Love is the message
the call to our hearts;
the small voice calling
to embody the Christ
Christ is the One who was
sent
re-presenting the King;
our calling to live out
the Gospel, the Good News
Christ is our Master, our Guide
our Savior, our Brother;
the first-born of Creation
and of the Resurrection
We are to follow His example
of unmerited love;
given freely to all
on the altar of the cross
The measure of our witness
is re-presenting the Christ;
sharing with all the Gospel
of our Brother, our God
====
edited December 15, 2014
The Gospel of Our Brother – v8
(editing version 7)
edited
November 4, 2014
The Gospel of
Our Brother – v7
(editing
original again)
Edited
November 6, 2013
“The Gospel of
Our Brother – v6”
(editing version
4)
Edited October
5, 2013
“The Gospel of
Our Brother – v5”
(editing
original again)
Edited
September 28, 2013
“The Gospel of
Our Brother – v4”
(editing
original again)
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:
“Ambassador for God”
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
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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