Kneeling to Pray Gives Strength to Stand” which has thoughts on “The Parable of the Tenants”. One lesson from this parable is that if you accept … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday 08-19-2022

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Mark Shields

A poem posted at my other blog Step Ahead is inspired by the post “Faith Nutrients”.  The lesson for us is that looking good on the outside is not as important as producing spiritual fruit with faith nutrients that grow … Continue reading →

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Healing a Broken Heart

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Mark Shields

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3 Within “Rocky Road”, the lesson is that we came into the world with nothing and we leave with nothing. What we do have is the love of God … Continue reading →

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Rocky Road

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Mark Shields

Photo Source – “Bing.” Microsoft. N.p., n.d. Web. Images >. In life, things can get rocky. We can be going down the road and obstacles get in the way to block our progress. I read this joke that ask this question, … Continue reading →

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Story of Glory

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Mark Shields

If God be for us, who can be against us. – Romans 8:31 Because we pray, believe, and obey we’ve been given God’s armor as protection and strength. The rest is the story of glory as pointed out in “Armor … Continue reading →

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