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    Looking Askance
    Looking Askance
    Looking Askance
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    Looking Askance

    By John Lowstreet

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    Insight into how we relate to our world and to one another is the theme of these twenty-five poems. The world is beautiful, but it requires us to face our common realities with courage and grace. A gentle sense of humor can be helpful, although some things are not funny. Painful truth is treated here with respect; however, it is probed with an honest eye. These thoughtful reflections are developed within the paradigm of faith and with trust in the divine plan.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Lowstreet
    Release dateMar 15, 2014
    ISBN9781310700453
    Looking Askance
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    John Lowstreet

    John Lowstreet's first book is about the beatitudes, because in them Christ has made a plain declaration of what He expects of us. Christ is not complicated. He is profound, however. John has spent his life trying to know God personally and to more deeply undertand God. His one quest is to have more experiences with God. John studied the Bible to find God, and as he found Him, grew to love Him. His writings and poems reflect deeply held convictions about the character of God and the importance of Jesus Christ.

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      Looking Askance - John Lowstreet

      Looking Askance

      Poetry by

      John Lowstreet

      copyright 2014 John Lowstreet

      Smashwords Edition

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      Also by John Lowstreet, available at ebook retailers:

      How To Be Blessed By Christ

      How To Be Blessed By Jesus

      In Cadenced Thought

      The Power of His Christ

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      Smashwords Edition,

      License Notes

      This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Dedication

      The title of this book is meant to suggest a questioning, sideways look at the world. Some of these poems are light-hearted; others give expression to more serious moods.

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