Even
then, in the midst of my sin,
away
from the congregation, the body
God
there with me still, his voice
his
love crying out
His
Spirit calling, don’t!
be
faithful, turn from your sin
there
when I refuse to heed your words
going
my own way, selfish, denying
mindful,
aware that I am wrong
yet
choosing to disobey, to sin
freedom
run amuck, lost
no
boundaries, bad choices
lost
in excess, my sin
disobeying
my Savior, his word
the
one who died on the cross
as
if driving another nail
spitting
in God’s face
Edited September 13, 2013
When I refuse to heed your words – v3
January 28, 2012
When I refuse to heed your words
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for
2012
January 23, 2012 to
January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by
Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation
for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for
2012
January 23, 2012 to
January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by
Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation
for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for
2012
January 23, 2012 to
January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by
Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation
for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
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
&
&
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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