A Better View

June 22, 2014 Joey Cope 0

No matter where I am, it seems I am always trying to get in position for a better view. Whether I’m at a movie, a sporting event, or even church, I often find myself in the exact spot . . . I cannot see. Sometimes, a good location for observation [read more]

The Keyhole

June 6, 2014 Joey Cope 0

This early post from Distinct Impressions is a bit more cryptic than most of my work. I remember writing it, but I can’t for the life of me remember why I wrote it. I hope The Keyhole  speaks to you. Photo Credit: Megathy on StockImagine I have stared through the keyhole of [read more]

Good Things Can Be Scary

May 25, 2014 Joey Cope 0

Sometimes I forget that really good things can be scary to those who have even a slightly different perspective. I had been wakened repeatedly through the night by mostly distant rumblings of thunder and meager flashes of lightning. In the middle of a drought, these sights and sounds have a [read more]

Prayer Does Nothing . . . Prayer Does Everything

April 3, 2014 Joey Cope 0

I pray every day. I talk to people who pray every day. I talk to people who have trouble praying every day. Photo Credit: Susan Noyes Anderson Some ask, “Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?” Others exclaim, “Isn’t it wonderful how God steps in and meets my needs!?” Not a [read more]

Unrequited

August 14, 2013 Joey Cope 0

His words echoed with heavy tones and then just faded away. No answer. The stillness of the night was unsettling. No crickets. No sounds of distant trains moving strongly through deserted intersections. Booming silence. He was alone. With his thoughts. His prayers. Then he remembered all that God had done. [read more]