Recorded by Tinman Jones, 2003 Face is in the dirt again Seems to be a normal trend I wash in with the tide You take my fault in stride Even though I fall so fast Your love for me has…
Author: Keith Alexis
Evidence
Recorded by Tinman Jones, 2000 With my eyes, I can gaze at all the finger painted skies With my ears, I can hear the old man laugh, the baby cry With my mind, I can fly through the buckle of…
Etch-a-Sketch
Recorded by Tinman Jones, 2001 Black lines on grey Put on display Within this plastic red frame Abstract at best My soul will testify that I am not sane I turn the knobs to the left to the right Try…
Freedom Cage
Recorded by Tinman Jones, 2001 It was the land of the free The home of the brave A nation with trust in the power to save Where did it go What did it become It was a freedom of And…
Jesus Missing?
When I was about eight years old, our family acquired a large ceramic nativity set. It was natural and unfired, ready to customize. I remember sitting at the dining table with all the pieces laid out and one by one…
Shoeless
I am not a barefoot kind of guy. Even as a kid, my shoes were one of the first things I would put on when I got out of bed. My brother and sister thought that I slept in my…
Grass Bur Wars
In 2015 we moved into a new home on three acres. The house was only a few years old and was devoid of any landscaping, which was fine as I welcomed it as a blank palette to create my own…
Walking on Water?
Many sermons have been preached about Peter walking on the water. A while back I had my theological take on this story challenged. In Matthew 14 Peter walked on the water while the other disciples watched from the boat. I’ve…
Go Ahead, Re-Invent the Wheel
“Don’t waste time trying to re-invent the wheel,” they say. I’m glad the guy who gave us steel belted radials didn’t listen to that one. Don’t be afraid to tackle something that has already been done. You may just do…
Some People Don’t Get It
For the record, I talk to Jesus. And, yes, I have heard Him talk to me. Not only that, He has spoken through me. Is it mental illness? No! It is mental completeness. “But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive…