david neil lowry

Writings

  • The Broken Down Church

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    David Lowry
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    The Broken Down Church I go to a church that’s broken, one that’s been cracked to the core and had its comeuppance. It’s been beaten, battered and knocked to the floor. Some said,  ”We may as well close the doors.” “All the good is gone–we’ll never be as we were before.” But God is good…

  • Hierarchy of Idiocy

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    David Lowry
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    The only thing dumber than the federal government is the state government. Dumber still is the state followed by the city government. The dumbest of all is your homeowner’s association.

  • Ghosts

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    David Lowry
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    Walking amidst flowers, her mind set upon the future and past, never upon the exquisite bloom or fragrance. Looking straight into my eyes, she’s not here.

  • Harder to Hear

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    David Lowry
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    It’s harder for me to hear, though my hearing is perfectly fine. Words, speech, rhetoric, proclaimed in our Homes, schools, churches, media and lives, Filled with anger, pain and rage, Endless debating, name calling, Attacking, yelling, shouting, Drama and diatribes.

  • Time Stood Still

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    David Lowry
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    Time Stood Still My Darling, Friends tell me we met more than half a million minutes ago. But I noticed, before a few seconds had hardly passed, That time was standing still. In its place, a merged continuum of Tender touches, love, kindnesses and gifts of presence All indescribably nuanced, existed.