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July 26, 2012

His Scars – A Poem

Yesterday I posted a short article at the Broken Believers blog titled Testimony of the Scars. I won’t repeat here what I wrote there, but as I thought about Jesus’ scars and the testimony they offer of His love and grace, I realized that this...

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June 25, 2012

My Favorite Song to Sing

Just before bed last night I decided to check Facebook one last time. The “I Love God” page that I like had posted one of my favorite songs from scripture. It appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. (Just one more example...

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April 1, 2012

Palm Sunday Thoughts

Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. It is the day on which the people of Jerusalem welcomed Jesus into the city riding on a donkey. They waved palm branches and laid their coats on the ground beneath His feet. “Blessed is the King...

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February 8, 2012

Expunging the Record

If a person is convicted of a crime, it goes on his or her record, sometimes referred to a rap sheet. Under certain circumstances, a person’s record might be expunged. If a record is expunged it is as if it never existed. It is completely...

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January 26, 2012

The Shepherd – A Poem

The other day I posted a “found poem” that my son wrote for his social studies class. After reading a bit about this form of poetry, I decided I wanted to try writing one. I thought of all the references to sheep and shepherds in...

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January 18, 2012

On the Road to Emmaus

A number of years ago – I can’t really remember how long ago – I was reading through Luke. It wasn’t the first time I had read Luke, or at least parts of it, but as often happens when I’m reading scripture I saw something...

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December 22, 2011

God with Us – A Poem

I often ponder the wonder of “God with us,” but especially so at Christmas time. I am in awe of the fact that the God of the Universe, the Creator of all things, He who is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent, would desire to be with...

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