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February 22, 2012

To Repent in Ashes and Sackcloth

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent. If you are interested in the history of Ash Wednesday, check out the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church website. The focus of Lent is often on giving up something, of sacrificing something to draw...

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February 18, 2012

Thou Shall Not Covet

The Ten Commandments are the basic law that was given to the Israelites by God. The last of the commandments is stated in Exodus 20:17 as follows: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or...

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February 16, 2012

Our Great Physician – A Poem

On my way home from an appointment with my doctor during which I told her how much better I am feeling since I quit eating dairy, I thought about how Jesus is our Great Physician. I decided to write my Thankful Thursday poem about this....

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February 14, 2012

Valuable — A Poem

I wrote this to share with the poets at dVerse Poets Pub for Open Link Night No. 31 today. Valuable More precious than all the golden rings of all the princes and earthly kings the Son of God came from above to show us His great and...

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February 11, 2012

My Old Account Is Settled

Last week as I was working on the posts titled Expunging the Record and The Grudge – A Poem, one of my favorite old Gospel songs by Johnny Cash came to mind. It’s called The Old Account. I love this song because it very simply...

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February 9, 2012

The Grudge – A Poem

Over the past week or so I’ve been thinking a lot about 1 Corinthians 13:5 – love “keeps no record of wrongs.” For Thankful Thursday, I’m thankful that God loves us so much that He keeps no record of our wrongs. I am also thankful...

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