Meet Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos,formerly of Naperville, Illinois, now Mercer Island, WA (USA), a creative Christian writer whose inspirational poetry and essays encourage and strengthen pastors and fellow believers. This talented "pastor poet" brings the love, joy and peace of knowing Christ to the many surfers of the Web. Enjoy the featured links below from his creative, Christian pen!
"Roger. Over and Out"
"Patriots, Giants, Sinners and Saints" - A SuperBowl sermon!
Easter reflections by Pastor Greg Asimakoupoulos
"Good Friday Now and Then . . . "Redemption's Drama" . . . "Doubters Welcome" . . . "I Thirst" -
"An Unspeakable Tragedy"
"Amazing Will...Amazing Grace"
Mother's Day Features: "A Son's Tribute to His Mother . . . . "Losing Mother"
"That's Just What Writers Do"
The Master Weaver
"Lights! Action! Worship!"
"God Remains Our Source of Courage"
A Musician's Faith: "With Praise for Our Composer"
A One-Word Prayer--a poem at "Father's House.
(scroll down a bit)."
"In Remembrance and Memoriam: A Tribute to 9-11"
"God Bless America (Revisited)"
"A Call for Compassion - the Tsunami (scroll down)
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Poetry from Rhymes and Reasons: The Partial Observer
"It's Time to Light the Candles of December"
"The Deceiving Beauty of Autumn Leaves"
"Try to Remember and Forget"
"Hello, Americans! This is Paul Harvey!" and "The Tenor of Our Grief"
"Remembering Princess Di and Mother T"
"Taking Cues from a Tiny Giant"
"That Certain Someone"
"Don't Take Memorial Day for Granted"
"Graze Anatomy"
"A Farewell to Falwell"
"With Praise for the Queen Mom"
"Sticks and Stones (and Hurtful Words)"
"Life Is Like 'The Boston'"
"Dying for an Upgrade" (5* funny!)
"I'm Looking Over a Three-Leaf Clover"
"A Grave Mistake"
"Baseball's Dress Rehearsal"
"Valentine Lessons from Forrest Gump"
"Mother Knows Best"
"Old Man Winter Isn't THAT Old"
"A New Year's Prayer"
"So Long, Saddam!"
"O Little Town of Where-We-Live"
"Survivor Lessons"
"The Letter" - Breast Cancer Awareness Month
"Paradise Lost" - Amish tragedy
"Liberty Never Blinks"
"Attempting to Tally the Sum and Substance of 9-11"
The Tribe Has Spoken
Look Who's Turning Sixty!
"Gibson's Fall from Grace"
"Endless War on Center Stage"
"Goodness, Gracious, it's St. Tenacious
Paw Prints in My Heart
"Cracking the Code"
"Praying with Mother Liberty" - National Day of Prayer
"A Cruise Out of Control"
"A Wanna-Be Hoopster
Challenging lessons from an autistic high school athlete
"The Price Tag of Olympic Glory
"Not Your Ordinary Day" (What's really at the heart of Valentine's Day)
"Remembering a Valiant Queen"
"Worshiping the Pigskin God"
"St. Arbucks is a Sacred Place"
"In Search of Noah's Ark" - on Seattle's downpour days!
"A Suffocating Sadness"
"What It Takes to Make Love" - based on a Hollywood couple break-up
"Call for Pilgrim-Like Praise
"In Praise of Unpaid Heroes
"Memories of a Faded Rose"
"Confronting a Teenage Trap
"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Birth Pangs of a Cosmic Sort
A World of Woe
From The Partial Observer"
"Life Lesson from a Near Death Experience"
"There's a Whole Lot of Shaking Going On
Graham's Last Stand
The Tireless Search for a Missing Kid
A Tribute to a Lifelong Coach
Beware of the Spiderless Web
A Runaway Bride and a Fallen Idol
The Prince's Bride
"I Thirst" - an Easter reflection
More articles from "The Partial Observer":
A Tribute to an Unknown Soldier
Graduation Joys and Woes
A German Shepherd's Anticipated Bark
Remembering a Pope and a Prince
Schindlers' Lists
"The Passion of the Christ"
Poking Fun at Groundhogs and Pigskins
"The King Is Dead"
"A National Call to Prayer"
"Love Lessons from the Pitts" and "Another Couple in Conflict"
A Tribute to an Unknown Soldier
"Marriage by the Book"
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"Standing before Our Sitting President" - scroll to end of page
"Breaking through the Silence"
"Is Preaching in Jeopardy?"
Interview with Peggy Beamer, mother of Todd Beamer,
a passenger on the doomed Flight 93 on 9-11 (Just Between Us, Christian magazine).
For Christmas: Mr. Christmas
The Night before Christmas (Revisited)
"A Case for Christmas" . . .
"In Search of the Christmas Beast"
Other poetry by Greg the Poet appears at these pages:
"Don't Let the Grinch Steal Thanksgiving"
Father's House . . . Halloween
Pastor Appreciation . . . Harry Potter: What's a Parent to Do?
Many Fun 'n Faith newsletters also feature this poet's fine writings.
(Tip: Do a "search.htm" at Peggie's Place using the keywords, "Greg Asimakoupoulos,"
and many more poems printed in the weekly newsletter will be displayed for your inspirational reading! )
"Recipe for a Grateful Heart"
"Honoring the Billy Grahams in Our Lives"
"Going the Distance"--Sermon
"Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Mister Rogers
"Big Fat Greek Church Family"
"Work It Out" . . .
"Martha Stewart in the Parsonage?"
Pastorport.com - More featured articles by Pastor Greg
Abortion Grief...Abortion Grace . . .
Sanctity of Life Poetry
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