THE TEACHING POET

By Diane Patterson Onuntuei
Welcome to The Teaching Poet—a ministry where poetry, faith and practical teaching come together to encourage the heart, strengthen the spirit and inspire us to live with purpose.
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Premiering Friday, October30,2026

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Guided by faith and grace
Faith
Inspirational Poetry
Teaching
Encouragement
Hope
Wisdom
Peace
Inspiration
Maturity
Warmth
Grace guiding our path
Live with Purpose
Our Hope in Christ
Guided by faith and grace
Faith and encouragement

Meet The Teaching Poet

Christian inspirational poet, author, and encourager with more than 270 original poems written to uplift hearts, strengthen faith, bring hope and healing, and point people toward Jesus Christ. Poetry with a purpose—words that teach, inspire, encourage, and transform lives.
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Featured Poem

OPEN HEART SURGERY

Diane Patterson Onuntuei October 19, 2026

Have you ever seen a heart

In such need of repair

Until only Jesus could fix it,

With his tender loving care?

 

Yes, I’ve seen it; it was mine

On a lonely destined road

That was filled with such sorrow

And no one to share the load.

 

Yes, I’ve seen a broken heart

Almost beyond life’s repair,

Until I met my dear Saviour,

There’s where I started my love affair,

 

An affair that had no end and on an upward road.

God finally took my old heart out

And gave me a blood transfusion too.

Now I have a Christ-like heart and I’m brand new.

 

OPEN HEART SURGERY

Poem by: Diane Patterson Onuntuei

 

“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”

(Ps. 147:3)

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