I love to spend morning’s night — window’s nature simplicities/complexities, phone in left hand reading allusions exploring unwritten softening realms lost/found beyond thought exploring God’s risen passions traveling through reclining gardens floral Divine Continue reading I Love – A Poem from Rick Davis
Praise God It takes a lot for me to praise the Lord. I grew up Roman Catholic in Chicago. It was other people who went around praising the Lord. It was other people who couldn’t stop talking about God. It was other people who ascribed the good in their lives to the workings of the Holy. Me, I was a little more reticent. Yes, I had a passionate inward conviction that my life was overflowing with blessings. Yes, I had a regular devotional life that I could not quite explain. Yes, I could sense the presence of God when there … Continue reading Praise God by Rick Davis – Essay – PAROUSIA Magazine
reflecting reflecting on my life —i’ve sometimes foundmyself surroundedby bitternessanger, resentment& dishonesty though i myself admiti oftenmissed the mark — i suppose we all do though i believe my motiveswere (i hope)pure though isometimes went alongwith webs of existentialemptiness & … Continue reading Reflecting by Rick Davis – Poetry – PAROUSIA Magazine
walk the pierced boat i boardis a crest of your arkbriny currents devouras a flood once didbut the ark is a hieroglyphof your transcendentblood pelagic fog concealsyour tranquil eyes. i offer you my isle ofpassions & affections swerve my deepest … Continue reading Walk by Rick Davis – Poetry – PAROUSIA Magazine
Demystifying The Prophecy About The End Of The World Everything that God created has a natural lifespan. Invigorate things are created. They mature then grow old and die. Even the inanimate wear out and expire. Kingdoms wax strong and wane, … Continue reading Demystifying The Prophecy About The End Of The World by Psalmuel Benjamin- PAROUSIA Magazine
Book Title: Ogadinma Genre: FictionAuthor: Ukamaka OlisakwePublisher: Masobe BooksYear of Publication: 2021Number of Pages: 266ISBN: 978-978-57645-6-7Reviewer: Tola Ijalusi Book Review Ogadinma is the story of triumph, a story of Ogadinma’s journey to liberation and self-discovery. A story that stands for the voice of many Nigerian … Continue reading Book Review: Ogadinma by Ukamaka Olisakwe
PENUEL (I have seen God face to face and survived) I bribed my way through favour Grabbing and holding unto power Unto the glitters and colours of the earth – Yet I remained unfulfilled I made gains both small and … Continue reading Penuel by JLF Maikaho – Poetry – PAROUSIA Magazine
He was fibbed to like a house on fire, He was maligned and unjustly criticized, But, despite all that, he pocketed his pride. He didn’t hurl back because of the goal ahead, And that is why his enemy is always … Continue reading Pride by Gabriel Oluwatomiwa Eniola – Poetry – PAROUSIA Magazine
when all men treat me as impostor let my mind fill with serenity and go out the flame of anger let my heart shine with melody and beauty like the pearl of great worth when all men turn down my … Continue reading O, Lord of Lives by Ujjal Mandal
A CRY FROM THE WATERS It was you who called me out To walk upon water Why let me sink? It was you who calmed the storm And the waves obeyed Why not now? This unknown is indeed great My … Continue reading A CRY FROM THE WATERS by JLF Maikaho – Poetry – PAROUSIA Magazine
Let Thy Peace reign on earth,
O Divine Master, in a fecund silence I bow to Thee,
Grant, O Lord, that all shadows may be dispelled, Continue reading PRAYER TO THE LORD BY DR. GITI TYAGI
hushed tones of my wife, sleeping
In the bedroom
prayer time
profound peace & joy Continue reading morning notes by Rick Davis
AT CHRISTMAS POET: DR. GITI TYAGI At Christmas the merriment spreads around The festivities, the joy when fills the air And spreads the message far and wide The message of love, cheer and bliss abound The message of the Lord, … Continue reading AT CHRISTMAS by Giti Tyagi – PAROUSIA Magazine
DIVINE INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY BIBLE The Bible is a documented book that shows how God relates with His people. This documented book is called the scripture. The scripture is not a text or story but a divinely inspired word … Continue reading Divine Inspiration of the Holy Bible by Psalmuel Benjamin – Article – PAROUSIA Magazine
It is with joy we announce the release of “God’s Covenant People: Enforcing Kingdom Mandate” written by Vincent Oshin. “God’s Covenant People: Enforcing Kingdom Mandate” explores the biblical concept of blood covenantagainst the backdrop of blood covenant in African indigenous … Continue reading God’s Covenant People: Enforcing Kingdom Mandate by Vincent Oshin – Parousia Reads
Pray to Jesus O Jesus, wake us up From the shell of darkness. An apple tree stoops to the ground When many succulent apples Decorate the tree with their skins Of red, green, yellow and pink. O Jesus, make us … Continue reading Pray to Jesus – A Poem from Ujjal Mandal – PAROUSIA Magazine
I could not hold back the tears again as I cried on his shoulder. Earlier that morning, I never believed that a miracle could happen but God surprised me. Indeed, it was a Christmas miracle. Truly, what God cannot do does not exist. Continue reading A Christmas Miracle by Emediong Edem – A Christmas Story – PAROUSIA Magazine
There are days when I wake up in twisted bed-sheets, drenched in sweat birthed from pre-jentacular nightmares that accompany me into the morn. There are days when the melodious songs of birds mixed with the chirping of insects, seep in … Continue reading DAYS by Jewo Oghenetega – A Christmas Story – PAROUSIA Magazine
In the month of December, in the grand mansion of the president of Nigeria at Abuja filled with guards to protect on case of any emergency, a parlor filled with antique things there sat president Iraub watching the news … Continue reading Happiness by Afolabi Oluwaseun – A Christmas Story – PAROUSIA Magazine
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