The Believer Poet Life and Mission to be RevealedThe Believer Poet life and mission is the subject of a forthcoming book about Ahrend Walters written by Tom Gilbert. The life mission, the very purpose of Ahrend Walters poetry, is being intricately explored. The purpose is to help others understand why Ahrend Walters writes his poetry.
“It’s up to my readers to decide what is imperfect in my work and what is not. Through that they will discover the truth that is to be heard from Jesus Christ, our King.” (This is an excerpt from the book currently being written about Ahrend Walters by Tom Gilbert) The Universe is ordered and there is a purpose to it. I truly believe this. My belief is my own, but it is shared by countless others. From a Divine Order comes purpose and direction. Perhaps the greatest purpose for any of us is to discover who we already are, the unique and special person God has created. This discovering is our life journey and our life’s work. When we accept this reality our job is then to grow towards what our Creator will have us be. Ahrend Walters is a young man and a poet with an incredible gift and a strong faith. He will tell anyone who listens that God has called him to a life dedicated to Jesus Christ and that his gift for writing is to point to the perfection that can only be achieved in Christ. His writing is not his only gift. He is also a musician, singer and painter and he uses all of his gifts for the purpose he believes he has been called. But it is specifically through his poetry that he expresses the beauty and harmony of life. This he finds not only in the good, but also in the struggle. He is not so naïve as to believe that all things are sweet and wonderful. But all things are created by a loving God and therefore all things are used for a universal goodness. I came to know Ahrend Walters through a series of events that anyone might consider typical. If those events seem more unusual than typical you might consider them coincidental. I choose to believe that our acquaintance, which has grown into friendship, has been for a purpose. This purpose is higher than human and more special than ordinary. God, in my opinion, often chooses to participate in creation through coincidence. Some have said that coincidence is merely God choosing to remain anonymous and that works for me. As a result of discovering Ahrend Walters’ writing, his talent and his purpose I’ve come to refer to him as Believer Poet. I don’t call him the Believer Poet for there are others. I don’t refer to him as a believer poet, for he is the only one I’ve personally met. He is, to me and hopefully will be for you, Believer Poet. It has not been easy to understand and appreciate Ahrend Walters’ poetry. Initially it was confusing to me. Ahrend would express through emails and phone calls how strongly he is dedicated to Jesus Christ and how he considers his writing to be a call from God to be what he terms an evangelical artist. He is sincere and driven in his mission. I found our conversations to be enthusiastic and profound. However, I kept going back to his books and reading his poems and finding it difficult to understand his approach. He does not write in a conventional or standard way. He often ignores rules of grammar, leaves in numerous spelling mistakes, and has contradictory or paradoxical statements in many of his poems. Yet, he is prolific with three books completed when we first started working together and two more that followed in short order. I learned that there was much about Ahrend Walters and his poetry that I didn’t understand or perceive initially. With repeated reading and contemplation I began to discover that there is something special happening with his creativity. He is a gifted writer and a deeply loving human who radiates God’s love. You can read more about Ahrend Walters with an excerpt from his biography featured in his newest book, The Intrigue Of An Imperfect Beauty Biography excerpt 
Tom Gilbert traveled to Mississippi and spent a few days with Ahrend Walters and some of his family and friends. One of the more interesting occurrences happened when they explored an old church in Rodney, Mississippi.
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