straight from God - 2

the word revealed

not studied, learned

straight from God

the person of Jesus

God’s truth imparted

convicting his life

------

typed September 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

Galatians 1:11-24

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June 3, 2013 to June 9, 2013

“God’s Provision”

by Ruth Ann Tippen

June 7, 2013

read June 7, 2013

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the song of your presence

our hymn of life

the song of your presence

a psalm imparted

welling up within

a light abiding

the song of your presence

life affirming, rejoicing

trust in our God

------

typed September 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

Psalm 146

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June 3, 2013 to June 9, 2013

“God’s Provision”

by Ruth Ann Tippen

June 6, 2013

read June 7, 2013

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. 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 25,370+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

breath back within him

life taken from him

still, no longer breathing

breath back within him

refreshed by God

God changing clay

inert, without life

breath back within him

a prayer he would live

------

typed September 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

1 Kings 17:17-24

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June 3, 2013 to June 9, 2013

“God’s Provision”

by Ruth Ann Tippen

June 5, 2013

read June 7, 2013

&

June 7, 2013

1 Kings 17:8-16

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June 3, 2013 to June 9, 2013

“God’s Provision”

by Ruth Ann Tippen

June 4, 2013

read June 7, 2013

&

1 Kings 17:8-16

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June 3, 2013 to June 9, 2013

“God’s Provision”

by Ruth Ann Tippen

June 3, 2013

read June 3, 2013

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out of hiding

away from the wadi

relying on the widow

trust in God

going to Zarephath

a prophecy of promise

God to provide

all of their needs

------

typed September 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

1 Kings 17:8-16

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June 3, 2013 to June 9, 2013

“God’s Provision”

by Ruth Ann Tippen

June 4, 2013

read June 7, 2013

&

1 Kings 17:8-16

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June 3, 2013 to June 9, 2013

“God’s Provision”

by Ruth Ann Tippen

June 3, 2013

read June 3, 2013

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Hidden in God - 3

revealed in Christ

hidden in God

serving in obscurity

not about self

Changed in God’s season

truth redeeming

sent into the world

where God intended

------

typed September 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

Galatians 1:11-24

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June 3, 2013 to June 9, 2013

“God’s Provision”

by Ruth Ann Tippen

June 7, 2013

read June 7, 2013

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. 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 25,370+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Pulled from the Ground - 2

Pulled from the ground

like dandelion, like kudzu

roots planted deep

in your rich soil

more yet remaining

part of me forever

my memory, my past

part of my future before me

who I am within

September 7, 2013

“Pulled from the Ground – 2”

title drafted June 7, 2013

Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

&

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

&

May 17, 2013

Set in Motion

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/set-in-motion.html

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like dandelions, like kudzu

like dandelions, like kudzu

pulled up, transplanted

but some of the roots

left in the soil

like a shoot grafted

transplanted, seedlings

planted in new soil

to grow in its season

September 7, 2013

“like dandelions, like kudzu”

title drafted June 7, 2013

Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

&

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

&

May 17, 2013

Set in Motion

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/set-in-motion.html

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Pulled from the Ground

pulled from the ground

the place we had known

the roots of our lives

buried in the ground

pulled from the earth

transplanted, planted

in new soil, welcome

may we be fed and watered

may our roots be anchored

deep in the soil

the roots entwined

pulled from the ground

September 7, 2013

“Pulled from the Ground”

title drafted June 7, 2013

Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

&

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

&

May 17, 2013

Set in Motion

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/set-in-motion.html

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more yet remaining

more yet remaining

roots planted deep

in your rich soil

part of me forever

my memory, my past

part of my future before me

who I am within

planted, remaining

in the ground yet

September 7, 2013

“more yet remaining”

title drafted June 7, 2013

Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

&

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

&

May 17, 2013

Set in Motion

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/set-in-motion.html

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. 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 25,370+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Laying down Roots

laying down roots

not thinking of tomorrow

of a change that may come

in God’s timing

laying down roots

to connect to this place

roots deep in the soil

roots of our lives

September 7, 2013

“Laying down roots”

title drafted June 7, 2013

Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

&

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

&

May 17, 2013

Set in Motion

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/set-in-motion.html

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Feed My Sheep – v4

“Follow me; feed my sheep,”

spoke the Master to the Rock

preparing him for leadership, the church

a sheep made a shepherd, the seed planted

to germinate within him

until the seed began to bear fruit

After the flames ignited his fire

gave him voice that Pentecost

after the cloistering, the separation

of the apostles, the first on the way

hidden, timid, waiting for that day

These were Christ’s words, affirming in threes,

that it was his responsibility, three times

just as was his denial, that night after the garden

when the twelve followers ran

fell away from the Master

These were the words,

spoken in reconciliation, painful,

the admonition and response,

Christ speaking to Peter:

“Follow me; feed my sheep.”

“Yes Lord, I will.”

Edited September 7, 2013

“Feed My Sheep – v4”

Edited September 6, 2013

“Feed My Sheep – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/feed-my-sheep-v3.html

Edited September 6, 2013

“Feed My Sheep – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/feed-my-sheep-v2.html

October 28, 2007 7:18pm

“Feed My Sheep”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/10/feed-my-sheep.html

John 21:1-22 & Acts 2:1-11

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wooing the symphony

suddenly aware

hearing the words, the libretto

as if an opera

or some long Russian novel

a melody emerging

within the words, the stones

wooing the symphony

the story unknown

the rising and falling

the crescendo, the passion

the joy within the stones

a story all their own

coaxing the story

the novel, the romance

the dance within the pages

the mystery revealed

wooing the symphony

the beginning notes only

more to be written

in their whole lives unfolding

new poem, edits, September 7, 2013

“wooing the symphony”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/wooing-symphony.html

new poem, September 7, 2013

“coaxing the story”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/coaxing-story.html

Edited September 7, 2013

“each a work of art”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/each-work-of-art.html

New poem, September 7, 2013

a work of art

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages_7.html

merging poems:

-          “reading the pages”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages.html

-          “within the stones”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/within-stones.html

-          “a living painting”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-living-painting.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

(first three days – 9/4 to 9/6/2013)

&

Edited April 28, 2013

“A ribbon of children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-ribbon-of-children.html

Edited April 24, 2013

“Ribbons of Children – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/ribbons-of-children-v2.html

August 29, 2008

“Ribbons of Children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/ribbons-of-children.html

Pembroke Village School

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coaxing the story

coaxing the story

the words, the libretto

the melody, the song

the complex harmonies

wooing the symphony

the rising and falling

the crescendo, the passion

the joy within the stones

coaxing the story

the novel, the romance

the dance within the pages

the mystery revealed

urging the people

the joy within them

the adults soon to emerge

in their lives revealed

new poem, edits, September 7, 2013

“wooing the symphony”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/wooing-symphony.html

new poem, September 7, 2013

“coaxing the story”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/coaxing-story.html

Edited September 7, 2013

“each a work of art”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/each-work-of-art.html

New poem, September 7, 2013

a work of art

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages_7.html

merging poems:

-          “reading the pages”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages.html

-          “within the stones”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/within-stones.html

-          “a living painting”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-living-painting.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

(first three days – 9/4 to 9/6/2013)

&

Edited April 28, 2013

“A ribbon of children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-ribbon-of-children.html

Edited April 24, 2013

“Ribbons of Children – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/ribbons-of-children-v2.html

August 29, 2008

“Ribbons of Children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/ribbons-of-children.html

Pembroke Village School

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each a work of art

each a work of art

beginning to read the pages

the specialized instruction

the plans for each one

to unlock the mystery

to reach their potential

the jewels within the stones

lives bursting to shine

reading the pages

the words of success

the aspirations of their parents

and for us just the same

describing only in part

the young lives I am touching

none of them a blank slate

with history, emotion

each a living painting

adding hue and color

layer upon layer

as each grows into the person

they are meant to be

adding what we can

setting them free

hidden sculptures

within the stones

the layers, history

each one beautiful

waiting to emerge

to burst forth

within the stones

hidden treasure

each one a work of art

yearning to break free

to stand on their own feet

new poem, edits, September 7, 2013

“wooing the symphony”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/wooing-symphony.html

new poem, September 7, 2013

“coaxing the story”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/coaxing-story.html

Edited September 7, 2013

“each a work of art”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/each-work-of-art.html

New poem, September 7, 2013

a work of art

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages_7.html

merging poems:

-          “reading the pages”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages.html

-          “within the stones”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/within-stones.html

-          “a living painting”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-living-painting.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

(first three days – 9/4 to 9/6/2013)

&

Edited April 28, 2013

“A ribbon of children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-ribbon-of-children.html

Edited April 24, 2013

“Ribbons of Children – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/ribbons-of-children-v2.html

August 29, 2008

“Ribbons of Children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/ribbons-of-children.html

Pembroke Village School

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a work of art

beginning to read the pages

the specialized instruction

the plans for each one

to unlock the mystery

to reach their potential

the jewels within the stones

the lives bursting to shine

reading the pages

the words of success

the aspirations of their parents

and for us just the same

how to describe

the young lives I am touching

none of them a blank slate

with history, emotion

each a living painting

adding hue and color

laying upon layer

as each grows into the person

they are meant to be

adding what we can

setting them free

a hidden sculpture

within the stones

the layers

each one beautiful

waiting to emerge

to burst forth

within the stones

a hidden treasure

each one a work of art

yearning to break free

to stand on their own feet

new poem, edits, September 7, 2013

“wooing the symphony”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/wooing-symphony.html

new poem, September 7, 2013

“coaxing the story”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/coaxing-story.html

Edited September 7, 2013

“each a work of art”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/each-work-of-art.html

New poem, September 7, 2013

a work of art

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages_7.html

merging poems:

-          “reading the pages”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages.html

-          “within the stones”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/within-stones.html

-          “a living painting”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-living-painting.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

(first three days – 9/4 to 9/6/2013)

&

Edited April 28, 2013

“A ribbon of children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-ribbon-of-children.html

Edited April 24, 2013

“Ribbons of Children – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/ribbons-of-children-v2.html

August 29, 2008

“Ribbons of Children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/ribbons-of-children.html

Pembroke Village School

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reading the pages

beginning to read the pages

the specialized instruction

the plans for each one

to unlock the mystery

to reach their potential

the jewels within the stones

the lives bursting to shine

reading the pages

the words of success

the aspirations of their parents

and for us just the same

new poem, edits, September 7, 2013

“wooing the symphony”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/wooing-symphony.html

new poem, September 7, 2013

“coaxing the story”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/coaxing-story.html

Edited September 7, 2013

“each a work of art”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/each-work-of-art.html

New poem, September 7, 2013

a work of art

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages_7.html

merging poems:

-          “reading the pages”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages.html

-          “within the stones”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/within-stones.html

-          “a living painting”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-living-painting.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

(first three days – 9/4 to 9/6/2013)

&

Edited April 28, 2013

“A ribbon of children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-ribbon-of-children.html

Edited April 24, 2013

“Ribbons of Children – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/ribbons-of-children-v2.html

August 29, 2008

“Ribbons of Children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/ribbons-of-children.html

Pembroke Village School

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. 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 25,350+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

within the stones

a hidden sculpture

within the stones

the layers

each one beautiful

waiting to emerge

to burst forth

within the stones

a hidden treasure

each one a work of art

yearning to break free

to stand on their own feet

new poem, edits, September 7, 2013

“wooing the symphony”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/wooing-symphony.html

new poem, September 7, 2013

“coaxing the story”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/coaxing-story.html

Edited September 7, 2013

“each a work of art”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/each-work-of-art.html

New poem, September 7, 2013

a work of art

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages_7.html

merging poems:

-          “reading the pages”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages.html

-          “within the stones”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/within-stones.html

-          “a living painting”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-living-painting.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

(first three days – 9/4 to 9/6/2013)

&

Edited April 28, 2013

“A ribbon of children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-ribbon-of-children.html

Edited April 24, 2013

“Ribbons of Children – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/ribbons-of-children-v2.html

August 29, 2008

“Ribbons of Children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/ribbons-of-children.html

Pembroke Village School

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. 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 25,350+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

a living painting

how to describe

the young lives I am touching

none of them a blank slate

with history, emotion

each a living painting

adding hue and color

laying upon layer

as each grows into the person

they are meant to be

adding what we can

setting them free

new poem, edits, September 7, 2013

“wooing the symphony”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/wooing-symphony.html

new poem, September 7, 2013

“coaxing the story”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/coaxing-story.html

Edited September 7, 2013

“each a work of art”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/each-work-of-art.html

New poem, September 7, 2013

a work of art

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages_7.html

merging poems:

-          “reading the pages”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/reading-pages.html

-          “within the stones”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/within-stones.html

-          “a living painting”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-living-painting.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

(first three days – 9/4 to 9/6/2013)

&

Edited April 28, 2013

“A ribbon of children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-ribbon-of-children.html

Edited April 24, 2013

“Ribbons of Children – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/ribbons-of-children-v2.html

August 29, 2008

“Ribbons of Children”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/ribbons-of-children.html

Pembroke Village School

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Making the secular Holy – v2

We married in the cold

under a snowy sky;

Yes, we professed our love

our faith out loud before our God

But the ceremony incomplete

needing too the church wedding

the moment when we stood

before our congregation in your temple

Making the secular Holy

the imprimatur of faith

standing in that community

feeling the gift of grace

I weep for my brothers, for sisters

who cannot know this joy

making the secular Holy

standing before the Lord

Edited September 7, 2013

“Making the secular Holy – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/making-secular-holy-v2.html

new poem September 7, 2013

“Making the secular Holy”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/making-secular-holy.html

https://www.facebook.com/StandWithFrank/posts/324730717671030

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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

http://www.concordwumc.org

on April 23, 2005.

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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

http://www.unitedmethodistreporter.com/2013/09/rcm-another-clergy-member-facing-church-trial/

and Rev. Thomas Ogletree

http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=5259669&ct=13119911

and  Rev. Steve Heiss

http://www.rmnblog.org/2013/08/rev-steve-heiss-.html

&

Edited September 7, 2013

For Offering Love – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/for-offering-love-v2.html

June 22, 2011

For Offering Love

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/06/for-offering-love.html

Love on Trial,

http://www.loveontrial.org/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364

the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166

which begins on June 20, 2011

http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/

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John 8:1-11

&

Samuel Thompson’s

http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon

Inclusion Essay

shared at the New England United Methodist Church

Annual Conference

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195

in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network

http://www.rmnetwork.org/

for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,

June 10, 2011

&

in part inspired by conversations with

the Reverend John Makokha

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505

Riruta UMC

http://rirutaumc.org

http://www.rmnetwork.org/

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

Great Commission

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