All of them were born after
Columbine
in the shadow of the gun,
the chaos
the bleakness of this world
with no memory of a time
before.
None of them born before the
mass shooting
the endless debates, the rocketing
sales,
active shooter/ lock-down
drills
now part of their school
days.
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edited May 24,
2022
born after Columbine – v2
edited May 24,
2022
blood on our
hands – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/blood-on-our-hands-v2.html
&
April 22, 2018
born after
Columbine
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/born-after-columbine.html
written during
prayer time
about 19th
anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting
and fact no
high school students today were alive then
April 20, 2018
&
April 22, 2018
I’m all good, at
peace
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/im-all-good-at-peace.html
April 22, 2018
Fourth Sunday of Easter
1 John 3:16-24 (The Voice)
John 10:14-18 (The Message)
Psalm 23 (The Message)
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/42218-psalter-psalm-23-by-pastor-ruth.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/988136245871210496
and sermon: “In the Name of Jesus”
video
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/1400427670063584/
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/42218-sermon-in-name-of-jesus-by-pastor.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/988156212435877895
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/988134937403502592
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/988113391934992384
text
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
8AM Live
https://8amlive.wordpress.com/
meditation
blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
Patten, ME
April 22, 2018
&
January 3,
2013
blood on our
hands
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/blood-on-our-hands.html
January 3,
2013
the cult of
the gun - 2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-cult-of-gun-2.html
Psalm 80:1-7
Upper Room
Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
December 17,
2012 to December 23, 2012
“Rejoice
Always”
by Janet
Knight
for December
19, 2012,
read December
22, 2012
Fourth week of
Advent
Candle of Love
&
earlier poems
about Sandy Hook
Edited
December 17, 2012
“when the
monsters come – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v3.html
Edited
December 17, 2012
“when the
monsters come – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v2.html
December 16,
2012
“when the
monsters come”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come.html
Children’s
Message
&
Worship Theme: “I Believe in the God/ Joy”
Luke 3:7-18
(The Message Bible)
Zephaniah
3:14-20 (Common English
Bible)
Philippians
4:4-7 (Common English
Bible)
Call to Worship
Unison Prayer (Adapted from Isaiah 12:2-6
(Common English Bible)
Candle Lighting Liturgy (GBOD)
Prayer of
Dedication (Luke 3:7-18)
and sermon – “In
God, We Find Our Joy”
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook, NH
December 16,
2012
Third Sunday
of Advent
&
Edited
December 16, 2012
“There is
light in the darkness”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/there-is-light-in-darkness.html
quote by
Rev. Matt
Crebbin, of Newtown Congregational Church,
posted by
Rachel Martin of NPR
https://twitter.com/rachelnpr/status/280277501056532480
Edited
December 16, 2012
“Evil will not
win”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/evil-will-not-win.html
quotes of
Pastor of Newtown Congregational Church
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167374510/newtown-pastor-ready-to-help-town-heal
on NPR this
morning
December 16,
2012
&
Edited
December 16, 2012
“An Audible
Gasp – Newtown – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown-v2.html
Edited
December 16, 2012
new poem – “An
Audible Gasp – Newtown”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown.html
about the
tragedy that visited Sandy Hook Elementary School
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
December 14,
2012
&
edited July
21, 2012
“The Cult of
the Gun”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.jp/2012/07/the-cult-of-gun.html
July 21, 2012
“For the love
of the gun – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/for-love-of-gun-v2.html
July 21, 2012
“For the love
of the gun”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/for-love-of-gun.html
day after the
Aurora, Colorado shootings
&
posting my
Michael Moore
on link to his
film, Bowling for Columbine
https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/226732157958234112
Bowling for
Columbine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jGtAcDefHg
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