Analysis of Christian Practice



Always rejoice in the Lord,
Again I will say rejoice;
Show He is loved and adored,
Demonstrated with your voice.

Let moderation be known,
Knowing the Lord is at hand;
For you are never alone,
On a solid rock, you stand.

Be careful with anything,
Nor anxious on what will be;
Rather by what prayer will bring
Supplications within your plea.

Let requests be known to God,
He will be guarding your heart;
Through Jesus, honor, and laud,
 Mystifying to impart.

Merely think about these things,
That exceeds understanding;
Whatever excellence brings,
That truth and purity cling.

Anything worthy of praise,
That would be honorable;
Being considered always,
That would be commendable.

What you have learned and received,
And that you have heard and seen;
Practice what you have believed,
The peace of God that has been.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF XGXG HEHE IJIJ KXKX X
Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 860
Words 176
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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Practical Counsel Philippians 4:4-9

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Written on February 14, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on February 13, 2023

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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