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The Mission, The Meaning, & the Message of Jesus Christ Romans Chapter 6      by T. Austin-Sparks                                                                                                             "[Romans] Chapter 6 is not a new chapter, but is the continuation of chapter 5. In chapter 5 all men are dead, which is how God views the human race. 'In Adam all died', and the argument here is that it is the same with Israel. Israel is a part of the human race and is included in this position: 'all are dead'. What is it that we come to immediately we begin to read what is chapter 6? It is a baptism. And what is this baptism? Well, of course, it is ...

Gone, But Not Forgotten                                                      by Danny C. Wash Dear friend, old friend, as I see you laid out there unmoving, unknowing in death, my heart breaks. People say, “well he is gone to a better place” and is that supposed to comfort us. The sadness of the loss of your life, your friendship, your joy, your love, your confidence, your smile and laugh, is still there. You may be in a better place, but we sure aren’t. We wish you were here to help us through this. We need your special ability to comfort our deep anguish. We will not see you again, shake your hand, embrace you, and say to you, “how are you doing” and enjoy your answer; “never better,” as you give us that familiar wonderful smile that warms our heart and make us feel like everything is fine, since you ar...

  Ask, Seek, Knock                                                       by Danny C. Wash      “ Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find;  knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks  receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it  shall be opened .” Matthew 7:7-8. As I sat at my desk & wondered what this poem should be about, I decided to follow the verse and “ask” to receive an answer. When, it didn’t come, I decided to seek to see if I could “find.” I decided to seek by reading the next four verses: “ Or what man is there among you, when his son shall ask  him for a loaf will give him a stone .” Now that makes perfect sense.  I am a “son” so I asked for a poem about these verses,  so I wouldn’t expect to get a nur...

 Father’s Day Fatherly Advice                                          by Danny C. Wash                                                                                                                                                                           We are celebrating Father’s Day, Some of us have a father that is gone  because of passing on to meet his  Heavenly  Father. Some are absent because they left for  whatever reason....

 Flesh and Bones                by Danny C. Wash                                    Have you ever wondered what Jesus looks like now in Heaven? Does He still have the scars in his hands, feet, & side? After Jesus was resurrected, but before He ascended into Heaven, the disciple Thomas said he wouldn’t believe until he touched the scars. Jesus appeared to him  and said to Thomas, “ Reach here your finger, and see my hands; and reach here your hand, and put it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing .”And He said to others, “ Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts ? See My hands and My feet that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have .” When Jesus appeared to the disciples, He showed them His flesh and they could see...

Guns, Guns, Guns     by Danny C. Wash                                                                           Guns, guns, guns, give us our guns. We love to hold them because it is so fun. We need them to protect me and mine and to give even one up, we must decline. Ban our right to a gun used for war, who the heck do you think you are. We need many more guns because,  what if they were to pass some gun laws. Who are they to limit in any way our right, for amendment number two we will fight We must bow our knee at that altar even though others lives it may falter. Our rights are precious & they must stay no matter the results, let come what may. Wait, the vial of destruction has been released upon our nation and this dark & deadly beast is killing & upon all in this land it ma...

 Salvation Explained         by Danny C. Wash                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ...

The Bald Man's Ballad (Sung to the tune of "Home on the Range")           by Danny C. Wash                                                                                                                                                                                                                              First verse: Oh, give me a head where the hair doesn’t...

The Glory of God  by Danny C. Wash      In a dream, an angel appeared and asked me if I wanted to see the glory of God. I said, “ yes, but how can I? ” The angel took me to a hilltop  at midday and told me to look at the sun but I said, “it will blind me if I look at it.” The angel replied, “that is true and so will the glory of God if you were to look directly at it.”   “Then, how can I see God’s glory,” I asked. The angel said, “Look at that green tree  on this hill.” I did and the angel said, “do you see the tree and it’s color?”  I said,  “yes, and it is beautiful.” The angel said, “when you see the tree, you are seeing  the light from the sun reflecting back to your eyes from the tree.” I asked, “but what  does that have to do with God’s glory?” The angel said, “the glory of God can be seen  by looking at Jesus because He said, ‘the one who has seen Me has seen the Father.’     ...

 Hymn of Praise to Our Lord       by Danny C. Wash                                                                                    Oh Lord, Who is our eternal rock Come in wonderful mercy near and rescue us from all our fear. How can we resist His great love Who came to take our just place and suffer the penalty of the race. He was the perfect eternal lamb for the Passover sacrifice having been found by God without blemish or spot to pay for our sins and bring the devil’s deeds to naught. He was beaten with whips that tore away his skin But much worse was the pain and guilt of our sin He suffered that our souls finally He might win. He was hung upon the cross in shame to shed His blood and sacrifice His life so that all are saved that believe in Hi...