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Neil Rogers
Aug 7, 20221 min read
Larks and Lillies
Look at the birds, they have enough They do not fret, nor hoard their stuff The lilies neither spin nor toil Are clothed in garments more...
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Neil Rogers
Jun 28, 20222 min read
Little People?
A dozen lads he called and sent To preach, to heal, bear testament To all that Jesus said and did And from the spell of demons rid He...
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Neil Rogers
Jun 28, 20221 min read
Walk on! Bye!
Another story Jesus told To thaw the hearts of lawyers cold The desert road to Jericho As everyone was sure to know Hides robbers under...
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Neil Rogers
Jun 28, 20222 min read
Time to Dance?
Now Jesus’ message was disguised In stories by which he surprised The crooked teachers of the law Who liked to boast that they were more...
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Neil Rogers
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Prayer, Posterity and Prosperity
And Jesus taught them how to pray And gave them words like this to say Our Father, who in heaven dwells Your glorious name with honour...
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Neil Rogers
Jun 24, 20221 min read
The Bay of Pigs
A legion of demons.... Had occupied the vacant heart Of one poor man who lived apart Among the dead with wails and screams His strength...
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Neil Rogers
May 23, 20222 min read
Be still! And know that I AM God!
By word and deed, in stories too He showed God’s love was really true The blind could see, the deaf could hear The lame could walk, the...
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Neil Rogers
May 23, 20221 min read
Living Water
Under Roman occupation One more cause of deep frustration In the middle of their lands Their enemies, Samaritans Held sway over a no-go...
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Neil Rogers
May 23, 20221 min read
The Faith of a Foreigner
A Roman captain demonstrated faith that was so remarkable that Jesus expressed surprise! The Jewish people were adept At taunting Romans...
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Neil Rogers
May 23, 20222 min read
Beatitudes and Attitudes
A man called Levi gathered tax A traitor worthy of attacks Sold out to Rome, despised by all But Jesus came to pay a call Come follow me...
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Neil Rogers
May 23, 20222 min read
A Carpenter Advises a Fisherman:
And from the desert Jesus strode And homeward bound he took the road The synagogue in Nazareth Erupted into threats of death For Jesus...
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Neil Rogers
May 23, 20221 min read
Go on! You know you want to!
Driven by the Spirit, Jesus went into the wilderness where he was tempted by Satan. Then from the Jordan Jesus rose And in the desert...
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Neil Rogers
May 23, 20221 min read
In the Spirit of Elijah:
John the Baptist came preaching and baptising in the Judean wilderness Meanwhile another boy was hatched Among the sons of men unmatched...
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Neil Rogers
May 23, 20221 min read
Bent Double:
Luke 13:10-17 tells the story of a woman bent over like a jack-knife for 18 years. Jesus straightens her up and straightens out the...
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Neil Rogers
May 22, 20222 min read
The Nativity
Before the stars in space were spun Ere life on earth had first begun The Word with God, was God, and made All things, his majesty...
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