Poems by John Janzen
poem count: 79 | pages: 9 | first place: 13 times | second place: 8 times | finalist: 48 times
Dictated by Design
Our freedom is best experienced within the bounds of our design.
Our freedom is best experienced within the bounds of our design.
Taste of Transcendence
There remains in me a longing for the promise of heaven. A curiosity yet unpacified, a hunger unsatisfied.
There remains in me a longing for the promise of heaven. A curiosity yet unpacified, a hunger unsatisfied.
Shift Workers
Day shift Daddy and night shift Mama. Some parents may relate to the team effort and varying strengths and weaknesses displayed. Psalm 30:5 and Psalm 92:2 are a comfort to parents who are perpetual shift workers.
Day shift Daddy and night shift Mama. Some parents may relate to the team effort and varying strengths and weaknesses displayed. Psalm 30:5 and Psalm 92:2 are a comfort to parents who are perpetual shift workers.
Awesome Place
Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden."
Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden."
Self-Serving
We can lose sight of the God we serve while seeking to be served. That is self-serving.
We can lose sight of the God we serve while seeking to be served. That is self-serving.
Inevitability
The inevitability of the Day of the Lord was impressed upon me. Are we ready? How are we making ready?
The inevitability of the Day of the Lord was impressed upon me. Are we ready? How are we making ready?
To Know as we are Known
There is a time coming when our capacity will be expanded sufficiently to behold the fulness of His glory. What a day that will be, when my Jesus I shall see.
There is a time coming when our capacity will be expanded sufficiently to behold the fulness of His glory. What a day that will be, when my Jesus I shall see.
Two Peas in a Pod
This day marks our 24th anniversary. I'm blessed to have been granted so much precious time with such a beloved individual.
This day marks our 24th anniversary. I'm blessed to have been granted so much precious time with such a beloved individual.
