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Monday, October 21, 2024
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
simple prayer – v2
God doesn’t
need any
flowery
language, paragraphs,
only simple
prayer is needed.
We should be
direct with God
God already
knows
the cries
of our hearts.
Only simple
prayer is needed
no flowery
words required;
No affect,
extra fluff,
none needed
at all.
------
edited
August 4, 2015
simple
prayer – v2
March
8, 2014
simple
prayer
Luke
11:1
Luke
11:9-10 (ask, seek, knock)
Luke
11:9-13
Upper
Room Daily Devotional
“Sock
It!”
by Virginia Jelinek
for
February 27, 2014
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February 27, 2014
for
January and February 2014
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
I wonder if I should pray aloud – v3
I know God
knows my thoughts,
my prayers
before they are born.
He knows
the number of my days.
The Spirit
dwelling within me
fills in
the words, my thoughts,
when words
won’t come.
I wonder if
I should pray aloud
speaking the
words of my prayers
as if to
God it is singing,
the melody
of our prayers and
the
libretto of our petitions.
Does God
long to hear us,
our
thoughts, our desires,
the words spoken
out loud
the prayers
to Him spoken?
Our hope is
in His answers
in the
promise of God.
------
edited
March 28, 2015
I
wonder if I should pray aloud – v3
(editing
original again)
edited
December 31, 2014
I
wonder if I should pray aloud – v2
July
26, 2014
I
wonder if I should pray aloud
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Chronicles 16:11 (NIV)
Psalm
145:17-19
devotion
“Connecting But Not Communicating”
Upper
Room Daily Devotional
by
Kathleen Armentano
for
July 25, 2014
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July 26, 2014
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July and August 2014
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
our desires give birth to death
we are pulled down
we descend
our desires give birth to
death
the wages of sin
we are tempted, enticed
by the Devil
nothing of God
only the flesh
------
January 15, 2015
our desires give birth to death
James
1:13-15
devotion
“A Dangerous Descent”
devotion
by Willie Robertson
for
December 22, 2014
read
January 13, 2015
Duck
Commander Daily Devotional
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Wednesday, April 02, 2014
A light in Zion – v2
a light in Zion
blazing forth
God’s temple
His body, alive
in shimmering light
shining forth to guide us
to show us the way
a fire to restore
ablaze each day
------
edited
April 2, 2014
A
light in Zion – v2
August
8, 2013
A
light in Zion
Psalm
50:22-23
Psalm
50:1-8, 22-23
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
August
5, 2013 to August 11, 2013
“The
Essentials”
by
Beth Taulman Miller
for
August 8, 2013
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August 8, 2013
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Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Ask for it in prayer
the things
we hope for
our desires
in life
bow down,
worship
ask for it
in prayer
God will
answer
God will
provide
believe,
ask
ask for it
in prayer
------
April
1, 2014
John
14:14
Hebrews
4:16
Mark
11:20-25
“The
Power of Faith” (NCV)
Upper
Room Daily Devotional
“Don’t
“Forget to Ask”
by
Michael Slaughter
for
April 1, 2014
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April 1, 2014
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Room Daily Devotional
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March and April 2014
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Thursday, August 08, 2013
forgetting God
forgetting God
His position, His power
putting Him on the shelf
with the Bible
claiming too much
not thankful for
provision
claiming the power
when it is God’s
forgetting God
at our peril
------
August
8, 2013
Psalm
50:22-23
Psalm
50:1-8, 22-23
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
August
5, 2013 to August 11, 2013
“The
Essentials”
by
Beth Taulman Miller
for
August 8, 2013
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August 8, 2013
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Live.
A light in Zion
a light in Zion
blazing forth
God’s temple
His body
in shimmering light
shining forth to guide us
to show us the way
a fire to devour
ablaze each day
------
August
8, 2013
Psalm
50:22-23
Psalm
50:1-8, 22-23
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
August
5, 2013 to August 11, 2013
“The
Essentials”
by
Beth Taulman Miller
for
August 8, 2013
read
August 8, 2013
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Live.
Friday, August 02, 2013
Kill these things
Destroy this past
these things of our
history
passions of the dust
desires of the flesh
Kill these things
that define, that bind
us;
put to death those things
that seek to destroy us
------
August
2, 2013
Colossians
3:1-11
“Rules
for Holy Living”
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
July
29, 2013 to August 4, 2013
“Gifts
of Discipleship”
by
Vance P. Ross
for
August 2, 2013
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August 2, 2013
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Hidden in God - 2
our true life, our nature
up in the highest heaven
not bound to the dust
raised up with Jesus
our life hidden
with Jesus in God
safe on this journey
Christ over all
------
August
2, 2013
Colossians
3:1-11
“Rules
for Holy Living”
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
July
29, 2013 to August 4, 2013
“Gifts
of Discipleship”
by
Vance P. Ross
for
August 2, 2013
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August 2, 2013
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Poetry Where You Live.
Let go of these things
let go of these things
practices that bind us
lusts, desires,
sins of the flesh
let go of these things
the shackles that hold us
ways of the earth
that seek to destroy us
------
August
2, 2013
Colossians
3:1-11
“Rules
for Holy Living”
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
July
29, 2013 to August 4, 2013
“Gifts
of Discipleship”
by
Vance P. Ross
for
August 2, 2013
read
August 2, 2013
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Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
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Poetry Where You Live.
Christ is all
Christ is all
a new life in Him
our bodies destroyed
dying to sin
Christ in all
reclaimed, restoring
a life in heaven
a new life in Him
------
August
2, 2013
Colossians
3:1-11
“Rules
for Holy Living”
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
July
29, 2013 to August 4, 2013
“Gifts
of Discipleship”
by
Vance P. Ross
for
August 2, 2013
read
August 2, 2013
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Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray
Foss for usage. See all 24,080+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
the gift of Jesus
all there is
in all of us
the gift of Jesus
His sacrifice, His life
the love of God
written, imprinted
Christ within us
the Holy Spirit
guiding our feet
------
August
2, 2013
Colossians
3:1-11
“Rules
for Holy Living”
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
July
29, 2013 to August 4, 2013
“Gifts
of Discipleship”
by
Vance P. Ross
for
August 2, 2013
read
August 2, 2013
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Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray
Foss for usage. See all 24,080+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
controlled by appetites
controlled by appetites
debased by our desires
things the end
our wants defined as
needs
Shake off these shackles
the things that bind us
Christ alone worthy
of our focus, our
passions
------
August
2, 2013
Colossians
3:1-11
“Rules
for Holy Living”
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2013
July
29, 2013 to August 4, 2013
“Gifts
of Discipleship”
by
Vance P. Ross
for
August 2, 2013
read
August 2, 2013
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Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray
Foss for usage. See all 24,080+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
Monday, March 25, 2013
The Beast - reprise
untouched, undefiled
not knowing the beast
not aware of the triggers
to release it from its
dungeon
a touch of evil
a spark of baser stuff
bade the beast welcome
deep within all of us
perhaps he wasn’t aware
what he was doing;
small comfort, if that was
true,
because the beast didn’t
care
He bade the beast welcome
dark spirit within
calling forth the terror
others surely hide
The beast a mask upon him
grotesque and garish
his life taken over
the beast now his persona
Unbound by convention
societal norms and mores
the beast loose within him
fully in control
unspoken, a great darkness
the what I must dread
hidden deep within us
God protect us
from evil, dark passions
the beast we must not name
our else give it power
he could not see it
not visible in the mirror
but the beast surely came
presented in the meantime
Not from without
hidden on the inside
loosed how we do not know
but surely it is present
his words speaking truth
an awful power
the beast comes from within
though we would deny it
that what we fear
unbridled temptations
giving in to the beast
leading us downward
in subtle ways and gross
boiling within a cauldron
the beast from within
a wraith silently growing
rapier hands, eyes piercing
deep from within
the beast oh so fearsome
waiting for release
September 15, 2015
Believing the Beast
edited September 12, 2015
Eaten by the Beast – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited September 12, 2015
bade the beast welcome – v4
(editing original)
edited September 10, 2015
Eaten by the Beast – v2
September 4, 2015
when she wasn’t there
September 4, 2015
Eaten by the
Beast
“Keeping kids
safe: Keeping predators behind bars”
Editorial,
Manchester Union Leader
July 14, 2015
“Man, 66,
sentenced to at least 12 years for distributing child porn”
Manchester
Union Leader
July 10, 2015
“May Grand
Jury indictments from Hillsborough County Superior Court”
May 20, 2015
(with attached
21 indictments)
&
Los Angeles Times
Freedom of Information expose on Boy Scouts of America files
files on
Wilfred Bergeron (22 pages) – 1988 and 1989
(arrested in
1988)
(forced to
resign as Scoutmaster in 1981)
in pdf format
==============
&
edited August
2, 2015
negotiating
with the Beast – v9
(editing
version 8)
edited
November 20, 2014
the beast
comes from within – v2
edited
February 28, 2014
negotiating
with the beast – v8
(editing
version 2)
edited January
17, 2014
“negotiating
with the Beast – v7”
(editing
version 6)
Edited
December 21, 2013
“the what I
must dread – v3”
Edited
November 16, 2013
“negotiating
with the Beast – v6”
(editing
version 4)
Edited
November 16, 2013
“negotiating
with the beast – v5”
(editing
version 3)
Edited
November 11, 2013
“negotiating
with the Beast – v4”
Edited
November 9, 2013
“negotiating
with the Beast – v3”
(editing the
original again)
Edited October
31, 2013
“negotiating
with the Beast – v2”
Edited September 23, 2013
“the what I must dread – v2”
Edited August 2, 2013
“bade the beast welcome – v3”
new poem April 12, 2013
“negotiating with the Beast”
edited April 8, 2013
“The Beast –
reprise – v2”
after
reviewing the poem at
the Poet’s
Corner
April 8, 2013
March 25, 2013
“The Beast –
reprise”
the union of
several poems,
new poem,
March 24, 2013
“untouched”
Edited March
24, 2013
“bade the
beast welcome – v2”
new poem,
March 24, 2013
“the what I
must dread”
new poem,
March 24, 2013
“the Beast
came”
new poem,
March 24, 2013
“the Beast comes from within”
new poem,
March 24, 2013
“from within”
combined in
the order of the Chip’s poem
March 7, 2013
and March 8, 2013
new poem,
“bade the beast welcome”
inspired by
reading of poem, “The Beast”
February 15,
2013
by Chip
Bergeron
read at the
Poet’s Corner
Suncook Senior
Center
March 4, 2013
&
memory of earlier
poem
July 23, 2006
14:06
“Arguing the
Essential Nature”
Arguing the
carnal nature of man – Humanities -1977
&
edited
February 6, 2015
A hiss of the
snake – v11
(editing
version 8)
edited
November 26, 2014
A hiss of the
snake – v10
(editing
version 3)
edited
November 19, 2014
A hiss of the
snake – v9
(editing
original again)
edited May 14,
2014
A hiss of the
snake – v8
(editing
version 6)
which had 17
page views on 5/14/14)
edited
February 19, 2014
A hiss of the
snake – v7
(editing
original again)
Edited
December 24, 2013
A hiss of the
snake – v6
(editing
version 2)
Edited
November 29, 2013
“A hiss of the
snake – v5”
(editing
original again)
Edited
September 29, 2013
“A hiss of the
snake – v4
(editing
original again)
Edited August
1, 2013
“A hiss of the
snake – v3
June 30, 2012
“A hiss of the
snake – v2”
see also
edited July 2,
2012
(adding fifth
verse)
started
writing after reading
“one wakes
within us – v2”
July 2, 2012
at the Poet’s
Corner
monthly poetry
readings
Suncook Senior
Center
edited July 1,
2012
&
June 30, 2012
“A hiss of the snake”
June 29, 2012
&
edited August
2, 2015
one wakes
within us – v7
(editing
version 5)
edited
November 16, 2014
one wakes
within us – v6
(editing
version 3)
edited March
1, 2014
one wakes
within us – v5
(editing
version 2)
edited July 3,
2012
one wakes
within us – v4
edited July 2,
2012
one wakes
within us – v3
(adding fifth verse)
started
writing after reading
“one wakes
within us – v2”
July 2, 2012
at the Poet’s
Corner
monthly poetry
readings
Suncook Senior
Center
edited July 1,
2012
&
edited October
22, 2014
a tear in the
fabric – v7
(editing
original/version 2 again)
edited October
17, 2014
a tear in the
fabric – v6
&
edited October
17, 2014
a breach in
the circle
new October
17, 2014
an acute
problem
about prayer
concern lifted up
edited August
16, 2014
shallow peace
– v2
June 21, 2012
shallow peace
&
edited April
25, 2014
A tear in the
fabric – v5
(editing
version 2)
edited July 1,
2012
A tear in the
fabric – v4
edited June
24, 2012
A tear in the
fabric – v3
edited June
23, 2012
A tear in the
fabric – v2
June 22, 2012
A tear in the
fabric
&
edited March
25, 2014
The Circle is
what Matters – v3
edited March
8, 2014
The Circle is
what Matters – v2
edited/new
poem March 7, 2014
The Circle is
what Matters
edited March
7, 2014
The Circle is
Important – v4
edited further
July 3, 2012
The Circle is
Important – v3
edited July 3,
2012
The Circle is
Important – v2
July 2, 2012
The Circle is
Important
started
writing after reading
“The Mirror
Shattered”
July 2, 2012
at the Poet’s
Corner
monthly poetry
readings
Suncook Senior
Center
July 2, 2012
&
Chapter Two of book ,
A General Theory of Love
entitled “Kits, Cats, Sacks, and
Uncertainty”
with Gene Wolfe quote
written after attending
and beginning to read the handouts from
NH Bar Continuing Legal Education seminar
“PRACTICAL
NEURO-LITERACY”
Where Divorce
Practice,
Neuroscience,
and Legal
Conflict
Resolution Intersect
with Pauline
H. Tesler
June 14, 2012
triune brain
mirror neurons
Amygdala
hijack - wikipedia
subliminal
persuasion
priming
video –
“Derren Brown - Mind Control”
It Takes a
Village
It Takes a
Family
&
July 6, 2014
the Beast
shall come
Daniel 9:16-27
and Men’s
Bible Study
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 6, 2014
All of my
poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights
reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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