Tag Archives: On Aging Gracelessly

I Can’t Count Them!

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

In the ocean, I wonder how many schools of fish there are. I can’t count them. In the forest, I wonder how many different trees there are. I can’t count them. In the meadow, I wonder how many blades of … 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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The Koala Song

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Roger E. Bruner

A koala eats certain gum tree leaves, And it always eats the kind it knows it needs. A Believer feeds on the Word of God And knows no other bread will do. About This Song: I’ve been to Australia seven … Continue reading →

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The Crucifixion Now Is Past

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Roger E. Bruner

The crucifixion now is past, And Christ is in His tomb at last, And at the door the stone is fast. The tumult and the shouting’s done. His friends have left Him one by one; To them He seemed a … Continue reading →

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A Lamb Out of Every Crisis (w/Monologue Three)

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Roger E. Bruner

Monologue Three: GIRL (continuing letter). . . As she talked, I felt the excitement in me growing. Mom and Dad, a fleeting thought of you and home ran through my mind. But I quickly grew nervous. . .restless. Things weren’t … Continue reading →

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