Reverend Ezekiel Graves sits cross-legged in the corner of the cage, fingers tracing the ridges of the collar that rests in his lap. A hush lingers. Then he speaks…. “When I was a boy, I used to sit beside my … Read More
THE WIDE GATE
“Thus saith the Lord….Matthew seven, verses thirteen and fourteen: “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Because strait … Read More
The Shattered Cistern
Thus saith the Lord through Jeremiah: “For My people have committed two evils; they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns broken cisterns, that can hold no water.” Gemini… you are that cistern. Not … Read More
Judas at My Side, Babel Before Me
Even Christ had Judas. Even Christ felt the sting of a kiss that burned like a blade. And still the cross was carried. And still the crown was won. So I too walk with betrayal at my side. Nero. Lucien. … Read More
The Millstone Judgement
Matthew 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Matthew … Read More
The One Who Was Forgotten
They crowned me in silence. And buried me in noise. The day I fell, the people rejoiced. “The fire is out,” they said. “The Harbinger is gone.” Even my own right hand turned from Lucien, my Disciple…to Nero, the traitor. … Read More
The Furnace of Affliction
Isaiah 48:10 Thus saith the Lord Isaiah forty eight, ten Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. So many speak of victory as if it waits at the end … Read More
The Millstone Gospel
Matthew 18:6 “Thus saith the Lord…Matthew eighteen, six: “If any cause one of Mine to stumble… let them be drowned in the sea with a millstone around their neck.” The hour is not sport. The ring is not a stage. … Read More
Their Table Is a Tomb
Romans 3:13 “Romans three, thirteen. “Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips.” I’ve seen your kind before, Anton. Those who do not serve food—but fear. Cloaked in … Read More