I wrote this little poem a while back. It is sort of a mix between a supplication, a confession, and a commitment. It should probably have more of the hope of the Gospel at the end, rather than a self-assured statement of my own. Anyways. Verses I drew from are Luke 22:39-46, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, and psalms such as Psalm 38. I hope it makes some sense.
Author: Tim Schwab
a novice
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Compassionate Atheism, Or, Insanity Justified
How can I believe in a God? How can I believe in a God that allows the world to exist as it does? Take a look around. Every two minutes, someone is raped. What is this?!? Who is doing this? How can this man exist who so violently hates women, or hates God, or hates himself, or something, that he would do such a thing? How can thousands, millions of these men exist? Do I know someone who has done this? The chances are not small.
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A Weak Man’s Prayer
What is the value of an actionless lament of evil? Is it not merely feeling righteous? What is it other than an emotional outpouring? What does it accomplish except allowing me to feel the problem has somehow gone away because I am so spiritual as to feel sorrow at evil? What is my faith without deeds?
Speck in the Brother’s Eye
When we love others, we want the best for them, which in large part just means that we want them to be the best they can be. We want to see their souls be kind, strong, and joyful. It is truly astonishing, however, how quickly and completely this good hope can turn from a love of who they were made to be into a hatred of who they are. Once we find out that they are not what we earnestly desire them to be, we become angry and frustrated with them, and cope by turning to control and manipulation. “After all,” we say to ourselves, “it is for their own good.”
Thoughts of a Novice 