Bathed in scripture
water washing over us
pouring down from heaven
Love alone the message
the call to our hearts
the small voices calling
the Spirit of God
to embody the Christ
The one who was sent
re-presenting the King
our calling to live out
the gospel, the good news,
the message of love
of our brother, the Christ
Our Master, our Guide
our Savior, our brother
the first-born of Creation
and of the Resurrection
Following His example
of unmerited love
given freely to all
his life a sacrifice
on the altar of the cross
The measure of our witness
representing the Christ
sharing with all the gospel
of our brother, our God
Edited
September 26, 2013
“The
Gospel of Our Brother – v3”
(editing
original again)
Edited
September 19, 2013
The
Gospel of Our Brother – v2
June
25, 2011
The
Gospel of Our Brother
Still
Small Voices
by
Deaconess Rachel Harvey
&
Edited
September 15, 2013
“ALL
ARE WELCOME here – v6”
Edited
September 8, 2013
ALL
ARE WELCOME here – v4
(editing
original again)
Edited
September 8, 2013
ALL
ARE WELCOME here – v3
Edited
August 30, 2013
ALL
ARE WELCOME here – v2
June
25, 2011
ALL
ARE WELCOME here
sign in front of our Church
ALL ARE WELCOME
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
June 25, 2011
&
Edited
September 7, 2013
“Making
the secular Holy – v2”
new
poem September 7, 2013
“Making
the secular Holy”
----
This
poem is about my wife and me when we got married
in
a civil service on December 17, 2004 in Concord, NH in White Park
and
then before our church family at
Wesley
United Methodist Church in Concord, NH
on
April 23, 2005.
----
We
celebrate 2 anniversaries because they both mean a great
deal
to us, in very different ways.
I
grieve for those who are able to marry civilly in so many
states
now, such as NH, but are unable to marry in their
United
Methodists churches and for the clergy who are put on trial
for
choosing to go against the Discipline to marry them.
&
trials
of Rev. Frank Schaefer
and
Rev. Thomas Ogletree
and Rev. Steve Heiss
&
Edited
September 7, 2013
For
Offering Love – v2
June
22, 2011
For Offering Love
&
Matthew 10:40-42
2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16
Psalm 13
Worship Theme: “All Are Welcome”
and sermon: “Ambassadors for God”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook United Methodist Church
June 26, 2011
Second Sunday in Pentecost
&
note of Cynthia Good
on Keith Olbermann Special Comment
and
Passage of gay marriage bill in New York last night
&
posting on my Facebook page
“my 'heart' sinks with your continued association with the United
Methodist church. God's Word clearly says that the Lord’s command is no females
are allowed to be leaders. 1 Cor. 14:33-38; 1 Tim 2:12-3:12. Violating God's
Word is not a recommended path to follow.”
&
verdict and judgment in Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
&
John 8:1-11
&
June
23, 2011
Able
to Breath – unedited
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United
Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to call by Reconciling
Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta UMC
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in
the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
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