Poetry Where You Live Poetry and photo site with over 1,650 poems and 660 pictures, along with many links. At least 500 of my poems are faith based. Member of United Methodist Church. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 0 0 25 2167

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Like Saul 2007-10-27 12:25:00 A righteous man,or so he thought he wasdoing the work of the law,the steps he was told to takewritten in the black and white,the language, in clear terms, unambiguousbut in the sterile words, missing themain point, all along, the lovethe love was missing fromthe prayers, from the givingfrom his walkHe was actingas he shouldnot out of loveand fear,of GodOctober 27, 2007 1:24pmLuke 18:9-14 ...

Bringing the House Down 2007-10-27 08:59:00 The house he dwelled ina house of cards, of glassPicking up the rock,and bringing the house downcrashing down, around himselfstanding amid the shardsof his perfect lifeblind to the truthsin the word he thought he knewoh so wellOctober 27, 2007 9:59amLuke 18:9-14 ...

For One of the Least of These 2007-10-27 08:55:00 Moments of kindness, of charity,sometimes within really thinkingfor these will we stand before Godof so is the message the Lord gave the disciplesfor it wasn’t the big things, it was the small,the moments of gracethey would bestow on the last, the lost,the least of thosewith whom they came in contactthat was the measure of their love,their walking in graceWe are not saved, justified by our actsbut so will the measure of our life bethe truth of who we arewhat we believeOctober 27, 2007 9:54amMatthew 25:31-40 ...

Being a Sheep 2007-10-27 08:48:00 In a world of free will,of choices we can makemake me a sheep, bendingto Your will, not my ownhearing, knowing Your voicedoing what You would call me forbeing a sheep in Your flockwalking in the wayso I am close bywhen You callOctober 27, 2007 9:47Matthew 25:31-40 ...

A Precious Little Baby 2007-10-27 08:25:00 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea,to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of thehouse and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary,his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there,the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth toher first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,and laid him in a manger, becausethere was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:4-7A Precious Little BabyAll of us, in the communion of the saints,the believers, those who follow the Way,like the shepherds, visitors from the Eastbow down to that precious little baby,the king lay down in the manger bedThe boy, born of the virgin,given life by the Spirit,God within HimHumbly we bowsinners unworthyof your loving graceat your throne, your bedLamb of God, who shed His bloodRaymond A. FossOctober 27, 2007 ...

On the Road to Emmaus 2007-10-26 16:34:00 A week ago, I was on that ancient roadwalking with my brothers, with our Brotherhearing His voice, feeling His presenceHis Father’s grace, our Father’s gracethe Spirit living in the space we sharedwithin our tears, our laughter, our witnesssharing the road with us stillbeside us on our journey, some just beginningsome farther down the road, but all of us on the same roadsharing in the telling of the story, and its meaningin this present time, for each of uswalking on the road to Emmauswith our Savior, and one anotherOctober 26, 2007 5:33pmLuke 24:13-35 ...

United Methodist History 2007-10-26 05:58:00 The saints before us, toiling in the vineyardout in the pastures, on the rocky mountains,in the villages and cities, bringing a Wesleyan takeon the Good News to the world,a quadrilateral, of reason, experience,Scripture, and traditionA hope in perfectiona view of grace, cut into three,as in the Trinity, finding hope in the gracethat is always there, that is ready for us,that greets us when we commit, when we awakefrom our awful slumber, to give us strength,and means of grace, to grow in our faithevery day of our lives, to be sanctifiedonce we are justified, by grace aloneLaity and clergy, a system of committees,the connection, the communion of saintsof working together, growing togetherin a united hope, a shared effort, a common causeto reach those in pain,those in need, those who are lostOctober 26, 2007 6:57am ... History

Pearls in the Heart 2007-10-25 07:14:00 A Single pearlwater caught in the heartof the lupin, a pearl, a cluster of dropsmuch like a pearl in the ocean,grown over time,gathered in the crook,the heart of the petalswaiting for wonderin a human’s eyesoon to spill out, down to the earthto add water to the lupinso it may growbut for now a treasure,a pearl of great valuepresented by the fingers, the petals,offered upfor us to seeOctober 25, 2007 8:12am ...

Hebrew Bible 2007-10-24 19:02:00 Their Hebrew Bible course,was from the original sourcethe text written in His facespoken from His lipsmade flesh in His body,the path He walkedHis journey from the creationto the birth in Bethlehem,the learning, growing in the templethe baptism and the dovethe palm and the crosshealing and savinggiving meaning to parableswith the walk of His lifefulfilling every line, every jotThe Hebrew Biblewas HimOctober 24, 2007 8:01pm ...

The Joy of Sox 2007-10-24 12:06:00 Check out - http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/, a Blog of Note, for Red Sox Nation ...

Becoming Ministers 2007-10-24 11:45:00 We are all to be His ministersa royal priesthood of all the saintseach commissioned to do the Master’s willto go out into the worldand proclaim the Good Newswhether ordained or not,we each, no better and no worsehave a role to play, a story to shareof God’s love, His gracewhich is eternal and unchangingopen for allOctober 24, 2007 12:44pmGreat CommissionMatthew 28:19-20 ...

Church History 2007-10-24 11:42:00 A very different spin on church historyso was that walk that daya history in the person of the Lordshowing for His companionsthe fulfillment of text after textHis life proving the grace, the faith,the love of the Father for these,all of his childrenA mystery shared, explained,no longer in parables,the Word made plainby the Word made fleshspeaking of his historyChurch historyin a one-day singular seminary courseOctober 24, 2007 12:39pmWalk to EmmausLuke 24:13-35 ... History

Commissioning 2007-10-24 11:37:00 Get on with the workHere is the power, I have given youGo forth and be my feetwith me inside you, burning strongTell the story to all the nationseveryone can receive My Father’s graceI was given for youOctober 24, 2007 12:36Pentecost as a new pastor’s commissioning,giving them a church to serve,after ordination by flame ...

Final Exams 2007-10-24 11:33:00 Let’s see, what were those coursesin our seminary this semesterOh yeah, they wereBetrayal, abandonment, death,and resurrectionAt the end of three years,following the Master,this was the sprint to finals,moments of confusion, or not feeling worthyof running away, of waiting at the cross,fearing after Friday, of hunkering downonly to feel the joy of Sundayof that first 4th dayout beyond the gravewith the Spirit comingto give them powernew-born Christiansabout to embark on the WayOctober 24, 2007 12:32pm ...

Ordination 2007-10-24 11:30:00 Wow! Can you imagine graduation dayjust like that! Flames of the Spiritpiercing you, giving you power, authorityTongues of flames giving tongues to speakto the people around the worldsuch an ordination ceremonywas the Pentecost, when the disciplesbecame the apostles, the teachers,when the meek gained their mettleand preachers were bornOctober 24, 2007 12:29pm ...