Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 5:58 pm
The coins, but a metaphor so small compared to the other offerings but so huge, in metaphor giving all she had, because of her faith loving dependent trusting in God alone so much more than all the o...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 5:45 pm
Not a an adjective and a noun living church an adverb and verb our lives different doing worship, in our daily lives Monday to Saturday going, being Christ loving our neighbors Sabbath rest, in the kn...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 12:35 pm
What must those disciples have thought, hearing these words of the risen Christ coming to them, into the room even though the doors were locked; Entering into their presence breathing the spirit upon ...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 8:39 am
We must be, each one of us open to the spirit’s call as the first disciples were on that fateful night The breath of God the saving on that day the spirit filling each eager heart to carry the savio...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 8:36 am
When we find our voice when we feel the master’s call the spirit being the one who gives us words to share A willing vessel let me be open to the savior’s breath fill me with your spirit Lord, let...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 8:31 am
Now, today, not just in the upper room, the flames of Pentecost still, now, today, the Holy Spirit filling us, giving us voice for those who follow the cross Our lives in the savior’s steps followin...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 8:26 am
No longer followers only cloistered in the upper room ready to act, to go, to do to spread his loving word The Spirit breathed upon them by the risen Christ sent into the world to continue his holy w...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 8:21 am
Forever changed, different these followers of Christ while he traveled and preached healed and walked upon the earth Empowered by the Holy Spirit Christ now risen, holy once more a new body, raised fr...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 8:13 am
Empowered, given a charge sent, into the world the disciples on that night receiving the holy word The spirit of God breathed upon each one changing their beating hearts filled with the savior’s lov...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 6, 2009, 8:08 am
Timid followers no more emboldened to act the spirit living within them given by the savior’s breath no longer hiding in the dark shining with the son going as the master led to spread the message o...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 4, 2009, 6:47 pm
A room full, sharing together the bounty of his goodness around a table, a family getting to know my neighbors no longer strangers across the table my brothers, my sisters sharing his goodness the dep...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 4, 2009, 3:59 pm
In gathering today, where three of more feeling his presence with us drinking again, from that well that feeling in the sharing a bit more of our experience our faith, ways to give to grow the communi...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 4, 2009, 12:43 pm
Go to my cousin Aaron Jamison's blog at, for a posting from yesterday. Very powerful, and prayers very much needed. His final paragraph is a wonderful reminder for us all.
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 4, 2009, 10:01 am
Posted here with permission of Mr. Winkler: Word from Winkler A difficult text By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society How many times have we heard it pointed out that ...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 4, 2009, 9:55 am
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 3, 2009, 7:10 pm
Dear Friends: Guantanamo stands in the minds of hundreds of millions of people in our nation and around the globe as the place where America broke faith with itself and used torture as an interrogati...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 3, 2009, 7:01 pm
Dear Friend: Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I have heard from countless Americans struggling to afford health insurance and health professionals striving to provide care. I appre...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 3, 2009, 3:33 pm
in the words of Micah, the teachings of the savior calling us to a simpler life giving away that which we receive caring more for our neighbors than our possessions storing up other treasures a servan...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 3, 2009, 1:07 pm
my humble prayer over and over I pray that I would turn from the world and follow you Lord that I would be transformed my heart would ever change that I would be the person I was meant to be No long...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 3, 2009, 1:03 pm
Change our lives Lord transform our troubled hearts help us turn from the world a more humble servant help me be Change me, father God may I truly give the blessings you have shown me in everything I...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 3, 2009, 12:58 pm
Our lives full of stress fighting a race day to day rats on the treadmill, the maze trying to find our own way Turning to human goals to acquire and to hold Forgetting the lessons of the Christ a mor...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 3, 2009, 12:54 pm
So unlike the lesson from our savior the story of the Samaritan to be a good neighbor by the way we treat one another especially in times of need Competing with our neighbors as if their feelings had...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Nov 3, 2009, 12:50 pm
Holding fast to our possessions finding security in our stuff these things blocking the centrality of the Christ Trusting in our energies that we may do it all Our wealth, our gifts the work of human...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 31, 2009, 2:59 pm
While raking, mowing gathering them in the yellow, the red, orange leaves the wind blowing, swirling, catching our work in the opposite direction, ever so, while raking blustery fall day rain in the a...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 30, 2009, 5:05 am
Born anew, opportunities a new day dawning, possibilities so many choices, for good of for ill our mark on the hours to be used or frittered away October 28, 2009 and October 29, 2009 Psalm 118:28 an...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 30, 2009, 5:05 am
grit, coarse, slide under foot wet weight, dry blowing on breezes the edge of the tide October 28, 2009 and October 29, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 30, 2009, 5:03 am
frozen flakes, shiver cold, wet, beautiful sparkling structures, gleam October 28, 2008 and October 29, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 28, 2009, 1:40 pm
Toiling in the fields in the service of the Lord going into the wilderness the world, to spread his love to all Leading in the church in the streets, in the halls going where the savior led carrying h...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 28, 2009, 1:39 pm
Through the years, the ages faithful saints, stewards of our earth, of our faith passing on, through their labors the words of our tradition the calling of our hearts our scripture, the good news livi...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 28, 2009, 11:58 am
A question the world cannot answer blind to a different measure, a calling from deep within our hearts a stirring, the still small voice speaking words they cannot understand Discerning, the calling o...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 28, 2009, 9:47 am
The thick outer garment the shroud of our humanity tied to the things of this earth walking, burdened, heavy laden so much to carry, day to day Leaving the weight the cares and struggles approaching ...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 28, 2009, 5:05 am
Our dwelling place, our fortress, our refuge so is our God. As he was for the people wandering in the desert, in this wilderness land too our home is in the Lord. Traveling, through this world our t...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 27, 2009, 6:02 pm
the books of the law foundations of the people the mosaic code October 27, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 27, 2009, 5:59 pm
under leaves and soil a foundation of brick, stone found in verdant woods October 27, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 27, 2009, 5:57 pm
My sin washed away your cross, your choice of God’s will unmerited love October 27, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 27, 2009, 5:56 pm
leaves falling down, down red, golden, yellow, cold, slow twirling in the breeze October 27, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 27, 2009, 5:54 pm
freshly washed, hanging sheets drying on the line waving in the winds October 27, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 27, 2009, 5:43 pm
My sin washed away your cross, your choice of God’s will saved by grace alone October 27, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 27, 2009, 5:43 pm
shared faith, she and I studying together, love this people of God October 27, 2009 Ruth and I sharing Disciple I bible study
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 27, 2009, 5:43 pm
A feeling in the air real, perceptible cold, damp, knowing sensing the coming before snow aware before the flakes October 27, 2009
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 25, 2009, 1:08 pm
A fisherman, a carpenter on these we built a church ordinary men, like all the rest called to serve the Lord Out of their comfort zone into the desert, the wilderness out on the water wherever they we...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 25, 2009, 12:55 pm
Our mistakes a blessing acceptable to the Lord proof of our efforts our serving in his name trying when we are able again when we miss the mark He doesn’t ask for the able the willing is a worthy st...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 25, 2009, 12:27 pm
When we talk of faith the example of the titans the pillars, the saints the leaders before us Peter, Paul, Mother Teresa Isaiah, Elijah, John in the river Abraham, Daniel in the lions’ den Luther, ...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 25, 2009, 12:08 pm
Calling us, into worship her voice, rising alone the words of the prophet coming through the morning his promise from God in the truth of our struggles but the strength of the Lord rising up, each of ...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 25, 2009, 12:01 pm
The love we are given gifts to be given to be shared with our neighbors all we meet on this walk our time on this earth The gifts we receive, each unique, special from the creator, the savior a song,...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 25, 2009, 11:18 am
On Calvary’s hill three crosses, their shadows remain down through the generations The three crosses the sacrifice of the savior; the choices of the two thieves like us, each of them sinners Their c...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 25, 2009, 8:11 am
Early-fall-morning light the church, the stain glass bathed, awash in light the sun’s warming rays flooding the face of the church welcoming the community reminding us of his presence this house of...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 25, 2009, 6:52 am
Power, within us your spirit oh Lord out of the wealth of his glory living within us strengthening our hearts Knowing the father’s love feeling his presence offering our lives, our bodies our hands,...
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Raymond Foss posted an article on Poetry Where You Live - Oct 24, 2009, 3:51 pm
Within the first disciples those who left their nets skills of the fishermen making them fishers of men instead Hidden talents, untapped, in our hands, unique gifts within us, part of the dreams the...
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