Only through His Power (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The words of the apostle, an acknowledgement of the miraculous gift, His saving and commission all of his life's work, ...
Raymond A. Foss Poems on Money & Wealth (388 Poems)
As threadbare as old cheesecloth (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Last year's maple leaf, or maybe older still no flesh remaining, just the dry bones maybe the veins and arteries, ...
Deep, Deep Purple (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Way darker than violet rich, saturated, pure color-wheel-purple shimmering color of the lilacs full bouquets on each branch bunches and ...
Lilac Air (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Sweet, intoxicating, alluring spreading out onto the playground the bush changing the air soft, subtle, a presence lilac air at ...
United (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
One heart, of one mind sharing all their possessions all they had, in common living as a single congregation as ...
Simple (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The word, simple, in some circles a put down someone simple is a negative thing simple, slow, uneducated, not with ...
Closer to the Cross (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
These days, these times, more focused, more centered, fasting, praying, thinking about You about the path you walked, in that ...
Drawn to New Life (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Study, prayers, fasting growth through study, meditation through some sacrifice, some meager change some discipline, holy, drawing us closer to ...
Drawn to the Cross (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Closer, ever closer, drawn to the cross, to the foot of the cross our savior's burden his suffering, his sacrifice ...
Closer to Christ (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Close to our savior, our brother feeling the yoke, the weight he carried the cross he bore, for me, for ...
His Pencil (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Sitting down, the kitchen table late lunch, lot going on His pencil, well, not exactly, sitting there on the table. ...
Parables – haiku – 2 (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Simple stories told deep, rich meaning revealed spirit of the law February 3, 2009 (Raymond A. Foss)
Is He Joshua (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
A thought, a hesitant prayer, a question on many lips this day Is he Joshua, the one to come down ...
The Garden Sleeps (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Deep in slumber, under the weight of the snow the garden sleeps, waiting, frozen in the ground, dormant Everything in ...
Parables to Us (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Speaking as he did, Christ spoke in the language in words that the poor, the simple, everyday people in words ...
By God’s Standards (Raymond A. Foss Poems)
Teaching a lesson, the same lesson throughout the bible, his holy word that the strong are not better, the rich, ...
Colored Lights (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Colored lights, of the season no, not the Christmas tree lights, the lights on the bushes out front, though we ...
Storing Up When We Should Give (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
A foolish man, so the lectionary calls the rich man his new silos, full, bursting; but empty his life for ...
Tithing Time (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
We were challenged, asked from the lectern, quiet in the sanctuary if we were faithful with all our gifts not ...
A Widow’s Gift – Blog Action Day (Raymond A. Foss Poems)
A widow's gift, our of love out of the depth of her faith more pleasing to God than all the ...
More Than Enough – Blog Action Day (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
There is more than enough, more than enough food, water to sustain the planet, that poverty, that hunger would vanish ...
Not Our Earth – Blog Action Day (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Not our earth, the Lord's not our world, the creator's Ours over which to have dominion responsibility, stewards, caretakers, gardeners ...
Autumnal Harvest – Blog Action Day (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Out of the bounty, the wealth of our land a harvest each season, food for the millions gathered and stored, ...
Out of Our Abundance – Blog Action Day (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
A day to think about, to ponder to see the world, ourselves differently thinking about the world anew with the ...
Finding Christ – Blog Action Day (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Finding Christ, in the poor, in those in poverty, in their needs, an opportunity for us, each of us, to ...
She was Poor – Blog Action Day (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Dorcas, laying on the bed, still rising at his call, his urging Walking again, to live again, her ministry to ...
The Fruits of Our Labor (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
We prayed together, to the creator, the source of all we have, offering "the fruit of our labor"; but the ...
The Fruits of Our Labor (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
We prayed together, to the creator, the source of all we have, offering "the fruit of our labor"; but the ...
My Gifts – Dorcas Preaching (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
I can't do much; little money I have no husband to provide, no sons, just a little. My gifts so ...
Who are Your Heroes? (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
He spoke of Jesus, his humble life, of the fisherman Peter, of Paul, falling off his horse But he read ...