how to write [a short story on justice]
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There’s been lots of activity here at BibleDude.net over the last several months looking for short stories on one topic… justice. Back in August 2009 we ran a little creative writing challenge on justice for an upcoming The Idea Camp conference on Compassion and Justice. In that challenge readers submitted all kinds of creative writing [...]
poetry [justice]: pull-apart bread
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by Jeanne E. Loupe Before I end, I must begin, For I cannot go back, and I cannot relent! It does nothing for me to lay low and to whine, Or to pick up the pearls and feed them to swine. No, I must equip and empower the poor, So I push and I [...]
prose [justice]: opening my lens wide
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by Gabrielle Dickinson One minute of watching, and my eyes are so accustomed to this sight that they don’t take long to adjust to the window on my screen. My eyes are sore from being apart from the reality of this for so long. They are just dirt roads. They really shouldn’t have this effect [...]
poetry [justice]: we must
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by Janna Bailey We must have Jesus as our Savior and Lord We must do things on God’s not man’s accord We must use the Bible to pierce people’s sins like a sharp sword. We must teach people the path they need to follow to get to Calvary. Or they could wind up [...]
short story [justice]: cruelty at the playground
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by Janna Bailey The playground bubbled with laughter except for Brandon, who was teased because he was overweight, Rene’, who was teased because she wore glasses, and Shirley who was teased because her family didn’t have the money to buy her new clothes. The school bell rang, indicating it was time to go back to [...]
poetry [justice]: as the deer
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by Marcus Goodyear We owe it to each other to share what white tail already know. When the pressure changes, they run together, hooves clacking across asphalt then silent on the dewy lawns. About the author: Marcus Goodyear is Senior Editor for The High Calling, High Calling Blogs, and Faith In The Workplace. He blogs at [...]
poetry [compassion]: compassion, where art thee?
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by Renee Small Cold, trembling hands And feet; No coat, no blanket, Sense of defeat. Is anyone there? Can anyone see? The homeless, the poor… This is me. Oh, I ask, Compassion , Compassion Where art thee? Achy, fragile body And limbs; No money, no doctor, Life dims. Is anyone there? Can anyone see? [...]
creative writing challenge: justice edition
At the end of August (28th-29th) people from around the country will be gathering in Washington D.C. and online for the next meeting of The Idea Camp. The focus of this (un)conference will be Compassion and Justice. During the month of July, people shared their creative writing here at bibledude.net on the topic of compassion. In this [...]
poetry [compassion]: deeply touched
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by Terry Critchfield Without touching, I was deeply touched. No audible words were spoken but I heard her cry. An innocent and momentary glance revealed a soul that had lost its way. Compassion reached out with empathy and gentle smile. Brokenness embraced a sliver of hope and time stood still. About the [...]
video [compassion]: compassion
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by Anita Gerbig About the author: Anita Gerbig works as a Physical Therapist Assistant at a Rehab Hospital in Sarasota, FL. She is married and has two girls which are a joyous handful. She enjoys serving God from church to outreach to feeding the homeless in downtown Sarasota.
poetry [compassion]: concept of compassion
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by The Bible and Jonathan Janssen About the author: Jonathan Janssen is 31 years old and just graduated with his BA in English from California State University Baskersfield. He has been happily married for five years and both he and his wife work with special needs kids at local high schools. He writes all types of things, mainly plays, and [...]
poetry [compassion]: compassion through life
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by Carol Dee Meeks Perhaps Peter was as normal as we. He often lost sight of God’s purpose and goals for following God brings persecution and misery. It’s hard work soothing out His Holy molds. As Peter watched the Servant wash the Twelve’s feet he thought it as slavery, an uncomfortable feat. But then [...]
poetry [compassion]: stilling storms
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by Keith Wallis Mary, outside a tomb, carrying ointments and a storm of grief, hears the voice that calmed the waters in tones of comfort: ‘Be still and know that I am God’. At an Emmaus home, over broken bread, in a storm of confusion, hear the voice that calmed the waters in [...]
poetry [compassion]: safety
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by Keith Wallis A lifetime ago traffic’s roaring battlefield held me death row captive, nowhere to hide, no way to survive. I turned my back to oblivion awaiting the inevitable stamp of death. A moment ago the future was a closed book the past – another lifetime about to be forgotten just an imprint [...]
poetry [compassion]: the poor
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by Carole Turner I can read of you and I feel something. I even cry when I see you thin and hungry. I judge you when you hold a sign, when you smell, or look ugly. I drive by you walking in the rain. I see you sleeping on the street again. When I [...]
compassion: a thoughtful brainstorm
by Leslie Rowe Definition: Compassion: sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it. (Source: www.m-w.com) Who: Jesus. Mothers. Friends. Women. Healthcare workers. Missionaries. Some fathers. People in power who have good hearts. Kind people. Some Christians. Anyone who will. You. Me. What: Giving. Feeling. Understanding. Helping. Ministering. Feeding. Watering. Clothing. Healing. [...]
creative writing challenge: compassion edition
In a great book that I’ve been reading recently, I am constantly reminded that we serve the most Creative Being in the universe. Keeping this in mind, I want to provide opportunities here for people to express their creativity. So I would like to open this site up for submissions of creative writing. So here’s [...]
