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A Poem for Margie

February 4th, 2010 | Add a Comment

A Poem for Margie

COME WITH ME The Lord saw you getting tired And a cure was not to be, So He put his arms aroud you And whispered, “Come with me.” With tearful eyes, we watched you suffer And saw you fade away, Although we loved you dearly, We could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, A beautiful smile at rest, God broke our hearts … Read entire article »

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Trip Around the Web

July 20th, 2009 | Add a Comment

There are days, so many links are thrown at you or you stumble upon, that you just want to share. Here is my morning trip around the web. Some are fun and beautiful, some are newsworthy and serious. A slide show showing each state » My Beautiful America Did you know that a conference Theme:  “The Fall of Capitalism and The Rise of Islam”, was going on right here in the USA, specifically Illinois, near Chicago? Heard quoted there: Speaker Imam Jaleel Abdul Razek “…until Islam becomes victorious or we die in the attempt”  Ironic Surrealism has the story » HERE Drudge is full of links to where our tax dollars are going in that so called Stimulus package (known as porkalus to others) RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $2,531,600 FOR 'HAM, WATER ADDED, … Read entire article »

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God in Heaven

March 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Sometimes moments of sadness bring out the deepest and most passionate of our creative inner thoughts. Laura hasn’t had an easy winter. Illness being one factor and the early death of two young people in her circle of friends. One, was a suicide. She had an English assignment, and insisted she wouldn’t ever be able to write a poem. I had resigned myself to a fight to the finish. Then, one morning, (apparently she had been up til 4 am), I woke up to her pointing to the table, “There’s my poem.” I was rather surprised, but quickly picked it up. It was very obvious she couldn’t dismiss the early death of a friend very easily. She wrote her feelings: God Up in Heaven This is for people Who want to take Their lives in their own hands, Who … Read entire article »

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Going to Heaven

December 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Once someone asked me, “How can you tell if a religion is a cult?” I thought about  it, as at first the answer seemed complex, and I looked for a way to give a simple answer. I finally summed it up as best I could, “Usually there is an element of works, of earning a way into  heaven.” I was quick to add the Bible doesn’t support that at all. This week at church we had a visiting preacher, Morris Gleiser.  I liked what he said on the subject of salvation, “I wouldn’t trust the best 5 minutes of my life to get me into heaven.” You can listen to his whole message HERE … Read entire article »

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Stairway to Heaven

October 6th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Stairway to Heaven

        I suppose most are familiar with the classic “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, but how many know the “covers” and “parodies” that have been done with this song? What if The Doors sang Stairway to Heaven? Or Elvis? What would it sound like then? Stretch it even furthur, what if Rolf Harris, the Australian that sings “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” sang this song? Oh, how about the Beatles? It seems that the there was an  … Read entire article »

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Tears

August 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment

Still into my “The Handwriting on the Wall” book. Did you know that God keeps a record of our sorrows? Psalm 56:8 Write down my poem of sadness. List my tears on your scroll. Aren’t you making a record of them? On the library shelf of heaven, God has a book called The Tears of the Saints. He can go to that book and find out when we cried. How awesome is that? … Read entire article »

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What is Eternity to You?

July 17th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I have finally finished the book I have been reading, 90 Minutes in Heaven. He nears the end of the book with these words: “Since my return to earth, I’ve been acutely aware that all of us are on a pilgrimage. At the end of this life, wherever we go-heaven or hell-life will be more real than this one we’re now living. I never thought of that before my accident, of course. Heaven was a concept, something I believed in, but I didn’t think about it often.” What is eternity to you? I dare you to answer.   … Read entire article »

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Currently Reading: 90 Minutes in Heaven

May 29th, 2006 | Add a Comment

Currently Reading: 90 Minutes in Heaven

Normally I wouldn’t pick up this book to read. I’d think, “Yet another ‘life after death’ story.” But this one was recommended by sister. It’s not that I don’t believe in certain incidences of these occurences, because I know someone who I respect and admire deeply, who was pronounced dead, and after a time she was alive again, with a memory of a short time in heaven. So goes the story of 90 Minutes in Heaven by … Read entire article »

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