Prayers of a Warrior: Diligence & Faithfulness is my third installment in the Prayers of a Warrior series by Louis Martinez. This devotional poetry book exhorts the reader to maintain excellence in one’s walk with the Lord, particularly as it pertains to challenging moments. All are tempted, for one’s faith must be tested to ensure it is true.Continue reading “Third Book Now Available”
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The Duty of Right Judgement
This is the month of July, in the year of our Lord, 2026. It has been 250 years since the founding of my homeland, the United States of America. God be praised for the good He has afforded me, my fellow Americans, and the whole world in making this place for us. This month, ofContinue reading “The Duty of Right Judgement”
Leviticus 10 Commentary
We find ourselves at the beginning of June in the year of our Lord, 2026. The best commendation I can give of summer is that it is very nice to look at. The sun shines bright, illuminating the landscape with a vibrant glow which highlights every possible color there is to reflect. It is alwaysContinue reading “Leviticus 10 Commentary”
New Book Available
Happy New Year! Good tidings unto you and all your kin. May the Lord bless you and keep you this year as in every other, for all His ways are perfect and lead us unto goodness and peace. With the coming of this new year, I have published a new book! This is the secondContinue reading “New Book Available”
To Love Thy Enemies
This is a poem I wrote a while back, but my posting schedule did not permit it to be shared until now. In a moment of disappointment in my fellow man, and in the reminder that our enemies are not just people who avowedly oppose us; but also those unwitting pawns whose heart and deedsContinue reading “To Love Thy Enemies”
For What Is This Song?
This is a piece I wrote for an organization known as Arts in the Park. They hosted me yesterday as an author to showcase my recent book, Prayers of a Warrior, and also to share an original poem prior to their concert. I researched the organization, as well as the band they were hosting, toContinue reading “For What Is This Song?”
Hammers and Nails: The Right Tool for the Job
We’ve all heard the notion, “to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” This is true when we have some charity and don’t scrutinize the statement. For those who don’t understand what this means, it is an idiom espousing the idea that if you are only familiar with one tool, then you will find excusesContinue reading “Hammers and Nails: The Right Tool for the Job”
July 4th, 2023
Today is American Independence Day again. We celebrate this day each year in remembrance of the Declaration of Independence – the document dated July 4th, 1776. So long after the event, it is not uncommon for participants to contemplate what this time means to us today, and why it is important to remember. In soContinue reading “July 4th, 2023”
A Journey Just Beginning
I have finally made it to 100 posts on the Pensive Warrior, and it is a fitting time for the occasion. I wonder if it is just a coincidence this milestone was met with the new year just around the corner. I always seem to be finishing or starting something big just as the yearContinue reading “A Journey Just Beginning”
To Give Without Want: A Haiku Series
Christmas is many things to many people, with an origin story not many know. As I know it, Christmas is the time we celebrate the birth of Jesus (Yeshua) the man whom the Angel of the Lord manifested for the eventual purpose of shedding His innocent blood on the earth for the atonement of sins.Continue reading “To Give Without Want: A Haiku Series”
The Pensive Warrior 