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    The wages of sin is deathWhat happensWhen I takeMy last breath Death has no stingFor believersThanks to CalvaryAlleluia I sing For those of us in ChristTo be absent the bodyIs to be present with the LordBecause of His sacrifice My heart was black and deadChrist died for meA wretched sinnerHe died in my stead God…

  • A Dream and A Warning

    I slumbered all dayMuch to my dismay I was out like a lightI slept all day and night My dreams were crazyMy recollection is hazy My mind is in a fogI dozed like a hog I didn’t make a peepI was in a deep sleep I saw a broad wayWith billions of souls I saw…

  • Born Again

    Born from aboveBy the divine dove The second birthAn occasion for mirth I was lost in sinChrist was my propitiation Oh happy dayWhen the gospel is on full display God chose us by His sovereign graceHis Elect comes from every race God gives us a nature that’s newNow sin we do eschew God grants men…

  • Autumn

    A late autumn dayIt’s very chillyI am nice and warmIn my goose down coatI hear a bird callI look aboveIn a mighty oak treeA lone raven perchesHe yells CAW CAWI look at his eyesDeep blackThey can pierceYour soulI wonderIf this birdIs demon possessedThe Lord rebuke youSatanic ravenI could senseIt wantedTo frighten meBut I did not…

  • Antisemitism and The Church

    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler tapped into a latent and virulent strain of antisemitism in Germany, which can be traced back to the Early Church Fathers, and later especially with Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, vis a vis supersessionism (replacement theology). Supersessionism teaches that the Church has replaced Israel (namely the Jewish people) and all of the…

  • The Continuing Marginalization of the Poor in America

    The rich are getting richer (Less than 1% owns 90% of the wealth!), while the poor are getting poorer. That includes the working poor. During Trump’s presidential administration we saw Congress, and the President, pass trillions of dollars in tax cuts that disproportionately benefited the wealthy. There has not been any similar expenditure for low…

  • 500 Posts!

    With my last post, a poem entitled “Christmas Day”, I have written 500 posts (501 including this post)! Thanks to all my readers! And thanks for your comments, likes, and feedback! Here’s to my next 500 posts! CHEERS!

  • Christmas Day

    As I listen to a yuletide hymnWe are saved because of HimI reflect on Christ’s sacrifice My dear sister Vi and I ride a sleighIt’s a perfect Christmas dayWe have on a warm blanket What depths of loveSent Christ down to earth from aboveWe are loved by God more than we know In a humble…

  • Christmas Eve

    Now is the timeFor jubilationLet Christmas mirthSpread across the nation ‘Tis Christmas EveThe night beforeOur Savior’s birthBe steeped in Christmas lore Over two millennia agoChrist our Savior was bornHe came into the worldOn a cold winter morn God with usOh silent nightChrist gaveThe blind sight He was bornOf the Virgin MaryHis conception was immaculateRing the…

  • A Christmas Anthology of Poems

    Inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas, for this Christmas season, I wrote 12 poems leading up to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I wrote an additional poem on Christmas Eve, and one more on Christmas Day, for a grand total of 14 Christmas/Advent poems! I hope you enjoy them!