Tag Archives: Poetry

DECEMBER UPDATE: PLUSHIE, WRITING, AND COVER INCOMING SOON!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It is December, and as per usual, I took my usual four months break in-between posting on this blog! My last update was in August, so here’s a brief ‘what’s up’ on New Years Eve!

Over the past four months I have been working on a variety of things. Progress on The Knight of Iaddash audio project continues. Cory and I are hoping to launch its Kickstarter around next April. And we have some cool rewards for our supporters.

Plushie Power!

One of the rewards I really enjoyed working on was a Euthymeo stuffed animal. One of my friends heard that I was looking for someone who could make plushies and told me that his mother-in-law liked to knit. So we have been working together to make this really adorable Euthymeo plush that I am more than pleased with! He is so adorable.

You should hear more regarding this plushie and the Kickstarter in the coming months so stay tuned! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this picture of me with Euthymeo! It was so unreal holding him in my hands!

Cover Art?!?

Additionally, work on the sequel of the Knight of Iaddash is going smoothly. Aside from the cover art, the last major step will be reading over the manuscript one final time to make sure I don’t have any surprise grammar errors before ordering my proof copies.

Speaking of cover art: the sequel’s cover will be a little different and was painted by hand using watercolors! The artist I chose for this book will be revealed soon, but he was one of my teachers in elementary school and it was such an honor working with him on this project! I am extremely pleased with how it turned out and I look forward to revealing the front and back cover soon! I guess better finished writing the blurb!

Everything Else…

Outside of the usual, KOI prep work, I have been getting a lot of writing done in the recent months. I may have gone a little overboard and written a rough draft of about 1 1/2 books over October and November. I also wrote about 3/4th of a separate book earlier in the year. It’s a long road ahead for each of these stories but I hope you’ll be able to read them eventually. It has been good to write for fun once again. Sometimes I forget that it’s nice to just treat writing like a hobby.

I’ve also been doing some thinking. I think it would be advantageous for me to use my social media more to promote my books. Specifically the Knight of Iaddash which is the one I am the most excited to share with everybody. Did you know I have an instagram account. No? Sometimes I forget too! Feel free to follow it if you’d like (It’s called KABechtel). I also think it would be neat to start a YouTube channel as well, but if I do that I might use that more for Bible Study content. Maybe Bible & Books? I don’t know. I have a hard enough time updating my blog, so I wouldn’t expect anything just yet.

Other random things! If you like Bible related content, you might like the book of poems I wrote. It’s called Poems for the Redeemed Heart. It is currently only available on Amazon. (Link right here!)

And as usual, if you’re interested in reading The Knight of Iaddash before its sequel hits the shelves you can find it on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, and (drum roll) it is now available on Apple Books as well!

Anyways, thank you all for listening to my rambles, you will definitely hear from me sooner than later because I’ve got some covers to share!

Grace and Peace,

Kenny

Glimpses – Poem by K.A. Bechtel

Hi friends!

I was looking through some of the poems I wrote over the past few years, and I found one I wanted to share with my readers.

Over the past year I’ve been in a bit of a rut, feeling really down and trying to cling to Jesus the best that I can. By faith I believe I’m coming out of that season, however, that season was a very real and hard one to go through. Some days I felt like I couldn’t see any evidence that Jesus was doing anything in my life.

I was wrong of course, Jesus is always at work. And even in the darkness, I caught glimpses of his grace and the passion I once had for him. That’s what this poem is about! I hope you enjoy it!

GLIMPSES

This room is blank.

This mind is dull.

Blinded by sin, 

Dimmed by the fall.

But when I see

Glimpses of him.

My eyes let go

And smile again. 

I’ve never seen

Your face in full.

And if I had,

Then I’d be dead.

For who can peer

Behind the veil

And see his Glory

So full and rare.

For when my heart

Refused to yield

And did not care

For Christ my King.

I glimpsed the cross

And saw the thorns 

Till at his feet 

I wept and mourned

If I don’t feel

His grace for me.

His perfect gift, 

Given for free.

Then let me glimpse 

His love again

So that I know

I’m in his hand.

For though life’s shadows

Seem to grow.

Infinite love

Is by my side

And just a glimpse 

At that great promise

Still gives me hope

And joy in life.

So catch those glimpses 

Small and large

And hold them tight 

To your heart,

For risen Jesus

Will show you more

For he is with you

Evermore.

I hope you enjoyed that poem! If you’d like to read more of my poems, check out Poems for the Redeemed Heart which can be bought on Amazon!

Hope y’all have an amazing day!

Grace and Peace,

Kenny

Available Now: Poems for the Redeemed Heart

Cover Art
Front Cover Created By David Brandt

My latest book, Poems for the Redeemed Heart is out now! As I mentioned in a previous post, this project is very near and dear to me. It collects poems I wrote throughout both High School and College, most of which I never was really intending to publish. I hope you consider purchasing a copy. I think you will find it highly enjoyable!

What exactly is the book about? Here is an a description from the book’s back cover

This book is for redeemed hearts! It is for those who have been brought from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light! In short, it is a book for Christians and perhaps anyone interested in learning more about who Jesus is from a creative point of view.

Contained within are over sixty poems meant to stir your heart towards encouragement and genuine worship through theologically packed poetry that seeks to exalt Jesus Christ and edify the soul.

May the Lord use the words contained in this book to direct your heart towards him, the great redeemer of all who call upon his name!

Poems for the Redeemed Heart is 177 pages. And is currently selling on Amazon.com for $11.99!

Find it here!

An Easter Poem

Hello friends! I hope you all are having a safe, healthy, and blessed Easter! While the world might be feeling chaotic right now there is always hope. I am comforted that God is still in control and has power over even death itself.

I would like to share with you a poem from my upcoming book “Poems for the Redeemed Heart.” Easter has always been my favorite holiday! I believe that Jesus died on the cross and rose again for all who trust in him. If Jesus didn’t rise again, then the faith I have would mean nothing. But I am certain that he did! Jesus offers you forgiveness and change, no matter what you have said, thought, or done. And, I believe, he is the only hope for eternal life.

Continue reading →

JESUS THROUGH THE EYES OF… (Worship Through The Arts 2019)

I enjoy writing poetry. In fact, one of the projects I am currently working on is a compilation of some of my best and favorite works. Until I release that though, don’t be surprised if you see a few of my poems released on this blog.

I wrote this poem for an event at my Church called “Worship through the Arts.” Each piece of art had to display the life of Jesus in some way shape or form. This poem seeks to look at Jesus’ life in a few different ways. I named this piece “Jesus Through the Eyes of…” for a reason. Many people today still wonder who Jesus was, but did you know that the people who met the real and historical Jesus must have wondered the same thing? Who is Jesus and why does he matter? What do people say about him? What does God say about him? These are questions worth pondering.

Enjoy!

Read More!