Fellowship of Christian Poets

James Tate's articles and poems have appeared in several publications including The Saturday Evening Post, Route 66 Magazine, The Ready Writer, Word Aflame, Pest Control Technology, Teens On Target, Adoration Magazine, Forest Heritage News, Calliope, Brave Hearts, Rainy Day Corner, Ford Lines, the Rotary Gasser and others. He writes monthly poetry columns for the Fellowship of Christian Writers, and the Fellowship of Christian Poets, and bimonthly articles for The Spirit-Led Writer. Frequently he is requested to recite poetry at civic organizations, clubs, and church groups.

Educated at Tulsa University, Oklahoma School of Accountancy, and other colleges, James worked 32 years for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Missouri, retiring as District Data Systems Manager at General Headquarters, St. Louis. As a chairman in the Tulsa Area Safety Council, he helped pioneer the Auto Safety Inspection System, which later became a state ordinance.

He and his wife, Marie, live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he served a number of years as Deacon, Education Director, and Sunday School Teacher with Assemblies of God churches. He and Marie were married in 1948 and were blessed with three children, and are now enjoying five grandchildren, and soon to be eleven great-grandchildren. He enjoys craft work, playing tennis and writing.

Geneva (Adams) Poynter was born in Martin, Tennessee. She's fourth in a family of six children, where she was the only girl among five boys. She lived there until moving to Chicago immediately after high school graduation.

During her stay in Chicago, Geneva worked in and attended a growing Baptist church; where she was a choir member for 45 years. Her hunger and desire for God was nurtured by attending evening classes at The Moody Bible Institute. She also spent 2 rewarding years associating with several missionaries while working for The Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Headquarters. Experiences there equipped her with the spiritual skills needed to serve as Chairperson on her church's missions committee; where commitment to world missions was greatly emphasized. She participated on that very active committee for seven years, chairing it for five of those years.

She currently resides about 50 miles northwest of Chicago in Hoffman Estates, Illinois; with Bill, her husband of 47 years. They live near their son, daughter-in-law and three lovely granddaughters; who enjoy attending weekly church services together.

Geneva was eleven years old when she gave her heart and life to Christ. Today, relationship with Him is the most important aspect of her whole life. She loves studying His Word; and seeks to practice it in her role of wife, mother, grandmother, neighbor, intercessor, and friend.

Her peaceful quiet time pleasures are singing, reading, and writing God inspired poetry.
The highest desire and utmost request of Geneva's heart is, "God, gain glory from my entire life!"

Mac Wilkey
Poet's Profile Writer

Mac Wilkey grew up in a very small town in eastern Tennessee with three brothers, a hard-working father, and a loving mother who instilled an appreciation for God's word in each of her boys. He has been writing spiritual and humorous poems and stories since his childhood days and still writes about those experiences and the lessons God has added to his parents' upbringing, as he grows older. Mac's family now includes a devoted wife, three daughters, and three grandchildren who offer him more support and encouragement than he deserves.

The goal of his writing is to pass along some of the insight God has given him. God has chosen to speak in divers manners and through various people throughout the ages--some of the crumbs were left for Mac. To those with an appetite for God's word, his writing can be considered an appetizer or a dessert. An electrical engineer by profession, Mac strives to write with a non-technical style that everyone can appreciate. His published Christian poetry books include God Let Me See the Hedge and An Invitation to the Master's Table as well as two illustrated children's books (For Such As These is the Kingdom and A Giant That's Mean is a Very Bad Thing).