MAN’S INNER LIFE

(Remembering the Virginia Tech Massacre)

Man’s inner life
Is known only to God
Via HIS BIBLICAL WORD,
And is our only hope
To get the best answers
Ever heard!!

Follow Jesus and God’s Way,
And be loved and led
By Them day by day!!
Then, man’s flawed inner life
Will be healed by Their goodness!!

Jo Jean DeCristoforo

April 18, 2007

MENTAL ILLNESS

(Remembering the Virginia Tech Massacre)

Mental illness -
It’s just not understood -
Just another glitch
“Under the hood”.
Only God knows
What’s gone wrong!!
It’s part of this fallen world’s struggle
Between good and evil -
Only God has the answer
To this mysterious cancer!!

So choose to faithfully follow
God’s Way through life
To goodness, mercy,
Love, kindness and salvation!!

For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
II Timothy 1:7

Jo Jean DeCristoforo

April 18, 2007

THE JEWISH HOLOCAUST

The holocaust remembrance
Seems to be dying out -
But not without a shout
Of protest from me:
“Man’s inhumanity to man!!”
We should always see -
And avoid evil’s plague
From sea to sea!!
And always be treating
Our brothers and sisters right,
As God wants it to be!!

Jo Jean DeCristoforo

April 14, 2007

SEXUAL FREEDOM IS NOT FREEDOM (Remembering Anna Nicole Smith)

Sexual freedom
Is not freedom at all,
But a terrible bondage
Left over from Man’s Fall.

Praise it all you can,
But it’s “a pox on man” -
Bringing on deceit
And betrayal of others,
Broken lives -
And broken hearts -
Tearing lives all apart!

Avoid sexual freedom,
“Like the plague”!
Only God and Jesus’ help
Will see you through
And keep you
From its ruin!

Sexual freedom
Is the worst
Bondage of all -
Stemming from the Fall
Of man and woman into sin,
And into its “dread thrall”!


Jo Jean DeCristoforo

February 12, 2007

THOSE “GOOD WILL” CELLS

Oh, “Hell’s Bells”,
Here are those
“Good Will” cells, again!

Propounding there’s no God.
That they alone created all.
But they have
Flunked the test –
God’s Creation
Of this world
Is Best!

Just Read
Col. 1:17 – Creation consists
Of Jesus Christ,
Who created and guides all
Not those
“Good Will” cells!


June 16, 2006

CHRISTIAN BALANCE

Christian balance
Is the key
For successful Christian living
Don’t you see?

My Dad preached a balanced life.
Eugenia Price said:
Jesus Christ was the most
Balanced a man could be!

Christian living,
In this fallen world,
Can only be done
In a balanced way!
Otherwise,
It cannot be won!

So ask God to lead
In whatever you need
Then wisdom will come.


February 10, 2006

A TRUE MAN

A true man
Does not live
And die a boy!
He’s never a toy –
But tempered by God
Like a steel rod,
To stand and be strong
No matter how long
Or rough life’s terrain!

A true man
Leans only on God
And keeps slogging through
Life’s storm and rain.

Then this true man
Blesses everyone
Under the sun,
‘Til home to God he comes,
Having won life’s race.


January, 2006

SECULARISTS

Secularists are our friends,
Not our enemies!

Sometimes they fall on their knees
And bleed and cry –
Same as you and I!

All this without Christ’s tender care –
Because they know Him not.

Their wounds alone,
They must bear.

So have pity for the secularists
Throughout the city.

Maybe help them see
Christ as the answer
Just the same as you and me.


2006

ALONE WITH GOD

Alone with God,
That’s where we are,
Even in a crowd,
Or marriage loud.

Jesus only, is
Our best friend
Right up to the very end!

So, don’t be afraid
Live and serve on –
‘Til life is gone.

SEXUAL MORALITY

There really can’t be
Any sexual morality
Without following Christ.

In fact, morality itself,
Is also “put on the shelf”
Without following Him.

Sexual immorality is the ultimate sin
As it goes against love,
Violating God’s gift from Above
And also violating love within.


October, 2005

BEING BORN AGAIN

Being born again, IS
Life’s most marvelous fact,
When one is made new
By Jesus Christ’s sacrificial act
On the cross!

Setting us free at last –
Setting us free to live and give.

Lets Trust the Lord

Let’s trust the Lord –
All his goodness and grace,
It is sufficient for this place –
Overrunning in His glorious
Mercy.

His Mercy will see us thru,
This fallen world we are heir to –
Mercy along with that great gift –
Salvation, healing the rift.

It is a free gift,
For those who believe it –
A hearts belief in the Lord,
Is the key to Heaven.

WE LIVE IN A PARADOXICAL WORLD

We live in a paradoxical world
“Is it this way or that? –
Believe in God, or believe not”.
Secularists say there is no God –
That mindless cells call the shots!

But that view
Does NOT ring true –
Real life shouts
There is a God!
Who is in charge
Of everything He created:
Goodness, kindness
Love for others,
Are the lessons that he taught,
And joy and love
And hope of heaven,
Are the gifts to us He brought!

So God and Jesus are truly real,
Since God is really as the Bible states.
Choose THEIR side of the paradox,
And you will see the PEARLY GATES!

THANK GOD FOR SPRING

Birds sing –
Bells ring –
Thank God for golden sunshine
And spring!

“God’s in His Heaven,
All’s right
With the world!”



April 10, 2006

I’M GIVING A TELEPHONE SUPER (STUPOR or STUPID - WHICHEVER PREFERRED) BOWL PARTY

I’m giving a telephone
Super (stupor or stupid - whichever preferred)
Bowl party
For those 80 or over!
I’m serving Crackerjack
And “Kool-Aid” -
You see -
I am really “in the clover”!!

Ring me up
For a T.D.
Or some dire penalty!

If your quarterback is hurt
I’ll shed a tear
And say a big prayer -
So do not fear!

So, come and join me
At my telephone
Super Bowl party (part-ee)!

Jo Jean DeCristoforo - Jan. 24, 2007

A SOUND MIND

(Based on II Timothy 1:7)


A sound mind
Given by God and Jesus
Travels at “warp” speed
To memories dear,
Or our latest misdeed.
But, not to worry
If we ARE Christ’s child:
(Both bad and some mild).

This sound mind
Is God’s gift:
Healing that rift
Caused by mankind’s fall
When Adam lost all.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

9/29/06

GOD LOVES GOOD HUSBANDS

God loves good husbands
So, keep on living -
Because you ARE
Terribly missed
When you’re gone -
So, stay and be kissed.
Realize you’re loved
For who you are -
A shining star
In God’s Creation.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
October 7, 2006

I AM NOT

I am not
“Going quietly
Into the night” -
But like an old
Mother hen -
Kicking up a
Lot of barnyard dust
And clucking loudly
To her chicks:
“Following Jesus
Is a must.”
Sounding the alarm
To keep them from harm!

(Yes, I do love
Those glorious chickens.)
Cluck! Cluck!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
October 8, 2006

BEING BORN AGAIN

Being born again
Is life’s greatest goal -
It makes you whole -
(From lost to found!) -
Like that proverbial
Lost sheep
That Jesus found,
And did keep!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
September 24, 2006

A I D S

AIDS, that dread
Word and state -
Driven by rebel sex,
And full of hate
For God and Jesus’ WORDS
And Their good sex rules.

AIDS, the devil’s sex -
Killing all the fools.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

9/23/06

THE POWER OF BELIEVING

The power of
Believing
The Holy Spirit,
Manifests
The Power of God!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

June 30, 2006

DAVID, DON’T LIVE IN THE HOUSE OF PHILOSOPHY FOREVER

David, don’t live in
The house of philosophy forever,
But in Jesus’ House
(The One “not
Built with hands”).

It’s Jesus’ House
That breaks
Earth’s bands.

Philosophy’s house
Goes only so far -
But HIS is the House
That reaches the stars -
Especially that MORNING STAR.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

7/30/06

DAVID, MY DAVID, GODSPEED TO YOU!

You’re a tall
Handsome fellow -
Smart, sweet and mellow -
Bright and quick
As light -
Mysterious as night.
Farewell,
And Godspeed to you!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
July 28, 2006

YOU CHOOSE SCHIZOPHRENIA (I pray not)

You choose schizophrenia, while
I’ll choose Christianity.
You choose to live
In this secular world,
Where there is good and evil -
I choose to live
Apart from evil -
With God and Jesus’ help -
For evil is strong
And can
Make the strongest yelp.

So, I choose Jesus
“Narrow Way”
‘Til the end
Of my day,
When He brings
Me Home to Heaven!

Choose His Way
With me
And leave
Evil’s confused, schizophrenic path -
(Both here and there)
To the “lost”!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

July 27, 2006

GOD BURNED OUT THE DROSS

God burned out the dross
From my soul
And it was NOT
A big loss -
It just gave me
A lot of pain -
But, was all for my gain,
Losing that junky, old “dross”.

Miraculously,
Losing that “load”
Made my soul soar -
I was readier
For Heaven
Amid earth’s fierce roar.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

7/25/2006

I’M A DADDY’S GIRL !

I’m a daddy’s girl!
That’s how
It ought to be!

A Godly father
Has a future goddess
On his knee.
Both are delighted!!
Never frighted -
(At least if he is,)
He keeps it to himself -
Keeping her
And her mother safe,
Is his main aim
In life!
God made him so!
And now you know
Why I’m a
Daddy’s girl for life!

I’m a “Daddy’s girl”
And look -
“How I turned out”:
Blessed - two other
Godly men -
Without a doubt.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

July 27, 2006

THE LIFE OF THE MIND

We live in our minds -
That, we eventually find!

Self must abandon
Its throne,
If we are
To be known,
As only God can know us.

Pure love and care
Can be ours,
Thru all life’s hours -
If we follow Jesus’ Way
‘Til the end
Of our days.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

July 20, 2006

GOD SPECIALIZES IN TOUGH LOVE

God specializes in tough love,
Sad to say -
It’s because of the Fall,
We need it that way!

God’s Fatherly Love
Shapes His Christian children
From above -
Making them ready
For heaven -
That’s His “Tough Love”!

Trust and Faith
Are required -
So never get tired
Of His “Tough Love”.

Just lean on His Arm,
And you will come
To no harm!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

6/30/2006

JUST BEING NICE

Just being nice
Now rules the day -
“Just being nice”
Now holds sway
Over Christianity’s Christ,
Who shows us “HIS WAY”.

Many now say:
“I hope I’ll be nice enough”
To reach Heaven’s gate.

Mindless, spineless, nicety
Now rules so many folks.
Who have rejected God’s “narrow way” -
And become satan’s easy prey -
Thinking just “being nice” is enough.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

July 19, 2006

LAUGHING TALK

Nowadays our talk
Has gotten “soooo” p.c.,
Real understanding
Is not
Real “e-a-s-y”!

So “laughing talk”
Rules the day -
Words are couched
In a nonsensical laugh -
“Taking a stab”
At clarity.
Say nothing unless
It elicits a “chuckle” -
(Even if it is of a dubious sort)!
That’s how
We now talk and report.

O - woe is me!

– Jo Jean DeCristoforo –
July 13, 2006

THE LAND OF ANOMIE

The land of Anomie,
Where “nothing” rules -
And there ARE
No schools -
Just plenty of places
For fools!

In the land of Anomie,
There is
No right or wrong!
And if nothing matters -
Then that’s right
Where we belong.

HOWEVER, we cannot live a Good life,
Without any meaning -
Without God and Jesus’ Blessed rules!!
So, don’t remain darn fools,
And live in that sad
Land of Anomie
Where there ARE
No rules.

-Jo Jean DeCristoforo –
July 3, 2006

DEAR GOD, THY WORLD IS BEAUTIFUL!

Dear God, Thy World is beautiful!
Oh, how it thrills my soul to see
The beauty of a sunset sky
Or stately tree.
The form of an autumn leaf
Upon the lawn,
Touches my heart
As it’s touched at dawn -
When rosy ribbons wrap the sky
And one knows hope is never gone!

Thank you for the beauty
Of a small pink rose -
The way a wisteria blossom grows -
Cottonwood leaves that shine and dance
When over the river a brisk
Breeze blows.

Thou art at the heart
Of the tiny rose -
Mirrored in mountain lake -
Present in the winds
That shake each lovely leaf
And so from nature’s sheaf
We sense Thy plan:
Fused with the Words
Of the Son of Man.
We begin to see our destiny -
Linked together in Thy golden chain
With beauty and good on every plane -
We are at one with Thee!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

HOUSE OF PEACE

905, a place of peace
For God made it so.

So everyone
Will know
Where to go.

Here, Jesus leads -
And somehow
We will know
The right way to go.

Just keep
On praying.
His Way
He will show!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
May 29, 2006

COLD OLD LADY

Not fun to be old
But to be
Old and cold,
So really sad -
Not the least bit “rad”.
Make you feel “shrively” -
All shriveled up -
Like an used paper cup!

Old pains reappear -
Along with fear -
Only Jesus’ Way -
Can save the day - or night!
He helps you thru -
“Jesus is Victor” -
Corrie said it true!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
March 9, 2006

LOOKING FOR LOVE

Looking for loveIn all the wrong places!
That’s the story
Of life
Lived
Without Jesus.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

March 6, 2006

JESUS IS THE GOD OF THE SECOND CHANCE

Jesus is the God of the second chance
Only God and He
Can heal the wounds
Of your soul,
And make you whole.

Jesus shows His love
For you on the cross,
Giving His Life
To heal your loss!
Loss from childhood’s wounds
That everyone has -
Needing Jesus’ healing salve.
Wounds where pain is deep,
Driving us along
To behavior that’s wrong -
And makes things even worse.

So take Jesus’ offer
Of a second chance!
Know His love for you
Is found in His acceptance -
Wounds of deep rejection -
Healed by Jesus’ deep affection!

Then you’ve found
The God of the second chance!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
February 23, 2006

EQUITY

“Don’t piss off your equity.”
Is good advice,
Don’t you see?

God gave you talents, aplenty
Don’t you see? -

Use them for self and others,
That’s maximum use of your equity!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

FOCUS

Focus on the goal
As all great athletes do!

Our goal for life
Is what is true!
Make Jesus’ way
The goal for your soul,
Since His Way is True.

Focus on Jesus’ Truth
To see life through.
He is the prized goal,
Worthy of your soul!

So focus on Him,
To find His joy within.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

GOOD OLD COMMON HORSE SENSE

“He has got
Good old-fashioned common horse sense!”
My Dad would say,
In an admiring sort of way.

It was as if -
If that was all he had -
It was good enough -
Sort of like having
All the right stuff!



- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

LIVING AND DYING

We are not ready to live
‘Til we are ready to die!
And dying does terrify -
‘Til we live Jesus’ way!

No other way to win
But ask Jesus within,
And live for and with Him
Day by day!

The joy of the Lord
Will be your strength -
As you live any length -
Then, you will be ready to die!

Heavenward bound,
You owe Jesus all -
As he conquered the Fall,
And “brought you around”.

Hallelujah to the Lamb -
He taught you to live and to die!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
January 2006

LIFE WITHOUT GOD

Life without God
Simply does not work -
There is no real love, no hope,
No kindness, happiness, joys
For men, women, girls, and boys!

Just a dreary, gloomy life
Filled with mindless strife.

Atheism can be sad
With nothing much to make you glad,
But movies and games to entertain.

Live life with God and Jesus
They bring meaning to your work
And a purpose to living and giving!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
December 2005

TV IS NOT LIKE REAL LIFE

TV is not like real life,
It plays right into the devil’s hand -
Carried along by its seductive stand -
“Away, away” to “la-la” land!

Ensnaring all in daffy unreality -
Lies of human perfection as really true,
Bringing sour delusion along
Decked out with a silly song.

Then there are self-promoting ads
Like poisonous honey, -
Pushing only one interest: money!
Teaching the dumb and smart alike,
False answers and fake pronouncements.

Mind games dressed as real life,
Leading all into the “pit”
The devil has busily dug
For those who believe in TV,
Not God and Christ -
And their plan for life.

So godless TV does lead us astray
From real life and Jesus’ way.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

DUTY AND HAPPINESS

Happiness comes along
With a song,
As we are doing our duty.

But when we do wrong,
We lose our song,
And happiness fades,
As does beauty!

So forget not
Jesus, God, and your duty.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

MOVIE MASQUERADE

Movies masquerade as real life,
Telling us many lies
About how life really works!
But movies are made by godless jerks,
Showcasing man-made theories
That only add to life’s worries.

Movies seem to say:
Live life our way -
That God’s old, dull rules
Are only for fools.

But they are the fools -
Ignoring God’s rules.

Trading a “made-up” story
For all of God’s glory!
That’s the movie masquerade!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

A BEAUTIFUL GODLY WOMAN

A beautiful Godly woman
Is God’s best gift to man
Created according to plan
Special, from the very first
Not like man -
(The crowning glory of the universe)
But his total, equal compliment!

Man finds his completeness
Only in the love of a woman as wife.

Remember, God said
After creating man:
It’s not good for man to be alone!
He must have a beautiful woman.

God loves women!!

Man is the head -
Woman the heart of God’s world.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
February 10, 2006

SEX

It seems a duty
To observe men’s (or women’s) beauty,
Even deep in sleep -
A promise to keep.

Part of God’s mystery
Is the beauty of sex -
A blessing of God
Never understood -
Just blessing and good.

Sex only works
Under God’s control,
Or meaning and beauty are lost
Somewhere, in a black hole.

God gives us part
Of His CREATIVITY
Cemented by
Jesus’ NATIVITY.

So follow His sex rules
Or become super fools.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

1/06

FEAR

I’m not nearly as brave
As I thought I’d be.

Sometimes fear rises inside of me,
That awful feeling
That I try to hide.
This tide melts courage away -
Feels like it’s there to stay.
And only Jesus is near
To quell my fear.

Jesus is my only friend!
Down to the end
With me He will stay
And take that awful fear away!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

THINK ABOUT ASPIRIN

Think about aspirin
Miracle drug of the day!
It seemed to make me stronger -
And to last even longer,
And chased arthritis away!

This drug, God given,
Eased soldiers in livin’
Through W.W. 1
‘Til it was done.

My dad was one
Of those soldiers!
Thank God for aspirin!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

I SHOULD GIVE LESSONS ON HOW TO DIE AT HOME

I should give lessons
On how to die at home.
So I’ll try to do
It in a poem.

My qualifications are rare
So let me now share:
I’m an 84 yr. old 3rd generation RN,
Like an old mother hen -
Clucking to her chix -
On what needs to be fixed,
If you want to die at home.

First of all pray a lot
To find honest Christian help,
When helpless you get.
Someone who will care -
And not use or abuse,
And your burdens to share.
Then trust Jesus and God all the way
Day by day.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

Feb. 8, 2006

GODLESS EVOLUTIONARY SCIENTISTS

Godless evolutionary scientists
Do have their place,
Doing good work
For the human race.

But their favorite agenda
Seems to be:
Proving God is a fantasy!

This does lots of harm
Tearing innocent Believers apart.
That’s NOT their main work,
And they should just “shut up” -quietly doing their good work
For Mankind!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

2/10/2006

FIGHT EVIL WITH GOOD

Fight evil with good
‘Cause it’s “what’s under the hood”
That brings forth good!

That good is God’s LOVE,
For suffering mankind -
Wrapped up in Jesus’ Way
(It’s His Way - or the highway!)
He is the Savior of the world!

Then think about
This fact:
Jesus said,
“Love your enemies”!
Try it in a balanced way.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

Feb. 8, 2006

THANK YOU, GOD, FOR SUNSHINE

Thank you, God, for the sunshine
A gift straight
Out of the blue!
Pouring in through the windows
And warming the mountains, too.

Also warms hearts
And lifts spirits -
A blessing ever new.

Thank God for His mysterious miracle
Poured upon me and you!

Thank you, God, for sunshine!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
January 23, 2006

WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE?

Who’s in charge here?
Democracy dear,
Or bumbling bureaucracy?

When God is thrown out,
Integrity is in doubt,
And goodness in government
Goes away!

With integrity gone
Bureaucracy is strong!

In this fallen world
Christian goodness must hold sway,
Or we will rue the day
The prison inmates are in charge -
No integrity -
Only bureaucracy leads the way!

Evolutionary integrity,
Is a modern myth.
And we soon
Will know this,
When we fall
Into bureaucracy’s abyss!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

THE CONCEPT OF GOD

The concept of God
In our Christian
Founders’ hearts
Was a REALITY -
Fought and bled for
in totality.

It was NOT a nebulous thing,
But a belief in God
That gave wing
The the freedom we sing!

The concept of God
IS a REAL THING!!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
February 10, 2006

THANK YOU FOR THE NIGHT OF REST

“Thank you for the night of rest,”
My dear lovely Mother would say
As she rose to face another day.

In her sweet little voice
I can still hear her say:
“Thank you, God, for this food
And the night of rest.”

As an aging old nurse -
She could surely see
What a blessing a night of rest
Could be.

So she thanked her God
For the rest He had given.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

ACCEPTANCE

By learning acceptance,
Jesus set me free
To be the Mother
I was meant to be.

Nothing made me so glad
As this new gift I had,
Because Mothers are sad
When they “muff” the job
Of being an accepting Mother.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo –
January 22, 2006

SUFFERING

Suffering makes you
Better or bitter!
The choice is yours!

Suffering makes us perfect,
Ready to be with God
In that perfect place -
All because of His marvelous grace!

We come out
As pure gold -
A sight to behold -
Worthy of Jesus’
Sacrifice of old.

Now we are worthy
Of the great price
Jesus paid for
With HIS LIFE.




- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

4/9/2006

IF WOMEN WILL NOT BE WOMEN

If women will not be women
Then men CANNOT be men!
A different role -
And a different soul -
And if that role’s despised,
So is life’s prize!

Men need women
More than women need men.
So, women should all see
How important “we be!”
God made us that way,
And we’ll rue the day
When women decided
To be junior or senior men.
Then feminism will have Won out!

God created the sex’s model
He created Adam and Eve -
Not Adam and Steve -
That’s a heck of a difference!
And it shouts of INTERFERENCE
With God’s design.

If women will not be women
Men CANNOT be men.
If God’s way is despised -
(What a cost!!) -
Basically, ALL is lost!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

April 7, 2006

DEEP SEATED ANGER

Deep seated anger
Will ruin your life -
Fill it with strife,
And only God
Can control it!

So choose Jesus’ way
And stay on it night and day.
For the evil is strong -
And the battle is long -
And only with Jesus’ help
Can you win the day!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
January 27, 2006

THE BLESSED STRENGTH of YOUNG MANHOOD and YOUNG WOMANHOOD

The blessed strength
Of young manhood
And young womanhood
Can be a blessing for all,
If movies and TV-land don’t
Cause their fall
Into an evil trap!
Then, their strength
Is sapped, and then
They are no good
For even themselves -
But, especially for others!

So in youth or age you will be wise,
To follow the Lord Jesus
To win strength’s prize!


- Jo Jean Decristoforo -
Memorial Day 5/29/2006

DO YOU REALLY CARE?

Do you really care?
In a way
It’s a pretty good test
If Jesus is there
Hidden away in your heart!

True care becomes part
Of your soul
And your life’s goal!

True care
Blesses all
(And especially yourself),
As you act
To care for and to serve others.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
February 1, 2006

GOD’S VENUE FOR US

God’s venue for us,
Surprise, surprise! -
Is this fallen world
With all it’s lies!

But the devil is defeated -
We MUST realize -
So his lies cannot harm us
When marching bravely forward
Under the Holy Spirit’s watchful eyes!

That’s how the battle is won,
And it’s really fun -
As we follow Jesus’ Way -
Defeating the devil,
In this world’s tough venue
Doing it God’s Way!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

PATHOLOGICALLY BUSY

Pathologically busy -
Think about that phrase -
All of its ramifications
Will put you in a daze!

It’s a daze of NO recovery -
As the Sabbath is lost -
And we lose ourselves too!
What a terrible cost!

Over busyness is the sickness
Of our modern times -
Destroying bodies and lives,
All at the same time.

No time for God -
Beware, it’s a terrible snare,
It rots out your soul -
And sends you straight to Sheol.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

LOOK FOR THE GOOD

Look for the good -
And throw out the bad -
That’s all to be had
Of God’s goodness!

If asked every day,
Christ will show
You the way,
To look for His good
And throw out the bad.
Then turn it over to Him,
And refuse to be sad.


Jo Jean DeCristoforo

HEAVEN IS A REAL PLACE

Heaven is a real place
Where they love your face
And are busy making a place
‘Specially for you
At the end of your race.

Jesus is waiting for you
With a wonderful place -
A mansion with plenty of space.

He has your loved ones
Waiting to see
Your dear face.

So keep on Jesus’ way
‘Til the end of your stay.

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
January 24, 2006

EDSEL

He was bold and handsome
With hair wavy gold,
His blue eyes lashed with dark gold, too.
Eyes full of wit and humor -
Intelligence, too, and kindness.
With Jesus in his soul
He lived out this goal
Blessed by God
Wherever he trod.


Poem by his wife
_ Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
November 20, 2005

THOSE GOOD WILL CELLS

Those good will cells
Seem now to say
Their godless evolutionary scientists
Have lost their way:
Their hopeful ‘string theory’
No longer holds sway -
(Too small to measure) -
Going no where no how!

Then to add double
To their trouble -
Their godless god:
N - SANDAM:
(natural selection and neutral drift and mutation)
Has gone away -
Taken a powder
Or in a chowder!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

THE PSYCHIATRIC PILL

The psychiatric pill
Is here to stay
To cure every ill:
Bad, sad, or too glad!

God’s personality rejected,
Humanity perfected,
By glorious chemistry!

Confusion reigns -
Are you really you?
And am I
Really me?

God’s “sound mind” Scripture:
2Tim. 1:7 left out -
HIS healing power in doubt,
Exchanged for man’s
Experimental chemistry
Via that psychiatric pill,
Which will
Cure every ill.

But will we
Still be ourselves,
Or will we be
A walking, talking chemistry?


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

FEMINAZIS

Feminazis’ highest priority,
When they are in
Some kind of authority,
Is the right to abort their babies!!

Abortion is solely
Their right -
As if men were
Not even in sight,
And had not a single right
As a father!

Abortion on call
Shows us all
Why feminists
Can now be called
Feminazis!

God and man are left
Out on a limb,
Both totally unneeded!

“You’ve come a long
Way baby!!” -
(You’ve wrecked everything -
Even your own expression!)

Lord have mercy!!!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

2/10/2006

JESUS IS THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX

Jesus is the whole ball of wax
And that’s just part of the true facts.

He made the Creation, it consists of Him -
Beauty, TRUTH, Justice, without any sin.

He is God’s Central Person in this beautiful place
Bringing the gift of salvation to the human race -
To those who will accept Him and see His grace.

No wonder He is “All in all” as the Bible states,
And men without number have learned not to hate,
But to try to love each other
Be kind and good
Even to the rascals in the neighborhood.

Peace on earth and blessings for all
Who truly commit to follow His call.


Written by a “Jesus freak from the God squad.”

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

April 30, 2004

IN JESUS’ NAME

Everything should be done
In Jesus’ name!
Throughout the ages,
It’s still the same.

Since the Fall,
Blessing all,
That glorious name!

How can thanks
Be adequately given
For such a gift as this?

Only a life’s devotion -
Its goodness set in motion,
By God’s own Hand -
In Jesus’ lovely name.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

DELIGHTFUL OLD AGE

I am now in delightful old age
Currently now, all the rage!

Trendy to be old,
But never too bold -
Charming and fun -
Lifting all’s spirits,
One by one.

No sign of weakness allowed -
Not in this unrealistic crowd -
Everything jolly -
No talk of folly!!

Old age glorified
Negatives all denied -
Keep young -
Or you’re fried!!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

What Is Love?

Do I need to know?
Do I need it to grow?
God’s answer is, yes!
Sent from Above
And His answer IS LOVE!!

Let us love
As we are loved,
In beauty and good,
Following Jesus’ loving Way
For a really great day -
BECAUSE, GOD IS LOVE!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

A SOLDIER’S PRAYER (Those born again in Jesus)

Here I am, O God -
Alone with you in this vastness,
Trying to serve and follow Thy will
And do my duty to God and Country.
How alone I am in this crowd of men of all kinds,
Steeling myself to do my work,
(Like soldiers of old) -
Bearing still within the
Glorious image You gave mankind,
(This crown of His Creation) -
To fight for right - no matter how gloomy
The place or condition.
To cry out for strength and courage,
To learn to help and love my comrades.
This is the cry of my heart
And my prayer.


Jo Jean DeCristoforo
September 11, 2002

WHAT IS GOOD?

What is good?
God IS good!
Why?
Because He loves
You and I!
God IS LOVE!!

He created us
To have someone to love!

He and we
Need love to live,
Or we die.

Love’s a great mystery
Only God can say
How or why!

- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

11/05

NOBODY THINKS

Nowadays nobody thinks
As they hurdle along -
Pell-mell into the throng!

Thinking of no one
But themselves -
Or how to get along
With other folks -
That others have needs
And are struggling too -
It never occurs in this sad stew!

Decide to think of others
As along you go,
Life will get sweeter,
You will find it so!


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -
January 16, 2006

JESUS IS HOPE

Jesus is hope
And hope we must have!
For the wounds of the soul,
A healing salve.

So go forward with hope -
With Christ leading the way
He’s your hope for the day.

We can’t live without hope,
So live with Jesus each day.


- Jo Jean DeCristoforo -

1/23/2006

FOR A GOOD LIFE

To: David

For a good life
Learn to:
---Earn your own way,
---Serve others,
---Love God!

Fundamentals these are,
Follow them and
You will go far.


Jo Jean DeCristoforo
---10/11/06