The Crossing Point of Our Lives: A Gathering of Christian Poems
Ebook
Overview
The Crossing Point of Our Lives is just that--an examination of our lives to see how close we are to the turning point toward the cross and all it implies. This is done through two types of poetry: lyric (brief) and narrative (a story and therefore longer). Both types are designed to lead us to meditation on our lives.
”John Brugaletta’s collection couples his faith with skilled
craftsmanship. Through metaphor or blank verse, rhyme or
personifications, myths or history, he explores both faith and
existence. His lines are straightforward yet elegant. His poems are
as much works of art as they are prayers, but not simple prayers of
healing or personal advantage; rather, these poems are much deeper
and more nuanced. Fortunate is the reader who discovers or
rediscovers Brugaletta’s work."
--David Holper, College of the Redwoods, emeritus, and first Poet
Laureate of Eureka, California
“In his latest collection of poetry, John Brugaletta provides
introspection, hope, curiosity, and humor as he imagines and
explores Christian faith and relationships both biblical and
autobiographical. From his opening chapter of searching,
confessional poems of vulnerable faith to the closing fable
narrative which evokes in the reader moral and theological
exploration, Brugaletta demonstrates art in language and depth in
reflection."
--Brian J. Claasen, Lutheran Pastor, retired
"These poems bring together the familiar and the mysterious, the
mundane and the extraordinary, the human and the divine, old
stories with current relevance. Be prepared to reflect, to ponder,
and to dream. John Brugaletta succeeds in bringing to the
foreground those crossing points in our experience through which we
move between the finite and the infinite. . . . John
Brugaletta’s present volume is especially satisfying."
--Bonnie L. Oliver, Architect, and Dale R. Oliver, Professor of
Mathematics, Humboldt State University
- Title: The Crossing Point of Our Lives: A Gathering of Christian Poems
- Author: John J. Brugaletta
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666795066, 9781666736557, 1666795062, 1666736554
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666795066
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T20:00:04Z
John J. Brugaletta is Professor Emeritus of literature. He is
the author of “Rousseau in the House of the Lord,” “The Concept of
Evil,” “Scripture's Heroes and Villains,” and co-author of
Discovering the Way of Wisdom: Spirituality in the Wisdom
Literature.