March - 2023

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New Issue of Spirit Fire Review: March 2023

abstract painting, image by Nika Akin, modified So glad to share with you another collection of beautiful work in this issue of Spirit...

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Glimpses of the Cross: nonfiction by Jessamyn Rains

winter landscape and house, image by Alain Audet, on Pixabay Glimpses of the Cross I was five years old when the Baptist church bus...

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Two poems by Ryan Keating

sunset at horizon, image by "olesya41" on Pixabay —A Song For Iran— Brave Persian women facing down the sun at dusk like hosts who see...

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Poem and visual art/poetry: by Mark D. Stucky

parakeet/budgie, image by Gerhard, on Pixabay Consider the (Dreaming) Birds Jesus told us to consider the birds of the air. I have...

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Poem and photography by Bob MacKenzie

abstract black and white curls, image by Amy, on Pixabay Saint Nicholas in earlier days, a student hunches green garbage bag laundry...

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A Child’s Christmas Carol: poem by Nolo Segundo

Christmas ornaments, image by Jolita, on Pixabay A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS CAROL Then… it was a time of true magic, When the world was small...

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How Beautiful Heaven Must Be: personal narrative by Janine Pickett

after an ice storm in Indiana, photo by Janine Pickett I regularly search flea markets and rummage sales for fine crystal—Lalique,...

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Paintography: artwork by Carl Scharwath

"We All Have a Guardian Angel" Paintography by Carl Scharwath. The model is Lorna Datario, from Hong Kong. * "Et Matres Amare" (And...

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Atlas of My World: poems by Juan Pablo Mobili

world map, image by Prawny, on Pixabay What Happens in the Woods The hawk perches on the wheel of the bicycle abandoned in the woods. I...

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Between the Bells: poems by Mykyta Ryzhykh

church bells, image by Stéphane Chadourne, on Pixabay I want to die with the snow jump down from the cloud I wish God would remove my...

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Kindling: a poem by Maria Justa Polotan

(abstract, image by Prawny, on Pixabay) Kindling I burned them today, your letters to me, placed them in a pile in the garden and set...

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Contemplate His Words: poem by E. G. Ted Davis

Bible verses from Matthew 26, image by Andrea Don Contemplate His Words, in His syllables we find comfort / joy / love / peace....

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On the Hot Springs Trail: poem by Katherine Leonard

water over rock, image by Kanenori, on Pixabay Autumn on the Hot Springs Trail in this Continuing Time of Pandemic: A Benediction When...

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Aging: a poem by R.T. Sedgwick

man rowing a kayak, image by Nowaja, on Pixabay Aging After the green waters of youth have thrust you over the dam that holds back the...

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Poems by Mark Weinrich

hen and chicks, image by Bernhard Falkinger, on Pixabay Whiter Even the tiniest twig is a vessel of glory, as snow robes the landscape....

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Human Evolution: A Fairy Tale? Essay by Christopher Fernandez

DNA, image by Furiosa-L, on Pixabay Human Evolution: A Fairy Tale? Sometimes smart people find vague connections between unrelated...

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Like Lazarus: a poem by Carol Farnsworth

abstract, wavy shore, image by Dung Tran, on Pixabay Like Lazarus I lie on a hard table in a cloud. A corpse prepared for burial. I can't...

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Because I Am Thankful: by Sandra Arnone

hands, image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images, on Pixabay, modified Because I Am Thankful Because I am thankful I have not forgotten Those who...

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Heal Me, Oh Lord: 3 poems by Rolyat Mosi

broken wall, image by 露丝沈 (Sureser) on Pixabay Short Is Life Life is short and short is life that we have been gifted. Let go of...

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I Am Enough: four poems by Mike Hall

mirror and wall, image by Lynn Greyling, on Pixabay BOOK OF DREAMS When my spirit is forlorn and downcast, I pull out and open my book of...

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SPIRIT FIRE REVIEW

Celebrating God's Goodness through Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Visual Art, and Music