Poetry and Prose (Classic Reprint)

Power, compassion, and lasting influence you can carry into everyday life.

This devotional collection invites readers to explore how simple acts, steadfast faith, and hopeful vision shape lives, communities, and the hereafter.

This edition gathers thoughtful pieces that reflect on how touch, attention, and moral choices guide us toward kindness, perseverance, and a hopeful outlook. It speaks to the quiet moments of loneliness, the responsibilities of leadership and instruction, and the faith that sustains us through trial.

• Consider how small acts of care can leave a lasting impression on others.
• Explore how personal influence shapes moral paths, for better or worse.
• Find comfort in Christian teaching about heaven, hope, and purpose.
• Identify practical ideas for teaching, mentoring, and supporting the vulnerable.

Ideal for readers seeking reflective, faith‑oriented essays that blend everyday lived experience with spiritual insight.

I was born in Portsmouth, Ohio...I have fond memories from the years i spent there...and still regard it as such...and since leaving there have been many places...ending up in Ironton, Ohio...which i have a regard for as well...and have been here since i was around 11-years-old...when leaving Portsmouth at that time...