A Stone for the Garden He digs in the river bank searching right-sized rocks shaped for garden gate. Gray, black, white stones pile up. A last one is found, not square, jumbled colors, granite composite, … Continue reading Three Poems by Victoria Crawford on PAROUSIA Magazine
Pied Beauty Glory be to God for dappled things— For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles in all stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings; Landscape plotted and pieced—fold, fallow, and plough; And áll trádes, … Continue reading Pied Beauty | A Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins | PAROUSIA Magazine
GOD’S MIGHTY ATOMS By Reinhard Bonnke 1. Physics teach us that the atoms, although so miniscule Possess ferocious potency one hardly can control. Each atom is a power pack and so is each believer, If we can say “Christ lives … Continue reading GOD’S MIGHTY ATOMS | A Poem By Reinhard Bonnke | PAROUSIA Magazine
Title: A peculiar Treasure Author: Emmanuel O. Afolabi Genre: Christian Literature Format: (ebook) Book Dimension: 5.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches Number of Pages: 52 Publication Year: March 23rd, 2018 Publisher: Independently published Edition Language: English ISBN-10: 1980517401 ISBN-13: 978–1980517405 … Continue reading Book Review | A Peculiar Treasure by Emmanuel O Afolabi | PAROUSIA Magazine
GOD’S MIGHTY ARM Bible-Poem By Reinhard Bonnke 1. Peter denied Jesus thrice, held back the truth, was telling lies. Every question, coming like a shot, Peter gravely had denied his God. With his head against a fence, devastated, he did … Continue reading GOD’S MIGHTY ARM By Reinhard Bonnke | PAROUSIA Magazine
The Windhover To Christ our Lord I caught this morning morning’s minion, king- dom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding High there, how he rung upon the rein … Continue reading The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins | PAROUSIA Magazine
The Love Slave When I would falter and stop on the way My heart lose courage and I fail to pray, Remind me, deal Lord, of the cross on the hill, Of the man who hung there, Love’s mission to … Continue reading The Love Slave by E W Kenyon | PAROUSIA Magazine
GRATITUDE I light a candle in my heart, starry eyed at the little droplets of hope and the sward storms of victory erosion composure as grace like volcanoes erupting builds flames of lifted hands and joy molten stream down Cheeks … Continue reading GRATITUDE by Wisdom NemiOtikor
IS THERE A CITY IN THE SECOND PHASE Her songs painted my heart with oceanic concerns & empathy unsolicited My fellow passerby asked: “what had given this woman such an angelic voice?” That voice that letup the choruses of the … Continue reading IS THERE A CITY IN THE SECOND PHASE by Abah, Linus Ajene
Who is like God? I used to believe all of Father’s words. I used to believe that God is good all the time and… the inverse. That church is the house of that God, and that He makes things … Continue reading Who Is Like God by Ernest O. Ogunyemi
GRACE This is how I spell grace; Grace is a five letter word Spelt by spilling blood Of a prince brusquely slaughtered To make slaves become sons and daughters. Grace cringed on the cross, crucified To turn sinners to sons, … Continue reading Poetry | GRACE by Emmanuel Faith
“Decorated with rich diction and elegant imagery, Rick Davis walks us through refreshing, nostalgic and therapeutic life’s journey in verse. In Walking, the spontaneity of rhythm deeply stirs our thoughts and feelings. What a riveting work of art!”
Kariuki wa Nyamu Continue reading WALKING by Rick Davis | Parousia Christian Poetry Chapbook No 1 | PAROUSIA Magazine
Christ Died was Buried and Rose, He Ascended unto Glorification. This is the Message of Christianity. This is Easter. Keep this Message at heart, Preach this Good News to others. Continue reading The Glorification Issue #8| Parousia Magazine
The News So Good Suffering a natural order so is struggle for survival at all levels there’s growth and there’s decay there’s emergence of new life and there’s return of what’s biodegradable but transformations when they occur goes often unnoticed … Continue reading The News So Good by Ashish Kumar pathak
The bi-lens of life The breath of life wafted over all the creatures Some give life, some take Some make life, some fake Some cure life, some quake Some live life, some leave Some sip life, some sheep Some keep … Continue reading Three Poems by Ashish Kumar Pathak
Introduction: There has been a growing concern among young creatives in Africa regarding lack of recognition of their poetic creativity by the older generation of poets and writers. While this concern is genuine, there is also a concern among older … Continue reading The 1000 Young African Poets Anthology | PAROUSIA Magazine
