the good endeavor -

the good endeavor -

a collection of thoughts, resources, and musings from a gospel-driven artist.

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“Take on yourself the good endeavor

And bring new life to all this death

Adorn the dark with grace forever

And labor ‘till your final breath

Call it Consequences — A Review in Brief
Mark Eaton Mark Eaton

Call it Consequences — A Review in Brief

Call it Consequences by Alli Prince may fit into the speculative fiction genre, but it is a confrontation with real ideas and emotions you will face in your life. Love does not necessitate the absence of evil. Healing does not need to wait for the expunging of pain…

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Naming The Chiefs of Sinners
Mark Eaton Mark Eaton

Naming The Chiefs of Sinners

Pride

Rising like smoke to choke

The saint who breathes it deep

Enough to death, and on whose breath 

Can the taint of guilt be guised

As wormwood tongue that sweetly lies.


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Principles of Psychology
Mark Eaton Mark Eaton

Principles of Psychology

Crinkling curt words of discourse,
The finger flips and folds the furrowed page.
The unrelenting text blurs like hungry
Fog enveloping the unassuaged mind.

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The Narthex
Mark Eaton Mark Eaton

The Narthex

Dust,
oh, the haze that leaves her figure fettered,
graying sturdy tables, lamps, and wooden floors,
stirred up only to be caught by cobwebs
tying closed the windows and the doors. 

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