Poetry Meditates on Scripture, Urges Readers to Follow Christ

'Traveling Through the Spiritual Love Tunnel': Illustrated Collection

MISSOURI CITY, Texas, Jan. 23, 2008 -- The meaning of our existence is based on the choices we make. When Adam disobeyed God, sin was brought into the world. But each of us has a choice - the path of obedience or disobedience to Christ - and an opportunity for redemption.

In his new collection of poems, "Traveling Through the Spiritual Love Tunnel" (published by AuthorHouse - http://www.authorhouse.com), Ernest Taylor shares his spiritual gift with meditations on birth, death, holidays, salvation, freedom and many other topics that are all connected by a single purpose: devotion to Christ. Taylor's poems are accompanied by colorful pictures and illustrations that illuminate the meaning of his words.

The poems in "Traveling Through the Spiritual Love Tunnel" feature an unconventional yet powerful form. In each poem, Taylor draws extended meaning out of a given passage of scripture. Consider his poem, "Bewilderness," which finds inspiration in Psalm 31:
Moses and the people wandered through the hot desert for forty years seeking for the land to be free. They were just reaching out for happiness and peace just as you and me. They were not fortune as you and I. They did not have automobiles to drive and airplanes to fly. But one thing they did have which some of us do not, they had the Lord guiding their path of travel. As I mediate on Psalm 31, I will lean toward God's fortress in adversity. [Psalm 31:2b, 3, 4, 7-8]

Be my rock of refuge, a fortress of defense to save me. For You are my rock and my fortress; therefore, for Your name's sake, lead me and guide me. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, for You are my strength. I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, for You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities, and have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy, You have set my feet in a wide place.

He clouded the sky so they would be cool through the day. He created a fire in the sky at night so the people could stay warm and see their way. What an awesome God I serve reaching out a helping hand for each one of us. Bewilderness is not a place you wish to be, but sometime the Lord will put us there to teach us to be appreciated to have a life of free.
Ernest Taylor is a veteran of the Vietnam War and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He also has a degree in business management. Of course, he has always had a passion for writing. Encouragement from family and friends and confirmation from the Lord led him to write "Traveling Through the Spiritual Love Tunnel," his first book.