Poems of Praise and Perseverance

by Rick Ellinger

Poems for expressing thanks to God for His many blessings and to encourage us to trust the Lord for strength. Poems to remind us of the sacrificial death of Jesus and the eternal hope and promise of heaven. Poems to reveal the true message and joy of Christmas and to inspire us to celebrate that joy all year long. Poems to challenge and poems to comfort. Poems to meet you right where you are in every season of your journey through this life. Inspire your heart to praise and encourage your soul to persevere with 232 original poems and more than 30 black and white photos. Rick Ellinger, author of The Gifts of the Guard, The Europa Project series, the Opposing Realms Series, and The Little Red Truck Trilogy, shares 232 poems he began writing while in college, and more than 30 photos he took over several years. His prayer is that these poems and photos will inspire you, the reader, to a greater awareness of God's bountiful blessings of comfort, direction, and strength through all of your experiences, challenges, and joys. Many topics covered, including: Christmas, Crucifixion, Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer, Armor of God, Cults, Light and Darkness, Tribulation, Beatitudes, Psalms, Proverbs, Creation, Compassion, Dancing, Death, Blood of Jesus, Angels, Christian living, Daniel, David, Dreams, faith, footprints, friends, joy, Joshua, new life, mercy, love, peace, patience, perseverance, praise, pride, pro-choice, pro-life, pollution, resurrection, sacrifice, second coming, spiritual warfare, trials, transformed life, testimony, victory, wisdom, worry, rhinos, WWJD, trust, temptation, strength, soldiers, shepherds, religion, rapture, prosperity, protection, priorities, Living Water, Bread of Life, Lazarus, Lamb of God, Jericho, gifts, Gospel, freedom, despair, deliverance, deeds, works, cross, believe, Noah's ark, and even daylilies and rhinos. An index by topic and an index by Scripture reference are included in the back of the book to make personal study much easier. Need help or encouragement with a particular topic? Doing a Bible study or devotion and want a poem to go with a certain Bible verse or passage? Simply refer to the index in the back to find the appropriate poem. A great supplement resource for sermons, teaching, or devotional preparation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517543843
• ISBN13: 9781517543846
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"