Library of Congress Control Number: 2016907703

POE003000 Poetry - Inspirational and Religious

REL006110 Religion: Biblical Meditations - General

REL012000 Religion: Christian Life - General

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. This earthly pilgrimage has often been metaphorically referred to as traveling down a road or path. Several years ago I started writing down in poetic form some biblical truths and principles that I have learned, and am learning, along the way (the "path").
. When I was a child my father would sometimes tell my brothers and me about some of the old hymn writers - their stories and something about the theology in their writings. I think that's probably where I developed my love for expressing these truths in that way. The poems do not appear in the order in which they were written but rather by subject matter. The comments introducing each subject were written by Jacob Hatcher.

• Jim Hatcher's works of poetry come forth in the common man's language but with the wisdom of a true theologian. I find them to always be glory of God focused, Christ honoring, and Bible saturated. Each line is filtered through a heart that loves the truth and loves the Savior. This collection is a rich treasure for the parishioner or the pastor. I could not more highly recommend it.
  Jeff Noblit, Senior Pastor of Grace Life Church, Muscle Shoals, Alabama