Friday, December 30, 2016

Desperate People

You Know


Desperate people,
lonely people,
people
so alone
amidst a crowd.

Do you see me?
Do you care?
You think
as you slowly
gaze around.

What can you do?
To not be so needy?
To not drive people away?
You need to become
the person that is not.

Not needy.
Not desperate.
Not irritating
to the core.
Because...

You will become
someone people
want to have around.
And spend time with.
Just because...

@JoSH Popcorn Poetry

Deep inside, you know who you are.  Introverts tend to not need people around all the time.  But extroverts tend to need people most of the time.  Remember the truth about cats and dogs?  Some people are more like cats and other people are more like dogs.  I have to admit that I am more of a cat person when it comes to temperament and so for the most part are the friends I tend to hang out with. 

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Ecclesiastes

3:11


He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (NIV)

Timing is everything!  Isn't it the truth...  Opportunity knocks but if you are not ready for it then...  you know...  Soon it will be 2017.  It sounds like a good year, doesn't it?  Never be without faith, hope, and love...  Be of good cheer, courage, and character... 

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Christmas Bells


I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play, 
    And wild and sweet 
    The words repeat 
Of peace on earth, good-will to men! 
 

Friday, December 23, 2016

Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol


So are you miserly or generous?  Remember Ebeneezer Scrooge?  Who has not heard of him?  Someone who put money above people.  What happens to someone who values money too much?  Well why don't you read the book and find out.  Scrooge is visited by three spirits that hope to show him that it's not too late.  In fact it's never too late.  I hope you have the right Christmas Spirit instilled in you.  :)


Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Dr Henry Cloud & Dr John Townsend

Safe People


Who is a safe person?  A safe person is someone who can bring you up rather than pull you down.  A safe person will help you become a better person.  If you find yourself always gravitating towards the same people and making the same mistakes then maybe you need to choose the people who surround you more carefully.  No one wants to get hurt.  Are you a safe person?  And if you are not what are you doing to make yourself one? 

Friday, December 16, 2016

Dr L R Croft

Darwin & Lady Hope:  The Untold Story


So what does it mean when a theory is being taught in the classroom and the founder of the said theory doesn't even believe in his own theory?  Then it's obviously not that great of a theory is it?  When you go to the zoo do you look at the monkey and say, "Hey!  You are my ancestor and I embrace you because of it."  You don't consider it farfetched to believe that you came from a monkey?  Really?  Then go eat some bananas!  In fact go bananas!!!  Hey you are what you eat!  You are not a monkey, you are in fact a banana!  And now someone's going to eat you!  Good luck with that!

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Ronald Reagan

“Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.”


One does wonder why things happen the way they happen.  Do you know that I heard that Charles Darwin became a Christian on his deathbed.  So ironically the founder of the evolution theory didn't believe in his own theory when push came to shove.  Do you really want to spend eternity in hell?



Saturday, December 10, 2016

Sid Roth

They Thought for Themselves


So are you the kind of person that thinks for yourself or are you the kind of person that wants to be brainwashed?  Or told what to think?  In order to know what is being said it makes sense to read it yourself so that you know the truth. 


Friday, December 9, 2016

Corny Satiricist

Woe is Me!


Woe is me!
I say...
Woe is you!
Who knew?
Life is nothing
without comedy.
A time to laugh,
a time to play,
a time to tickle
your funny bone.
Unless you
are one of the
few people
in this world
that never laughs.
How sad.
To never laugh.
A life without
laughter.
So ha ha ha
and he he he....
Laugh today!

@JoSH Popcorn Poetry

Sometimes you do need to laugh.  Life has its ups and downs but if your sense of humor is intact you will handle it better.  Each day is a new day and you never know what is going to happen next.



Thursday, December 8, 2016

Chilly Haiku

Brrr...


Ice blue frozen chill...
The wind blowing arctic cold
across the wintry air.

@JoSH Popcorn Poetry

Well it is definitely December is my part of the world.  Brrr...  Snow is blowing and winds are cold.  Bundle up!  How many days till Christmas?  I think I'm starting to find my Christmas spirit.  :)

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Dr Terry Mortenson

Searching for Adam


Creation versus evolution.  Do you realize that the evolution theory is just that?  A theory which means that it hasn't been proven yet.  Searching for Adam is a book that gives you scientific evidence about how life really began.  I challenge you to read this book. 

Friday, December 2, 2016

Chelsey Sullenberger

Highest Duty


A pilot lands a passenger plane in the Hudson River and becomes a hero overnight.  Sometimes in life you do the right thing only to have it impact your life negatively due to other issues like insurance companies not wanting to pay out.  Hmmm...  155 lives versus money...

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Desperation

Entitlement


Oh desperate woman
that you are. 
You feel that
you deserve to win. 
To get your way in life. 
Well...  guess what? 
Not everything
will go your way.
Sometimes life
will be deplorable for you. 
So let it go...
It's over.
It's done.
Let it go.
Lest the rest of us
realize what
a truly desperate woman
at heart you really are. 
And turn our backs
on you forever.

@JoSH Popcorn Poetry

Everyday we come across people who feel they are truly entitled.  What these people don't realize is how truly turned off we really are listening to them rant and rave about their entitlement.  I am a woman but when I see shows about desperate housewives and others like them I think why?  Why waste your time?  These women have truly missed the mark of what really matters in life. 

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Stanley Horowitz

"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all."


The change of seasons is upon us.  We go through them every year depending on where we live.  Some places have modified seasons but if like the change in seasons then you probably live in the Midwest.  Happy Autumn!


Thursday, November 24, 2016

Time to Fatten Up

Sorry Turkey!


The life of a turkey
is fraught
with an end goal
many would not desire.

The turkey
has no idea
why he is given
such an easy life.

A life of eating
and grazing.
And eating and
grazing some more.

Only to end up as the
most important attendee
to a very momentous
and well-attended dinner.

However the turkey
at that point is no longer
as we all know...
he has become our dinner.

@Josh Poetic Popcorn Poetry

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope you all enjoy your dinner.  I personally would rather eat a real turkey for Thanksgiving as opposed to a tofurky.  However I did wonder as to how the turkeys felt.  Enjoy your time with your loved ones.


Monday, November 21, 2016

Kari Kampakis

Liked


Like...  like...  like...  like...  like....  Whose approval are you seeking?  Who do you want to make you feel like you are accepted and loved?  Social media has quite a big impact on our lives in this day and age.  Are you seeking something more real and authentic?  Then check out this book by author Kari Kampakis.


Thursday, November 17, 2016

James Reuben Knowles

Butt Prints in the Sand


One night I had a wondrous dream,
One set of footprints there was seen,
The footprints of my precious Lord,
But mine were not along the shore.

Now I have to admit that I had never heard of this opposing version of Footprints in the Sand until very recently.  What do you think?  What are your thoughts?  I remember listening to a pastor years ago who said that if you go your own way long enough then there does come a point where God just lets you go.  Do you ever want to get to a point where God lets you go?  What a very sad day indeed when even God gives up on you. 

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Carl Gallups

When the Lion Roars


I was listening to the radio this morning and heard about this book.  The tough times we live in and what it means to us.  All we can do is to take one day at a time.  That's all we can do.  And pray!  Prayer changes things!


Sunday, November 13, 2016

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Eyes Everywhere

The Eye Knows


We walk...
we talk...
we see...
and are seen.

We are innocent...
we are guilty.
We are happy...
we are sad.

We see things
we don't want to see.
And know things
we don't want to know.

But life goes on
everyday:
day in
day out.

Seeing...
Knowing...
Being seen...
And blink.

@JoSH Popcorn Poetry

The days go by and in this age of technology you can see things going on everywhere.  Sometimes it's too much information but we are all curious.

Friday, November 11, 2016

Lust of the Eyes

Appearance of Evil


A married man
met someone
who was not his wife.

The woman
he met with
was not his wife.

A married woman
met someone
who was not her husband.

The man
she met with
was not her husband.

Both have kids
with their spouses
but oddly enough
that doesn't stop
these two from
hanging out
with each other.
Work with each other.
Talk to each other.

For obviously
they don't care
how it appears to others.
And how disrespectful
they are to the ones
they have pledged
to spend their lives with.

@JoSH Popcorn Poetry

There was a story about a pastor that was having an affair.  He would not admit it though.  A missionary confronted him.  He adamantly denied it and vowed that if he was lying then God could take his child.  He had two children:  one healthy and one sick.  He never dreamed that God would take away his healthy child.  It was not until his child was being lowered into his grave that he finally repented.

Unfortunately being Christian does not make us any less human than the next person however there is temptation and there is resisting temptation.  God judges us by the motives of our heart.  You can always fool other people but you can't fool God and he will out you in the end.  The loss of your reputation, your relationships, the shame of it all.  There are certain things that people have done that will go down in history because we all know what they did.  Why?  When you could have chosen wisely?    

David gave into his temptation of Bathsheba and God took their child away.  David did not realize the wrong he had done until Nathan confronted him.  Why ruin your life, the relationship with your spouse and kids all because of a temptation you could not resist?  Would you risk the life of your children by giving into the lust of the eyes?  When you got married you made your choice.  If you did not think you would be able to keep your word then why get married to that person in the first place?