Reflections On Life: Poetry Volume

By James Dobbs

This is a collection of over a hundred poems that I have written over the years taken from sevearl volumes that I have published.  They deal with life from a Chrisitan perspective, Biblical stories set in poetical form, life's struggles, and victories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Dobbs
• Release date: Jun 10, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223745303

James Dobbs

I graduated from Dallas County High School in Plantersville, Alabama and from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.  I have pastored churches in Arkansas, Idaho, Alabama, Oregon and South Dakota.  I retired from the U.S. Air Force.  I am married to Pam, and we have five children and twelve grandchildren.

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Reflections

On

Life

A Collection of Poems

By James B. Dobbs

Published by

Rev James Barney Dobbs

206 Co. Rd. 70

Deatsville, Al 36022

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Copyright @ 2023

A Stranger

I am but a stranger,

In a strange land,

Surrounded by danger,

Yet with God I stand.

Bombarded on each side,

By the forces of sin,

In God's will I shall abide,

Hearing Him above the din.

I know I cannot cease,

To follow my God's will.

Even if I never find peace,

I will follow Him still.

A stranger I will stay,

Until Judgement Day.

3 Nov 19

From On Obeying & Defying

1

You Asked...

You asked for bread,

I gave you none,

My faith was dead,

Didn’t glorify the Son.

You asked for heat,

I left you cold,

My faith suffered defeat,

For Him I wasn’t bold.

You asked for clothing,

I gave you not a tatter,

My faith turn to loathing,

His will didn’t matter.

Will I learn to give,

Letting my faith live?

3 Mar 02

From On Hoping & Doubting

2

Dry Land

To a spiritually arid place,

All too often I go,

Where there are no traces,

Of the Living Water's flow.

I falter in the dust,

As even breathing is hard,

Living without trust,

My soul so deeply charred.

I can find no relief,

In the dry, barren land,

Giving the Spirit grief,

As by self-will I stand.

As in the heat I burn,

Let the Living Water return.

28 Sep 19

From On Believing & Questioning

3

Praise

When my voice I raise,

As the day goes by,

Do I complain or praise,

When to my God I cry?

Do I usually complain,

About the state I am in,

Or faithful remain,

In the midst of the din?

When life falls apart,

Do I praise Him still,

Will I let doubt start,

Or do I seek His will?

When I raise my voice,

Will I choose to rejoice?

31Jul 22

From On Soaring & Sinking

4 

Cold World 

When the world turns cold,

Seemingly silent and still,

We need to ever be bold,

In doing God's perfect will.

When temperatures fall,

Into the danger zone,

We must heed God's call,

To help those all alone.

Even if there is snow,

Covering all the ground,

We need to let people know,

God's warmth can be found.

As the sun always shines above,

So is the certainty of God's love. 

15 Feb 21

From On Giving & Taking

5

I Have...

I have known pain

More times than a few,

Yet