Tag Archives: On Aging Gracelessly

A Witness Between Us

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

Sing to the Lord; let’s make up a new song. Sing to the Lord; let’s make up a new song. Sing to the Lord; let’s make up a new song As a witness between us that He is our God. … Continue reading →

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Beggar

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

I was once a beggar in my soul, Just looking for a fuller kind of meal, When another beggar found me and said, “Let me show you where you can get your fill.” Then he took me to the House … Continue reading →

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All My Godless Ways

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

Two rough-hewn wooden structures tell so much about our Lord: The manger where the baby lay and the cross on which He died. Though God Himself, Christ chose the birth of every mother’s child Though God Himself, Christ chose the … Continue reading →

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From the Manger to the Cross

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

My life is a journey, Yes, sometimes a hard journey, Lord, From the manger to the cross, From the manger to the cross. From my birth as a child of God, From my birth as a child of God To … Continue reading →

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I Believe It!

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

I believe it with all my heart, I believe it with all my heart, I believe it with all my heart. Lord, help me be able to believe it more. The Bible is the Word of God, His truth for … Continue reading →

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Not My Will But Yours, Lord

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

Not my will, but Yours, Lord, Not my will, but Yours. Help me want what You want, When I call on You. Help me pray like Jesus In Gethsemane. Not my will, but Yours, Lord; Not my will, but Yours. … Continue reading →

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How Happy Are Those

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Roger E. Bruner

How happy are those, Yes, how happy are those, So happy are those Who belong to the Family of God. So happy they’ll be, Yes, how happy they’ll be, So happy they’ll be When they meet their Father in heaven. … Continue reading →

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Adding Up Fractions

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Roger E. Bruner

Adding up fractions to total their sum Requires finding their common denominator. So growing a whole church from people like us Takes our faith and our love and our common vision. If you want to add two-fourths and five-tenths, You … Continue reading →

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Too Used to the Dark

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Roger E. Bruner

We’re getting too used to the dark; We have been learning to live in the night. We have forgotten how the world looks in the light. We are getting too used to the surface; Forgetting that there’s an underneath. We … Continue reading →

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Paddlefoot

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Roger E. Bruner

As I got into the car on a Saturday morning, I chanced to turn the CB radio on, When I heard a female voice asking local information About how to find a particular place in town. When no one answered … Continue reading →

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