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December 23, 2013

My Favorite Name

This is a post that I wrote the first December that I was blogging. I wasn’t getting nearly the traffic back then that I do now, and since I’m having a little trouble getting anything new written I thought I’d repost this. The timing is...

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September 30, 2013

He Paved the Way – A Poem

John the Baptist did not care What people thought of his wild hair Repent and be baptized his hue and cry Messiah is coming, His kingdom is nigh John the Baptist lost his head But because of Jesus he is not dead John paved the...

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September 21, 2013

Finding Peace – A Poem

The Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub today is to Celebrate International Peace Day. As I read Mary’s post and was reminded of all the places in the world where there is not peace, I was immediate reminded of the Prince of Peace, Jesus. Because...

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January 30, 2013

Why I Share the Gospel

The word Gospel means Good News. I love to share the Good News that God loves us. And yet I’ve been asked why I am compelled to share this Good News with those who don’t believe. Why can’t I just leave them alone to believe...

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January 6, 2013

This Is My Gift to My King

Today is Epiphany. This morning on our way to church I said to my son, “Yesterday was the 12th day of Christmas and today is Epiphany.” He replied, “Did you just realize that?” Clearly his gift is a quick wit among other creative talents. Epiphany...

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December 3, 2012

Advent and the Second Coming

The season of Advent is about anticipating our celebration of the coming of Christ into the world. But it is also about anticipating His second coming into the world at the end of time. For that reason, our pastor gave a sermon yesterday titled “End...

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May 21, 2012

Today I’m Gonna Love My Enemies

Yesterday was the final sermon in our pastor’s sermon series on the essential Jesus. We ended with the challenging, but important, finale to Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount. “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is...

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May 8, 2012

There’s Only One Golden Rule

For quite some time I’ve wanted to write a post about the Golden Rule, but it never seems to get written. The idea has been on my mind again lately. Perhaps it’s because I’ve peeked ahead to Matthew 7 that we will be covering in...

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