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Name: Philip John
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State: Pennsylvania
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Birthday: 10/28/1981
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Saturday, December 19, 2009

quotes from my personal quote board...

before i take 'em down.

These were hanging in my "nook" on my own personal white board with my own personal quotes on them. I wanted to get them down somewhere permanent and decided here was a good choice. I think it's pretty interesting. The board was up for a little over a year from May 08-August 09.

In order they are:

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"He could not keep His presence secret." -Mark 7:24

"Station yourselves around the king, each man with his weapon in hand. Anyone who approaches your ranks must be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes." -II Kings 11:8

"If He actually lives in us, how can anything else steal our attention from Him?" -Rick Joyner

"Its beauty is threatened by the gap in my heart. It looms over me." -Rachel Brubaker

"Oh the beauty of the mystery of You in us." -The Bridge Band

"Why do you cry?" -Dave McBride

"Christ in you, the hope of glory." -Colossians 1:27

"What are you after?" They said, "Where are You staying?" He replied, "Come along and see for yourself." -John 1:37-39, The Message

"Heaven is an acquired taste." -Clives Staples Lewis

"Every care that keeps you from your feet is a care that carries your defeat." -Domino Effect, by Ozma

"Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated men, they were marveling and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus." -Acts 4:13

"As much as God cares [what we do], He also doesn't care." -T. Edward Bergner

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Hopefully you enjoyed that little tidbit from my life. Any interpretations to what that era must have meant to me? What meaning can be drawn from these quotes? What was important to me? Come on, psychoanalyze me you Freuds! ;0P

 


Sunday, November 08, 2009

so i got married since i last posted. it would be great to go on about what all has happened in the last year or so and explain away why i haven't posted but... i think the silence in itself tells the story. If you need a hint or haven't read my blog, then it is this: i wrote out of a sense of pain and acknowledgement of a dissonance in my life. And when Lindsay was given to me, redemption and restoration became my poem, my blog entry.

That said, rusty as i may be, uninspired by the usual tempest of my previous life of singletude, and hopped up on an afternoon nap and a late night mug of organic green tea with ginger and honey...

i write.

Always Found

to those that love
i have loved
to those that ache
i have ached

hindsight is not twenty-twenty
as if hindsight is the lens of truth
it is but a guile from within
starving our overweight minds

the future is just as unsure as ever
hope comes from within my friends,
not from the iconic tomorrow
for tomorrow is in labor with the unfathomable

where do i stand?
who do i look to?
my heart is a throne
i've usurped its power for too long

the scepter is gripped by Fury
i lose sight of His crown
not from fear of His power
but from the fear of never making eye contact again

He commands from within
i question His every whim
to my delight He never lets me back on the throne
to his delight i claim it as His in the first place

where will i go today?
who will i be?
i could find out and still be lost
but i am always found


Saturday, October 18, 2008

every yellow bricked stride

love turns out to be more
than affection, wooing, and care
love requires much, much more:
a tin man, a scarecrow, and a lion

moving slowly at the joints
the dance floor's not for tin men
courage doesn't conquer fear
courage scoffs at fear, leaving it behind

standing strong, a spark flies
but managing it takes wisdom (being made of straw after all)
if you ask for wisdom, you'll get it
if you walk in wisdom, you have it

roaring aloud, intrigue is aroused
but don't scare her away
the heart's like every other muscle that grows stronger:
to grow strong, first it must tear

wind your way down the road
fend off all the foes
only to find love's not behind the curtain
it's in every yellow bricked stride

 


Thursday, October 16, 2008

where is life?

what just happened
my eyes have opened
my dreams have either been shaken
or they are reality now

is life simply breathing?
it can't be, for i know
that life is inside deeper yet
than my lungs and blood could show

life is in my veins
but it is not blood
life is in my heart
but it does not beat

life is in my mind
but it does not think
life is in my bones
but it does not break

could it be any harder
to lift my eyes to You
when knowing nothing
is what i'm supposed to do?

i may have found where life is
it's not in breath, blood, or bone
life is more than just today
life is taking the every moment risk


Sunday, September 28, 2008

Currently Listening
Anybody Out There?
By Burlap to Cashmere
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Deleting Your Soul

i hear you crying
sobbing through pontifications
want me to take away the pain?
i'd only be placating your strength

i see you trembling
your shivers shake my air
shall i still the fear
only to loose your courage?

i sense your tension
the tornado whirls you 'round and 'round
could i take away the anxiety
i'd rip away your foundation of steadfastness

i caught your caution
the hermit's not the only shell dweller
would i take away the hopelessness
and abandon you without dreams?

i'm not surprised by complacency
being forced with blindfolds and earplugs of lies and more lies
can i remove the doubt
without robbing your confidence too?


labor gives way to new life
enemies afford us victories
storm-brewed waves are meant for walking on
walls have destinies beyond them
impossibility produces heroes


should i take away for you the tears in labor
the shivers from facing foes
the frets from storms
the comfort of shelters
and the obstacles of difficulty


well, i'd be deleting your soul
by removing the benchmarks
the very catalysts of your destiny
right from within you

 



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