Daniel Staker:

Poems, Nonsense, Some Sense

There are lots of ways to sound your trumpet in the street.

Mar 17

Mar 17 Poem: Spare Me, Lord

The spark of the divine might’ve been in the meetings, but it certainly wasn’t in me.

Mar 10

Mar 10 Poem: He Moves in Mysterious Ways...

Someone was talking about seeing the Hand of God in her life, but this was all I could think about.

Mar 3

Mar 3 Poem: Aiden's Future

Based on a true haircut.

Feb 25

Feb 25 Poem: Kolob ('Tis a Silly Place)

Based on a true hymn, or a hymn that really exists.

Feb 18

Feb 18 Poem: Alas, the Abyss

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s hard to see what we have when we have it.

Feb 11

Feb 11 Poem: Judgment Day/Fingers Crossed

My advocate feels like a conflict of interest, but what are the alternatives?

Feb 4

Feb 4 Poem: Giving Up as a Form of Worship

An invitation to for many of us to stop pretending we know and embrace belief.

Jan 31

Jan 31 Poem: Embracing a Cold & Indifferent Universe

Turns out most things were never about me to begin with.

Jan 28

Jan 28 Poem: Choose Wisely

I’ve been thinking about this for twenty years.

Jan 24

Jan 24 Poem: If You Have to Ask...

Many think the question is noble. I think it’s a sign of something seriously wrong. In my poem, Jesus agrees with me.

Jan 21

Jan 21 Poem: Speaking to the Manager

I got the sense the adjectives the person was using weren’t for the glory of God. Maybe I’m the broken one.

Jan 17

Jan 17 Poem: In His Name

Some not-so-deep reflection about my Christian covenants.

Jan 14

Jan 14 Poem: Maria Watching LeAnne Play the Piano

Based on a true feeling.

Jan 10

Jan 10 Poem: Wondering If I Know the Guy Two Rows Over

I stared a moment or two wondering if the guy at church was a visitor, and then I realized it didn’t matter.

Jan 7

Jan 7 Poem: Divine Knowledge

I was struck by the human instinct to always insert drama into the divine, but I think that’s because we’re more interested in drama than knowledge.

Jan 3

Jan 3 Poem: Eternal

Poems, Some Sense, Nonsense

I’m open to lots of different modes of eternal life.

Dec 31

Dec 31 Poem: Unity

There were a lot of Erics on the church’s program recently.

Dec 27

Dec 27 Poem: An Ass Speaks

This poems is a response to me wife who responded to me responding to someone else who was speaking at church.

Dec 24

Dec 24 Poem: One Man's Apocalypse...