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Sólo de mí
Yo soy yo, y
nada puede cambiarme.
Sólo puedo ser yo,
no es algo que se supone que debo ser.
Sólo yo, yo, yo …Who is Elias Tobias? Go to his biography that is also in Spanish.
Dreams château de sable
Les rêves sont des châteaux de sable
que vous emporté par les marées du temps,
fouettée les vents du changement, et
trempés par la pluie de l’émotion.
Pour lire ce poème en anglais, cliquez ici.
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Dreams are sand castles
that get washed away by the tides of time,
whipped the winds of change, and
soaked by the raindrops of emotion.
To read this poem in French, click here.
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Some things seem to never change. One of those is the thought that the worst enemies are those that are closest, within an organization or group. Some of the younger children in the youth groups call these people, “frenemies.” I’m not sure if that is a real word or not, but what concerns me most is how vulnerable the young people can be when it comes to a relationship to Jesus.
Beyond the quickly fleeting disagreements between friends among the young is an insecure world outside of their friendships. Violence in the streets, legal and illegal drug abuse, gangs and other influences are external threats. A faithful family is the key to this strength when friends are not accepting of someone. When families are not strong for many reasons, the lonely, confused children can leave the house physically and /or mentally. At this point, religious cults and leaders who proclaim Jesus as their Redeemer draw from the crowds of the confused who have a basic religious ethic.
The converted Paul, who at one point in his life persecuted Christians, was a smart person and knew of this state of confusion. He knew the Jewish scriptures as part of his training in the faith. As a Christian, he was well aware of how those who oppose the Lord operate. His first letter to those early Christians in Corinth, Paul addressed this issue. Corinth was a commercial center between two seaports on the Aegean and Adriatic seas, and the Greek influence was prominent. Mixed with rituals from the Jewish traditions, a new church emerged in this environment and the Christians were also confused.
There were those within the emerging church that had decided Christ never resurrected to sit next to His Father, and Paul said, in 1 Corinthians 15:33: “Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.” He even accused of some in the church of not knowing God, and admonished those people. In 1 Corinthians 14:37, Paul writes, “If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are commandments of the Lord.”
The children are our future, and those who lead them need to know the Truth about how to lead them. False prophets and their cults today have other motives such as money, power, greed, or sex to drive them, all in the Lord’s name. On their path of destruction, the resource of our future may suffer physically and mentally along the way down. I work hard to prevent a repeat of history, and urge those who hold the lives of the future in their hands to remember why they were given that charge.
Peace be you with always,
Rev. Paul Abernathy
“Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” -2 Peter 1:2
Contact Paul Abernathy at paulabernathy@gmail.com.
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Brother Bill Kelso has no children of his own, but enjoys being an uncle. One of the adventures with his nephews in their youth inspired this poem.
A Fish Story
This is a fish story I’m sure you’ll believe.
So sit back, relax, and listen please.
Junior Andrews knew what had to be done,
and he moved his family to Centerton.
On one sunny Wednesday afternoon, his
kids, Donnie, Jiimmy, and Travis
didn’t have anything to do (it was
too late to start them in school).
So they grabbed their fishing poles,
and dug worms who would lose their souls.
They walked out of town to Center Point Lake
to cast on the banks where people
have been fishing since 1808.
Travis, who’s only nine, couldn’t
put the nervous worm on his hook,
and asked his big brother, Jimmy,-
put the worm on “by the book.”
They boys really didn’t catch very much,
but lots of fish got a big lunch.
Donnie, who’s 13, was successful
in his aquatic search.
He boasted of one small “Keeper” perch.
But the dark clouds rolled in,
as the afternoon hours passed by.
They felt the rain on their skin,
and quit fishing with a heavy sigh.
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(Photo by Mike Hall-Courtesy of Holmes County farmer-Hub)
Faces
The water
d
r
i
p
s fromthe faucet’s nose.
The cold water reflects the light from
the bare bulb onthe wall.
With a cautious expression, the
hot water knob on the left
stares at me.
The overflow drain of the sink
grunts at me as I walk into
the bathroom to wash my face.
When I worked for a newspaper in Millersburg, Ohio, I lived in an upstairs apartment in this old house, and the bathroom sink was this old-fashioned style item with the features that seems to talk to me. This poems was first published along with a photo of the sink in the newspaper…. Elias Tobias.
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Usted obtiene lo que paga por
… y entonces el viejo sabio
vuelta a la página siguiente
de su libro la historia futura
y echó un vistazo a muy largo
en lo que iba a
pasar a mí.
Me dijo que no quería ver
lo que diversos caminos fueron por delante,
y que sólo terminaría muerta.
Le dije que estaba perdiendo el tiempo,
y le pidió que devolverme el centavo.
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… and then the old sage
turned to the next page
of his future history book
and took a very long look
at what was going to
happen to me.
He said I didn’t want to see
what diverse roads were ahead,
and that I would only end up dead.
I told him he was wasting my time,
and demanded he refund my dime.
To read this poem in Spanish, click here.
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Poèms Patty
Votre amour ne peut pas être acheté ou vendu,
C’est simplement la mine d’avoir et de maintenir.
Il s’agissait d’une “une ligne” par Patty jailli un jour … Tobias Elias.
Pour lire ce poème en anglais, cliquez ici.
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