Welcome to this journey of poetic expression. To give you a bit of background on myself, I have been writing poetry since I was a child and this book is a compilation of reflections, experiences, and people I have encountered throughout my life. Some poems are based on my impressions, some based on personal experience, and some are purely fictional based on passing strangers and imagining their stories. The main tenet of my writing is to give a new perspective to emotions we all share and to open the reader's mind to see things in a different light. I hope you enjoy reading these poems as much as I have enjoyed writing them.

Left Behind and Loving It is a cheeky critique of popular writings about the end times. Rather than presenting a steroid-buffed Jesus wrapped in an American flag and "coming again in clouds of gunfire," Left Behind and Loving It invites readers to approach some of the most controversial and scary portions of the Scriptures with the utter confidence that "God's steadfast love endures forever." Rather than asserting a hope premised on a few chosen ones escaping the world, Left Behind and Loving It argues that if it is Jesus who is to return (and not his evil twin), then the second coming has redemption written all over it. Many today cannot accept the escapist, violent, end-of-the-world scenario envisioned by "Left Behind" theology. Left Behind and Loving It invites readers not to fear but to trust in God's steadfast love and look at the finitude of the world with hope in an infinitely loving God.

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Are you or a loved one suffering from illness? Have you prayed to God to get better, but still feel sick? Have you been told that you’ll live with the disease for the rest of your life? One of Satan’s greatest lies has Christians convinced that God will not cure sickness. However, that could not be further from the truth. In this book, John Christy explains, with scriptural evidence (including twenty-two healing miracles recorded in the book of Matthew), God’s true desire concerning your health and wellness. Learn how to pray for healing, avoid becoming sick, and spiritual factors that bring about sickness. As believers in Christ, you have access to the healing power of God that removes all sickness— from the common cold to life-threatening disease. All you have to do is believe God can do it, command it to happen, and thank Him that it’s done!