The dilemma of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42) always stirs up memories of my childhood. When I hear the familiar story, I try to picture Martha, her sister Mary, and their brother Lazurus, living in Bethany, a small village in … Continue reading MARTHA – MARY MOMENTS by Sheila M. Cronin
A Man in Death’s ShadowWhen I felt Death’s cold deep shadow,When I felt the sickly murder of the sun, cold Darkness pricking skin,When I looked and saw this uncouth form, Rising black, a sickle high o’er me,When I in this … Continue reading A Man in Death’s Shadow by J.R. Beaupre | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
A RA W O R D U N D(TIME)…as time flies fast – unless GOD cuts its wings.But then time seems to simply start to runout of space. Time sometimes only bringsslow-motion sighing from the setting sun.Yes, time can heal; … Continue reading Three poems of cyclic verses from Rick К. Reut. | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
“The Bible says the Lord can fit the universe in the span of His hand.” Preacher man rocks forward on his heels and wipes his mouth with a blue handkerchief. The organist, who punctuates every idea with a Taa-daa, does … Continue reading redemption beyond the walls by Mary Eileen Ball | Flash Fiction | PAROUSIA Magazine
The Night the North Star Fell From the Sky by Leigh-Anne BurleyBorn in obscuritystuffed into creases within shadowsstamped the wrong way upmolding in dark cornersencased in a glass prison.Anchor hoistedmy mind drifting upon turbulent waters.Stacked maizestoppling oversense of place and … Continue reading The Night the North Star Fell From the Sky by Leigh-Anne Burley | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
Sarif smirks as he swipes through pictures on his phone, most of which are years old on his phone. The pictures he sees are the ones he took at the beach during last year’s Christmas. He smiles at his rumbled … Continue reading Aftermath by Olayioye Paul Bamidele| Fiction | PAROUSIA Magazine
Where is your faith in the pouring rain?Where is your faith each and every day?During a storm do you dismay,And let your faith go down the drain?Or are you strong enough,To retain your faith when things get rough?What matters more … Continue reading Where is your faith By David C Schiller | Poetry | Parousia Magazine
I was lost in life living it on my own. Then I was found through faith in God alone. I was lost in life in a couple of ways. Until I gave the lord above my gaze.I didn’t remember trying … Continue reading lost in life then found through faith By David C Schiller | Poetry | Parousia Magazine
In Velvet Parched desert swelterPanting for the cold flowHopeless sights in the visible dryYet my hooves tread on theNosebleed heightsSand tongue quenchedBy impossible streamsFeet cleft like my heartDrawn to the left and to rightTo red clay and cobblestoneEver in itinerant … Continue reading In Velvet, Seeds of Faith & I have no words but You—3 Poems from Arianna Mayo
Unassuming, forgotten, and important. That’s what Len thought when he looked down at the stones, a dozen or so piled in a vague line to his right, an actual standing knee-high corner behind him to the left. Before him, a … Continue reading Stones by Kevin Duffy | Fiction | PAROUSIA Magazine
The world God created is phenomenal. Everything is intricately, deliberately established with purpose. The rotation of the earth, its precise distance from the sun, the force of gravity all work together to provide an awesome environment in which plants and … Continue reading Creator vs. Controller by Marcia Shepherd | Non Fiction | PAROUSIA Magazine
The way is short, but hard.The path is full of peril.Anytime Earth could swallow us whole. Whether you travel in a lengthening shadow Or in the noon of your days,Love is the steadfast companion. Love one another.Love those who do … Continue reading THE GREATEST OF THESE by Flora Higgins | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
The best way to do anything i please, Is not me but Christ within me. So when you ask how I did it my answer always will be, It’s not me, it’s just because of Christ within me. I wasn’t … Continue reading Not me, but Christ within me By David C Schiller | Poetry | Parousia Magazine
St. Martín de Porres was born in Lima, Peru, on December 9, 1579. His father, Don Juan de Porres, was a Spanish conquistador and his mother, Ana Velázquez, was a freed slave from Panama, of African or possibly part Native … Continue reading The Life of St. Martin De Porres by Rick Davis
Truest Salvationtruest salvationflows in golden windsteaming from the heartwhoever accepts purest love& sends it to otherstriumphs over allthat is lessthan this8.11.22Soft Bluest SkySoft bluest august skyquiet mystical breezeflowering whitest flowing cloudsKids running over lime green grasstiniest bug on the outside … Continue reading Two Poems from Rick Davis
John the Baptist is in prison now. Herod’s wife, Herodias, had John arrested because John condemned Herod for marrying her in violation of Hebrew law. And it was while John was in prison that Jesus began his public ministry. Now, … Continue reading Advent by Rick Davis
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