CTI Spotlight Artist Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, September 25-30, 2011

[Aberjhani]

 

 

JOSEPH J. BREUNIG 3rd with Wife Joyce

 

Hometown:

     New England, USA

 

About Joseph:

     Joseph has contributed more than 100 blog posts to Creative Thinkers International. He is the author of “Reaching Towards His Unbounded Glory,” a volume of inspiring poetry that combines deeply spiritual themes with exceptional poetic form and craftsmanship.

 

What Joseph Enjoys:

     Spirituality, Technology, Writing

 

Websites:

     On CTI: http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/jjbreunig3

     On Squidoo: http://www.squidoo.com/book-isbn-1419650513/

 

 Favorite Music:

Contemporary Christian

 

Favorite TV Shows:

Any CSI program, Mythbusters, David Letterman, NFL Football (Go Giants!)

 

REACHING TOWARDS HIS UNBOUNDED GLORY
As reviewed by New York Times best selling author Ellen Tanner Marsh


"Any Christian surveying the current state of modern poetry could easily become discouraged, given that much of that poetry can only be categorized as nihilistic. At worst, such poems seemingly promote despair and violence-against society, the church, or even against oneself. At best, they consist of self-centered whining and overdramatic emotionalism, completely devoid of spiritual muscle and ethical backbone.

"New author Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, in his fine debut collection Reaching Towards His Unbounded Glory, takes a fresh stride in the opposite direction, in a poetic compilation that should delight anyone who enjoys reading Christian literature as well as poetry. The book comprises over 100 poems of various lengths, although they generally do not exceed one page. In a slight concession to modern poetic style, some of the stanzas are unrhymed, yet all of them speak to Christian themes, such as faith and its testing, seeking a higher road, the state of grace, error and sin, biblical people and events, and personal redemption through God's word.

"A common thread that runs throughout the majority of the poems is that individuals- regardless of any mistakes they may have made in the past-can still turn to Christ as their savior and begin the slow, sometimes painful, but always positive process of redeeming themselves, in developing a new life filled with abundance and spiritual serenity. By reaching for this new and uplifting collection of Christian poems, readers can indeed begin reaching towards God's glory."