Author Archives: Devin Hogg

Poem: Sea Of Pain

The darkness is closing inI struggle to stay afloatSwimming in the sea of my pain.Storm waters rising highLightning fills the sky.She cries:“Hold on, love!Go with the flow,You can do more than you know.Though it doesn’t seem so,The skies will clearThe sun will shineThe sea will calm.And you will see thenThe glory of love.”Peace fills meContinue reading “Poem: Sea Of Pain”

Poem: On Course

I walk a difficult pathStruggling to find my way.Storms rageObstacles block my way.I stumble.I fall.I rise againAnd walk on.I am lost in the dark.Yet somehowI takeEach next right stepAnd stay on course.I run through the forest.Leaves rustleWolves howlPredators stalkThere is no clear path.Yet somehowI find my wayAnd stay on course.I sailThrough Stormy seas.I’m thrownAgainst theContinue reading “Poem: On Course”

Same-Sex Relationships and Christianity

This past fall, I read two books that were a huge comfort. The first was God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships by Matthew Vines. The second was: Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships  by James V. Brownson. I was very pleased to read these twoContinue reading “Same-Sex Relationships and Christianity”

Poem: Bury My Heart

I picked up a shovelDug myself a holeTook my heart from my chestThrew it in the ground.Covered it with dirtCovered it with stoneTried to bury deepMy love for you.Yet rays shone throughLike shoots sprouting out of ground.The Lord said to me:“Let it out.Let it flow.Let your love flow.Only thenCan you truly let her go.”So IContinue reading “Poem: Bury My Heart”

Poem: Balanced

I have walked many roadsIn my life thus far.I have takenThe road less traveledAnd forged my own pathThrough fire, fog, and storm.All the time you were with meGently by my side.Now I am balancedForged strong and pureAble to sense youIn darkness and in light.Life still has strugglesLove, work, and faith.At times I still stumbleEven fall.ButContinue reading “Poem: Balanced”

Poem: Suffering Servant

PainPain fills my being.My heart clenchesMy eyes waterMy breath quickens.I amA suffering servant.Honor and loveHope and faithAnd strong determinationThese keep me moving on.“Why must I suffer so?”I cry to the Lord.The Lord answers me:“To teach others.To teach yourself.To forge youInto a shining light.”Peace fills me.I feel refreshed.RenewedI walk on.

Poem: Lord Of Night And Day

Close your eyes.Listen.Can you hear it?Can you seeWith sight beyond sight?When winds howlWhen thunder crashes;When seas rageWhen everything is dar;When all seems lost;God is there.God is Lord of night and dayOf all creationOf all time,God is always with you.I am full of darknessFull of painGod is always with m.eHe always has beenHe always will be.CloseContinue reading “Poem: Lord Of Night And Day”

Poem: Somehow Apart

I sit and thinkA faint smile crosses my faceYet my eyes portray my pain.I am with themYet somehow apart.I love themFully and deeply.I take joy in their companyLaugh and playYet always the knowledge returns.The knowledge of painThe knowledge of darkness.“Lord,” I cry,“Why must I suffer so?Why can’t I be one with them?Why must I beContinue reading “Poem: Somehow Apart”

On The Personal and Historical Significance of The Dragonriders of Pern

I’m currently doing a re-read of the Dragonriders of Pern series for the first time in a while. The series was extremely influential on me in my adolescent years, and it remains one of my favorite book series despite some of the contradictions affectionately referred to as Anne-consistencies by fans. The series will always haveContinue reading “On The Personal and Historical Significance of The Dragonriders of Pern”