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 | "Warmth in the Brilliant Darkness"
This collection, which Ken Medema calls poetry of “beautiful honesty, elegantly expressed struggle, and passionate devotion to God” (from the Forward), presents biblical and personal images from a forty-year spiritual journey. Warmth in the Brilliant Darkness endeavors to cheer the heart, challenge the mind, and enrich the soul.
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Written by: Robert Barlow - 2006-11-02 02:01
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Mark Aikins' Warmth in the Brilliant Darkness provides an excellent blend of poetic inspiration while bringing ancient images freshly to mind. I particularly enjoyed Aikins' alliterative tongue with such lines as "Pressed, imprisioned purity," and "Persecuted princelings' pleas," found in "The Faithful."
One of my favorites was "The Nazarene." The very first line, "I've seen Him, I tell you; all the rumors are true!" reminded me of why the expectant excitement that began two thousand years ago persists to this day. --Robert Barlow |
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