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February 18, 2013

Presidential Wisdom – A Poem

Great presidents of these United States Washington and Lincoln we honor on this day May their words of wisdom Bless and keep us on our way Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable support.¹ May we...

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February 2, 2013

Upon the Cross – A Ghazal in Two Versions

Last Thursday at dVerse Poets Pub‘s Form For All Samuel Peralta taught us about the ghazal form of poetry. I wrote one for linking up there on Thursday and I liked the form so much I decided to write another. This one has 6 couplets,...

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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 2, 2013

Forgiveness Set Me Free to Love – A Poem

Each year WordPress provides me with an annual report of my blogging activity for the past year. Included in the top five posts of 2012 was an article titled Forgiveness that I wrote for my church newsletter and was the second thing I posted when...

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January 1, 2013

It Is Finished Even as It Begins

A new year begins today. It’s another year to live and work and play, and to make resolutions to be better than last year. It’s another year in which many will again strive to earn God’s grace and their own salvation by singing in the...

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December 15, 2012

Pray for Knowledge of Christ’s Love

Earlier this week during my morning prayer time I read a wonderful passage from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. This passage is one of my favorite prayers in the Bible: For this reason I kneel before the Father,from whom his whole family in heaven and...

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December 7, 2012

We Were Gone Astray

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen was never one of my favorite Christmas songs, until a couple of years ago when Mercy Me came out with The Christmas Sessions album. Their rendition of this old classic is much more energetic than any I had ever heard...

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October 24, 2012

Politics and Jesus

A couple of weeks ago our pastor gave a sermon titled “Politics and Jesus.” The scripture reading for the day was Matthew 22:15-22 that recounts the event of the Pharisees asking Jesus whether they should pay taxes to Caesar. But my favorite verse that Pr....

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