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Remove The Door, #99

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

99, 10-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/13/2023)

Today we will be reading poems about prayer.

The first poem is in God’s Rhyme on pg. 33.

PRAYER

Dear Jesus, how do I pray,

what do I say?

What words do I speak

for the peace that I seek?

I give thanks to You

for all that You do,

for the blessings You are giving

in this life I am living.

I praise Your blessed name,

forever & always it is the same.

Yesterday You guided me,

today You helped me see.

Forgive me for all the wrongs,

keep me singing happy songs.

From temptation set me free

so that in You I can be.

I praise You

I thank You

I worship You

I honor You

Jesus, You set me free,

now I can see.

When my vision is blurred

You show me Your word.

As I have been blessed,

now I pray for the rest,

for my sisters & brothers

who think they have no other.

For our salvation You are risen,

for us new life You have given.

Use me as You would

that others may have what they should.

I praise You

I thank You

I worship You

I honor You

On bended knee or with hands upraised,

it is Your life that is praised.

And as I give You my life

You take from me my strife.

You have given me so much;

joy, life, love & the such.

& all You have taken

is my life’s burden.

You are all the love

from Heaven above.

& Jesus, each time I pray

there is not enough to say.

Except,

I praise You

& Your holy name,

I thank You

for what You have done,

I worship You

as my Savior & Lord,

I honor You

as only You deserve,

& I do Love you,

my Jesus, my Lord,

my Savior, my friend.

Amen

Discussion:

The next poem is in Living In God’s Rhyme on pg. 83.

MY CHANGING PRAYER

Lord help me today

As I go on my way,

For this I do pray.

There is more to pray for,

Those who are ill

That their healing will

Also heal their souls.

There are those who need to be found.

Those who have not heard you sound,

There is a world full of pain

Waiting for your healing rain.

And for me, I pray for your help,

What I think I need for myself.

Then I read from Peter’s first letter

And know that I need to do better.

“Live such good lives among the pagans that,

Though they accuse you of doing wrong,

They may see your good deeds

And glorify God on the day he visits us.”

(1 Peter 2:12)

How do I live

With what the life

That surrounds me

Has to give?

I need more than the help for which I ask

If I am to complete my given task.

I must pray for that I understand

That he will carry me across the sand.

So now I pray in a different way.

I ask that God make me aware

That as I go through the day

If I open the door, he is there.

He wants to share his blessings

But I have to open the door

So that I may receive more

Of what he has for me.

I pray that God helps me open my heart

As each new day doe s start.

I pray that I am open to receive

So at the day’s end I do not grieve.

Lord, take my life today and is it as you would,

I know that you can do more than I ever could.

I pray that I open the door to allow your spirit

Live within me and that I always hear it.

If I hear you speak

My prayer will be,

It will be complete.

Discussion:

The last poem about prayer is also in Living on God’s Rhyme on pg.85.

THE STORY OF MY PRAYER

Dear Father in Heaven I pray that I live for you today.

Dear God I pray that all I say

Is that your will be done, that I live for your Son,

That with the setting sun, your will has been done.

My heartfelt hope, my desire

Is that I not deserve your ire,

That by your indwelling spirit,

The voice of your words, I hear it.

So why today do I feel defeated?

Why do I know there is a distance

Between you and me, and what I see?

Why do I know it is all because of . . .?

As I am lay my head upon my bed

I feel the fear that you are not near.

The fear that I know is that of what I did sow,

That when I shut the door, I feel your presence no more.

It is time that is wasted,

In a vast waste land that is my mind.

It is blessings that are squandered

As not trying, you I did not find.

Then your word as I pray to repent:

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy

and to walk humbly with your god.

Micah 6: 8

As I get ready for sleep, as my soul does weep,

I pray that what I did sow, tomorrow will not grow.

As I get ready for sleep, I pray that my soul you keep,

Keep it from the dust, that I do what I must.

Yes, Lord I pray for your help in living my life

In a way that pleases you and those I meet.

I do pray for your help keeping me from strife,

From falling in the gutter of the crowded city street.

But more than that prayer

I pray that you remove the door,

The one that I keep closing,

That when closed keeps you out.

When that door is closed

My voice is silent

And my hearing deaf,

My sight is blinded.

So I ask Lord that this be my prayer:

But for me, I watch in hope for the LORD,

I wait for God my Savior;

my God will hear me

Micah 7: 7

Discussion:

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

Dear Lord, prepare us and our listeners and viewers for the coming week. We pray that it is You we live for and You who leads us. As we walk with you this week, may it be Your hand clasped around our hand so we may feel the grasp of Your love.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seem.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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The lamb of God Who Saves US, #98

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

98, 10-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/6/2023)

Today we are reading and discussing 3 poems about Jesus, the Lamb of God, what He has done for us and the blessings that we receive as we receive as we believe that Jesus is the Son of God, lived on the earth as one of us, a life without sin, took the sins of the world upon Himself, as called to by His Father, a death that was the final sacrifice God required for the forgiveness of man’s sins. If we will believe we will receive everlasting life in Heaven with our Savior.

THE GATHERING LAMB

Page 110 God’s Rhyme

“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us

has turned to our own way; and the Lord has

laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6, NIV

The Lamb of God, with God before time,

perfect, as is God, in every way,

before the words were written in lines

Jesus, the unblemished Lamb was there.

Jesus and God, with the Holy Spirit,

indivisible, the Trinity;

so the Lamb of God is also God,

who saves our souls for eternity.

We, living on this earth, a herd of sheep,

we wander, are lost not knowing the cost,

not knowing, we cause a pain so deep

that God sent Jesus to find and save us.

An earthly shepherd has a special one,

one of the herd that seeks the wandering,

those sheep that are lost, that have gone astray,

returning them home before the day is done.

Our Heavenly Master has sent His Son

to find the lost and to gather the strays,

to bring us home before the end of days.

The Lamb of God, a never ending search.

Before we knew Him

He knew who we were,

He knew our thoughts,

He knew our prayers.

And He knew of our rebellion,

Before, He has always known.

Yet He loves us still

and He always will.

He sent His Son

to be the one

that would seek us out

even as we doubt.

He sent His Son to gather us in,

the unblemished Lamb, the Sacrifice,

to pay the price, to die for our sins

so that with God we are finally put right!

Reflection:

The result of Bible study. The lamb who gathers us in, who died for our sins.

Discussion:

THE LAMB OF GOD

Page 14, Living in Gods Rhyme

“Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah,

the root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open

the scroll and its seven seals.”

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain,

standing at the center of the throne . . .

Revelation 5:5-6

As I sat reading of John’s vision

I felt as if I never fully understood

That for eternity God’s decision

Remains forever for my good.

Yes, I have read of the cruelty

Of his beating on the way to the cross,

Of the agony of his death,

The death of God’s son.

The death of my condemnation.

I know that by God’s grace

I will be with him forever.

I know I will see his face

And feel his loving embrace.

But reading the words of what John saw,

Though they shouldn’t, they rub my wounds raw:

“A Lamb, looking as if it had been slain,”

Knowing it is from my pain.

The resurrected Jesus in human form

Appeared as if he had been reborn,

Perfect in every way.

And with us he will stay.

Though forgiven, the wounds I caused

Are still there, showing his care.

May I never forget his love for me,

The suffering,

So that with him I will forever be.

7/3/17

Reflection on The Lamb of God

In God’s Rhyme I wrote a poem called “Love” about the pain and suffering Jesus experienced on the way to and on the cross. When I read the line in Revelation it inspired this poem, I was struck by the Lamb looking like it had been slain. I know that my sins have been forgiven. I know that my sins and my straying cause God pain, but I never really thought about how deeply that must affect God. And then it is ever harder to grasp how much he loves me if the scars are still visible.

Discussion:

THE VEIL TORN, THE PRESENCE OF GOD

Page 140, Living in God’s Rhyme

A Time Before

An when Jesus had cried out again

in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

At that moment the curtain in the temple

was torn in two from top to bottom.

Matthew 27: 50,51

The veil in the Temple of the Old Testament

Concealed the Holy of Holies, the place

where the Ark of the Covenant

and God’s presence rested.

One time each year the priest entered

To offer atonement for the sins of God’s people.

Then Today

The veil is taken away. But whenever

Anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

2 Corinthians 3:16

The veil was torn, God’s presence now shown

To those who believe in his atonement for our sin.

It is now through Jesus that we see the face of God,

That we can live in his presence, that his face is known.

Jesus is the high priest that sits at God’s right hand

Making intercession for us as our prayers we present.

It is through his atonement for our sin that we now stand

Knowing that through his Son, we are always in God’s presence.

If we accept God’s gift,

The grace of his love,

The death of hIs Son

In a way that by us

Could never be done,

We will not see the veil,

We will see only his love.

We now come to God through Jesus

Who lived facing the temptations

We live with each and every day.

He understands our weaknesses.

Now and Forever

Therefore, since we have a great high priest

who has ascended into heaven, Jesus, the Son

of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable

to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have

one who has been tempted in every way,

just as we are – yet he did not sin.

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace

with confidence, so that we may receive mercy

and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:14-16

It is through Jesus that we are now able to be in God’s presence.

Discussion:

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seem.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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We Are Missionaries, #97

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

97, 10-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/30/2023)

Today we will be discussion the call to missions in our lives. We are called to spread the gospel to the nations.

THE MISSIONARY’S MISSION (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 65)

They leave the comfort of home

Where they were raised and grown,

Where seeds of faith were sown,

By those who gave them a home.

With the love for those,

These that God chose

Have a yearning to share

The love of God’s care.

Traveling across continents and seas

To spread his word and plant the seeds,

Prayerfully hoping that their good deeds

Will show more how God’s grace does please.

Where language is a barrier

His word speaks to all,

No matter the carrier,

More will hear your call.

More will hear your call

Because they, many of them,

Love you and those in need

Of hearing a word,

Of sharing a good deed.

It is God’s love that leads the missionary.

It is his call that sends them forth,

That sets the missionary on a course.

He has set their hearts on fire

With a spirit full of desire

To help their sisters and brothers

In a way not done by others.

God will bless

Those who help

More who have less,

Those who reach,

Those who teach

The one or more

Who need help.

He will bless evermore.

Pray for those with a heart,

A desire to live apart

From the comforts of a life,

To live with those in strife.

May their living,

May their giving,

Be the gift,

Give a lift

To the spirit

Of many more adrift,

Perhaps not knowing

That as more do hear it,

The words of works

More will share,

More will care

That it is God’s word

More will be sowing.

Reflection on The Missionary’s Mission

I got the idea for this poem on my way to work . I had a few good lines that I fortunately remembered to write down when I got to work. However, when I wrote it, I struggled. I’m not sure what that means, if anything. Maybe it was because I was writing about something I know little about. But upon reflection during the day I realized that we are all called to be missionaries. Where ever we are we are to share the good news of salvation. At work, on the street, with friends, and especially at home. And it all starts with our story.

HIS WORD MAY IT LEAD US (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 63)

Matthew, Mark Luke and John,

Paul, Peter, Timothy and Jude,

Books and letters written

To show us the way to God’s love,

The love of his sacrifice,

The love of his grace,

The love he has for us,

The human race.

Jesus said,

Believe,

Be baptized

And spread the Gospel.

We should not only pray,

Pray every day,

For those who have not heard

His mighty saving word.

We should speak

So that we reach

Those souls we know

Of the gift we have received

So they will not be deceived.

We need to shout

To the world about

That Jesus saves,

He is what God gave

So the end will be better,

So it will not be bitter.

After Thoughts

As believers we can meet in clusters

So that faith and desire we can muster

That as we leave the room

We do not have a sense of doom

But the faith to share,

Share that we care,

That others hear

What we hold dear

To our hearts

So they may start

To see what they can be

That when with Jesus

They will be free.

Discussion:

A SOLDIER FOR THE LORD (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 191)

There is more than the battle to be won

There is more that we are here for.

If we are to follow God’s Son

We do not fight as if it’s a war.

No, our mission is to share his love.

If we love God, we are commanded to love others.

Maybe the battle rages within us.

If we are one with Jesus,

The battle has been won.

We are raised with his Son.

If God is in us, his love we must share.

Through our sharing we show we care,

Not just for others, but for the Father

Who loves us in spite of ourselves.

We must show the love in our heart,

Love that is for all to see.

As the sun rises our days start.

Is love what our day will be?

Love will overcome hate.

If we do not show His love,

What will be the fate

Of those we overlook?

A soldier, marching forward,

Sharing God’s loving word,

Showing his saving grace

To a stranger’s face.

If we are to stand,

We must follow his command.

Discussion: A few readings for the Bible

Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Mark 13:10 ESV

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations

Matthew 9:37-38 ESV

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seen.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

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Him the times

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

God's Days, #96

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

96, 10-6, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/23/2023)

Today we are going to follow up on Dave’s suggestion to read a specific poem. This poem has one of my favorite titles, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrowday. Sometimes I like to play with words and even make my own words. Yesterday, today and tomorrow are all days of our lives. And no, I have not watched this soap opera on tv. I’m not sure how clean I would be after watching an episode.

Ok, enough, I’ll get to reading. Our first poem is found in Living in God’s Rhyme on page 157.

YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROWDAY

As I write this it is today.

I wrote the one for yesterday

Sometime earlier today.

You will read this tomorrowday.

Yeah, it sounds nonsensical.

Maybe it’s like something from

A long lost, thankfully, musical

Whose tunes you cannot hum.

For some that is the total sum

Of a week of days ever so weak;

There was yesterday’s yesterday

And then tomorrowday’s tomorrowday.

But we must remember the times

When writing of the week’s rhymes

That spellcheck continues to tell us we that we are wronger

With those red squiggly lines under words that are stronger.

(Writers comment: Man versus machine, God always wins.)

One day tomorrowday will be yesterday.

We cannot worry about whatever day

We find ourselves living in

Whether we lose or we win.

As we face each day we must pray,

Pray aloud that God removes the cloud

Of doubt so we may shout

For the world to hear that we have no fear.

Yes, we will have our coffee,

We will have the lives we live,

But these things become small

When we answer God’s call.

Yesterday I wrote, and today I write

As I will tomorrowday write,

“All I need today is a little Dr. Pepper

And a whole lot of Jesus”

Pray that we may

Stay with him always,

That what we say

May reflect the way

He has saved us,

God’s Son, Jesus.

Discussion:

Not much to say. It’s how my mind works. Crazy, I know; the voices in my head are constantly telling me so.

Let’s see what I wrote some other day. This is found on page 53 of Living In God’s Rhyme.

SUDDEN DAY

The first day of the week,

We worship him in church

As comfort in our lives we seek

Before out the doors we lurch.

Tomorrow begins the weak days,

Those days when we can easily forget

What on Sunday he did say.

As we step in the puddles our feet are wet.

It is me

In the mirror

I do see.

In the morning

There is a warning

In the prayer said

That all I need

Is his word to heed

And I will be led

My soul will be fed

And then I open the door

To the world that wants more.

Each and every day I see

A reflection in the mirror.

But there are so many about

As our lives we live out

That have not heard

Us speak of his word.

We must care,

We must share,

Let them know

As we sow

The seeds

That will feed

More than five thousand,

More than loaves and fish,

More than they could ever wish

In years beyond a thousand.

We can lead them to eternity.

Away from God’s enmity,

So that when it does arrive

Sudden Day they will survive.

Discussion:

As I was putting together the show notes, this thought fell into my mind: Every day I pray that I follow God’s way. What can go wrong as I sing a song of praise to the One He did raise

We’ll end the poetry with one more from Living In God’s Rhyme. This one is on page 58.

ANOTHER DAY TODAY

Not an unusual day,

But I’m glad it’s over.

There’s not a lot to say

Except the day lost its way

About a third into its hours.

Thankfully it didn’t turn sour.

Driving home, seeing the clouds

And thinking, as usual, aloud,

With the threat of rain

There were patches of blue.

There were more than a few.

It made me think of a refrain

From a song

From a time long

Beyond the past,

Time that did not last

But is reborn every day

As to the Lord I pray.

Today when I looked at the sky

I knew there was a reason why,

I finally was glad

For the day I had,

Before I saw the blue,

Before I once more knew

That God is always there,

That he always does care.

When I am otherwise

Occupied with my time,

When I feel the seas rise,

At the end of the day

He always finds a way

To share with me his rhyme.

There is beauty in every day

And at the right time

He shows me the way,

Every day, all of the time.

Discussion:

When the day starts to lead me astray, God shows me the way.

My final thought about todays poems is, Pray, always. God is there in prayer.

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seen.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Where is God

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

95, 10-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/16/23)

Last week I asked for prayers that God would answer a question: Should I read poems I have written and posted on Facebook about the times we are living in. My concern was the political content of some of the poems. And again, I am stating that it is not the politics of today I want to discuss, rather it is the fight of good and evil that overrides all things.

About 3 hours after finishing recording last week’s podcast I went to the computer, got on line and checked our bank statement. Then a thought came to me while looking at the 3 books on the desk next to a pile of podcast files. I wondered to myself, are the poems in here and is this what God has led me to. I picked up Living in God’s Rhyme and was led to 3 poems.

I love the answers to prayers.

The first poem is found on page 114.

IS THIS THE HUMAN CONDITION

(This is not a question)

Where is God when we need him?

Why has this happened again,

Over and over again?

We were told you were a good God,

A loving God who cares for his people.

Where are you in our times of need!

Before our time of need

We should take time to read

Of the history of his chosen ones,

His beloved daughters and sons.

In their times of greed

They did not see the need

To honor his glory and heed

His word, words that feed.

It is there for us today.

Did we not know so we cannot say?

Did we not know as we walked away

That you despised our way?

Did we not hear that Jesus came

Not just for the Jew, but also the Gentile?

He came so that with God we could reconcile

So as Jew and Gentile we are all the same.

If we love God and his Son,

No matter what we have done,

His love for us never is never ending.

Our lives forever he will be mending,

If we love him we must follow

With words and prayers not hollow,

We must be true to him who loves us,

Loves us so much he sacrificed Jesus.

There is a reason us rhymes with Jesus.

But we never learned the lesson,

Maybe because we never read

Of God’s anger over the adultery

Of his chosen ones with idols

And false gods, the gods of others

That do no good, but only harm.

Gods of wood and gold, some were so bold

To worship nothing instead of everything,

All that their God had for them.

So where is God today as children are slaughtered,

As lives are abandoned and hope forgotten?

He is everywhere, where are we?

Reflection on Is This The Human Condition

I think that I mentioned before that I had no idea what direction the book I am writing here would lead me. Although I talk of reading God’s word and receiving the words of the poems from God, I am probably the last person, if I were on the outside looking in, that I would think could have that relationship. It has grown since I started writing this book. But the poems continue to surprise and amaze me. I was reading Hosea before writing and I just stopped and wondered at the times God’s chosen people walked away from Him and then when trouble came, well you know what we all do at those times. Today we are in the same place. I had no idea I would what I would write other than the title

Discussion:

The next poem is found on page 159

MEANINGLESS WORDS

First came the revulsion,

Followed by the revolution

That was followed by the revolt

That struck like a lightning bolt.

These are but words written on a page,

Knowing that I am certainly no sage.

Who could ever imagine the rage

That is not a performance on a stage?

Just words, what do they mean?

Is it more or less than they seem?

Or maybe it is just a movie scene

Or a restless night time dream.

Did anyone read as if they cared

As meaningless words were shared?

Is there something not written,

Words that need to be spoken?

They live with revolution

As so many live to revolt

Against God’s judgement,

Expecting a deferment.

The lightning bolt will appear in the skies

As those who have lived to deny

Will suddenly have a need to rely

On their creator to hear their cries.

We who have believed will be relieved

Because we received and were not deceived.

There is good and evil, the fruit of the tree.

But the Lord fed our hunger and set us free.

As the world rebelled

Nations were felled,

After which His word prevailed

Until again false words were regaled.

We who believe in Jesus, God’s Son,

At the end our lives will not have to run

From the lives we lived and what we have done,

We will be saved, our redemption has been won.

As others fight against what is right,

They are blind to the light, blind without sight,

They may live, but what they give

Is a meaningless word, because they have not heard.

Too busy in their confusion

Of living for the revolution

They do not hear

That God is near.

As we approach the end

We do not life insurance,

We need life assurance,

The salvation that God sends!

Reflection on Meaningless Words

This poem started after an afternoon of going over words that rhyme in my head. I had written a poem in the morning and found that joy and satisfaction of writing again. The first three stanzas came to me as I was watching TV. I had to get paper and a pencil so I would not forget the words. I wrote of this problem in a book years ago, the title of which explains everything, I Can’t Remember the Things I Forgot. It was short with a lot of blank pages. Ok, back to the poem. After making a grilled cheese sandwich I asked for guidance and the words to make sense of my thoughts. This is it, a collaboration between God and me. But somehow I am sure He was there at the beginning and the whole poem.

Discussion:

The last poem is found on page 177.

WORDS THAT ARE SHARED

Don’t worry, there is no forecast for a snow flurry

And the judge and the jury are no longer in a hurry

To hear another story with details so gory

Yes, I am sorry to have found sentences

For my crime, inserting words that rhyme

Sometimes when exercising the mind

In sorting and cleaning one does find

Thoughts that become words to write

Words in lines that together just might

Be more than one may dare to dream

Words that make the reader want to scream

Either scream with joy or anger

Voices that make the sounds

That express without words

Emotions they have found

From the words of one’s thoughts

That others should at all times read

What do you think, what do I think

Do you drink from the glass that I drink

Do your beliefs give you relief

Do my beliefs bring you grief

Or maybe it is the other way

That I grieve at what you say

But we must talk as together we walk

In the life we live, in the love we give

To disagree we must understand

The reasons for another’s stand

Just as when we present our side

We must do so not to divide

Respect one another

Our sister and brother

Whether right or wrong

So we may sing a song

Of peace and brotherhood

Of showing each other the good

Pray that we not lead others astray

Pray that there is truth in all we say

Pray that we will find the way

Pray that together we will stay

Pray that the love of God will engulf us all

Pray that this happens before we fall

Before we fall from grace!

Discussion:

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seen.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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Jesus Open My Eyes and Heart, #94

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

94, 10-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/9/2023)

Today, we will be reading and discussing 4 consecutive poems from God’s Rhyme. They are found on pages 5 through 11. My journey to salvation may sound unusual to some. I first had the desire to know Jesus and understand His love for me through the love Father Larry Dunn shared. I have shared before, I was raised In the Episcopal Church, was married in the Catholic Church and later converted to Catholicism, and many years later was led by God to leave the Catholic Church and am now attending an Evangelical, bible believing, teaching and professing church. The following poems are 4 of the first Christian poems I wrote in the later 1970’s.

MY FRIEND JESUS

Take my hand

as we walk this land,

feel the sand

as time drifts away,

hear what I say,

just be what you may

with my friend Jesus.

A little boy, a baby girl;

sometimes the days

like a waterfall swirl

until I feel the sun’s rays

& I know it’s the Son,

Who, tho blinded to some,

is Who I will follow.

A walk thru a field

& I find I must yield,

give of myself, die to my wants.

I opened the door

& found Him waiting there,

wanting no more

than that breath of fresh air.

I found the way.

As people had said,

it’s not what you say

or the thoughts in your head.

It’s not just the grace of an evening meal.

It’s something you always feel,

something that starts deep in you heart.

Take my hand

& walk with me;

There is so much to be.

Together we can stand,

not just the two of us,

because we are three

with our friend Jesus.

Discussion:

FOR YOU TWO

Thank you Jesus for loving me,

for being able to see

that I am more

than I think I can be.

When the world

seems to swirl around

& sounds are blurred,

somehow your love is heard.

You’ve given me a life;

a loving wife,

the sweet joys of a baby girl

& a little boy.

I have been blessed.

I just need to take time

to look between the stress

of a world that wants what is mine.

I know I don’t often tell You,

I’m so often overdue

in remembering it’s not just the words,

but more the actions that are heard.

With You tho, I have a new start

In seeing thru the lies,

for it’s not just with my eyes,

but now I see with my heart.

Thank you Jesus

when I think of us.

For if it’s Your life we’re living,

we have so many thanks to be giving.

Discussion:

When we started going to Guadalupe we had a two year old son. Then a daughter, and another, and another, and two more. I wrote a book for one Christmas for the kids, a fictional biography. At one point I wrote about the discussion between a priest and myself occurring in the hospital hallway as my wife was wheeled toward the delivery room. The imaginary priest was telling me that before number 4 or was it 5 I had to convert before the baby could be delivered. After all it is Catholic families that have alot of kids.

When I finally experienced the joy of Jesus, everything was right.

One thing I noted at this time in my life occurred at work. I worked outside, surveying. I noticed the sky was bluer, the clouds whiter and the air clearer. All around me, nature was at peace and beautifully so.

I BELIEVE IN JESUS

I believe in Jesus

His body & blood shed

that I might live.

I believe in Jesus

knowing what lies ahead

for me in life

He died

for the times

my eyes

failed

to see Him

in my neighbor

as my Savior

I believe in Jesus

His life, His word

are Truth forever

Yes, I believe in Jesus

and how He served

that I might too.

Discussion:

MY SWEET JESUS

Oh Jesus, sweet Jesus,

I pray that when you lay

me down for my final rest

it is in Your arms, I pray.

But for now, let me live

such that in all I do

in my life is to give

as You have to me.

In this life I am living

may I pass on to others

the way of gentle forgiving

You have given to me.

May the weakness

in this life

give way to meekness

everlasting with You.

Living here today,

maybe gone tomorrow,

Your word shows me the way,

the path I must follow.

Discussion:

During a second Marriage Encounter weekend I remember sitting in the auditorium of an old convent surrounded by other couples when suddenly I felt a peace within my body that I had never experienced before. After that weekend the sky was bluer, the air clearer, the snow whiter, life absolutely enjoyable.

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seen.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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What God Gives Us

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

93,10-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/2/2023)

Revised 2/26/2023

Today we will be reading and discussing poems about what God gives us.

AS ONLY YOU CAN (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 116)

I look at the clouds and I wonder aloud

What lies beyond the skies?

What ever can be though looking I cannot see.

I look at the wonder of it all and I hear your call.

Beyond the skies is Heaven above,

Where there are no whys, just your love.

But first we share in this world of ours

For what we care in each day’s hours.

The mountains, the valleys,

The meadows, the deserts,

And the vast deep waters,

They all exist inside of us.

You spoke the earth into existence,

You breathed your breath into man,

Your power knew no resistance.

It was only and is only you who can.

May we live in your glory,

Be a part of your story.

May we every day strive

To have you in our lives.

May we see the splendor,

Of all you do, of who we are

As we shine brighter than the stars

When we let you, Lord, be who you are.

Discussion:

THE WONDER OF GOD’S WAY (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 182)

God’s love is shown and Jesus is known

As the words of King David are heard

Many years after and many years before,

After the creation and before the resurrection.

In times of grace and in time of waste

God’s love for us never falters, never fails.

His is a love we may never understand,

While on this earth we are merely man.

David writes:

the LORD is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger; abounding in love.

He will not always accuse,

nor will he harbor his anger forever;

he does not treat us as our sins deserve

or repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his love for those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west,

so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

(Psalm 103:7-12)

How can we on this earth understand this love?

We live our lives struggling for love

While we struggle at times to give our love.

We shake our neighbor’s hands with winter gloves.

If we have fear for the Lord, the awe and respect he deserves,

We have opened the door to our hearts to receive his grace,

If we truly believe and accept this and are not reserved

In our faith, he is faithful to forgive and remember never.

Be thankful that as Isaiah writes of God,

For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways.”

declares the LORD .

As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

(Isaiah 55:8,9)

Live in awe filled wonder and his voice will not thunder

Because of who he is, as we live, he forgives.

By faith through his grace, we have the gift to forever live

Through the death of his Son, who took upon himself our sin.

Be thankful God is who he is and always will be,

Be thankful God loves you and loves me,

Be thankful God created us in love

So by believing we will see him in heaven above.

God so loves us that he sent his only Son to die for our transgressions.

If his ways were our ways, we would still be dying in those transgressions.

Be thankful and accept his love, the gift of his son

So one day you will be with him when with this world you are done.

Discussion: As I was putting together the show notes after copying the first two poems and reading the last four lines of the last poem this from Psalm 46:10 came to me: Be still and know that I am God. I couldn’t help but think the times I have had to tell myself to let go, God has this, He is in control. Be still and quietly, patiently wait for Him. He is always, in al ways there for us. Be still, listen and wait for God’s blessing.

Discussion:

WHO AM I? (God Still Rhymes, pg. 130)

Jesus asked his disciples,

“Who do you say I am”?

Who did they think he was?

And in times of doubt I ask myself,

“Who do I think I am?”

At these times in my life

I know I must reply,

I am reborn,

I am saved,

I am forgiven,

I am redeemed,

I am made holy in his sight,

I am blessed,

I am loved,

I am a child of God!

And there, without words,

Is the rhyme of who I am,

I am one with God!

Forever in his sight

I am now made right.

Though I may stumble and fall,

My name he will always call,

Always and forever,

He will leave me never.

Yes, I am a child of God.

That is who he says I am.

Discussion:

Dave brings up the last poem in God Still Rhymes on page 131, Concluding Prayer. We discussing using it as part of our podcast concluding prayer.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor 12:19)

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seem.

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (12/1/2022)

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The Poetic Challenge, #92

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0400

10-2, 10-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 2/23/23)

Today we have poems about prayer and a poem competition that I think I lost years ago.

The first poem is unpublished and was written in September of 2020.

AN ANSWER TO PRAYER

I thought I could stop

The up and down hop

Going on in my mind.

Could peace again I find?

Speak up

Shut up

What is right

Not what might

So, I knelt and began to pray.

The answer, “do not betray

Your fellow believers,

Expose the deceivers.”

There are moments

I hear comments

Saying words I’ve written

Should never be hidden.

As my mind started to wander,

I knew it was time to pray.

Tilting my head I looked yonder

And asked God, “what do I say?”

I see the world in a haze,

With so many in a daze,

Not knowing where the truth lays

Too many yays, too few nays.

I said, “Lord, what can be done?”

He answered, “it is simple my son.

Read the book of prophecy.

Not books of philosophy.”

“Today you pray

To know the way.

You already know it,

Now you must share it.”

So, I will continue to write

Of how yesterday and today

Have and still explain tomorrow,

As the “god of this world” brings sorrow. (2 Cor. 4:4)

I was left with this:

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Put on the full armor of God, so you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For your struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians :10-16, NIV)

9/19,20/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

The next poem is also unpublished and was written in August of 2022.

WORDS FROM A PRAYER

Words to write on this night,

I had a thought of what they ought

This night to say, first I must pray.

Dear Father in Heaven above,

I pray this night for words of love,

The words I can share

Expressing Your care.

The words of thanksgiving,

The life I am living,

My tomorrow

Without sorrow.

May the word

I have heard

Be what I write

This blessed night.

In Jesus’ name I pray.

Amen, again this day.

Thank You Lord.

I have adored

The rhymes You are giving

And the life I am living.

May I now be led to share

The blessing of Your loving care.

tcarter, 8/8/2022, 10:49 pm

Discussion:

Now for the competition: Years ago, I challenged my wife to write a poem in response to one I had written. They are in God Still Rhymes on pages 26 and 27.

Here is mine.

HIS – SUNDAY EVENING

sitting

the chair is

comfortable

as are

the thoughts

of you

remember the times

good and bad

yes

but

like this chair

they are comfortable

I do

yes

I do

Love you

I have

through

the years

my dear

And now hers.

HERS – NOVEMBER 9, 1975

you

blue eyes

my love is

all in you

you

my dear

have in you

all my happiness

cuz my

happiness is you

you

forever

will have my

love

for

you alone

are my

love

my happiness

my life

you have been

God-send

husband

Reflection on His – Sunday Evening

Sometimes I’m not sure who the better poet is. I do know who the better of the two of us is. As I have loved her, as she has loved me, I have learned.

Discussion:

Now another poem about prayer, one I should start every day praying. It is in God Still Rhymes on page 27.

MY PRAYER TODAY

Lord, tell me what to pray.

Tell me what I should say.

May your Spirit that is holy

Be at my side, my guide solely.

What I do learn

I do not earn,

But by your grace

I now have faith.

You lead me not astray.

You show me the path to stay.

It is thru your Spirit

That I now can learn it.

Lead me, guide me,

Take my life and set me free.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We pray that today has been pleasing to You and honors Your glory.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/15/23)

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Raise Your Hands In Prayer

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0400

91,10-1, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 2/16/2023) Corrections 2/12/23

Today 2 poems that could have been part of last week podcast. One about church and one about the Cornerstone. And 2 more unpublished poems.

CHURCH IN THE SKY

The steps into the church

Leading to the Heavens

Once filled with believers

Looking beyond the day

All that was heard

Was a love song

God’s saving word

Forever long

Singing as God they praised

Overcoming all fears

Singing so many years

Through faith the roof was raised

Today walking through the open door

I look above to where eagles soar

And hear the praise of many voices

Celebrating their saving choices

The church was raised

As God was praised

Lifted through the sky

Faith the reason why

tcarter, 9/7,8/2022

Inspired by painting by Cynthia Gonzales

Discussion:

Cindy’s paintings inspired the poems Church in the Desert in God Still Rhymes and Wind River, an unpublished poem we read on a previous podcast.

CALM IN MY DAY

The constant motion,

Then the commotion

From dawn through evening,

Not ever leaving,

Ever testing my devotion

That leads me from my grieving.

In the smog covered hue

Of the morning sky

Another day may be new.

I again ask why.

Then the Lord said to me,

“Sit quietly and reflect

On what is and what you see.

As your thoughts you collect

There is more for you and Me.

As you pray I will protect.

It is not the color of the sky.

It is not the reason why.

If you need, take time to cry.

The days will still be young.

There are hymns to be sung

And church bells to be rung.

Remember my child,

Through your faith

And by My grace

You run the race

With your faith.

Know you are my child.”

Salvation has been won

Through Jesus, God’s Holy Son.

Now at the rising sun

My worry is done.

In this world I no longer live alone,

My life now built on the cornerstone.

Now as I live,

As I believe,

I do receive

What God does give.

8/31/19, tcarter

Discusssion:

TRUST TO BE LEAD

In God I will trust

Not in my lust,

As thoughts are swirled

Around in this world

In which I live.

I will let God give

To me His all

As I hear His call.

From my eye remove this log

So I may see above the fog,

And at the end of night

I will have won the fight.

May I not judge

Nor hold a grudge.

I will forgive

As life I live.

May Your love I share.

May I be aware

Of other’s fears,

Shedding their tears.

As I walk,

As I talk,

May my foot prints be

Spoken words not of me,

But the words God has spoken,

Mending lives that are broken.

May I live

That I give

What I received

When I believed.

tcarter, 7/14/2022

Discusssion:

WE WILL

We will fight

In the light

For what is right,

Forever long,

Always strong,

Singing His song.

With God’s might,

Never wrong,

With tomorrow

Always in sight

Without sorrow,

We will be

For all to see,

A reflection

Of His protection.

Truth and justice will prevail,

God’s power will never fail.

tcarter, 8/22,23/2022, 4:34pm

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We pray that those listening and watching the podcast will feel your presence in their lives.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. Father, as Christians lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. We pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people; its leaders, those who have fled the country to find safety, those who are still trying to leave the country and those who are staying to fight the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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Let God Lead, Then Follow, #90

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0400

90, 9-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 2/10/2023)

Three poems today, one from each book. They all were inspired by thoughts of church.

The first one is from God Still Rhymes, and is found on pg. 67.

UNDER THE STEEPLE

Everyday people

under the steeple,

bells are ringing,

voices are singing

songs of praise

for the life

he did raise,

Jesus Christ,

our savior and Lord

whose life we savor.

We live in God’s favor

whose love we have stored

in each and every heart

as we wake

and then make

the promise of a new start.

In his grace forgiving

the life we were living

with Jesus we are raised,

In worship he is raised.

Our God is good,

he understood

our fear of belief.

He gives us relief

in the trouble

of life’s rubble.

He loves us.

this Jesus,

God’s only son,

his holy one.

His life sacrificed,

we have been made right,

we will never die

so we sing,

the bells ring

because we are his people

gathered under the steeple.

With the cross

There is no loss.

The lost have been found

making a joyful sound.

Discussion:

The second poem is from Living in God’s Rhyme, on pg. 152.

THOUGHTS ON THE WAY TO CHURCH

The lost sheep,

Are we led,

Led to the way

Or led astray,

Are we fed

By the Bread of Life

Or captive to strife

There are random thoughts that cross my mind

That make me seek the words to find

That will feed me and lead me

To the right words to write

No questions,

No exclamations

Period?

Just the question,

As lost sheep are we led,

As lost sheep are we fed

To the truth, by the truth

Of who God is,

What Jesus has done

And the mission

Of the Holy Spirit?

Do we ever question God’s love?

Do we ever shout an exclamation?

Or do we just end with a period?

God’s love for us is never in question,

We should shout to the world in exclamation

That with God our lives will not end with a period.

Discussion:

I was driving to church, as the title says, one day and these thoughts came to me.

The next poem is from God’s Rhyme, on pg. 122.

THE CORNERSTONE

The cornerstone, the first block laid,

upon which the foundation is made,

in which the line is straight and true,

the beginning holding the clue.

A clue of the temple

A view of the house

A pew of His church

The few

The blessed

The meek

The poor

The Spirit

The Son

The Father

All found in . . .

the cornerstone.

Old and new, we can read testaments

of the blocks which rest on the cornerstone;

so perfect in line, lest we lament,

lest we reject, lest we build on our own.

Jesus, the cornerstone on which we build our lives;

a temple, we as one become a church

building on His perfection we strive

through His life, we end our search.

Building on the cornerstone

we are no longer a stranger,

we no longer build alone,

not since that birth in the manger.

“We are members of His household,

Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,

With Christ Jesus as the chief cornerstone.” Ephesians 2: 19, 20, NIV

Before the beginning and beyond the end,

Jesus, our Savior, is our cornerstone;

building on a life, a death that God did send,

the house He builds becomes our own.

(Yes, He was the cornerstone the Psalms tell us the builders rejected.

But for those who believe, He is the cornerstone for all that is good.

In Him we have our faith, our hope, our joy, our eternal salvation.)

Reflection:

This is about the church I started attending while in Bible study. In researching "cornerstone" I was amazed how many songs have been written about it. I just wanted to express my gratitude for finding the Cornerstone.

Discusssion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

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If you give

Him the times

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Beware, Words from the Kitchen

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0400

89, 9-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 2/2/2023)

Today we will be reading and discussing 3 poems from the Last Notebook, an umpublished manuscript from 2020.

March 29, 2020

An interesting evening last night and an interesting morning today. Interesting, more like enlightening.

The following poem is a result of last night’s revelation from God. This morning when I opened my Bible, it opened to Psalm 31. This was not of my doing. I know that the poem is rather cryptic. But is what I believe I was lead to write.

Psalm 31

For the director of music. A psalm of David

1 In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness, 2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. 3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. 4 keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. 5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me LORD, my faithful God. (NIV)

BEWARE

Yesterday my world was turned upside down,

Or so I thought.

I had been caught

Believing the lie

And was wondering why

The words of the song

Were ever so wrong.

Jesus often said, “Let those who have ears hear,

And those who have eyes see.”

What did I hold dear?

What would I be?

So many times we were warned

By the voices the world scorned.

We were told to take beware.

We were told to take care.

I had believed more than one false teacher.

For that there is no rhyme.

My focus was still Jesus,

God’s Son who saved us.

But there are those who changed God’s word

So often through songs we have heard.

Yesterday I was given sight

Into the darkening light

Of too often believing

Those who are deceiving.

One can say Jesus is Lord

To the lost earthly horde.

But what lies behind the word

They have sung that we have heard?

When the singing does end,

What message do they send?

We must understand

This has been planned,

Beyond the song,

For way too long.

May our faith be strong.

Our God is never changing.

We are not to be rearranging

His word spoken that we have heard.

Jesus is the Word.

He is all we need.

Our needs he does fed.

There is nothing beyond

The word of God,

Nothing to add to it.

Look beyond the song

Through faith strong.

Look beyond the song book.

Look for the hook.

My world turned upside down.

No, it was set right

So I would not drown.

In truth there is no fright.

3/29/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

NEVER FORSAKEN

Those who know Your name trust You, for You, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek You.

Psalm 9:10

What words of hope

As we live to cope

In the world that surrounds us.

Never forsaken, God sent us Jesus.

We believe,

We receive

God’s loving grace.

We do run our race

Knowing we will fall.

We will hear His call

As our bodies raise.

It is God we do praise,

His forgiving ways

As we live our days.

Seek and you shall find.

Knock and the door will be opened.

Having done so,

He will never forsake us.

And this we know

Because we walk with Jesus.

4/3/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

April 25, 2020

It has been a rough couple of weeks. I have found that it is one thing to stay home for days on end. It is completely different when told to STAY home. I have had thoughts of not writing anymore. I even talked to God about it. So as I was walking to the kitchen this morning the first two lines of the following poem came to mind. I knew I had to write them down. Over the next half hour more lines came to me and I went to the kitchen to write them down. Finally I sat and wrote the last 8 lines or so. The Last Notebook is now finished,

THE LAST POEM

The crystal hue

Of the morning dew,

The skies are blue;

Begin the day anew.

Heaven in its glory

Continuing the story.

The sun, the stars and the moon

All will be seen soon;

Always somewhere,

Everywhere.

Stop and stare,

If you dare.

And then share.

Lay your soul bare

And understand

When you stand

It was not man’s command;

It was by God’s hand

The heavens and earth were formed,

All to His word conformed.

Then he placed us here,

Always knowing without fear.

Look up, He is always here

To wipe away a tear.

Though we may turn our wandering eye,

Through His Word, Jesus, we will not die.

As we look up

Receive the cup

He poured out for us,

The sacrifice, God’s Son, Jesus.

4/25/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

The Color of God's Love

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0400

88, 9-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 1/26/2022)

Today we are going to follow up on a thought that came to me during last week’s podcast – Colors, In looking through poems I found 3 with the word color in the title. Unfortunately the last one I hoped to us is rather lengthy and I couldn’t break it down into sections that would make it easier to understand and discuss. The title of it was Colors. That leaves 2.

The first poem, A Flood of Colors, I was challenged to write. In 2019 I attended Book Con, a national book fair in New York City. I was one of three authors highlighted by my publisher. One of the other authors was also an artist. Over lunch one day he challenged me to write a poem about colors. The following poem is the result of that challenge.

A FLOOD OF COLORS

Red,

Orange,

Yellow,

And green,

Blue,

Indigo,

And violet,

Together become a rainbow,

A promise of God so long ago.

The blood of Jesus,

The blood of the lamb,

The blood that saves us,

Salvation, God’s plan.

The fire of God’s deliverance

As we passionately praise

Through our faithful observance

Of the life God did raise.

The glory of God now shown,

Finding joy in our faith,

Knowing we will see God’s face.

Through His reign we have grown.

The new beginning,

Promised restoration

From lives of sinning,

Now with adoration.

The authority of Heaven,

Fed on bread unleavened,

Led by the Holy Spirit,

God’s word, we hear it.

The infinite and the finite,

One is God, the other man.

Jesus is the bridge over the chasm

That was created by Adam.

The priesthood, the kingship,

The royalty, the mediator,

It is Jesus we worship

Who is One with the Creator.

The rainbow, a sign of the mercy of God (Genesis),

The colors, the glory of God (Ezekiel),

At the end, the power of God (Revelation),

The rainbow, a reflection of God,

Yesterday,

Today,

And tomorrow.

Post Script:

An artist paints with colors,

A poet paints with words.

Both tell a Story

Of all God’s Glory.

Tim Carter

July 7, 2019

Discussion:

The next poem was written in august of 2021. It happens to have a color word in the title.

SATURDAY EVENING BLUES

8:09 pm, looking out the window,

Watching as the setting sun still glows.

Earlier, the rising sun and sky of blue

Brightened the welcoming of the day anew.

There was rain in the afternoon,

But it stopped fairly soon.

The clouds moving over the lake

Leaving a gentle breeze in their wake.

The light of the setting sun

Gives the sky of different hue.

The blue sky now shining bright

Mixed with the Son’s glorious light.

Above the horizon,

Beyond the sun,

Above the stars,

And what is ours

The Son shines bright.

He is our guiding light.

8/1/21, tcarter

Discussion:

The next poem was written on January 13th of this year. It is one of my favorite poems. It, as usual did it end up like I thought it would.

HIS WORD, HIS LOVE

Time for reflection

On the collection

Of the words and deeds

On which my mind feeds.

Time after time

I find a rhyme

Of God’s given revelation

In the Book of Revelation.

I have found the Bible a love story,

Revealing the constant love of God’s glory,

A love beyond my understanding,

A love that will not leave me standing . . .

Alone.

No, never,

Not ever,

Forever

In His love.

I am now a child of God

Through His Son Jesus.

With His love I am filled,

My heart will not be stilled

From His perfect love

As I look above.

Tim Carter, 1/14/23, 7:43, 10:04 pm

Reflection:

At church, Cornerstone Church, the Pastor started a six month sermon series on the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible. I have been intrigued with Revelation and End Times prophecy since I read the Late Great Planet Earth in the last century. I also attend a Thursday night Bible study where we will also be studying Revelation. And, I am also reading the Bible in a year, based on a daily reading list in the back of my Bible. When I did this previously I was absolutely amazed how much the Old and New Testaments are intertwined. I started writing this poem wanting it to be, in some way, about the Book of Revelation. After writing the first stanza, out of nowhere the thought came to me, the Bible is God’s love story with those of us created in His image. God is LOVE.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We hope that today has been pleasing to You and honors Your glory.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. Father, as Christians lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. We pray for the protection and needs of the people of Ukraine. We pray for the leaders and those who are remained to fight the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

1/15/23

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"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

God's Melody, #87

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0400

87, 9-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 1/20/2023)

Corrections, 1/15/23

Today we are reading and discussing poems from the first book, God’s Rhyme. The first two were written in the late 1970’s, when I first stated to fully understand God’s word and got to truly know Jesus and salvation. The third poem was written in 2014.

MY FRIEND JESUS (pg. 5)

Take my hand

as we walk this land,

feel the sand

as time drifts away,

hear what I say,

just be what you may

with my friend Jesus.

A little boy, a baby girl;

sometimes the days

like a waterfall swirl

until I feel the sun’s rays

& I know it’s the Son,

Who, though blinded to some,

is Who I will follow.

A walk thru a field

& I find I must yield,

give of myself, die to my wants.

I opened the door

& found Him waiting there,

wanting no more

than that breath of fresh air.

I found the way.

As people had said,

it’s not what you say

or the thoughts in your head.

It’s not just the grace of an evening meal.

It’s something you always feel,

something that starts deep in your heart.

Take my hand

& walk with me;

There is so much to be.

Together we can stand,

not just the two of us,

because we are three

with our friend Jesus.

Discussion:

Make Melody to God is on page 41

Let the word (spoken by) the Christ, the Messiah,

have its home (in your hearts and minds) and

dwell in you in (all its) richness, as you teach

and admonish and train one another in all insight

and intelligence and wisdom (in spiritual things

and sing) psalms and spiritual songs, making

melody to God with (His) grace in your hearts.”

Colossians 3:16 Amplified

MAKE MELODY TO GOD

We sing Your Word

which we have heard

with our ears

throughout the years.

We sing

& the words ring

of what You have done

thru Jesus Your son.

Psalms & hymns

sung of Him

Whose life is praised,

from death he was raised.

Living

for years

knowing

life’s fears

crying

hurt tears

Then,

believing

without sight

accepting

now the light

living

thru His might.

We sing even more

of His glorious splendor,

of the life He has given

unlocking the gates to Heaven.

Psalms, hymns & spiritual songs

of His righting our wrongs,

we sing of His glory

that all may hear his story.

May our living be a melody

to God & His Son’s body.

May we sing with His grace

In our hearts in faith.

Discussion:

HAVE YOU, HAVE I (pg. 95)

Have you seen how beautiful is grace?

Have you felt the comfort of His embrace?

Have you looked into your neighbor’s face?

Have you heard the sweetness of the sound?

Have ever you been lost, but now are found?

Have you known a love that is never bound?

Amazing how our daily lives never end,

How a thoughtless word said never seems to mend,

How amazing the ease with which we pretend

To be as one whether stranger or friend.

Forgive us Lord for what we do not say.

Please forgive us Lord each and every day.

You are waiting and we get in the way,

Wanting the world, knowing that we should pray.

Without You in our lives who can we be?

Without forgiveness how can we be free?

It is only with You that we can see

That without Your grace there is only me.

Reflection:

I think that the last line of this poem is what I wanted to write as the last line of CREATIVITY.

Discussion:

Creativity was probably written in the early 1980s. I have been up and down in deciding whether to read Creativity. This is what the refection at the end says: Just a poem, an exercise in creativity. It was probably a bad day also. But more than an exercise on a bad day, I think that this was a acknowledgement that the way of the world isn't the answer.

CREATIVITY (pg. 57)

like a knife rifled thru the still air

your thoughts are stifled by those who care,

unnoticed by you at that minute

when you first take view of your limits.

all around are sounds

that abound & drown

thinking maybe it’s spring –

annually this comes you say,

but does it really every year

or is it only Friday waiting?

take a trip somewhere afar

to air the brain anywhere by car.

take life & strip the walls away,

relieve the strain of care today.

above,

the blue with hues

so few can view

take a trip home to find

just if you are really that kind

who when alone can thru your eyes see

beyond the stars to what you can be.

truth, the saying doesn’t ring,

perhaps it’s more than just the day.

perhaps you’ve stopped looking in the mirror

to see it’s only you that’s waiting.

Discussion:

WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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As He Leads Us we Follow

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0400

86, 9-6, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (1/12/2023)

Today, 1 poem from God’s Rhyme & 2 recent ones.

THE RETURN (God’s Rhyme, Pg. 38)

listen –

I hear,

I hear a whisper;

a sound

ever so gentle,

as if a cool breeze

comforting

in the heat

were found

when standing still.

Shh . . . . .

I hear it again,

calling,

calling me, . . . “come,

come,

you are falling,

feel My arms,

I will catch you.”

“I’ll comfort you son.”

Oh, thank you Father,

I love You, I missed You.”

“Welcome home,

We rejoice in your homecoming,

son.”

“Your room

is as you left it;

as are you & I,

as we once were.”

The water drops

on His sleeve

were not from storm clouds;

gone they now are.

No, my tears fell,

fell freely

on His majestic robes of grace.

He so loved me

and rejoiced in my return.

I wept

joyfully

in His arms,

My Father,

My Redeemer,

My God.

Reflection:

THE RETURN, a recurring theme. One I wish I didn't have to write about, but am glad that I can write about. No matter what I may do, God will always welcome me back. And when I later realized how I must hurt God when I wander, I also realized that I must also forgive myself. If I don't, I am still distant from God until I do forgive.

Discussion:

The next two poems were written are the first two written in 2023.

DAY TWO

Day two,

The year is new,

So much to do

Beyond day two.

As I have been blessed,

I must help the rest

Find peace in their life

Overcoming strife.

Yes, I can write a word

Others may have heard.

Now I must share

With love an care.

My life no longer mine,

I have now seen the sigh

Of words ever divine.

I see the finish line.

I will follow where He leads,

I will pray and plant the seeds.

He has prepared good deeds

For me to serve other’s needs.

tcarter, 1/2/2023

Discussion:

WHAT IS WRITTEN

(1/2/23)

Opportunity knocks

And the door unlocks.

I once wrote of Dirty Socks

And God In a Box.

(1/4/23)

What is left,

Writing in bass clef*

Or should I rest

And hope for the best?

I break words down**

Letter by letter,

And only frown

When I am not better.

That was then,

This is now.

This is not about me

And who other’s see.

My life is about God’s Son

And the battle He has won.

The word is His,

The healing is mine,

And as the world I live,

To other’s I must give.

What I have received,

As in Him I believed,

No longer deceived,

By His word I am set free.

tcarter

Discussion:

* I played the trombone in elementary and junior high, music written in bass clef.

** I like to taka a word and see how many other words I can make out of the letters.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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The Poets Mind, #85

Tim Carter, Dave Carter — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0400

85, 9-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 1/5/2023)

Today we have a mix of poems. Three are poems written on the Notes app on my phone and one is from Living In God’s Rhyme. The theme that ties them all together is Jesus.

BROKEN HEALING

Thinking of words that rhyme

Yes, I do this all the time

There’s that voice

There’s a choice

Then . . .

When . . .

I’m not sure

There’s a cure

So I endure

Knowing in the end

Patience will mend

My broken thoughts

Battles are fought

And ultimately won

As I pray to God’s Son

For the peace of mind

In Him I will find

I will follow Jesus

The way

The truth

And the life

tcarter, 9/18/2022, 8:37 pm

Discussion:

WORDS FROM A PRAYER

Words to write on this night,

I had a thought of what they ought

This night to say, first I must pray.

Dear Father in Heaven above,

I pray this night for words of love,

The words I can share

Expressing Your care.

The words of thanksgiving,

The life I am living,

My tomorrow

Without sorrow.

May the word

I have heard

Be what I write

This blessed night.

In Jesus’ name I pray.

Amen, again this day.

Thank You Lord.

I have adored

The rhymes You are giving

And the life I am living.

May I now be led to share

The blessing of Your loving care.

tcarter, 8/8/2022, 10:49 pm

Discussion:

The next poem is found on page 135 in Living in God’s Rhyme.

An Eternal Heart

Therefore we do no lose heart.

Though outwardly we are wasting away,

yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16

As our years pass our outer body shows age.

In the book we write of life every year turns a page,

But with God every day our soul he renews.

The outside and inside present different views.

For our light and momentary troubles are

achieving for us and eternal glory

that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:17

In the earthly life we live we will face

Trials and troubles that will test our faith.

It is in each trial and trouble that we find

An answer from God that is beyond our mind

To understand because his ways are not ours.

He loves us all for all time through all the hours.

The strength of our faith will grow

As his seeds God does sow,

Seeds of love for him in those who are meek

So that at all times, in all things it is him that we seek.

So we fix eyes not on what is seen,

but on what is unseen,

since what is seen is temporary,

but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:18

It is only with God that we can look at the unseen

With the hope and promise that goes beyond our being.

We have the promise through Jesus, God’s Son,

That after our death, for eternity with him we will be one.

We live in a temporary state in these jars of clay

Knowing that we will be with God at the end of our days.

Through eternity and beyond we will be forever

With our Heavenly Father, we will live forever.

Discussion:

We’ll end with another poem from the Notes app on my phone.

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

The sun is setting,

But I’m not letting

That become the end

Of another day.

No, I won’t my friend.

It is time to pray

To the risen One,

God’s one shining Son,

The light of this earth

Who gave us our worth.

As He is risen forever

We will live in darkness never.

6/7/21, 9:14 pm, tcarter

Discussion:

In looking through the poems on my phone noticed that there are a lot of poems about the time we are living in, the confusion and changing of the meaning of life. The time we are living in have been in my thoughts for a few years now. We’ll get int these poems in a podcast, probably sooner than later. Just a warning.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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Continuation of our years, #84

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0400

84, 9-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 12/29/2022)

Today we are going to talk about the new year and what it can and hopefully will mean for us.

We’ll start with a poem that comes after the Christmas poems in God Still Rhymes. This poem was probably written in 2017

THE YEAR’S LAST THOUGHT (God Still Rhymes, pg. 125)

(Not what it ought

Not what he brought

Not what he thought)

At that hour it was dark.

He was carrying the books

As he walked through the park.

Strangers gave him strange looks

As they crossed his path.

Pausing – you do the math:

What is two times too many?

More than a penny

But less than time?

He asked, “what of me is mine?”

Then it was as if the soles of their feet

Had trampled his soul as he crossed the street.

The task . . .

Was it lying or lying ahead?

Where was the truth

Where all was false?

Could there be an heir

Waiting in the air?

What is there,

What is fair,

Does one care,

Does one dare,

As one stares

At the stairs?

Is there danger

With the stranger?

Can the doctor

Cure the sick

By doctrine

Of infectious words

That cut and sting,

That strangle

One’s life

And maybe another’s?

Yes, in the Almighty Healer

there is Hope.

Reflection on The Year’s Last Thought

I’m sure I know why I get in moods like the one I was in when I wrote this poem. Sometimes I distance myself from the people I should be getting closer to. For some reason I had this foolish thought going through my mind for quite a few days. The thought, are all poets tortured souls. I had no I idea. I just knew that I was allowing myself to be that tortured soul. Was it so I could write this poem? I didn’t know. But, I do know there was a reason for it. Now as I am writing this explanation I know it was God calling me to come home again. I added the last two lines after realizing God’s purpose for this poem.

Discussion:

As I reread this poem when looking for poems or today’s podcast, I realized that is reminds me of today, how in the world we are living in now can do this to us if we do not have Jesus to lift us up and above the everyday – everything the world wants for us.

The next poem is from one of the unpublished files.

GO GENTLE

Go gentle into the night

And into the fading light.

There is no more fight

Surviving on God’s might.

The shadows will fall

As you hear God’s call.

There will come a time

When you hear His rhyme.

Worry not about the morning dew

Knowing that God loves you.

Go gentle into your living,

Embrace what God is giving.

7/30/19, tcarter

Discussion:

Even though this was written many months into the year, I believe that it is how we should start our new year, by turning over our lives to Jesus. We can turn over a new leaf with a New Year’s resolution year after year, or we can turn over everything to Jesus and let Him lead us into joy and satisfaction that is everlasting. Once and always forever.

One from God’s Rhyme

HIS BLESSINGS RHYME (God’s Rhyme, pg. 88)

My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills

All in God’s time

By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills

His blessings rhyme

Day by day and night time too

It seems the hours though many

Are more times than not too few

As I’m earning that penny

How many times can I say

As ev’ry day passes by

If I could only now pray

Do I ever question why

My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills

All in God’s time

By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills

His blessings rhyme

I must make the time each day

Although I may wonder how

To be more thankful, to pray

But the time, it must be now

He answers when I need Him

My spirit He can raise

When my prayer is like a hymn

Said like a song of praise

My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills

All in God’s time

By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills

His blessings rhyme

I can pray when life’s gone wrong

If I pray when all is right

How much more blessed will the song

Be I can hear in His light

Through His Son’s death on the cross

He has saved my soul from sin

Thru prayer He saves me the loss

Of joy I will have with him

My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills

All in God’s time

By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills

His blessings rhyme

Discussion: If I remember this, every day, though maybe not perfect as I live on this earth, is a day of hope to experience God’s rhymes. The past is behind me, God is with me today and forever. I need one new day; the day I give my life to Jesus.

Finally, a poem for the New Year written at Dave’s request.

IN THE COMING YEAR

Consider the power

Of every hour

The Father shares with us

Through His Son, Jesus

In this coming year

Do not live in fear

Of the unknown

Seeds others have sown

Start this year

Kneeling to pray

Throughout the day

So you may hear

His saving voice

And know the choice

Before you

In all you do

Is to take God’s hand

And understand

You have found your worth

Is not of this earth

Be blessed

In God’s rest

tcarter, 12/13, 20/2022 (83/27)

Discussion:

Spend time with God, be willing to receive what He has for you. Open your heart and let Him speak into your heart, going deep into your soul.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into the coming new year.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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If you give

Him the times

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

God's Gift To Us, #83

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0400

83, 9-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (12/22/2022)

Today, 2 Christmas poems from the unpublished manuscript, The Last Notebook and one from God’s Rhyme.

THANK YOU JESUS

Read the text,

Know what’s next.

Jesus is risen,

Sins forgiven.

We will know,

He will show

The great sorrow

Of tomorrow.

From the grave

He did save.

When fear

Is near,

Then upon us,

It is Jesus

Who gives us rest

Where we are blessed

Through His love

To rise above

The sins of man.

It is He who can,

He has won,

The risen One.

Live today.

Kneel and pray

Then raise your hands.

He understands

This life we live

As He did give

His!

4/23/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

MY CHRISTMAS WISH

Dear Lord,

As I prepare to share

This holiday with others

May my wish become a prayer

For my sisters and brothers;

That they may find Your care,

That they receive the gift

Of Your grace as you lift

Them to rise above,

Feeling Your love.

My prayer is that we know

It is not the gift of a toy

That brings eternal joy.

It is the gift as we grow,

Having received Your grace

That we share this season,

A reflection in our face

Of the love of Jesus

Who receives us

Tattered, torn

And forlorn.

May others find the joy

And their worth

In the birth

Of this baby Boy.

May your Merry Christmas become Blessed.

May the lights on the tree shine forth.

May your present be His presence.

12/18/19, Tim Carter (135/31)

Discussion:

The next poem is from God Rhymes, page 138.

ONE CHRISTMAS DAYS

" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word

was with God and the Word was God. He was

in the beginning with God." John 1:1,2, NKJV

Before the Christmas carols we did sing,

forever before a single church bell did ring,

before we could shout to the world with joy,

was the Word, God's baby boy.

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among

us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the

only begotten Son of the Father." John 1:14, NIV

The Word was born in the flesh, as is man,

dwelling among us, as only God can,

from creator to sacrificial blessing,

born of a woman to cure our distressing.

What would this world be like without His birth,

amid the chaos what would life be worth?

In His saving grace, if we believe,

our sins, our sorrows, He does relieve.

God loved us before we loved Him.

His love is there for each of us,

today, tomorrow and yesterday,

manifest through the God man, Jesus.

"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take

to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived

in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring

forth a Son, and you shall call his name JESUS,

for He will save His people from their sins."

Matthew 1:20,21, NKJV

We have read His word,

we have heard the story,

songs of joy we have stirred

proclaiming His glory.

Given freely, a gift of freedom

from a world so full of hate and greed,

no longer living in life's serfdom,

now thru His Son we have all we need.

We can sing songs from the mountains high,

we can celebrate His birth on this day,

we can shout joyfully knowing why,

we can speak of Him, knowing what to say.

yes, tis a happy season

an angel, Gabriel

a stable, no room at the inn

shepherds worshiping the Good Shepherd

a star in the sky for three wise men

all, then and now, knowing

joyfully believing

God's gift, His only Son

So on this Christmas day let us pray,

may the songs of the season we are singing

be louder than the church bells ringing.

May our joy prevail past the end of days.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His

only begotten Son, that whoever believes in

Him shall not perish, but have life everlasting."

John 3:16, NKJV

Merry Christmas to all

and to all a good life.

Thank you , Lord.

Happy birthday,

Jesus. (11/25/14)

Reflection:

My view of Christmas over the years. We sent The Wonder of Christmas out as a Christmas Card. The First Gift languished in the computer. One Christmas Days is a continuation of my view of what we/I need to remember during the Christmas season.

We sent this to a few friends and co-workers (a big leap of faith for me).

If time permits, from The Last Notebook

THIS CHRISTMAS TIME

Christmas’ past

Forever last.

Yesterday

Became today.

Forever the same,

Jesus is His name.

We celebrate this season

The birth of the One.

Our worth found in God’s Son.

His birth is the reason

That beyond this season

We continue to praise

The one our God did raise.

Angels did sing,

Church bells ring,

Voices are heard,

It is God’s Word

From the beginning,

Beyond the ending,

Before time,

Now our rhyme.

The world ever sings with joy

Because of this baby boy.

It is Jesus

Who saves us

So we may face

God’s loving grace.

May your Christmas time be blessed

beyond all understanding.

Tim Carter, 12/3/2019

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

12/1/2022

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Him the times

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Walking In The Light #82

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0400

82, 9-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 12/15/2022 )

Poem added 12/11/22

Today we are reading and discussing 2 poems about walking with God and Living in His light. We are also reading a Christmas card poem that can be found in Living in God’s Rhyme.

Discussion:

WALK WITH GOD

For every season

There is a reason.

In the good times

And those not so

Our faith, it does grow,

As we find His rhymes.

With every day,

With every prayer,

God leads our way.

He’s always there.

Feast on God’s peace,

Find strength so kind,

His righteous way,.

Throughout our days

We shall then find

Will never cease.

Don’t know what to pray,

Then take a walk

And start to talk

To God in Heaven above.

He will show you His love

As you follow His way.

12/6/2022, tcarter

WALK IN THE LIGHT

There is a time

& there is a place

in this world we face

to hear His rhyme.

As we look around

we do hear the sound

of many voices

speaking their choices.

Whether slight or wrong,

their words ever strong,

spoken with the starkness

of living in darkness.

While those living in God’s sight

now live in His constant light.

With their eyes they see,

with their ears they hear,

knowing that fear

will never be.

Walking in the light,

always in God’s sight

throughout your earthly time

He will give you His rhyme.

4/5/2022, tcarter

Discussion:

This poem came to me in the Gospel of John, Chapter 11, where Jesus brings Lazarus back from the dead. Then after 2 days He told the disciples, “. . . Let us go to Judea again.” (John 11:7, NKJV) The disciples questing this and He replied, . . . if anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” (John 11: 9-10, NKJV). Read Chapter 12: 42-50 for more on walking in the light.

Side note: Although I had read John’s Gospel numerous times before, it really came to life for me this time. Starting around Chapter 10 to the end it was like something I had never read before. The words I read suddenly came to life and gave meaning to me that I had never felt before.

The Christmas card poem can be found in God Still Rhymes on page 123.

THE EVERLASTING CHRISTMAS

What is it that we want,

That is for Christmas?

What is it that God wants,

That is for us?

To open the gift he has given us,

An expression of his love

As he looks down from above.

Through his grace this Christmas day

And every one before,

And those yet to come,

He has given us a present,

To live forever in his presence.

To live with eternal joy

Unwrap the gift of his son Jesus.

It’s not just this Christmas day

Or those of yesterday,

It is that every day can be

A Christmas day.

Today or tomorrow the gift is there

To become one of God’s heirs.

And so every day of the week

It is you and me he does seek.

If you have opened his gift, shout.

It isn’t just you this is about.

Sharing his gift is the most loving thing

We can do, so let your love sing.

We care for others because God so loves us.

He shows us his love through the life,

The life born as man, loving as God,

His gift of grace, his son Jesus.

Share the grace of his saving embrace

That love may be reborn this Christmas day.

(and every day)

Wishing you a most joyful Christmas

as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Reflection on The Everlasting Christmas

This was our 2016 Christmas card. The cards from 2015, 2014 and one from many years before

are in “God’s Rhyme” as The Christmas Progression.

Discussion:

An extra Christmas Card reading:

THE FIRST GIFT

Another year again gone by,

Another year older.

We are now near the lullaby,

Are we any bolder?

The manger

The birth

The star

And strangers

Have we met that baby boy child

So glorious and mild?

Is He more than a memory,

A nice Christmas story?

An everlasting gift of God’s

In the birth of His Son.

A miracle that seems at odds

To the world, this one.

With His birth

His death

And resurrection

Our sins

Forgiven

And now it is Christmas again.

His gift, open the door

And you just have to let Him in

And unwrap salvation.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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Let Us Dance Together

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0400

We are back from the break, and happy to be back

81, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 12/8/2022)

Returning from November hiatus.

1. The why

2. The rest

3. The rethinking

4. The result

5. The praying

Our first poem is titled

ONE SUNDAY IN CHURCH

Let the little children dance to the Lord,

And in doing so find the lost chord.

May they dance a song of joy

With love for God’s baby boy.

The congregation will sing

And the children will bring

The pleasure of their smile,

Leading us through our miles.

May we all be that child

Whose heart is so mild,

That we will sing and dance

When given the chance.

Yes, the children will teach us

To be happy with Jesus

As we sing and pray

Each and every day.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me

and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the

kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:14 ESV)

11/27/2022,. Tim Carter

Discussion:

The church I attend has chairs instead of pews and the music is mostly songs written

more recently than the hymns Dave and I were raised singing. I have seen some of the younger children dancing as the songs are sung. They have big smiles on their faces and some times the mothers join them. After seeing this, the dancing and the smiles on the girls and mothers faces I was moved to write the poem. I never thought this was inappropriate, but I realized that Sunday the children were dancing for God, for Jesus, and as they grow older that joy of dancing will follow them in their faith and the joy of celebrating the birth of God’s Son, our Savior, Jesus. I then knew that they were experiencing worship more deeply than I did as a child when I had a coloring book and crayons, and sat on the kneeler with my coloring book on the pew. I was, for the most part, unaware of my surroundings. So, yes, let the children dance to God, to Jesus as we sing our songs of worship.

I made a card with the poem to give to the mother’s of 2 of the girls. My 7 year old granddaughter, Aria, drew the picture.

The next poem is from God’s Rhyme, page 134. It was written in 1984 and was our Christmas card that year.

THE WONDER OF CHRSTMAS (GOD'S GIFT)

Oh let us sing today

Filling our hearts with joy

The Prince of Peace has come

With the birth of this baby boy

For to us a child is born

To us a Son is given

And His name will be called

Wonderful Counselor

Mighty God

Everlasting Father

Prince of Peace

Sing with a joyful noise

So those around can hear

As our hearts now rejoice

In our Almighty God today

Father everlasting

In the birth of Your Son

We find the true reason

We do celebrate this season

Wonderful Counselor

The Messiah from birth

God’s gift to us on earth

May we return His love with joy

For to us a child is born

To us a Son is given

And His name will be called

Wonderful Counselor

Mighty God

Everlasting Father

Prince of Peace

12/84

Discussion:

May we fold our hands and pray,

Pray that all God gives

in the lives that we live,

we will receive,

as we believe

that His Son was sent for us,

(His Son, the man we knew as)

the man we know as Jesus

was sent to save our souls,

save us from sin,

lived among us without sin.

And that sometimes I imagine, or I can't imagine sometimes, what type of temptation he faced. But knowing the hatred people had for Him, I can still know.

(That) I have the faith in God, His Father that He had some measure of it, faith, to lift me up this holiday season and focus on Him. It is only through Him that we are able to find eternal joy and that eternal joy that was born in the form of that baby boy. That baby boy who was God's joy to give to us. And I just pray that we can this holiday season, uh, keep that in mind and hopefully make Him the focus of all we are, of all we desire and all we do.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

12/1/202

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

LIGR S8 E10, 2gether we are 1

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

80, 8-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 10/27/22)

Today, more cell phone notes app poems.

Discussion:

Update for November podcasts

THE SHADOW ON THE WALL

Entering the room I heard a sound.

Looking as I turned around

I saw a shadow on the wall.

And again I heard a voice call.

There was only me.

How could this be?

The shadow did not move,

Nor did itself remove.

Again a voice I heard

It said only one word,

“Believe.”

Believe.

Then, “the battle has been won.

Why do you worry my son?”

Then the shadow moved from the wall,

And again I heard a voice from within call.

“Life, do not fear it.

I am the Holy Spirit.

Sent from God above

With his infinite love.”

“I will lead you in all you do.

The old is gone, we will find the new.

As you believe

Now do receive.”

“God has a plan

For every man

Who confesses

And professes.”

“Be still, and know that He is God.”

The shadow then entered me,

And now all that I can ever be

Is what God does see.

I have been set free.

11/20/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

THE WALK

Oh those old and aching bones

Walking on a sea of stones,

Following the path set before him

He smiles and sings a mighty hymn.

There is One who walks before,

Who once did open the door

And invited the other to walk,

And follow, to pray and talk

There were many star filled nights

And many sunlit glorious sights.

He who walked first would pray,

The other only wanted to stay

One day the journey did end.

The other said to his new found friend,

I believe it is time,

I have lived my rhyme.

The One took him into his arms.

And the other knew no harm

Would come upon him,

He had sung the hymn.

Before, he had given his life

To the One who took his strife

And led him to the certainty

Of being with the One for eternity.

Who is leading your journey? Know the

Truth of Jesus and be set free from worldly

distractions. Find peace in your day and

eternity’s days.

9/17/2021, tcarter

Mute.

Okay. That would be a good title for a poem.

Mute the sound in that I have found.

Weakness will abound

cuz no one will hear,

No one will fear

what the world has for us

without Jesus.

10/23/22 @ 1:20pm

MY CONFESSION

God uses a sinner

Though not a beginner

To pen each word

That he has heard

Did this man wonder

Having gone asunder

Why the words were there

Found floating in the air

What did God see

Why could this be

In times of distraction

Why now this attraction

Because the world abounds

With the Heavenly sounds

That will astound

As one is found

Forgiving his sin

God never gives in

On His love for us

So he sent us Jesus

That is why this man

Writing the words can

Write each word

He has heard.

12/29/2020, tcarter

I wrote two tonight

And I wonder why

It is not a fight

Distracted to try

Discussion:

WHERE HIS WORD LEADS

Reading the prophets,

Reading the Psalms,

Praying and giving alms.

Hoping all that calms

My soul will grow

In the seeds I sow.

From deep inside my pockets

I will remove my hands to praise

The One our God did raise.

Having suffered and died

My sin He could not abide.

He took my rightful place

For my life of disgrace.

I more than know, I believe

And through God’s grace I receive

Forgiveness of my sin.

Now in this race I will win.

I will sing the hymn

With words that Praise Him.

And on bended knees I will also pray

That in the end in His arms I will lay.

3/29/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

TOGETHER WE ARE ONE

“16 . . . All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.” (Col 1:16-18, NKJV))

Since the beginning of time

God’s will and ways do rhyme;

Such as on that darkened afternoon, the temple veil was torn,

Then again at the resurrection as new life was born.

We read God’s word and believe

That through His Son we receive

Blessings beyond measure,

Our Heavenly treasure.

We are the body of Christ

With the God given rights,

Not to stray, but to stay

In His truth, so we pray.

Jesus, the head of the body,

Which is His Holy Church.

As believers we are the body

Together we are His Church.

This is where we share

In faith with one another,

And where we learn to care

For a lost sister or brother.

With Jesus we are one.

And together we are one.

And before the day is done,

We find, “To Gather We Are One.”

Tim Carter, 10/7/2022, 7:13 pm

THE BACK STORY: For a number of years, too many to mention (maybe 30), I suffered from a series of mini-strokes. Most times it was a visit to the ER and after a few hours, back home. The cause was not found. About 15 years ago I started hearing a voice in my head, It had a name, Baxter. Oh, he was a character, stuttering to say a word and coming out with another word meaning the same thing. Some people thought he was funny. Me, I liked collaborating with him on his stories. Over the years some of his friends joined him, including his Dad. Odd thing, for the last 8 years of so I have not experienced a mini stroke. MRIs until the last few years still showed signs of having had mini strokes. Lately, all is clear. My thoughts on this: the boys have needed the extra room since there are 6 of them, so they cleaned it out and remodeled my brain.

A couple of years ago one of my daughters had a t-shirt made up for me with a phrase about Papa on it. I asked her is she would have one done for “Team Baxter.” The back of the shirt has their names: Baxter, Kermit (Baxter’s Dad whose girlfriend Lilly has a pad in a pond,) Les the Newsman, Fernando, The Other Guy, and Gullible Gil (formerly Gus, not Gil). On the front of the shirt I had her put “2GETHER WE ARE 1. A few weeks ago I wore the shirt to church. One of the greeters at the door read the front of the shirt and thought the words were perfect for church. I guess I need to have another shirt made without the boys on the back. They will just have to accept that they are not always in charge of my brain or number 1 in my life.

Today I read Paul’s letter to the Colossians, which made me think of some recent sermons at church. Anyway, this is the result of my desire to write about together in church we are one, one with Jesus.

If you read the Back Story, you have my sympathy and heartfelt thanks.

Tim, 7:39 pm

Discussion:

MY FRIENDS

Yes, I’m a hermit

Just ask my friend Kermit

But I still like to get out

At times and shout

With screams of laughter

Just ask my friend Baxter

And there other times I try

To avoid the fish fry

Just ask the other guy

Or my wife

If you like

I express my views when I can

Just ask ask Ned the Newsman

And at times I have nowhere to go

Again ask my friend Fernaaaaando

I don’t want to make a fuss

Unless you want to meet Gullible Gus

2/11/2021, tcarter and others

More Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs; physical healing, emotional healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. Father, as Christians lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. We pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people; its leaders, those who have fled the country to find safety, those who stayed behind and those who are fighting the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer. Amen (10/10/22)

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 8, Episode 9, Believe

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

79, 8-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 10/20/2022)

Today we will be reading more poems that were written at night on the notes app on my cell phone.

LEAD ME

Jesus, lead me

Where I do not see

So that I may be

More than just me

But become we

6/25/21, tcarter

Discussion:

4 A.M. WEDNESDAY MORNING

Come on into the light

Where all is ever bright,

Where the starkness

Of the darkness

Has been overcome

And the total sum

Of all we have done

Erased by God’s Son.

The Son has risen.

We are forgiven

If we believe

And receive

God’s grace,

Our place

In forever,

It will never

Be in doubt

As we shout

Jesus Christ is Lord,

God’s Son is adored,

He is the light

Making us right

In the Father’s sight.

We no longer fight

In the dark of night,

It is through His might

We see the truth of all

Having heard His call.

1/6/21, tcarter

Discussion:

THE LETTER

I’m feeling better.

Read your letter,

Your year in review

Continues to renew,

Not your fears,

Not your years.

But your tears

Like a river flow

And the weeds still grow.

What is left to reap?

That is why you weep.

And you shared your hope,

How it is you cope

With the daily news,

Differing views.

You shared a voice

And you made a choice.

It said, “My son

There is Good News,

Jesus, My Son.

The battle now won,

Death overcome.

What the world will bring

You shall never sing.

I have your hand.

Walk through the sand

And I will carry you

Through all you will do.

You are not of this world.

You are forever Mine.

Forever through time,

Yes, that is Our rhyme.

1/13/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

The Rewritten Letter

Stupid Love

Like a glove

It covers your fingers,

All that lingers.

The burst bubble

From your perceived trouble.

Hard to move forward

Without God’s Word,

Though as we live our day

May we constantly pray

To the Lord Jesus,

Who died to save us

Will always be there

When we are in his care

T. Carter

10/16/22 at 2:00pm

MY HEART

My heart was stirred

Reading God’s word

My burden lifted

As I was gifted

By God’s grace

His embrace

I saw the light

Ending the fight

As I continued to read

I was reminded my need

Was not of man

Nothing he can

Can ever save my soul

As I run toward the goal

I will follow what God has planned

As I forever understand

It is only the Son of Man

Who fulfilled God’s Holy plan

Dying for our sin

Whatever it has been

Then rising from the grave

It is Jesus who does save

Our hearts so torn

As we are reborn

Believe

Professing

Receiving

Blessing

tcarter, 9/5/2022, 9:45 pm

Discussion:

IN THOSE TIMES

In the times of trouble,

Those moments of struggle,

When you need to snuggle,

As you feel life’s harms

Then raise up your arms

And feel God’s embrace

As the world you face.

In the world’s rejection

Live in His protection.

You are safe in the love

Sent from Heaven above.

And as you rest

You will be blessed.

God’s love is forever plentiful,

So we may live forever thankful.

8/5/2022, 2:10 am, tcarter

Discussion:

PSALM 51:10

10 Create in me a pure heart, oh God,

And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence

Or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation

And grant me a willing spirit,

to sustain me.

I have been reading the Psalms, Revelation and rereading Ephesians 6:10, The Armor of God. I have found peace and hope and also understanding: Peace and hope in knowing God is in control, and the understanding of the tomorrows we will face. With God we will be prepared for tomorrow. With the Armor of God we will find peace in the hope we have through Jesus.

Our God has prepared us

For all to come through Jesus,

By His grace we are with His Son

Through whom the battle has been won.

We will face fears,

We will face tears,

Still we will not die

From another’s lie.

Living for this world, no, never.

Living for Jesus,

Our salvation will last forever.

He has saved us.

Hallelujah, praise the Father.

Hallelujah, praise the Son,

Hallelujah, praise the Holy Spirit.

Amen

9/27/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs; physical healing, emotional healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. Father, as Christians lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. We pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people; its leaders, those who have fled the country to find safety, those who stayed behind and those who are fighting the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer. Amen (10/10/22)

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Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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Season 8, Episode 8, Let God Write the Song

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

78, 8-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 10/13/2022)

Today we will be reading and discussing poems about prayer and God’s rhyme written later at night, sitting on the edge of the bed on my cell phone.

ONE AND THE NEXT DAY

The end of my day,

I took time to pray.

Nothing left to say,

Except . . .

I praise God for leading me

From where I could not see

Beyond my doubts,

Where trouble mounts,

Where I will mumble

And may well stumble.

That was yesterday,

What follows is today.

Gone is the sunlight,

Giving way to the night.

It was a blessed day

Through which I did pray.

Mistakes were sighted,

Then they were righted.

I was patient with time

And could sense the rhyme

Of where God was leading me.

Into the night I could see

An old and open book.

So I went to take a look.

It was the book of God’s word.

Seeing that my heart stirred.

Psalms led to John’s first letter.

The night was getting better.

What had been on my mind

While reading I did find

Answers to my doubt

Swirling around in my head

From other’s words I had read.

His words turned my heart about

So all I could then see

Was Jesus in front of me.

Believe,

Trust,

Wait,

Receive.

Amen 10/3,4/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

WORDS FROM A PRAYER

Words to write on this night,

I had a thought of what they ought

This night to say, first I must pray.

Dear Father in Heaven above,

I pray this night for words of love,

The words I can share

Expressing Your care.

The words of thanksgiving,

The life I am living,

My tomorrow

Without sorrow.

May the word

I have heard

Be what I write

This blessed night.

In Jesus’ name I pray.

Amen, again this day.

Thank You Lord.

I have adored

The rhymes You are giving

And the life I am living.

May I now be led to share

The blessing of Your loving care.

tcarter, 8/8/2022, 10:49 pm

Discussion:

HE IS THERE IN PRAYER

I sat out of sight

As I prayed tonight

Praying for a prayer

That an answer be there

With my head bowed

I spoke not loud

Knowing God would hear

And wipe away the tear

Of uncertainty

Giving clarity

In His time

With His rhyme

I’ve seen His grace

In another’s faith

I’ve felt His grace

As I run my race

I will move forward

Following His word

Knowing the reason

For this season

I will pray

Every day

Hearing His call

Thankful for all

For me He has done

Through Jesus, His Son

tcarter, 9/19/2022, 9:40 pm

Discussion:

AT NIGHT KNOWING TOMORROW

Sitting beside the dim light

The day has turned into night

As I bow my head to pray

I am thankful for this day

As I lay my head to rest

I know that I have been blessed

And when I awake in the morning

I will not live as before in mourning

It matters not the day

I will follow God’s way

I will answer His call

As the world does fall

Division

Derision

The governed way

Now led astray

I will survive

Remain alive

Through another’s death

And resurrection

I will follow Jesus

He has made me worthy

Not at the world sees us

As only worthless

I am a child of God

As Jesus has risen

I am now forgiven

No longer of this world.

3/7/2022, 9:52 pm, tcarter

Discussion:

THE ROAD, GOD’S WORD

At those times,

There are rhymes,

I often find

I am not blind

To what I have heard

As I read God’s word.

What is true,

Is not new;

It was yesterday

As it is today.

And in believing tomorrow

He will overcome our sorrow.

Once walking the lonely road,

Weighed down by my earthly load,

I grew tired and weary

Living a life so dreary.

Then shown a ray from the Son,

The light of God’s Holy One.

And all I could then see

Was what He had done for me.

At the end of the road

He took my heavy load.

His rhyme,

His time,

Now I will live

As He did give.

My hands I will raise

And His name will praise.

5/14/2022, tcarter

Discussion:

HE OVERCOMES

As I prayed tonight

I was told to write

It wasn’t insight

But the present fight

The recent turmoil

As I did recoil

Again from the loss

I felt for the cross

As I felt alone

My heart turned to stone

What now could be done

As the setting sun

Leads to the starkness

Of constant darkness

And the constant doubt

Stiflingly the shout

It was then I slept

Knowing of my debt

And that it was paid

Then Jesus I praised

I fell to the floor

Humbled to the core

Tears began to flow

As His light did glow

I again found hope

That I could now cope

And so overcome

Through Jesus, God’s Son

As He wiped my tears

He covered my fears

tcarter, 10/5/2022, 10:48 pm

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AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 8, Episode 7, God's Open Door

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

77, 8-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 10/6/2022)

Today, poems about the joy of the peace of living our days with God in our lives, living in the promise and hope we have in Jesus.

THE GATHERING LAMB (God’s Rhyme, pg. 110)

“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us

has turned to our own way; and the Lord has

laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6, NIV

The Lamb of God, with God before time,

perfect, as is God, in every way,

before the words were written in lines

Jesus, the unblemished Lamb was there.

Jesus and God, with the Holy Spirit,

indivisible, the Trinity;

so the Lamb of God is also God,

who saves our souls for eternity.

We, living on this earth, a herd of sheep,

we wander, are lost not knowing the cost,

not knowing, we cause a pain so deep

that God sent Jesus to find and save us.

An earthly shepherd has a special one,

one of the herd that seeks the wandering,

those sheep that are lost, that have gone astray,

returning them home before the day is done.

Our Heavenly Master has sent His Son

to find the lost and to gather the strays,

to bring us home before the end of days.

The Lamb of God, a never ending search.

Before we knew Him

He knew who we were,

He knew our thoughts,

He knew our prayers.

And He knew of our rebellion,

Before, He has always known.

Yet He loves us still

and He always will.

He sent His Son

to be the one

that would seek us out

even as we doubt.

He sent His Son to gather us in,

the unblemished Lamb, the Sacrifice,

to pay the price, to die for our sins

so that with God we are finally put right!

Reflection:

The result of Bible study. The lamb who gathers us in, who died for our sins.

Discussion:

BLESSED IS LOVE (God’s Rhyme, pg. 25)

Blessed are they

who love the Lord

thy God,

for they shall love

one another

& those around them.

We are commanded

to love God

our Father

with all our heart

& all our soul.

And after, to love

Thy neighbor

As we would

love ourselves

who are created

in the image

of our Creator.

Love with all

our hearts

& all our souls

as He did

who saved our souls

on Calvary’s hill.

Father, Son & Holy Spirit;

One & the same

for eternity.

Likewise, the Ten Commandments

Jesus said are one;

“Love one another

as I have loved you.”

The love that God commands

is the love He has given.

Blessed are we

who accept His love,

for we can return

the blessing.

Blessed are they

who love the Lord

for they, like God,

are love,

& love, like God,

goes on forever.

Discussion:

HIS GRACE (GOD STILL RHYMES, pg. 127)

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith –

and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God –

not by works so that no one can boast.” (Eph : 8-9, NIV)

It is by grace that we embrace

Our salvation, our hope,

That in this race we see his face,

That in this world we can cope.

What is grace?

His love for us,

A fallen race.

We have lost

Our way, our place,

Since the time

In the Garden.

Asking

what is mine

Without thought

Or concern

For what we ought

To do or think.

And as the eye

Does blink

We wonder why

As we wander,

As in the journey

The path meanders,

Til the day’s end

Not knowing

Whether friend

Or other

We did treat

One we did meet

As a brother.

Grace is his love given freely,

A gift we will never deserve.

But it is there for us to accept,

Accept the love he does give

In this life we do live.

And we share that gift

As others we uplift

So as we follow, we serve.

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus

to do good works, which God prepared in advance

for us to do.” (Eph 2:10, NIV)

We now share our faith

We received by his grace

As we then serve others,

Our sisters and brothers.

We show our faith by our works,

Which have been prepared for us

By the God of Heaven above

That we may show his love.

Jesus said, “believe, be baptized and spread the gospel.”

The gospel is full of his good works;

The healing, the kind words,

The love for mankind that poured out from him.

Good works, helping those in need,

Perhaps planting the seed,

That others may water

So that God may reap the harvest.

We can sit

On our hands

Or for a bit,

Maybe stand.

But how does

That honor

The grace given?

Works are

A continuation

Of the rhyme,

The rhyme

Of all time,

Past,

Present

And future.

Our faith lives though works.

It is a sign that we are heirs.

Without works our faith

Is but a mist in the air.

As in his letter James said,

Faith without works is dead.

It is like speaking without a voice.

We have been given the choice.

We can say it and we can believe

We are saved by grace.

Our lives he has repaired

So what he has prepared,

The works, for us to do,

We help more than a few.

Discussion:

DRAW ME CLOSER (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 122)

Dear Lord, draw me closer to you

In all I desire in all I do.

Lord, open my heart to your Holy Spirit,

Your spirit that dwells within me.

Lord, I do not want to knock on the door

So that you may open it for me,

I want the door to always be open.

I never want it to close.

Those moments when we share

My prayers and your answers

Are special moments I pray

Will never end, but continue

Throughout my day.

With the door open

I allow you to lead me from temptation,

I allow myself to be in your presence,

One with you, Abba, Father.

Abba, that relationship

I pray will never end.

Thank you, Father

For leading me to

The way,

The truth

And the life

With you

Through your Son, Jesus.

Amen.

Discussion:

AS ONLY YOU CAN (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 116)

I look at the clouds and I wonder aloud

What lies beyond the skies?

What ever can be though looking I cannot see.

I look at the wonder of it all and I hear your call.

Beyond the skies is Heaven above,

Where there are no whys, just your love.

But first we share in this world of ours

For what we care in each day’s hours.

The mountains, the valleys,

The meadows, the deserts,

And the vast deep waters,

They all exist inside of us.

You spoke the earth into existence,

You breathed your breath into man,

Your power knew no resistance.

It was only and is only you who can.

May we live in your glory,

Be a part of your story.

May we every day strive

To have you in our lives.

May we see the splendor,

Of all you do, of who we are

As we shine brighter than the stars

When we let you, Lord, be who you are.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. Father, as Christians lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. We pray for those affected by hurricane Ian that they are able to recover from the damage done to property and their lives. We pray for recovery to all life and property. We pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people; its leaders, those who have fled the country to find safety, and those who stayed to fight the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

(9/29/2022)

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 8, Episode 6, The World and God

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

76-8-6, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 9/29/2022)

Today we are going to read poems about and discuss man’s rebellion against God; what it has done and what we can do about it.

BROKEN HEARTED (God’s Rhyme, pg. 141)

A chosen people led to a land promised by God,

And in another land God chosen by the people.

I. The Promised Land

After the fall of man sin prevailed.

There were times when sin was hailed.

Amid that sin in which the world regaled

Lived a people, God's chosen ones.

Throughout their history in Old Testament times,

Through prosperity and captivity, perils and dangers,

Whether living a promise or amidst strangers,

They were at times distracted from looking toward the manger.

Though they had the Law,

All around they saw

The perversions of idols

As their faith became idle.

If they could only have seen

God at the end of the prophesies.

Knowing what it would mean,

Would they have forsaken idolatry?

the rebellion

the forgiveness

again and again

and over again

God's chosen people since the time in the Garden

Sinned and mocked their Father Creator,

Then the sacrifice of a spotless lamb of wool

To forgive the sins of their hearts so full.

year after year

tear after tear

a new sacrifice

for the after life

After so many years and so many tears

The ultimate sacrifice had to be made,

Sorrow upon sorrow

Left no time to borrow.

Discussion:

II. God As Man

So . . .

God, through Jesus, by human birth became man,

To become one of His own creation,

To live in this world as one of us

So He could complete His saving plan.

Jesus, one with God, humbled Himself,

The ultimate and eternal sacrifice,

To pay the price, not by earthly deeds or self,

But by His precious shed blood.

Not a sacrifice to be repeated year after year,

Jesus died for sins from the time of the Garden,

Now and until the end of days

So we may stand before God without fear.

Discussion:

III, The Days Anew

Then as an hour in a day

Of a thousand years,

A people persecuted for their faith

Left where they could no longer stay.

Their ocean voyage a second journey to the promised land.

Believing they were fulfilling what God had planned;

As Israel became the first Jerusalem,

America was to become as a new Jerusalem. *

God prevailed

a people thrived

the land was hailed

for those deprived

now able to worship

to pray to God

without the kingship

commands of man

but the world interrupted

and lives were corrupted

idols revered

God not feared

As in ages before. though a revival or two

Man still ate from the tree of strife..

They were so many more than a few

Never, not ever, foreseeing their life.

Discussion:

IV, Yesterday And Today

The chosen ones, worshiping false gods,

Sacrificed their children on altars of sin;

Hundreds, thousands, breathing now dead.

Hoping ... , forgetting ... , denying God.

Now today, a people who chose God

Are taking their children, those unborn,

And, though not understanding the sacrifice,

Are killing their children at the altar of Satan.

There are those today who believe we are falling

Again - failing and flailing as we turn,

Not just our backs, but our hearts, from God;

As those before us, so do we burn.

Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Worshiping all but what is right,

Seeking, then reeking, lying in sin,

Rebelling openly and eagerly in His sight.

For seventy years in Old Testament times

Jerusalem besieged, taken captive by Babylon.

Today, the new Jerusalem can look to the future

To destruction by the rise of the new Babylon.

Discussion:

V. The Broken Hearted

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

The weight of the sins of the world, past present, and yet to come,

How unbearable that must have been

Accepting the just punishment for our sin!

And does God cry,

"My children, my children, why have you forsaken me?"

I have loved you, I have always loved you, even in your rebellion,

Even in your sinful nature I have sacrificed

A part of Myself to cleanse you of your sins.

How does one heal the heart of God?

We who believe must show others,

our sisters, our brothers,

the love of God, the saving grace of Jesus

so that in finding everlasting life

before the end of their earthly existence

they will see His face.

(* Not the "new Jerusalem" of Revelation, but like the Jerusalem of Israel in a new land where the people would live by Godly principles. (read "The Mystery of The Shemitah" by Jonathan Cahn.)

12/30/14 tcarter

Reflection:

Everything I had written and was feeling on this day is here. What do we do to God! What do I do to God!!

Discussion:

I have thought about using this poem since we started this podcast. When I prayed for God to lead me to today’s poems, this was the first one I was led to. I just have to read the news to know that we Christians must be aware of man’s past and God’s future plan. Never forget, He is in control.

AFTER READING HABAKKUK (God Still Rhymes, pg. 90)

God will punish those who oppose him,

Those who worship false idols as gods,

Gods of wood, silver and gold,

Those who oppress his holy people.

But at the same time the people of God

Will also suffer at the hands of their oppressors,

Those who do not believe that he is

The God of Heaven above, the earth

And the universe around us,

The God who breathed life into the first man Adam.

It is by his breath we find our strength

Through his Holy Spirit.

Because we live among unbelievers

We will suffer their hate for us

And their hate for God Almighty.

Through this suffering we pray

And through our prayer we come closer to God.

He hears our petitions, our fears.

He knows our weaknesses.

Becoming closer to God, by seeking him out,

We know his will for us and can stand firm

In strength, his love for us.

Knowing that in the end

When the battle no longer rages

We will be with him for eternity,

Not in the burning flames of Hell.

Though living in an adulterous world,

A world that forsakes the one

Whose image we were made in,

We do not reflect the failings of man.

We will grow in strength,

We will grow in faith,

We will grow in love.

We will not be the destruction of this world.

We will live to see the face of God

And forever be with him

Because he is our God,

The one and only God of the universe.

You may fight God, you may run from God,

But that path will lead you astray,

Lead you to where you may forever stay.

While there is time seek God, his ways are true.

Reflection on After Reading Habakkuk

Over a week or so I read the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. I wanted to reread the Minor Prophets since I knew so little about them. After my first reread I knew that I wanted to write about this book. It seemed like something that continuously happened throughout history. God’s chosen people defeated and suffering at the hands of worshipers of pagan idols. And there is Habakkuk asking God why evil prospered. Then God’s explanation and Habakkuk’s final prayer. Today we need to pray for God’s strength as we face a world that wants to marginalize Christians and God. Though it may seem that evil prospers, our prosperity for eternity has been secured by our faith in Jesus, his death on the cross as payment for our sins, all by the grace of God.

This may not be very poetic. After my second reading of Habakkuk, I tried to get up from my desk, but couldn’t. I knew why. So I wrote down the words that were given to me. That was all that mattered. Yes, I have tried to put the words into poetic form.

Discussion:

The next poem is one of the phone notes app poems I posted on Facebook. Hopefully it will help us look forward to our tomorrows.

ALWAYS AND FOREVER

Words to remember

Two yet the same

Like a burning ember

In the cold of night

The warmth of an embrace

Will always remain

In darkness He is the light

We shall have no fear

As His word we hear

As we reach out our hand

He does understand

Our human need

So He does feed

And nourish our soul

So we may reach the goal

Always and in all ways

Forever He will never

Abandon us

If we have Jesus (tcarter, 9/20/2022, 10:14 pm)

Discussion:

Our last poem is my hope for the church.

UNDER THE STEEPLE (God Still Rhymes, pg. 67)

Everyday people

under the steeple,

bells are ringing,

voices are singing

songs of praise

for the life

he did raise,

Jesus Christ,

our savior and Lord

whose life we savor.

We live in God’s favor

whose love we have stored

in each and every heart

as we wake

and then make

the promise of a new start.

In his grace forgiving

the life we were living

with Jesus we are raised,

In worship he is raised.

Our God is good,

he understood

our fear of belief.

He gives us relief

in the trouble

of life’s rubble.

He loves us.

this Jesus,

God’s only son,

his holy one.

His life sacrificed,

we have been made right,

we will never die

so we sing,

the bells ring

because we are his people

gathered under the steeple.

With the cross

There is no loss.

The lost have been found

making a joyful sound.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 8, Episode 5 Peter Foxwell Interview Part 2

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

75, 8-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 9/22/2022)

Peter Foxwell Interview, Part 2

Today we have part 2 of our interview with Peter Foxwell, the Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Clyde MI.

Discussion:

INTERVIEW, PART 2

I would , as I did last week, read a poem inspired by Cornerstone Church.

WINDOWS TO GOD ( God Still Rhymes, pg. 65)

Continue discussion on church during covid:

Loss of members

The structure of church services:

Differences between experiences growing up and today

Sermons:

What is reasoning for decisions on what topics to use

Pastor’s main calling is teaching and preaching from the Bible

Explaining, clarifying passages from the Bible

Structure in church services:

Discussion between Dave and Peter

Leadership Team Discussion:

Elders Team

Staff Team

Dad and 10-minute sermons

Peter, some structure and the Holy Spirit

Cornerstone, life changing

Need for another Great Awakening

There is hope

Jesus’ call to build His church

Go to www.FamousGod.com and click on the Jesus tab

Dave talks about what he found there

Thank you Peter for this interview.

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Season 8, Episode 4, Peter Foxwell Interview

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

74, 8-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 9/15/2022)

Peter Foxwell Interview, Part 1

INTERVIEW, PART 1

Today we are going to share Part 1 of our interview with Peter Foxwell, the pastor of Cornerstone Church in Clyde, MI, just outside of Port Huron. This the church I attend.

I have always found the parts of Peter’s story that I knew to be interesting. I also find his faith and teachings to be inspirational.

PETER FOXWELL INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS

PART 1

Introduce Peter

His Journey:

Born and raised in Scotland

After high school, attended Aberdeen University, graduated with law degree

Encountered Jesus second year of college, changed trajectory of his life

Became a lawyer

Years he was led to be led to the ministry

Attended Divinity School in Grand Rapids, Michigan

After graduation he returned home only to return to attend Seminary in Michigan

Met his wife, a Michigan native

After graduating from Seminary Peter and his wife spent 7 years in Canada in ministry

Last 25 years at Cornerstone Church

Discussion:

What would Peter tell people about Jesus?

Christian faith

Jesus lived, He was real

Son of God

Jesus intercedes for us with His Father

Talking to people about Jesus

Recent College Experience:

PHD in Leadership

Online

5 years

Discussion on the process ad research

Stress of pastors during Covid

Interviews with pastors

Further Discussion:

Stress & struggles during Covid

Need for churches to have online presence

End Part 1

Discussion:

INTERVIEW, PART 1

Discussion:

I’d like to end with a poem from God’s Rhyme I wrote after attending Cornerstone church for awhile.

THE CORNERSTONE (God’s Rhyme, Pg. 122)

The cornerstone, the first block laid,

upon which the foundation is made,

in which the line is straight and true,

the beginning holding the clue.

A clue of the temple

A view of the house

A pew of His church

The few

The blessed

The meek

The poor

The Spirit

The Son

The Father

All found in . . .

the cornerstone.

Old and new, we can read testaments

of the blocks which rest on the cornerstone;

so perfect in line, lest we lament,

lest we reject, lest we build on our own.

Jesus, the cornerstone on which we build our lives;

a temple, we as one become a church

building on His perfection we strive

through His life, we end our search.

Building on the cornerstone

we are no longer a stranger,

we no longer build alone,

not since that birth in the manger.

“We are members of His household,

Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,

With Christ Jesus as the chief cornerstone.” Ephesians 2: 19, 20, NIV

Before the beginning and beyond the end,

Jesus, our Savior, is our cornerstone;

building on a life, a death that God did send,

the house He builds becomes our own.

(Yes, He was the cornerstone the Psalms tell us the builders rejected.

But for those who believe, He is the cornerstone for all that is good.

In Him we have our faith, our hope, our joy, our eternal salvation.)

Reflexion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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Season 8, Episode 3, His Call, The Truth

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

73, 8-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (9/9/2022)

Recent poems, some written on my notes app an my cell phone, others written in a notebook or random piece of paper, and one on the computer. No set theme, only the theme of my wandering mind.

THE ROAD

As the week is ending

I am feeling God’s mending

Through the love He is giving.

With the world I am dealing

It is through His healing

The peace I am feeling.

Now and forever,

Leaving me never.

I shall move forward

Following His word.

As I faithfully follow

His words are not hollow.

As He lifts me up

I shall drink from His cup,

No longer living in fear

As he holds me ever near.

He has taken my load

As I travel this road.

As He leads

I succeed.

As I pray

I find the way

Beyond what I see

To what will be.

tcarter, 8/26/2022

#LivingInGod’sRhymePodcast

Discussion:

THE CALL

The wall was breached

As the message was preached.

Many heard the call

As the mighty wall

Through words did fall.

More lies to expose

As the Spirit rose

Of so many voices

Making their choices.

With hands upraised

The Creator was praised.

And with the rising Son,

The reign of Jesus begun.

Lies repeated,

Now defeated.

May we know the way

As we kneel and pray

For God’s protection

Through the resurrection

Of God’s Holy Son.

Jesus is the One

Who saved us

And will raise us

Above the fray

Of our earthly day.

Give thanks in prayer,

He is here, there,

He is everywhere.

tcarter, 8/26/2022

#LivingInGod’sRhymePodcast

Discussion:

THE TRUTH

The meteoric rise

Of one man’s pride;

Many have cried,

Many have died

Believing the lies

Misleading their lives

So another may rise

Above human pride.

Those who have cried

Over the ones who died

Still believe the lies

Rearranging their lives.

My friend,

Before the end

Kneel and pray

That this day

You know the King

Promised to bring,

Through His worth,

Peace on earth.

Lord, Jesus,

Please save us.

On You we rely

To hear our cry,

Our constant prayer

Always and

everywhere.

As we are blessed

We pray for the rest.

tcarter, 8/27/2022, 11:07 pm

#LivingInGod’sRhymePodcast

Discussion:

THE LETTER

I am writing this letter

To family and friends

Asking for forgiveness

And to make amends

For the uncertainty and fears

I have caused over the years,

Too much pain, too many tears.

I look at the clock,

So many thoughts block

The words I need to say.

But they have gone astray.

Looking for a rhyme,

Can I find one this time?

I could read no more.

Looking at the door

I felt a hand on my shoulder.

Why now, I had grown older?

Then as the hand did squeeze

I was then set at ease.

I felt a release,

Suddenly at peace,

Overwhelming love.

I turned and looked above

And I saw Jesus smile.

He had been the all the while.

tcarter, 8/27/2022

#LivingInGod’sRhymePodcast

By my believing

I was receiving

The confirmation

Of my salvation,

The promise of God’s Son

Overcoming all I have done.

8/29/2022

Discussion:

THE CHURCH

Colossians 1:24

24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you,

and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in

the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of

His body, which is the church,

The Bible, God’s written word,

Read or spoken we have heard

In prophecies, gospels and letters

How One life would make us better.

By the spirit, through the body of man,

What we cannot do, surely God can.

He has and continues to lead us

By the life and death of His Son, Jesus.

The church today filled with believers,

Having rejected the worldly deceivers,

In churches gathered together

To praise the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Through the storms we do weather

By God’s love, so we then must share it.

The church, a building filled with souls;

Some knowing, so seeds they are sowing.

Others learning as their faith is growing.

Christ is the Head, the body is us,

Of the building which is Jesus

In which His love constantly flows.

No longer scattered,

We have been gathered.

tcarter, 9/1/2022, 4:16 pm

#LivingInGod’sRhymePodcast

Discussion:

THE MASK

What is hiding

Behind the mask

Who is deciding

Will anyone ask

There is a smile

Hidden while

Gathering with friends

A smile love sends

Now hidden

Forbidden

Now to share

Showing her care

The hidden smile

Walking every mile

She will always share

So others know her care

Our task

To ask

And answer the call

To smile for all

Removing the hidden

And the forbidden

Love we can give

In this world we live

tcarter, 9/3/2022, 11:54 am

#LivingInGod’sRhymePodcast

Discusssion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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Season 8 Episode 2, The Cross and The Armor

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

72,8-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (Scheduled 9/1/2022)

Today we are going to talk about taking up our cross and following Jesus. I was given a wooden cross that gave me the inspiration for today’s podcast.

We’ll start with three times in The Bible Jesus tells those He is with to do this.

Matthew 16:24-26 NKJV, Jesus is with His disciples after feeding the four thousand.

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

Mark 8:35 NKJV, Jesus and His disciples were at a house in Capernaum.

When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Luke 9:23 NKJV, Jesus is with His disciples after feeding the five thousand.

Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

THE CROSS OF JESUS

How do we react to the cross?

Yes, there is death and loss.

And beyond in our strife

There is a promise – eternal life.

The Son of man, living as one of us.

The Son of God, the God/man Jesus

Showed the way

As He did pray

On that fateful night

When good an evil did fight.

His prayer:

“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me;

nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

(Luke 22:42, NKJV)

Dying for the sins of others,

His sisters and brothers,

He gave of Himself

For our Heavenly wealth.

No, not money or fame.

Nor words that do not rhyme.

It was for the forgiveness of our sin

So forever we might live with Him.

We must also commit to the cross.

Overcoming sin is not a loss.

No, we take up our cross for gain

Knowing God’s protection always remains.

Jesus said, “Take up you cross and follow me.”

On that fateful day, He took up His cross for all to see.

Taking up our cross we follow Jesus.

We die to self in absolute surrender.

We will lose the live we lived on this earth,

We will follow as Jesus walked

And greet others as He talked.

We will find our Heavenly worth. (tcarter, 8/19/2022)

Discussion:

I would like to follow this with the Armor of God. As we take up our cross and follow Jesus, I believe it helps to also put on the armor of god, so we are able to stand against the forces of evil. I have no poem for this, I am just going to read the verses from the Bible.

Ephesians 6:10-20, NKJV, 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [b]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Discussion:

I wanted to write a poem about the Armor of God. This one took a few days to finish, but for me, it was worth the wait for the last stanza and a half.

WE WILL

We will fight

In the light

For what is right,

Forever long,

Always strong,

Singing His song.

With God’s might,

Never wrong,

With tomorrow

Always in sight

Without sorrow,

We will be

For all to see,

A reflection

Of His protection.

Truth and justice will prevail,

God’s power will never fail.

tcarter, 8/22,23/2022, 4:34pm

Discussion:

With Labor Day coming up next Monday, I was thinking while putting the Show Notes together that if we had time, we could end with a poem I wrote about Labor Day.

LABOR DAYS (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 166)

As followers of Christ we are his day laborers,

Laboring every day and through the night.

In first Corinthians we are told to

Always give ourselves to the Lord’s work

Because we know that our labor

In the Lord is never in vain.

The wages of our sin were ransomed

By a death on the cross so our loss

Would not be forever, that never

Would we be forsaken, forever.

The one who plants and the one who waters

have one purpose, and they will each be

rewarded according to their own labor.

for we are co-workers in God’s service;

you are God’s field, God’s building. 1Cor, 3:8,9

We work, but our toil is not with the soil.

The seeds one plants are the seeds of God’s love.

The one who waters does so with the living water

Of a death, a resurrection, of forgiveness and love.

For we are God’s handiwork,

created in Christ Jesus to do good works,

which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

Eph, 2:10

By God’s grace we have been saved by faith

To perform the good works he has prepared for us.

We receive our reward through God’s Son, Jesus.

And as we have received we must help others believe.

We labor in love,

The love of God,

Our love for our neighbor,

The love for our Savior

So that others will see

What with God they can be.

Yes, at times a grueling task,

But God did not just ask,

No it is a command we must follow

Unless we think any of his words are hollow.

He prepared the works to be done

Knowing we have strength through his Son.

We must labor for God in this life we live.

Just consider the sacrifice for us he did give.

Labor Day, a holiday for man to celebrate the worker’s labor.

Let us make every day a holy day and celebrate,

Let us celebrate and not worry or contemplate,

But let us pray for all things as for God we do labor.

Reflection on Labor Days

Yes, I did labor on this poem. And I was given a revelation. I got out my Pocket Rhyming Dictionary so I could have more variety in my rhymes. There is no section for the letter L and a few others. I am satisfied with the rhymes God has.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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72,8-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (Scheduled 9/1/2022)

Today we are going to talk about taking up our cross and following Jesus. I was given a wooden cross that gave me the inspiration for today’s podcast.

We’ll start with three times in The Bible Jesus tells those He is with to do this.

Matthew 16:24-26 NKJV, Jesus is with His disciples after feeding the four thousand.

Mark 8:35 NKJV, Jesus and His disciples were at a house in Capernaum.

When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Luke 9:23 NKJV, Jesus is with His disciples after feeding the five thousand.

Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

THE CROSS OF JESUS

How do we react to the cross?

Yes, there is death and loss.

And beyond in our strife

There is a promise – eternal life.

The Son of man, living as one of us.

The Son of God, the God/man Jesus

Showed the way

As He did pray

On that fateful night

When good an evil did fight.

His prayer:

“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me;

nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

(Luke 22:42, NKJV)

Dying for the sins of others,

His sisters and brothers,

He gave of Himself

For our Heavenly wealth.

No, not money or fame.

Nor words that do not rhyme.

It was for the forgiveness of our sin

So forever we might live with Him.

We must also commit to the cross.

Overcoming sin is not a loss.

No, we take up our cross for gain

Knowing God’s protection always remains.

Jesus said, “Take up you cross and follow me.”

On that fateful day, He took up His cross for all to see.

Taking up our cross we follow Jesus.

We die to self in absolute surrender.

We will lose the live we lived on this earth,

We will follow as Jesus walked

And greet others as He talked.

We will find our Heavenly worth. (tcarter, 8/19/2022)

Discussion:

I wanted to write a poem about the Armor of God. This one took a few days to finish, but for me, it was worth the wait for the last stanza and a half.

WE WILL

We will fight

In the light

For what is right,

Forever long,

Always strong,

Singing His song.

With God’s might,

Never wrong,

With tomorrow

Always in sight

Without sorrow,

We will be

For all to see,

A reflection

Of His protection.

Truth and justice will prevail,

God’s power will never fail.

tcarter, 8/22,23/2022, 4:34pm

Discussion:

With Labor Day coming up next Monday, I was thinking while putting the Show Notes together that if we had time, we could end with a poem I wrote about Labor Day.

LABOR DAYS (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 166)

As followers of Christ we are his day laborers,

Laboring every day and through the night.

In first Corinthians we are told to

Always give ourselves to the Lord’s work

Because we know that our labor

In the Lord is never in vain.

The wages of our sin were ransomed

By a death on the cross so our loss

Would not be forever, that never

Would we be forsaken, forever.

The one who plants and the one who waters

have one purpose, and they will each be

rewarded according to their own labor.

for we are co-workers in God’s service;

you are God’s field, God’s building. 1Cor, 3:8,9

We work, but our toil is not with the soil.

The seeds one plants are the seeds of God’s love.

The one who waters does so with the living water

Of a death, a resurrection, of forgiveness and love.

For we are God’s handiwork,

created in Christ Jesus to do good works,

which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

Eph, 2:10

By God’s grace we have been saved by faith

To perform the good works he has prepared for us.

We receive our reward through God’s Son, Jesus.

And as we have received we must help others believe.

We labor in love,

The love of God,

Our love for our neighbor,

The love for our Savior

So that others will see

What with God they can be.

Yes, at times a grueling task,

But God did not just ask,

No it is a command we must follow

Unless we think any of his words are hollow.

He prepared the works to be done

Knowing we have strength through his Son.

We must labor for God in this life we live.

Just consider the sacrifice for us he did give.

Labor Day, a holiday for man to celebrate the worker’s labor.

Let us make every day a holy day and celebrate,

Let us celebrate and not worry or contemplate,

But let us pray for all things as for God we do labor.

Reflection on Labor Days

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We pray that today has been pleasing to You...

Season 8, Episode 1, God's Inspiration

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

71, 8-1, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (Scheduled August 26, 2022)

Today we will be reading and discussing poems that were influenced by a picture or object that inspired me.

THE CLOCK, THE TIME, OUR HOURS (God Still Rhymes, pg 7)

Time, is it ours or is it hours,

The hands that do not move?

As we move through time

Do we make life rhymes?

Whose face is on the clock?

Does it reflect

the number of years,

the number of fears,

the number of tears?

The rhymes that age us

As we look in the mirror,

Is it ours or the face of time?

Will the hands on the clock

Give us time to unlock

The secrets we keep,

Our sins so deep?

Do we have the hours,

At least to start,

To open our heart

And release what was ours?

Time will wait for no one.

Will we be standing still

At the end of time?

Time will not go on into infinity

As we wait for eternity.

We are free,

what ever

we want to be

for all to see

especially he

that is in

Heaven above.

Will we choose

his love

before the end?

Will we accept

the grace

he did send?

In the shining sun,

do we have time

to accept his son,

his sacrifice

to make us right?

The hands on the clock

sometimes move so odd.

At times they do mock

each and every minute of the day.

But if we make time to pray

we will see the hand of God,

feel his infinite love

his saving grace

his sacrifice

for our righteousness,

that we will be for eternity.

Discussion:

The clock that inspired this poem also inspired a full chapter in God Still Rhymes:

The Broken Clock, Still The Clock Is Still, Our Time Standing Still, and The Clock A Few Months Later. Grandfather Clock was written many years before. It seem like a good introduction to the other clock poems.

WINDOWS TO GOD (God Still Rhymes, pg. 65)

An ancient cathedral,

an old country church,

filled with worshipers

praying, singing, hearing

as his word is heard

as sun shining through

windows of stained glass.

The history of our faith,

of a journey through the ages,

reflecting sorrows and joys

ever present for us to see.

As it may seem

the lighted beam

seen through the glass

as time does pass

the hands of man

reflects his plan.

Then at church today,

walking through the door,

no windows reflecting

a journey that has passed,

now in muted hues

photographs black and white,

joy without sorrow,

husband, wife, a child,

give hope for tomorrow.

The journey unfinished,

they are looking forward.

We see the Son shine

through many smiles.

Now we can see

what we can be,

the simplicity

for you and me,

life he did save,

the gift he gave.

Whether by the sun shining through multicolored stained glass

or the Son shining through a photograph of white and black,

both are windows through which we can see the work of his hand.

Reflection:

The church I attend was having its 18th anniversary. The only windows are in the entrance atrium and the classrooms. To celebrate this occasion pictures of some of the members were taken and enlarged. These were put up on the walls around the church. They reminded me of the stained glass windows in the churches I had grown up in.

Discussion:

WHICHEVER WAY THE WIND WILL BLOW (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 207)

A storm, a boat, the disciples with Jesus . . .

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves,

“Quiet! Be Still!” Then the wind died down

And it was completely calm. (Mark 4:39. NIV)

When there is a gentle breeze

Then we find a life of ease,

But when the wind will blow

Does our spirit sink low?

It is at those times

When facing life’s storms,

With the wind at our face

As we run our life’s race,

We feel tattered and torn,

We lose track of His rhyme.

It in these times of trial

We must remember our faith.

When the acrid taste of bile

Rises we must remember our place.

God is on our side,

So we never need to hide.

We have His gentle breath

On which we can rest.

The Holy Spirit moves

As a gentle breeze,

Calming the winds,

Restoring our faith.

It is the breath of God,

It is His Word at creation

That calms the storms

Yesterday,

Today and

Tomorrow.

We just have to believe.

Ask, pray and we shall receive.

With God we can weather the storm.

Discussion:

CHURCH IN THE DESERT (God Still Rhymes, pg. 117)

Abandoned so many years ago,

Those who lived there are no more.

Whatever children they did bore

Left that place, what did they know?

The walls of earthen mud,

Built with toil and blood

Supported the tiles of clay

Protecting what it may.

And upon those walls, reaching above

Was placed a cross, a symbol of God’s love.

On Sunday

And every other day

There was worship

And friendship

As God was praised

And voices raised

In song

And prayer

For as long

As there

Was someone,

Anyone,

To say amen

At day’s end.

A fountain in the desert,

A spring of living water,

In the midst of heat and sand

Quenched the thirst of those saved.

Then,

The walls collapsed, the tiles lost,

Abandoned, except for the cross.

A people removed, but at what cost?

A church abandoned, what is the loss?

As earthen vessels made of clay

Our souls saved,

Our ransom paid,

We are the church, so we do pray.

Our lives built on Jesus, the cornerstone,

That we might weather the storms,

Survive the droughts and pains that groan,

To live the life for which we were born.

By his living water our lives are restored

So that as we live the church stands tall.

It is in the church that he is adored,

Prayers answered that we not fall.

We pray that we not fall

So others will hear the call,

That through his grace

They will continue the race.

For it is through the race

That the church will stand.

It is Jesus we embrace

So that we not build on sand.

As one generation moves on into eternity

Another will be left behind

So that another generation will have certainty

That salvation they will find.

The walls

Will not fall.

Hearing his call

We must

Wipe off the dust

Spread the good news

To more than a few.

The church abandoned, except the cross

A sign that God is everywhere

Even if we have abandoned Him.

Reflection:

On one of my wife’s, Mary Lou, trips to New Mexico to help care for her mother, she came back with a drawing by a local artist and friend, Cynthia Gonzales, of an abandoned church in an abandoned coal mining town in the mountains of New Mexico. The front wall, doors and steeple with the cross were intact. The other walls, were only partially there. There were tree branches, bare at the tops, growing. My first thought was abandonment, then abandonment in the desert because of the vast open sky in the background. It made me think about what could happen to the Christian faith if the last believers went to Heaven without leaving any believers behind to keep the church alive.

(the church is actually in the mountains, the desolation I saw reminded me of the desert)

Discussion:

This next one was also inspired by Cynthia Gonzales. It is a recent painting by her. The poem is short. It is also one of my favorite poems.

WIND RIVER

The wind blows water into the waves

That now reflect the colors of the sky.

A once raging storm now tattered and torn

Has created a picture of the river reborn,

Calm residing in the heavens above

Showing chaos can lead to God’s love.

Need we ask why

The ways He saves?

The storm revives

Our shattered lives.

tcarter, 7/6/2022, 9:33 pm

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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S7, E10, Our Light Through The Night

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

70, 7-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, Revised 8/13/22 (Scheduled August 19, 2022)

Today we are reading and discussing my evenings before going to bed. I like to sit on the edge of the bed before I actually get into bed and write a short poem on the Notes app on my cell phone. Today we will be reading some of those poems.

PSALM 51:10

10 Create in me a pure heart, oh God,

And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence

Or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation

And grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

I have been reading the Psalms, Revelation and rereading Ephesians 10, The Armor of God. I have found peace and hope and also understanding: Peace and hope in knowing God is in control, and the understanding of the tomorrows we will face. With God we will be prepared for tomorrow. With the Armor of God we will find peace in the hope we have through Jesus.

Our God has prepared us

For all to come through Jesus,

By His grace we are with His Son

Through whom the battle has been won.

We will face fears,

We will face tears,

Still we will not die

From another’s lie.

Living for this world, no, never.

Living for Jesus,

Our salvation will last forever.

He has saved us.

Hallelujah, praise the Father.

Hallelujah, praise the Son,

Hallelujah, praise the Holy Spirit.

Praise God for His never ending blessings.

Amen

tcarter, 9/28/2021,

Discussion:

AN ANSWER TO PRAYER

I thought I could stop

The up and down hop

Going on in my mind.

Could peace I again find?

Speak up

Shut up

What is right

Not what might

So I knelt and began to pray.

The answer, “Do not betray

Your fellow believers,

Expose the deceivers.”

There are moments

I hear comments

Saying words I’ve written

Should never be hidden.

As my mind started to wander,

I knew it was time to pray.

Tilting my head I looked yonder

And asked God, “what do I say?”

I see the world in a haze,

With so many in a daze,

Not knowing where the truth lays

Too many yeas, too few nays.

I said, “Lord, what can be done?”

He answered, “it is simple my son.

Read the book of prophecy.

Not books of philosophy.”

“Today you pray

To know the way.

You already know it,

Now you must share it.”

So I will continue to write

Of how yesterday and today

Have and still explain tomorrow,

As the “god of this world” brings sorrow. (2 Cor. 4:4)

Put on the full armor of God, so you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For your struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

tcarter 9/20/2021, 10:22 pm

Discussion:

SPOKEN WORDS

There are days

We live in haze

Through our ways

Our wayward daze

So many have spoken

Many more are broken

Their lives but a token

Until they are awoken

Who are the fools

Those making rules

Or those who follow

Words that are hollow

There is one word

When it is heard

Hearts become stirred

Truth is not blurred

It is the Word of the Creator

Not the sounds of a berater

It comes without shaded hue

No, the word of God is true

It is our choice

As we have heard

To use our voice

And I pray it is

To speak God’s Word

Today I pray for this

All words have meaning. Some, over time and context, have changed, others still are. Meanings change to change meaning to change reactions that lead to actions that change the ways we are led astray, so we don’t get in the way, but obey as we are led astray.

There is One whose word is the same today as it was yesterday, and will still be the same all of our tomorrows. It is the Word of God. The Word of truth, the Word of creation and the Word of hope.

tcarter, 3/6/22,8:31 pm

Discussion:

THE HOPE OF HIS CARE

The thoughts in my head

While lying in bed,

The bodily pains

As the mind strains

To come to grips

With recurring trips

To . . .

No, I will not let this be.

Around me all I can see

Is God’s constant love

Reigning down from above.

By the blood of Jesus

I have been sealed.

By the one who saves us

I have been healed.

There may be times

I will not hear the rhymes.

But God will be there.

I live in the hope of His care.

tcarter, 5/24/22, 9:43 am

Discussion:

THE RISEN LIGHT

One cannot see

The setting sun

Beyond the rain filled clouds,

Or the rising sun

Hidden by the foggy sea.

But know

The Son is risen,

Walk in His light,

Not the darkness

Of the night.

As darkness prevails.

He is the Light of the world.

tcarter, 7/8/2022, 8:32 pm

Discussion:

BEFORE I SLEEP

Dear Father in Heaven

As I end my day

I kneel and pray

Thankful for You

And all You do

Leading the way

So I do not stray

For feeling Your care

In the love You share

For the hope I received

That moment I believed

In Your saving grace

In my worldly race

I pray now for others

My sisters and brothers

That they know Jesus

Your Son who saves us

I will sleep tonight

And tomorrow

Without sorrow

Awaken in Your light

Amen

6/8/2022, tcarter

Discussion:

MY DAY

Time for my pill

So I don’t fall ill

What was that sound

Oops I fell on the ground

No need to worry

I’m in no hurry

I’ll rest my head

When I crawl into bed

Just another day

As I lost my way

Lost it where

I don’t care

Looking up I see a smile

It’s been there all the while

That’s why every day

I will live to pray

It is Jesus

Who sees us

Let Him lead the way

He will lighten your weigh

tcarter, 6/27/2022, 9:10 pm

Discussion:

INSPIRATION FROM WHERE?

Watching tv

Looking at the screen

All I see

Is the starkness

Of our darkness

Never before seen

Could this be a reflection

Of tomorrow’s direction

Not to my recollection

Finding the connection

Requires an infection

One that is pure

Without a cure

So one will endure

Pain, that’s for sure

But they don’t know

What evil does sow

Watching the magic show

Ignorance does grow

Then there are the few

The truth they knew

They were the meek

The world did not seek

They were not the weak

They were the strong

Avoiding wrong

Forever long

And now belong

To the truth of His saving love

Who reigns from Heaven above

By man rejected

By God accepted

6/30/22, 9:26 pm, tcarter

Discussion:

THE WALK

Waiting again

How long has it been

There is no word rhyme

No, not this time

Looking around

One may be found

In the mingling crowd

Talking oh so loud

So I sit and pray

For the words to say

That may brighten their day

As they move on their way

I will say hello

But not goodbye

As their way they go

The find the why

7/26/2022, tcarter

Discussion:

IN THOSE TIMES

In the times of trouble,

Those moments of struggle,

When you need to snuggle,

As you feel life’s harms

Then raise up your arms

And feel God’s embrace

As the world you face.

In the world’s rejection

Live in His protection.

You are safe in the love

Sent from Heaven above.

And as you rest

You will be blessed.

God’s love is forever plentiful,

So we may live forever thankful.

8/5/2022, 2:10 am, tcarter

Discussion:

SING HIS SONG

When comes the dawn

We will hear the song

That’s sung forever long

Through the ages, never gone

Sung as one voice

Gathered together

Each a former debtor

In faith having made their choice

As God they praise

For His holy ways

And the hope He does bring

In harmony they do sing

With our hands raised

And God’s name now praised

Know the One who saved us

God’s Son, the risen Jesus

tcarter, 8/7/2022, 9:35 pm

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We pray that today, Your presence has touched those who are listening and watching.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, the healing of those in need of healing and the salvation of those who have not yet by faith accepted the gift of Your grace.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

8/13/2022

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His word rhymes

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The Gift of Faith

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

69, 7-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS,

Today we are going to read poems and discus where faith leads us. All of the poems are from Living In God’s Rhyme.

THE GENTLENESS OF FAITH (pg. 125)

Our faith is a reflection

That upon recollection

By those whose lives we passed.

Will see a love that lasts.

Our faith is not quarrelsome,

We speak in gentle tones

To those who do not know the Son

So they see the love he has shown.

His spirit may raise our voice,

Though never in anger, but in joyful song

Of a love that will make eyes moist

As the lost find that for which they do long.

Love is gentle in its forgiving

As shown by how we were living,

That as Christ redeemed us at the cross

So now we may live without the loss,

The loss of,

The love of his promise,

The gift of his grace,

That with Christ we will rise

When his call will end our race.

For God so loved us he gave his only Son

So we could join him and be the ones

To share,

To care,

To be there,

Anywhere

He calls,

Standing tall

So others hear

There is no fear

In God’s embrace

As the world we face.

Without love for others,

For our sisters and brothers,

Our faith is but mist in the air.

So how to the lost do we share?

Pray that our faith leaves no question

Of who God is and who we are in him.

May the gentle love of God

Be the gentleness of our faith.

Reflection on The Gentleness of Faith

I was led, or more likely I meandered, through four books before getting the inspiration for this poem. It came from 2 Timothy 2:24. “And the Lords servant must not be quarrelsome

But must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.” (NIV)

Discussion:

HIS WORD MAY IT LEAD US (pg. 63)

Matthew, Mark Luke and John,

Paul, Peter, Timothy and Jude,

Books and letters written

To show us the way to God’s love,

The love of his sacrifice,

The love of his grace,

The love he has for us,

The human race.

Jesus said,

Believe,

Be baptized

And spread the Gospel.

We should not only pray,

Pray every day,

For those who have not heard

His mighty saving word.

We should speak

So that we reach

Those souls we know

Of the gift we have received

So they will not be deceived.

We need to shout

To the world about

That Jesus saves,

He is what God gave

So the end will be better,

So it will not be bitter.

After Thoughts

As believers we can meet in clusters

So that faith and desire we can muster

That as we leave the room

We do not have a sense of doom

But the faith to share,

Share that we care,

That others hear

What we hold dear

To our hearts

So they may start

To see what they can be

That when with Jesus

They will be free.

Discussion:

THE RHYME OF GOD, THE RHYME OF ME (pg. 34)

There may be no rhymes

As in other times.

But it is not that the Lord

Has struck a lost chord.

(if he did it would be sung

as every church bell was rung)

His rhyme is his word,

The scriptures we read

Through which he plants the seed,

With hope that we have heard.

It is through his grace

That we see his face

In those we meet

And those we greet.

If we believe,

In us lives his rhyme

Forever in time.

He will not deceive.

Then I decided to write

About something right,

But got it wrong

Because it was me,

Me, just me, alone.

I can wander in this world,

Oblivious to all that is good.

I can try by myself

To lift myself up,

Up above the

Hustle without

The bustle,

And fail

Because the bustle

Of this world

Is the hustle

That tells me

All I see

Is all I need.

Then I awake from what I hope was a dream,

Hoping that all is not what it seemed.

I look in the mirror and see

The reflection of what I used to be.

What I used to be before

My Savior redeemed me,

Made me righteous in his eyes,

The eyes of his Father in Heaven above.

Every moment of every day I felt his love.

A love for me and those who surround

My life, who have oft times run aground.

I pray that what I dream

Is never real.

I pray that what may seem

Somewhat surreal

Is nothing more than a bad dream

From a bad movie scene.

As I live I pray that temptation

I turn over to my Savior

Who has conquered my sin

No matter where I’ve been.

When I turn my back

I lose my sight

Of what is wrong

And who is right.

May I focus my eyes,

The eyes of my soul,

So that to my sin I die.

He has mended the hole.

Reflection on The Rhyme of God, the Rhyme of Me

Someone once asked me at a book signing where the name God’s Rhyme came from for the first book. From Him I said, He is the Rhyme. Later I realized that I also had a poem in the book with that title. What a memory!

Discussion:

THE WONDER OF GOD’S WAYS (pg. 182)

God’s love is shown and Jesus is known

As the words of King David are heard

Many years after and many years before,

After the creation and before the resurrection.

In times of grace and in time of waste

God’s love for us never falters, never fails.

His is a love we may never understand,

While on this earth we are merely man.

David writes:

the LORD is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger; abounding in love.

He will not always accuse,

nor will he harbor his anger forever;

he does not treat us as our sins deserve

or repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his love for those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west,

so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

(Psalm 103:7-12)

How can we on this earth understand this love?

We live our lives struggling for love

While we struggle at times to give our love.

We shake our neighbor’s hands with winter gloves.

If we have fear for the Lord, the awe and respect he deserves,

We have opened the door to our hearts to receive his grace,

If we truly believe and accept this and are not reserved

In our faith, he is faithful to forgive and remember never.

Be thankful that as Isaiah writes of God,

For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways.”

declares the LORD .

As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

(Isaiah 55:8,9)

Live in awe filled wonder and his voice will not thunder

Because of who he is, as we live, he forgives.

By faith through his grace, we have the gift to forever live

Through the death of his Son, who took upon himself our sin.

Be thankful God is who he is and always will be,

Be thankful God loves you and loves me,

Be thankful God created us in love

So by believing we will see him in heaven above.

God so loves us that he sent his only Son to die for our transgressions.

If his ways were our ways, we would still be dying in those transgressions.

Be thankful and accept his love, the gift of his son

So one day you will be with him when with this world you are done.

Discussion:

AN ETERNAL HEART (pg. 135)

Therefore we do no lose heart.

Though outwardly we are wasting away,

yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16

As our years pass our outer body shows age.

In the book we write of life every year turns a page,

But with God every day our soul he renews.

The outside and inside present different views.

For our light and momentary troubles are

achieving for us and eternal glory

that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:17

In the earthly life we live we will face

Trials and troubles that will test our faith.

It is in each trial and trouble that we find

An answer from God that is beyond our mind

To understand because his ways are not ours.

He loves us all for all time through all the hours.

The strength of our faith will grow

As his seeds God does sow,

Seeds of love for him in those who are meek

So that at all times, in all things it is him that we seek.

So we fix eyes not on what is seen,

but on what is unseen,

since what is seen is temporary,

but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:18

It is only with God that we can look at the unseen

With the hope and promise that goes beyond our being.

We have the promise through Jesus, God’s Son,

That after our death, for eternity with him we will be one.

We live in a temporary state in these jars of clay

Knowing that we will be with God at the end of our days.

Through eternity and beyond we will be forever

With our Heavenly Father, we will live forever.

Discussion:

In the last few weeks I reread 1at and 2nd Corinthians. I find them to be very powerful in instructing us in how to live a Christian life.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (4/3/2022)

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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Season 7, Episode 8, The Truth of His Word Reigns

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

67, 7-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (8/4/2022)

Today:

Christian faith and the world view have been at odds since the time of Jesus’ resurrection. I am using the word faith instead of religion because faith is from God not religion without the reforms man has instituted into religion. We Christians must be able to separate the word of God from the words of man. To do so we, will be led to pray to God our Father, the Creator.

We must be ready to face and live in this world which . . . this world which does not like us. Sorry. I’m trying not to let words get the worst of me before we start reading. But as the world is against us, God is for us. And by His grace we can run the race before us and cross the finish line that those of the world are unaware of.

We’ll start with poems from God Still Rhymes.

SHELTER FROM THE STORM (PG. 83)

Who will give us shelter

as we suffer and swelter

from the impeding heat

of the city street?

Who will in our lives so torn

shelter us from the storm,

from the pouring rains,

from the winds of pain?

Some do not like

to consider God’s wrath

as out they strike

along their earthly path.

His word

on our path,

where it leads

do we heed,

heed his word,

have we heard?

Do we care

as we stare

never knowing

what we are sowing?

Do we live among the herd,

do we ignore his word

looking for treasure

and earthly pleasure?

There are so many

who refuse to hear,

to look in the mirror.

Joy there isn’t any.

They do not know

the seeds they sow

will always grow

death in the weeds.

There are oncoming storm clouds

as the world shouts

not knowing the pain

of the oncoming rain,

Not knowing the wrath

because of their path,

not knowing,

having never heard.

Jesus has calmed the stormy seas,

has rescued those in fear and need.

And through his sacrifice for our sin

he calmed God’s wrath for those who believe.

Discussion:

Yes, I like Bob Dylan and have at times tried to write like him. This shelter from the storm is completely different than the one he wrote with the same title. They are like faith and the world.

Another from God Still Rhymes, pg. 85

BORN THEN SCORNED

Into this life you were born

So that you might be scorned.

Never seeing your worth

While on this earth,

Though seeing the torn veil,

Not knowing that you would prevail.

(John 11:45)

Jesus threatens the comfort of our lives

Just as he threatened the Pharisee’s lies.

For that he would die.

Did they, do we know why?

The Messiah, the Son of God,

For that and all he said

They wanted him dead.

The world hasn’t changed.

He who controls rules.

The law, did it have the clues?

Not for the ruling few

Who believed they knew.

But what did they know?

What seeds did they sow?

Leading the lost sheep astray,

Did they ever ask or pray?

Today,

What do we say?

Do we ever pray

That we not be

Led astray,

But find

The Way

The Truth,

And the Life?

Please pray that your life can be more than you see at the beginning of the day.

Pray that your life may be changed, priorities rearranged,

That all you say, that all you do, is not for you alone

But for others through him that does atone.

May God’s grace shine upon your face.

May the gift of salvation be your restoration.

May you be joyful in the Lord,

Believing through faith

That Christ alone is the Lord of your life.

Discussion:

The last one from God Still Rhymes, pg. 90

AFTER READING HABAKKUK

God will punish those who oppose him,

Those who worship false idols as gods,

Gods of wood, silver and gold,

Those who oppress his holy people.

But at the same time the people of God

Will also suffer at the hands of their oppressors,

Those who do not believe that he is

The God of Heaven above, the earth

And the universe around us,

The God who breathed life into the first man Adam.

It is by his breath we find our strength

Through his Holy Spirit.

Because we live among unbelievers

We will suffer their hate for us

And their hate for God Almighty.

Through this suffering we pray

And through our prayer we come closer to God.

He hears our petitions, our fears.

He knows our weaknesses.

Becoming closer to God, by seeking him out,

We know his will for us and can stand firm

In strength, his love for us.

Knowing that in the end

When the battle no longer rages

We will be with him for eternity,

Not in the burning flames of Hell.

Though living in an adulterous world,

A world that forsakes the one

Whose image we were made in,

We do not reflect the failings of man.

We will grow in strength,

We will grow in faith,

We will grow in love.

We will not be the destruction of this world.

We will live to see the face of God

And forever be with him

Because he is our God,

The one and only God of the universe.

You may fight God, you may run from God,

But that path will lead you astray,

Lead you to where you may forever stay.

While there is time seek God, his ways are true.

Reflection on After Reading Habakkuk

Discussion:

Now a couple from God’s Rhyme, hopefully with some encouraging words to finish our reading and discussion.

WEAKNESS (pg. 132)

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for

you, my power is made perfect in weakness,"

2 Corinthians, 12:9, NIV

Paul, the evangelist, an imperfect man,

blinded with insight by the perfect Son,

who lost his strength and became weak,

thus glorifying the Holy Three in One.

I have tried to live with the lie,

to never give in before I die.

I have seen the meek always so weak

and wondered why they would not cry.

No, always a smile

traveling every mile

with heads held high

and never shy

while I put too much stock

in thinking I was a rock

until others saw the bad

and what I never had.

Then one day the sky was bluer,

each and everything looked newer.

It was as if my very eyes

had been shut to the world's lies.

I was never strong,

not even for very long.

There was too much wrong,

it was such a sad song.

Like a newborn baby

I cried for each new breath,

never wanting to rest,

realizing that maybe . . .

No, knowing that I am not perfect,

looking, the mirror did reflect.

There is no strength in my sin,

the race alone I could never win.

I am a sinner,

my life a loss,

but it has been reclaimed for me

by the grace of God, a death on the cross.

Through death and resurrection

I am a new creation.

Accepting His forgiveness,

to the world I can witness.

Made in God's image, molded in clay . . .

yes, in God's image

throughout every age,

it is to Him that we pray.

WEAKNESS (continued)

He knew us before we were,

He knows us today,

He knows us tomorrow,

and still He loves us.

To follow His Son

we must lose the ways,

the ways of this world,

the lies of the days.

And when we accomplish that,

the world will consider us weak.

But know that God is with us,

so who can be against us?

It is then that the slings and arrows,

the sticks and stones, the broken bones,

the sorrows that no one will borrow,

in this race we know His grace.

When we let in Christ's power,

we will no longer cower,

because He is God's Son

and that is sufficient.

"Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about

my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest in

me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in

weakness, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions,

in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am

strong." 1 Corinthians 12:9-10, NIV

May we live so that

by the strength of our salvation,

by the strength of our witness,

through the strength of our weakness

that God, that Jesus

may be glorified.

Reflection:

This is something I need to remember, at all times and in all places. But do I? I'm trying.

Discussion:

We’ll end with one written about John 3:16, pg. 106

JOHN 3:16

“For God so loved the world that He gave His

only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him

should not perish but have everlasting life.” (NIV)

God loved us,

He gave us,

His only Son,

For everyone,

Who believes

In His Son

Should not,

Will not,

Perish,

But have

Life

Everlasting.

What could be more poetic,

More comforting than this?

No words of yours or mine

Could convey love like His.

Gave His son,

Whoever believes,

Life everlasting,

There is nothing,

Not a thing,

Left to say.

Except,

Thank you Lord

For Your love.

Reflection:

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs; those needing physical healing, emotional healing and a healing of their faith. We pray for the salvation of those listeners who have not received the gift of Your grace and accepted Your Son, Jesus, as their Lord and Savior.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. We pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people; its leaders as the fight against the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

Father, as Christians, lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. May we know and proclaim Your truth over the lie. And as the world turns from You may we turn to the world and and pray, pray without ceasing as the Holy Spirit lead us.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

7/29/2022

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Season 7, Episode 7, God's Poetic Love

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

67, 7-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (July 29, 2022)

Today we are going to talk about love, God’s love and our love. Reading poems about love came to mind having written down the words of I Corinthians, Chapter 13, verse in a notebook after reading one night. I have been wanting to use this verse as the theme of a podcast ever since. As I prayed about the poems to use the word “Love “ was the center of my focus. So, I looked through the index of each book and found 6 poems with “Love” in the title. His Love!

Paul had been talking about some of the gifts of the Holy Spirit as Chapter 13 starts. He ends with Verse 13:

“And now abide in faith, hope and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (NKJV)

Our first one is from God’s Rhyme, pg. 13

LOVE

Love is a song

of not just how long

I have loved you

but of Your forgiveness thru

all I have done wrong

You are love

& how I love You,

my Lord, my Savior.

You, Jesus,

are love I can see.

Love is the warm sun

before each day is done,

that feeling inside

that is hard to hide

when walking with the Son.

You are love

& how I love You,

My Lord, my Savior.

You, Jesus,

are love I can feel.

Love, Jesus, is You

& all I can do

I know is give

each day I live

to those who need You too.

You are love

& how I love You,

My Lord, my Savior.

You, Jesus,

are love I can be.

Discussion:

Also from God’s Rhyme, pg. 25

BLESSED IS LOVE

Blessed are they

who love the Lord

thy God,

for they shall love

one another

& those around them.

We are commanded

to love God

our Father

with all our heart

& all our soul.

And after, to love

Thy neighbor

As we would

love ourselves

who are created

in the image

of our Creator.

Love with all

our hearts

& all our souls

as He did

who saved our souls

on Calvary’s hill.

Father, Son & Holy Spirit;

One & the same

for eternity.

Likewise, the Ten Commandments

Jesus said are one;

“Love one another

as I have loved you.”

The love that God commands

is the love He has given.

Blessed are we

who accept His love,

for we can return

the blessing.

Blessed are they

who love the Lord

for they, like God,

are love,

& love, like God,

goes on forever.

Discussion:

The last one from God’s Rhyme, pg. 31

We have read this poem on a previous podcast. And it fits into today’s podcast perfectly.

YOUR LOVE

Your love

fills my heart

at day’s

new start.

Your love

so fills me

I give thanks

to Thee.

Your love

fills my life

with children

& a loving wife.

You loved me

before I ever loved You.

You love me still

inspite of what I do.

You love me

& because You do

I try more

to deserve You.

Your love

shows me right.

In darkness

You are light.

Your love,

as only it can,

is so perfect,

more than man.

Your love

aways reaches

my needs.

I love you Jesus.

Discussion:

We have one from God Still Rhymes, pg. 103

LOVE

I can’t help but cry,

No matter how I try

As I wonder why

He was the one to die.

To endure the pain

That he may reign,

His love to give

That I might live.

At the cross

My life’s loss

Now forever lost

As he paid the cost.

There is a song about being

Before God in Heaven,

“I Can Only Imagine.”

Well, his sacrifice

For the sin of my life,

That I can never imagine.

The praying in the garden,

The emotional turmoil

The fears of man.

Then as the Son of God

Praying to the Father,

“Not my will, but yours.”

Man and Deity,

Knowing the end

He endured

The brutality of a Roman flogging,

The braided whip laced with metal balls,

Tearing through the skin

From shoulders to legs,

Exposing muscle, sinew and veins,

The human blood loss

On the way to the cross.

Weakened beyond thought and words,

Falling, as we should too.

A man named Simon

Took up Jesus’ cross.

Nails driven through His wrists and feet,

With excruciating pain nerves were severed,

Severed that I might be delivered

From the pain that is rightly mine.

Each and every intake of breath

An agonizing feat

To be repeated over and again

As he did exhale.

His human heart thirsting for blood,

Blood that was no longer there

Having been left on the trail,

Causing the heart of this man to fail.

The heart of God stopped

Because of me.

A sacrifice

That I might be forgiven

For the life I have been living.

His last words,

“Forgive them, Father”.

Because He loves me.

Reflection on Love

My daughter Emily showed me a book she was reading the last time I was at her house. The book is “The Case for Christ” by Lee Strobel. She had me read the chapter on the crucifixion. That chapter had a profound effect on how I viewed the crucifixion. I knew then that I wanted to write a poem about this. She has since lent me the book to read. So far I have reread the same chapter. I prayed before beginning to write that God would give me the words. He gave me the words and something else I have never experienced while writing – tears.

Discussion:

The next two are from Living In God’s Rhyme, the first one on pg. 41.

THE LOVE GOD GIVES

On his head thorns for a crown,

The thorns of my transgression.

Because he loved me I bow down

And profess to him my confession.

An all knowing God who created all we know,

Knowing the good and bad seeds we would sow

Still breathed into each one of us life,

Knowing that he one day pay would the price.

I wonder as I write these stanzas of words

Why, if he knew we would become a herd

Of wandering sheep,

His word he still keeps.

Though he knew our sin, our wandering ways

His love never wanders, the same it stays.

Yes, he is a just God who will punish

The unrepentant who refuse to believe.

But his love is always there

When we are ready to share,

To share in his reign,

That removes our shame.

He is a just God,

A righteous God,

He is a God of love,

He is a God of glory.

The Holy love of God

Forgives, it gives

Hope and blessing,

Joy in our sadness,

It lifts us up

As we share the cup,

The blood of his covenant

With the lost remnant.

From us he deserves

Our constant praise

As he preserves

Our living days.

And sometimes I wonder

Why he gave us free will

Knowing we would wander,

Knowing he would love us still.

His ways are not our ways.

Thankfully we should pray

A prayer of thanksgiving

That with him we are living.

Knowing all, who would hear his call,

He prepared for those who believe

That he alone is Holy in Glory,

A promise at the end of the story.

It is a story of his love,

The pain of his love,

The magnitude of his love,

The forgiveness of his love,

And the hope of his love.

He sent Jesus to deliver the message,

To pay the price to make us right,

To show the way, to open the door

That we may forever live in his sight.

Thank you, Lord

For your love for me,

Your love for my neighbor.

Thank you, Lord,

Thank you for eternity.

Discussion:

Our last poem is found on pg. 119 (LIGR)

FOR THOSE HE LOVES

There are words of our feelings

And words for our healing.

There are arms that embrace

As life’s threads we lace.

For him his life was more than touched,

It was ravaged by cancer,

An ugly uncaring disease

For those it reaches out and touches.

But somehow through all of the pain,

When all around the skies just rain,

Though not knowing the future

There always was hope in love.

It was in a book about a young boy

Who was born inside out.

The story told of his growing from toys

Of childhood to the toys of his children.

There was love in a poem on a brown paper bag.

There was love in the air that made him aware

That with this girl he could not let time drag.

The love she gave him was all he wanted to share.

There were children, not one but five,

So every day he knew that he was alive.

Family, oh the love they would give

Each and every day he did live.

The story continued through the love of sadness,

When life gave those who were there at his birth,

When it was their lives that were turned inside out,

When happiness and hope appeared much less.

First one, then the other,

Married for so many years

They suffered together

As others watched through tears.

Surgery the first invasion for both.

Then the invasion to their system

Of perhaps lifesaving drugs.

Then the burning sensation

Of man’s treatment of radiation.

All ending, all ending at the end.

The amazing part of the story was

The continuation of love that surrounded

Those sick and those tired watching the sickness.

The rhymes were there though written

With different words, in different lines.

The chapter on cancer ended, the story went on.

The author of life had healed the broken hearts

With words of hope and his blessings of love.

That inside out boy was made right

By the love of God and his sight

Was restored so that he might

Continue his life in God’s love.

The story is one of love.

Love for others, love for God

And the love God had for them all

As he continued to heed God’s call.

God’s rhyme is everywhere,

In the good, the bad of all we see and do.

His rhymes are always there

If we are open, not just to what it is he can do,

But believing he will always care

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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Him the times

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 7, Episode 6, Jesus, My Proof Reader

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Tim Carter sees God everywhere, even in the most difficult of times, reminding us that God is present in all moments of life.

"I will let God give to me his all as I hear his call."

Tim Carter is a Christian poet and author. He has written two books of Christian poetry, "God's Rhyme: Expressions of Faith" and "Living in God's Rhyme."

This is Tim Carter's story...

Tim Carter sees God in the good and bad moments of life. He sees God in the smiles of strangers, in the birth of new life, and even in death. He is reminded that God is present everywhere, even in the most difficult of times..

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. The power of rhyme in communicating and connecting with God

2. The importance of being aware of one's own judgmental tendencies and working to overcome them

3. The ways that God shows himself to us in everyday life, both in the good and the bad

Resources:

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Chapter Summaries:

1) Tim is Tim's brother Dave's brother tim is Tim and Dave is Dave tim doesn't like to hear himself talk on the podcast, so he changed the name of the podcast to Living in the rhyme from Living in Grief's rhyming.

2) Tim and Dave are going to read and discuss some poems that have encouraged them as they have lived them. The first poem is called Trust to Be Led. The second one is called. I removed the log from my eye and I will forgive as I live. Recently, Dave has found that he is becoming a worse driver. There was a glass house on the lake shore between Marysville and St. Clair, Michigan. Dave used to throw stones at people. He used to do that too. But now he's aware of it less and less. He thinks it helps us to be aware of things, so we're less likely to do them.

3) This week especially for some reason, I feel his grasp has been a little bit tighter. I find myself asking for forgiveness more often, but I also find myself not doing as many things that I think I need to ask for forgiveness for. Believing and being around and being with Jesus is fun.

4) All right. That was a good discussion. There was some good thoughts and questions.

5) The rhymes are what got me started. I had to give up a few stances because I could not find a Rhyming word that made sense. I kind of liked where I was going, but because I started rhymes, I knew I needed to finish.

6) The first two poems are Christian poetry that aren't published. The second poem is found on page 31, and it's called Your Love. Jesus' love is perfect more than man. Jesus is a loving and righteous deity. He loves people lovingly even when they do wrong things in their lives.

7) Tim was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009. He was treated with radiation in the hospital for three days and 25 low dose radiation treatments. After that. The hospital where he had his treatment at was 45 miles away from home, but they took him there at 7:30 instead of 800. Tim was able to get back to work by 8:30.

8) As his faith expanded through church and through reading. He wants to read more of the Old Testament as it gives him more of a desire to read the Bible. He is not a Bible expert, but he has been in groups with discussion about the Old and New Testament.

9) Tim and Jesus are running a race two weeks in a row. They were talking about the director of their show earlier. Tim and the director got together this weekend and they can't wait to be with Jesus next week. They are going to do a podcast called Preparation. Dave is in Florida. Paul and Tim are in Michigan. Dave is thankful they are there. Dave has been to the hospital before. Dave and Tim have been hospitalized recently. Tim and Dave will talk about this in the show notes. They will also talk about Tim's and Dave's relationship with Jesus.

10) Dave and Dave pray for their listeners and viewers. They pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people. They also pray for those who have not yet accepted the gift of your grace by faith. They are the King's kids, and you will never get rid of them because they are his with Jesus.

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Season 7, Episode 5, Running With His Grace

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

65, 7-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS,

Today we will be reading and discussing poems about ,the beginnng of our rebirth as Christians, then living our lives to reach the goal, the quiet of our faith, and the grace of God. 2wo poems each from God’s Rhyme and God Still Rhymes.

Discussion:

WE WERE BORN IN BETHLEHEM (GR, pg. 90)

We are the children of the Father of Abraham,

children dispersed to all the nations

We are the children of the Father of Moses

who led his people from captivity

We are the children of the Father spoken of

in the books of the Old Testament

We are the children of our fathers and

mothers and generations that came before.

We are God’s children

Both Gentile and Jew

Through His death and resurrection

And the promise of God’s covenant

We are God’s children

We have been chosen

Whether it is by His saving grace

Or a promise to an ancient race

We are God’s children

His face on this earth

As the ancient scriptures did foretell

Covenants old and covenants new

We are God’s children

And so we must live

Praising Him with words ever so bold

Singing songs and hymns both new and old

We are the children of the Father of Abraham,

children dispersed to all the nations

We are the children of the Father of Moses

who led his people from captivity

We are the children of the Father spoken of

in the books of the Old Testament

We are the children of our fathers and

mothers and generations that came before

Discussion:

RUNNING TOWARD THE GOAL (GR, pg. 129)

“All I want is to know Christ

and to experience the power of His resurrection,

to share in his suffering

and become like him in his death

in the hope that I myself

will be raised from death to life.” Phil. 3:10 GN

The race I could never win,

no, not on my own.

I stumble & fall, I sin.

& many times the race seems too long.

But for me, the race has been won.

Following God’s heavenly course,

Jesus, my Savior, His holy Son,

has received all the glory.

Knowing where my life ends

I continue to strive & run

the course Jesus set before me,

hoping that with Him I will become one.

“May you always be joyful

in your union with the Lord.” Phil. 4:4, GN

I must look ahead, never behind,

keep running by the power of His love

straight toward the goal & prize –

God’s call thru Jesus to life above.

As Jesus has done before me to see,

I must follow the course

He so perfectly set before me,

avoiding the obstacles of this human world.

& when I do finally & joyfully arrive,

He will take this weak & mortal body

& like His it shall become alive

in glory by the power of Him who has created all.

“May you always be joyful

in your union with the Lord.

I say it again, rejoice!”

Discussion:

HIS GRACE (GSR, pg, 127)

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith –

and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God –

not by works so that no one can boast.” (Eph : 8-9, NIV)

It is by grace that we embrace

Our salvation, our hope,

That in this race we see his face,

That in this world we can cope.

What is grace?

His love for us,

A fallen race.

We have lost

Our way, our place,

Since the time

In the Garden.

Asking

what is mine

Without thought

Or concern

For what we ought

To do or think.

And as the eye

Does blink

We wonder why

As we wander,

As in the journey

The path meanders,

Til the day’s end

Not knowing

Whether friend

Or other

We did treat

One we did meet

As a brother.

Grace is his love given freely,

A gift we will never deserve.

But it is there for us to accept,

Accept the love he does give

In this life we do live.

And we share that gift

As others we uplift

So as we follow, we serve.

(Discussion)

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus

to do good works, which God prepared in advance

for us to do.” (Eph 2:10, NIV)

We now share our faith

We received by his grace

As we then serve others,

Our sisters and brothers.

We show our faith by our works,

Which have been prepared for us

By the God of Heaven above

That we may show his love.

Jesus said, “believe, be baptized and spread the gospel.”

The gospel is full of his good works;

The healing, the kind words,

The love for mankind that poured out from him.

Good works, helping those in need,

Perhaps planting the seed,

That others may water

So that God may reap the harvest.

(Discussion)

We can sit

On our hands

Or for a bit,

Maybe stand.

But how does

That honor

The grace given?

Works are

A continuation

Of the rhyme,

The rhyme

Of all time,

Past,

Present

And future.

Our faith lives though works.

It is a sign that we are heirs.

Without works our faith

Is but a mist in the air.

As in his letter James said,

Faith without works is dead.

It is like speaking without a voice.

We have be given the choice.

We can say it and we can believe

We are saved by grace.

Our lives he has repaired

So what he has prepared,

The works, for us to do,

We help more than a few.

Discussion:

THE ROCKING CHAIR (GSR, pg.121)

A day for tears,

Tears of sadness,

Sadness in the joy,

Joy of a life well lived,

Lived with love,

Love for a husband and son.

It was a day we all did pray,

Pray for a son, thankful for his son.

Death is never kind for those left behind,

But it is at this time that we do find

The love God has for us in family and friends,

A gathering of memories that he sends.

Words of kindness,

Memories of laughter,

Times of struggle

And years of joy.

There are hugs, a kiss on the cheek,

A promise of prayer from those not so meek

That they will be there when you are feeling weak.

All done to help give you the peace you seek.

All of this inside the rooms surrounded by walls.

Then needing quiet to reflect, to hear God’s call,

Stepping outside what he found

There was not making a sound.

There were two he knew

For years, through tears

And fears,

Laughter

And talk

And thoughts

Of what ought

And not.

A lifetime seemed forever,

Yours and mine through the years.

In rocking chairs, seeing old friends,

Knowing they care until life ends,

Two who were there, though no words were spoken,

Quietly they did share comfort with a heart that was broken.

It is not always the words

That someone has heard.

Sometimes we can show we care

By sitting in a rocking chair.

Reflection on The Rocking Chair

There are two things a good friend from high school, and yes still today, says he remembers about our younger years: sitting along the shores of Lake Huron philosophizing, and my wife and I sitting in rocking chairs after his mother’s funeral. This is the friend who called a friend who then called a friend who called me to ask me to Bible study. (See “God’s Rhyme”)

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Follow is on our website

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You can buy Tim's books at the following websites

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"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

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S7 E4, Your a Dork Dad if

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

64, 7-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS,

Today we will read and discuss poems about my need to be open to God through my day, throughout my life: what do I have to offer to God’ and finally thoughts I on the way to church one Sunday. All of the poems are from Living In God’s Rhyme.

Just a side note for the show notes: in one of my radio interviews I was asked what my favorite Bible verse was; I answered, “The last one I read.” And today if you were to ask me which is my favorite of the three books, I would say, “The one we are reading and discussing on the podcast.” Yup, some days that could be 3 favorites.

DRAW ME CLOSER (PG. 122)

Dear Lord, draw me closer to you

In all I desire in all I do.

Lord, open my heart to your Holy Spirit,

Your spirit that dwells within me.

Lord, I do not want to knock on the door

So that you may open it for me,

I want the door to always be open.

I never want it to close.

Those moments when we share

My prayers and your answers

Are special moments I pray

Will never end, but continue

Throughout my day.

With the door open

I allow you to lead me from temptation,

I allow myself to be in your presence,

One with you, Abba, Father.

Abba, that relationship

I pray will never end.

Thank you, Father

For leading me to

The way,

The truth

And the life

With you

Through your Son, Jesus.

Amen.

Discussion:

MEET ME (pg. 123)

Lord, meet me, set me free.

You know where I’ve been, you know of my sin.

And although you know, you continue to show

That I am your child with a love so mild.

Lord, you met me when I could not see

Beyond my sight, what I thought was right.

You met me in the dirt of my earthly hurt.

My life you did raise so that you I could praise.

Finally found, hearing your sound,

The whisper of your spirit, loud enough that I did hear it.

You met me in uncharted seas with the waves washing over me

And calmed the storms in a life forlorn.

My Morning Prayer:

Meet me, Lord, every day

As I lift my head from my bed.

Help me to pray that each new day

I hear you before rising to my feet.

You, Lord, are my anchor,

You are my healer,

You are my redeemer,

My hope,

My joy.

You, Lord,

Are my everything.

Without you, Lord, I am nothing.

With you I can be everything

You want me to be,

Everything that you have for me.

My Evening Prayer:

May my life be as unleavened bread,

Without the yeast as the world serves it,

So when we meet I can hear the words said,

Well done, my good and faithful servant.

Discussion:

I HAVE NOTHING (pg. 151)

I have nothing to add to the word of God.

I have nothing to add to his love for me.

I have nothing to offer to make me worthy.

I have nothing to add to God’s rhymes.

That is true, but . . .

I can believe in His word.

I can accept his love for me.

I can accept that through Jesus I am worthy.

I can become one of God’s rhymes.

I can offer my life to God.

I can spread the Good News of salvation.

I can be a reflection of his love.

I can share the end of the Christmas story.

I have nothing on my own to give to God,

But with God I have everything to give.

I have every reason to live for him.

I have hope for life eternal with him.

I have nothing until I have God in my life,

Until I accept the atoning sacrifice

That showed his love for me.

I can accept Jesus, my savior,

My redeemer, my hope, my everything.

Discussion:

THOUGHTS ON THE WAY TO CHURCH (pg, 152)

The lost sheep,

Are we led,

Led to the way

Or led astray,

Are we fed

By the Bread of Life

Or captive to strife

There are random thoughts that cross my mind

That make me seek the words to find

That will feed me and lead me

To the right words to write

No questions,

No exclamations

Period?

Just the question,

As lost sheep are we led,

As lost sheep are we fed

To the truth, by the truth

Of who God is,

What Jesus has done

And the mission

Of the Holy Spirit?

Do we ever question God’s love?

Do we ever shout an exclamation?

Or do we just end with a period?

God’s love for us is never in question,

We should shout to the world in exclamation

That with God our lives will not end with a period.

ANOTHER DAY (PG. 155)

I was sound asleep

Not making a peep,

Not snoring out loud,

My head in a cloud.

Then there was a shout.

What was that all about?

Now awake I got out of bed

And, what else, hit my head.

Looking up I found

The source of that sound,

The cause of all my harm,

A clock with a buzzing alarm.

Oh my,

I asked why

Was today

Starting this way.

Looking up as I lay on the floor

I see a figure standing at the door.

What else, was there anything more?

My goodness it was only four!

Good afternoon, my wife said to me.

I guess you forgot your glasses and couldn’t see

That A M and P M are as different as day and night.

You have not only lost your mind, but also your sight.

The sight of my mind,

If that I could find,

I could remember time

And find that watch of mine.

Somehow with bare feet and my soul now bare

I made it to the kitchen where I became aware

That all I needed was a little Dr. Pepper

And a whole lot of Jesus

Reflection on Another Day

I had been bewildered for few days by the Facebook page, another book and things. I thought I needed rest from posting every day. And I must admit to becoming discouraged as the number of views dropped. I think I know why I listened to my wife a few nights before and then found that God told her to talk to me. I had been reading from the beginning of Genesis, then ended up taking an unplanned nap. My cell phone woke me up and then the first two stanzas of this poem came to me. It was so fun to write and I hope you found it fun to read. That night I found that all I need is a rhyme and a whole lot of Jesus

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen 4/3/2022

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As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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S7E3, Words of Hope

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

63, 7-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS,

Today we are starting with the poems for Chapter 2 of God Still Rhymes. It is titled Just a Thought with a note that says, not long to read, not that long to write. Chapter 2 can be found on pages 11 - 19.

I Wonder What

I wonder what does this mean

Snow falling in a summer scene

Leaves falling from autumn trees

From the wind of a spring rain breeze

Life, so many questions

Strife, not so many answers

Like a surgeon’s dull knife

Saving an alcoholic’s wife

Discussion:

Won’t Be In the Book

When I die

Where will I lay

On the judgement day

What will I say

It will be too late to pray

In the great by and by

Reflection on Won’t Be In the Book

It is how God works. The title was to mean that this poem won’t be in the next book. But with God, it means if you haven’t said the prayer of salvation, you won’t be in the Book.

Discussion:

Rest

When life has taken your best,

Take a step back, but don’t look around.

Do not be disturbed by the sound

For all you ever need can be found.

All you will ever need, in God’s rest.

Discussion:

Love Reborn

Your love is like a warm glove

In winter’s storms.

Your hand protects me

Against life’s storms.

When I feel tattered and torn

You remind me I’ve been reborn.

Discussion:

The Words Of

The words of action,

Our actions silently speak,

Silently telling the story

Of who we are

Beneath the stars of night

And the shining sun of day.

I pray that all we don’t say

Tells the world of God’s

Almighty Glory.

May our actions

Guide our words

So that reactions

Reflect what others

Seeing have heard.

Discussion:

In My Pessimism

In my pessimism there is hope.

Knowing what God’s word says

Relieves my fears,

Wipes away the tears,

Knowing what the world faces

The places that will burn.

Yes, there is pessimism

In knowing.

But more, there is hope

Knowing that there is time,

Time for more to turn.

Blinded by sight,

There is time that

They may be made right.

Hope is always there,

Always through prayer.

Discussion:

Our Loss at the Cross

The cross,

not for our loss.

The pain

for what we gain.

We can withstand

if we do stand,

not as the world sees us,

but through the eyes of Jesus.

As he was raised

we sing with hands upraised

that he might be praised

til the ends of the day.

Discussion:

Through his Eyes

His eyes are on me.

Oh, it might be.

Yeah. I pray that what he, that, what he does see

is not what I will be,

but who I am

to the great I am.

Tim Carter

Living in God’s Rhyme Podcast

6/30/22

We’ll end with a poem from Living in God’s Rhyme. It is on page 114.

Is This The Human Condition

(This is not a question)

Where is God when we need him?

Why has this happened again,

Over and over again?

We were told you were a good God,

A loving God who cares for his people.

Where are you in our times of need!

Before our time of need

We should take time to read

Of the history of his chosen ones,

His beloved daughters and sons.

In their times of greed

They did not see the need

To honor his glory and heed

His word, words that feed.

It is there for us today.

Did we not know so we cannot say?

Did we not know as we walked away

That you despised our way?

Did we not hear that Jesus came

Not just for the Jew, but also the Gentile?

He came so that with God we could reconcile

So as Jew and Gentile we are all the same.

If we love God and his Son,

No matter what we have done,

His love for us never is never ending.

Our lives forever he will be mending,

If we love him we must follow

With words and prayers not hollow,

We must be true to him who loves us,

Loves us so much he sacrificed Jesus.

There is a reason us rhymes with Jesus.

But we never learned the lesson,

Maybe because we never read

Of God’s anger over the adultery

Of his chosen ones with idols

And false gods, the gods of others

That do no good, but only harm.

Gods of wood and gold, some were so bold

To worship nothing instead of everything,

All that their God had for them.

So where is God today as children are slaughtered,

As lives are abandoned and hope forgotten?

He is everywhere, where are we?

Reflection on Is This The Human Condition

I think that I mentioned before that I had no idea what direction the book I am writing here would lead me. Although I talk of reading God’s word and receiving the words of the poems from God, I am probably the last person, if I were on the outside looking in, that I would think could have that relationship. It has grown since I started writing this book. But the poems continue to surprise and amaze me. I was reading Hosea before writing and I just stopped and wondered at the times God’s chosen people waled away from Him and then when trouble came, well you know what we all do at those times. Today we are in the same place. I had no idea I would what I would write other than the title.

Discussion:

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Lord, as America prepares to celebrate it’s birth on the 4th of July we pray for a mighty work in our nation. We are filled with unbelief, having in word and action told you that we do not want what you have for us. And then there are the times we ask where you were, why did you allow something horrific to happen. Lord, we pray that as we celebrate this July 4th that we find reasons to celebrate You and the protection you have in the past covered us with. Father, may the blood of Jesus cover every Christian believer as we proclaim our faith and lovingly share You and Jesus as You call us to. May we become that shining City on a Hill in this world.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

S7E2 Jesus, Our Friend and Cornerstone

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

61,7-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (6/23/2022)

Today is all about God’s Rhyme, poems from the first book, God’s Rhyme first published in 2015.

The first part of the book has poems I wrote in the 1970s and 80s for The Jesus Poems. I submitted the manuscript for publishing in 1983. It was accepted for publishing, but I could not afford it at the time.

The introduction:

“The Jesus Poems”

We all know that Jesus

Is the Son of God

& the Holy Spirit completes the Trinity

From the beginning of time & even before,

Jesus, as God, with the Holy Spirit

created the earth & all we know as good.

So, though not always mentioned as Jesus,

this book is dedicated to Him

to whom we relate in human form.

May this glorify His Holy Name.

& may it also bless you

as He has blessed me

in knowing Him better.

An experience of growth,

which even now continues,

it, therefore, is offered incomplete.

Reflection:

In 1978 my wife, Mary Lou, and I attended a Marriage Encounter weekend, a retreat to make good marriages better. We were led through the weekend by two couples and a priest. It was a weekend filled with revelations about each other, and others and God. The priest whose name was Larry Dunn was a Jesus filled man. As we found out that weekend and for many years to follow, to be with Larry was to be with Jesus. Larry was the priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission in our home town. And that is where we started attending church regularly.

Many of the poems from "In the Beginning" were written during those years we attended Guadalupe. It was a time and place where Jesus was celebrated; where everyone was hugged during the sign of peace; and the music, so full of joy, got you through the week.

Discussion:

This was the beginning of my journey which has taken many twists and turns and led to the following poem also in God’s Rhyme

MY FRIEND JESUS (pg. 5)

Take my hand

as we walk this land,

feel the sand

as time drifts away,

hear what I say,

just be what you may

with my friend Jesus.

A little boy, a baby girl;

sometimes the days

like a waterfall swirl

until I feel the sun’s rays

& I know it’s the Son,

Who, tho blinded to some,

is Who I will follow.

A walk thru a field

& I find I must yield,

give of myself, die to my wants.

I opened the door

& found Him waiting there,

wanting no more

than that breath of fresh air.

I found the way.

As people had said,

it’s not what you say

or the thoughts in your head.

It’s not just the grace of an evening meal.

It’s something you always feel,

something that starts deep in you heart.

Take my hand

& walk with me;

There is so much to be.

Together we can stand,

not just the two of us,

because we are three

with our friend Jesus.

Discussion:

Jesus became approachable to me in at this time in my life. Not only was he part of the Holy Trinity, he was a friend, someone I could talk to freely. My prayers and worship revolved around Jesus as my Savior.

MY SWEET JESUS (pg. 10)

Oh Jesus, sweet Jesus,

I pray that when you lay

me down for my final rest

it is in Your arms, I pray.

But for now, let me live

such that in all I do

in my life is to give

as You have to me.

In this life I am living

may I pass on to others

the way of gentle forgiving

You have given to me.

May the weakness

in this life

give way to meekness

everlasting with You.

Living here today,

maybe gone tomorrow,

Your word shows me the way,

the path I must follow.

Reflection:

Discussion:

Let the word (spoken by) the Christ, the Messiah,

have its home (in your hearts and minds) and

dwell in you in (all its) richness, as you teach

and admonish and train one another in all insight

and intelligence and wisdom (in spiritual things

and sing) psalms and spiritual songs, making

melody to God with (His) grace in your hearts.”

Colossians 3:16 Amplified

MAKE MELODY TO GOD (pg. 41)

We sing Your Word

which we have heard

with our ears

throughout the years.

We sing

& the words ring

of what You have done

thru Jesus Your son.

Psalms & hymns

sung of Him

Whose life is praised,

from death he was raised.

Living

for years

knowing

life’s fears

crying

hurt tears

Then,

believing

without sight

accepting

now the light

living

thru His might.

We sing even more

of His glorious splendor,

of the life He has given

unlocking the gates to Heaven.

Psalms, hymns & spiritual songs

of His righting our wrongs,

we sing of His glory

that all may hear His story.

May our living be a melody

to God & His Son’s body.

May we sing with His grace

In our hearts in faith.

Discussion:

The next poem I know was written for a reason.

THE EVERY MAN (pg. 114)

Is that me sitting in the pew?

Is that you on bended knee?

Those few I see, they are we.

Waiting, do I hear of Your Good News?

The every man is everywhere;

he’s rich, he’s poor,

he’s at the door,

never knowing what is there.

What is there for him?

He may sing a hymn,

he may recite a psalm,

he may appear calm.

But the inside

and the outside

don’t always meet

while in the seat.

Oh yes, he hears.

And like you

he has fears,

unknown to him,

that salvation was won

but the race we must run.

He may hear the spoken Word,

he may hear the sermon,

he may hear the children,

but what has he heard?

Then he is home again

not thinking of sin.

He is thinking of gain

of winning the game.

Years of fears,

fears and tears

of hiding, not confiding;

one cannot find when one is blind.

It was me, was it you?

There are more than a few

who occupy the pew

and have not a clue.

There is clutter

and people mutter

words without meaning,

but with a definite leaning.

So the every man

sits and prays,

does what he can

but never stays.

Never stays because

he has not heard of Jesus’ love,

and how He died

that every man might survive.

He is there every day, including Sunday,

needing someone to reach out and touch,

a tap on the shoulder that reaches his soul,

so that for salvation he does pray.

We need him as much as he needs us.

By reaching out he makes us stronger.

By showing him the faithful love of Jesus

his journey becomes shorter, not longer.

Sitting in a pew,

more than a few.

What do we do,

are we still the few?

Reflection:

This goes back to the days when I didn't want to explain the kids why Dad didn't take communion. As the kids grew we were involved in school, Catholic school. PTA, coaching, festivals (no, not Old testament festivals). I saw many dedicated men helping others in church. their dedication to helping others was much greater than mine. But one thing I wondered about was, in spite of their good relationship with the church, did they have a true relationship with Jesus.

I finally realized that there were more that the dads that might not have that relationship. One Sunday We walked into church with a couple that had been members of the church long before we were, I'll never forget this; the woman said, "I hope I have done enough good things to get into Heaven." Yes, there are more than a few.

Discussion:

We’ll end with The Cornerstone. (pg. 122)

THE CORNERSTONE

The cornerstone, the first block laid,

upon which the foundation is made,

in which the line is straight and true,

the beginning holding the clue.

A clue of the temple

A view of the house

A pew of His church

The few

The blessed

The meek

The poor

The Spirit

The Son

The Father

All found in . . .

the cornerstone.

Old and new, we can read testaments

of the blocks which rest on the cornerstone;

so perfect in line, lest we lament,

lest we reject, lest we build on our own.

Jesus, the cornerstone on which we build our lives;

a temple, we as one become a church

building on His perfection we strive

through His life, we end our search.

Building on the cornerstone

we are no longer a stranger,

we no longer build alone,

not since that birth in the manger.

“We are members of His household,

Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,

With Christ Jesus as the chief cornerstone.” Ephesians 2: 19, 20, NIV

Before the beginning and beyond the end,

Jesus, our Savior, is our cornerstone;

building on a life, a death that God did send,

the house He builds becomes our own.

(Yes, He was the cornerstone the Psalms tell us the builders rejected.

But for those who believe, He is the cornerstone for all that is good.

In Him we have our faith, our hope, our joy, our eternal salvation.)

Rreflection:

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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Season 7, Episode 1, God's Truthday

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

61, 7-1, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (6/16/2022 )

Today we will be presenting the late night edition of Living In God’s Rhyme podcast. The poems we will be reading and discussing were written on my notes app on my cell phone at night as I sat on the edge of the bed. When finished, usually between 9:00 and 10:30 at night, I would post them to my personal Facebook page. So, here is the late night edition.

OUR LIGHT IN THIS WORLD

AT NIGHT KNOWING TOMORROW

TRUTHDAY

THE RISEN LIGHT

THE HOPE OF HIS CARE

BEFORE I SLEEP

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

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Season 6, Episode 10, God's Love Has Won

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

60, 6-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (6/10/2022 )

When life gets in my way, or when I get in the way, then feeling God’s love again.

SHAKEN

What we hold dear,

Overcoming fear

Of what has been taken

When our life is shaken.

It is then to rest,

Time to be blessed,

Know that what was lost,

It was worth the cost.

The pain of loss,

Lost at the cross,

The loss of one’s self,

Taken off the shelf.

What loss does bring

Costs not a thing.

What then is found

Is love profound.

The loss of strife

To save your life,

No longer forlorn,

Now stronger reborn.

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#MomentsofRhymesinGodsTimes

Discussion:

July 10, 2019 (Poem 9.9)

Book 4 will be full of short poems, at least short for me. There is still my need to write the longer poem. This came out last night when the idea for a poem came to me. Not sure if it will make the book or not. And yes, I did pray before I write the first line.

NTERRUPTION

God beat me up today.

Not really,

He let me do it to myself,

He did, really.

I had not wanted to pray,

Then he took me off the shelf.

Yes, there was a beating,

It was me fighting

and receiving the punches

I was throwing at myself,

Punches of despair

And discouragement

Solidly landing

On my broken soul.

The rhyme was gone,

So was the song.

It did not take long

For all to go wrong.

The Lord had blessed me.

Jesus had set me free.

So tomorrow I could see

What God meant me to be.

And then,

Just when

Doubt had crept in

Began the sin,

The sin of unbelieving,

Rejection of my receiving.

I had turned my back

And did not want to ask

Why I could not cry,

Why I could not try.

Was this my good-bye

Or was it just a lie?

Then I heard a voice,

“My son, it is your choice.

Have no fear,

I hold you dear

To My heart.”

He removed the dart.

Then came news of the rhymes.

There came word of the times

Of yesterday,

Words for today.

Words of hope

That I may cope.

God did quietly wait

As I wandered astray,

Wandering from the straight

Path leading the way

To the patience I need.

If I wait, His word will feed.

I had faltered,

Though that hadn’t altered

The love God has for me.

When in darkness I cannot see,

At the right moment in time

He covers me with His rhyme.

Afterthought:

I once read a book, “Love Wins.”

I would change that to, “God’s Love Wins.”

His love overcomes sin.

It is through His word we win.

7/9/19, tcarter

Discussion:

DO WE DO THIS TO JESUS? (LIGR, pg 37)

Do you believe that every word Jesus spoke is true,

Or do you believe of all the words in just a few;

His word at creation,

His word of the resurrection,

His word of the door,

The bread of life.

His Father in Heaven,

His word over death,

His word that heals?

Yesterday,

Today and

Tomorrow,

It is his word we must follow.

And then we are told,

What so ever you do

To the least of my brothers,

That you do unto me.

Do we as Christians mistreat Jesus?

Do we see him in those we meet,

Those we pass in the street,

The homeless one,

The child on the run,

The one in rags,

Possessions in bags?

Are we better than them?

Are they not a reflection of,

A reflection of his love?

And when we judge them to be less,

Can we expect to be blessed?

Jesus ate with sinners,

And those less fortunate

In the eyes of the world.

Must we ask ourselves why?

Do we ever try,

Try to understand?

His word is a command.

I can hurt Jesus when alone,

With no one else, just my bones.

But I must not mistreat him,

Must not commit the sin

Of judging him

When I do others.

Reflection on Do We Do This to Jesus?

We may never know, perhaps the one we judge to be less is the one God sent to bring us to Him.

Later in the day after writing this poem I was reading the Beatitudes in Matthew 5-7. This poem is me. I found myself being spoken to in the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. And I was reminded in Chapter 7 of this, “Do not judge or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Forgive me Lord. Always keep me mindful of the plank in my eye.

Discussion:

MONDAY MORNING THE NIGHT BEFORE (LIGR, pg 29)

There is nothing to say

Nothing new in any way

Except the thunder I hear

Slowly as it moves near

There is one difference I have noticed

Since putting letters together that form the words

Well now two

I have misplaced the punctuation

And one line is too long

But through it all,

On this day I still hear

His voice, his call.

He is still, as always, here.

Always and forever

Includes tomorrow,

Knowing the he will never

Leave me in my sorrow.

Another day to be in his presence

Another hour to be thankful

That through his grace my penance,

He has taken from me, it is paid in full.

So, I will awake in the morning,

To the rising Son.

There will be no mourning,

The battle he has won.

The only fear I will know

Is the awesome reverence

That by his holiness I must show

To God for taking my repentance.

Monday morning’s prayer is

That all my desires

Are that I live wanting what is his,

His love for me is all I desire.

Discussion: Let’s end with the hope we have.

THE LIFE I FOUND, Poem 36

My ear to the ground

I heard not a sound.

Then looking around,

It was then I found

The way,

The truth

And the light.

All I saw

Was God’s awe,

The sun,

The moon

And the stars.

The life I now live,

The life He did give.

With Jesus alive

I will now survive

Beyond the end,

Living in hope,

Rising with Him.

9/20/19, tcarter

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 6, Episode 9, We Are God's Children

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

59, 6-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 6/3/2022)

Today we are going to talk about children. Our children and the trust they have in us. And as God’s children do we come to Him? As children do we know how to pray?

This first reading is from a tentative manuscript title Moments of Rhymes in God’s Times.

This is the Facebook post:

I need your help. The book I am writing now, Moments of Rhymes in God’s Times, started out as a book of short poems. Something different for me. The other night I had the idea to write children’s prayers. There are four of them. I would like feedback on what you think of them. Should I write more or go back to my normal writing? Thank you for taking the time.

Dear God,

I pray for my family,

I pray for my friends,

I pray that Your goodness,

That it never ends.

Dear God,

Open my eyes

As I get out of bed.

I see the sun rise,

Now I pray

That I see You today.

Dear God,

Thank you for today,

Forgive me for my wrongs

So I will sing happy songs,

For this I do pray.

Dear God,

I know You are everywhere,

I know that you care,

Today it is my prayer,

To see you everywhere.

Dear Lord can be used in place of Dear God.

7/25/19, tcarter

#MomentsofRhymesinGodsTimes

Discussion:

THE CHILDREN (God’s Rhyme, pg. 40)

Bless the little children

for they are what we were

& what we should be

when we come to God.

Come to Me as children, He said,

innocent

trusting

obedient.

& most of all with love,

unquestioned

unchallenged

undemanding.

Bless the little children

for what they can teach us;

to smile with a heart full of joy

that comes from Jesus.

Reflection:

Just a thought about Jesus telling the disciples to let the little children come to Him and how we must come to Him freely, openly and with loving arms outstretched without the requirement of expectations.

Discussion:

THE STORIES YOU COULD HEAR (God’s Rhyme, pg 56)

There was a time when every word

in every line was heard,

for only a dime your thoughts were stirred,

riches of gold mines were yours to herd.

The old gray man and his yarns –

do you think you can reap your farm

with oriental fans and thatched barns,

and not dam up fantasy with harm?

Leaning on the ground, spinning tales,

a journey you’re bound on thru gales

on a ship aground hunting whales:

pictures of sound sown never fail.

Ancient glory upon you so near,

a sand quarry full of deer,

dream lore he reflected like a mirror;

oh the stories you could hear!

Reflection:

What I thought a Grandfather should be like. My one Grandfather died when I was 12 and we had moved away from our home town. Now that I am one, I hope I can tell those stories.

Discussion:

THE DINNER TABLE (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 89)

At the end of the day, before the stars of night,

A family sits at a table, holding hands they pray,

Thanking the Lord for his bounty, the food they eat,

The hands they do hold, for all they receive.

Perhaps it is the first prayer a child does learn,

That all we need comes from his infinite love,

That the fruits of our labor are on the table,

And even more in our love for him and his children.

The family around the table shares their days,

Their joys, their sorrows, their hopes, their desires.

By starting their meal with a prayer

They have set the course for their lives.

At the table in God’s sight

Seeds are sown that they always may

Share their blessing with those they meet,

To share God’s grace that others may believe.

Praying, each in their turn,

They lift their thanks to the one above.

By this, as a family, they are able

To lift others from where they have been.

As a family together, each one prays

That they may live a life that God inspires,

As he encourages them to care

From the table to help others they leave.

It may be at the dinner table

That our faith may be shown

To our children as we pray,

Offering our thanksgiving,

And show them we are

Children of God

And together

We are part

Of God’s family.

Discussion:

THE HOPE OF HIS CARE

The thoughts in my head

While lying in bed,

The bodily pains

As the mind strains

To come to grips

With recurring trips

To . . .

No, I will not let this be.

Around me all I can see

Is God’s constant love

Reigning down from above.

By the blood of Jesus

I have been sealed.

By the one who saves us

I have been healed.

There may be times

I will not hear the rhymes.

But God will be there.

I live in the hope of His care.

5/24/22, tcarter

We have read today’s last poem before. I think that it is a proper way to end today’s podcast about children.

WHO AM I? (God Still Rhymes. Pg 130)

Jesus asked his disciples,

“Who do you say I am”?

Who did they think he was?

And in times of doubt I ask myself,

“Who do I think I am?”

At these times in my life

I know I must reply,

I am reborn,

I am saved,

I am forgiven,

I am redeemed,

I am made holy in his sight,

I am blessed,

I am loved,

I am a child of God!

And there, without words,

Is the rhyme of who I am,

I am one with God!

Forever in his sight

I am now made right.

Though I may stumble and fall,

My name he will always call,

Always and forever,

He will leave me never.

Yes, I am a child of God.

That is who he says I am.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 6, Episode 8, God will Overcome

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 27 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Today, 2 unpublished and 2 published from Living In God’s Rhyme. Today my hope, my prayer is that it is God’s words, not my words, and God’s voice, not my voice that are heard. May the power of God lift us up as we read and discuss today’s poems.

8/11/19

A daily devotional I was given by a neighbor and I have been reading has led me to new understanding of what God has for us (me). It has led me to a more thorough understanding of prayer, waiting and hope. The book is Streams In The Desert, complied by L. B. Cowman. My neighbor thought I would like it because of the poetry that is in some the devotions. I’m sure there was another involved in this decision as every day since I started reading the devotions are exactly what I need.

VICTORIOUS

You are my King and my God, who decrees

victories for Jacob. Through you we push

back our enemies; through your name

we trample our foes. (Psalm 84:4-5, NIV)

A thousand and more years

Overcoming our fears,

Defeating our foe

So onward we go.

Love for His chosen ones,

His daughters and sons,

Through God’s grace

They find faith.

Today, our foes still in sight,

We have victory, through God’s grace

Over the foes we fight,

The enemies we face.

The battle against temptation

Has been won through our redemption.

The battle against sin

Our savior did win.

Through death

And by the grave,

Through His resurrection,

Jesus has defeated our foe.

As heirs to the Lord,

When we face the horde,

And as we live with the discord

Of this world, Jesus is our sword.

Call out to the cross

And proclaim the loss

Of our enemy.

Claim His victory.

Jesus was victorious,

Victory is our chorus,

The song we claim

In Jesus’ name.

8/9/19, tcarter

Discussion:

I am still amazed how God works. From what I heard one the news today to reading His word tonight

came the following. I also realized how His love works through the encouragement of others. God does work in His ways, not ours.

THE LOVE OF HIS COMMAND

I heard the news today.

Yes, I changed a word,

The lyrics from the sixties

Last century that is.

Yes, I did hear and I did read the news.

Sometimes when one speaks one’s views

The truth comes out, then others shout,

Wondering how views like that come about.

I once wrote about a long ago idol

Whose thoughts one day became idle.

He sang the words all you need is love,

To which I replied, all you need is God’s love.

I believed, he did not, what Jesus said,

“A new command I give you.

As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,

If you love one another.” (John 13:34-35)

The love of man, yes it can

Give us relief from the grief

Of the lives we live

And what we did give.

It is there today and maybe gone tomorrow.

There will be so many days with sorrow.

What is this love we need?

This love, what does it feed?

Is it freely given to everyone

Living with us under the sun?

Maybe,

Maybe not.

Jesus said, as I have loved you.

Commanded, this we must do.

Not a love of this world,

No, with the love of God.

Sending his Son to live among us,

This man, the Son of God, Jesus,

Loved us all, the good and the bad

No matter the lives that we had.

He loved those in need,

That is you and me, all of us.

Whether living in the weeds

Or in the fields, he loves us.

Oh, there are those who will fall

When it is time for the final call.

But by loving without standing behind a wall

There will be more in God’s love standing tall.

The rich man, the poor man,

The tattered and torn

And those dressed well worn,

One and the same in God’s hand.

To deny our love to others

We do judge our brothers,

Judge them to be less,

Judge them to be useless.

If we accept the love God has for us,

The sacrificial love of his Son Jesus,

Then as we walk down the street

We will love everyone we meet.

1/11/18, tcarter

Discussion:

AS ONLY YOU CAN (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 116)

I look at the clouds and I wonder aloud

What lies beyond the skies?

What ever can be though looking I cannot see.

I look at the wonder of it all and I hear your call.

Beyond the skies is Heaven above,

Where there are no whys, just your love.

But first we share in this world of ours

For what we care in each day’s hours.

The mountains, the valleys,

The meadows, the deserts,

And the vast deep waters,

They all exist inside of us.

You spoke the earth into existence,

You breathed your breath into man,

Your power knew no resistance.

It was only and is only you who can.

May we live in your glory,

Be a part of your story.

May we every day strive

To have you in our lives.

May we see the splendor,

Of all you do, of who we are

As we shine brighter than the stars

When we let you, Lord, be who you are.

Discussion:

WHOSE WORDS (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 149)

And this is my prayer; that your love may abound

more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

so that you may be able to discern what is best

and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes

Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.

Phil 1:9,10

Whose words do we seek

As we hear others speak?

Are they the words of truth

That in us will bear fruit?

As believers do we know God’s word

Or do we only know what we have heard?

Do we ever make the time to know

What God’s word says so we may grow?

Do we have the desire to understand

Where it is God wants us to stand?

Do we search his word, do we make the time to study

So that when someone speaks we are not just putty?

Do we know when the words are from God and not from man?

To understand your word we must have a yearning

To listen to others and not overlook our own learning.

Through prayer and reflection in our time alone

With you, Father, we will mature in our love for the cornerstone.

The cornerstone of your church, of our faith, your Son Jesus,

Is fully known as we seek in your word how you see us.

We must read so we know the truth when we hear it

And know what is not from you so we may not be near it.

You, Lord, love us every day

So every day we must pray

That as we read we know what you say

About the truth of your grace and your way.

Thank you, Lord, for what you do,

Help us to be more than just a few,

Help us to know and spread your word

So others cannot say they never heard.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 6, Episode 7, Give it to God

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 20 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

57, 6-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 5/20/2022)

Today’s theme is, He is always there. He is God of the good times and is God over the bad times.

We’ll start with what started as 3 but became 4 recently written unpublished poems.

TO WANDER AND WONDER

He sat under a bridge

Overlooking the ridge

White skies of blues

And various hues

It had been more than an hour

Since he lost it all turned sour

Though once considered a poet

He no longer did know it

The sun began to set

His eyes were getting wet

The few he had met

He did not regret

There were times

There were rhymes

Of nickels and dimes

And words of the mimes

There were question marks

Though with few remarks

The sentence ran off

With words of a scoff

Then in the distance a shout

That triggered all doubt

Whatever could this be

That he could not see

The oncoming clouds

Were like woven shrouds

Hiding the oncoming rain

Thunder rattling the brain

He curled in a ball

Then later did crawl

From under the bridge

Overlooking the ridge

Then startled he awoke

And began to choke

On the sense of despair

He had felt in the air

5/9/22, tcarter

Discussion

WORDS OF A TALE, WILL IT PREVAIL?

Fighting the wind,

It was then he sinned.

Tree branches swayed.

He should have prayed.

But instead he ran away,

Resisting what may

Be the end

Around the bend.

There was a wall

As he did fall

To the ground

Without a sound.

He had no voice

To make his choice;

The decision,

Then the vision.

Right and wrong,

Words of a song

He once did sing.

What did it bring?

Perhaps contentment

Without resentment.

Perhaps hesitation

On his destination.

Once upon a time

Committing the crime,

It was then he knew

What he must do.

But did he?

Could it be?

What did he see,

A rising sea?

No one knows.

The story grows

With ugly turns

And half-filled urns.

Will this ever end,

This message we send?

When the end is near,

Will we live in fear?

5/6/2022, tcarter

Discussion

TO BE CONTINUED

I was sitting on a bench in the park,

I had left my bad day at work on a lark.

Rain was spitting down upon my head.

Now bereft, I should have stayed instead

A passerby said, “Hey fella,

Wake up and where’s your umbrella?”

And I asked, “Why do you worry ?

understand I’m in no hurry.”

As the time slipped slowly away

Nothing was left for me to say.

But the rhyme had always been there,

And the buzz I heard off somewhere

What to do sitting in the rain?

What is this sorting through my brain?

This is new, can this ever be

What I miss when I think of me?

Ever strong I shall now become

Ever living, no longer numb,

Now the song of my salvation

I sing, giving Him adoration.

I did know of this yesterday

I did grow and would daily pray.

And now I am again amazed

And I cry as His name be praised.

One bad day that led me astray

Now I pray, to be led from pain.

Ashes burned as I walked away

Have turned now to Heavenly rain.

Jesus is risen,

I am forgiven.

Without the cross

Life is a loss 3/10/2022, tcarter

Discussion

THE ROAD, GOD’S WORD

At those times,

There are rhymes,

I often find

I am not blind

To what I have heard

As I read God’s word.

What is true,

Is not new;

It was yesterday

As it is today.

And in believing tomorrow

He will overcome our sorrow.

Once walking the lonely road,

Weighed down by my earthly load,

I grew tired and weary

Living a life so dreary.

Then shown a ray from the Son,

The light of God’s Holy One.

And all I could then see

Was what He had done for me.

At the end of the road

He took my heavy load.

His rhyme,

His time,

Now I will live

As He did give.

My hands I will raise

And His name will praise.

5/14/2022, tcarter

Discussion

THOUGHTS FROM READING PETER (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 142)

I just finished reading 1 Peter

And I am continually reminded

That the Bible is as much about today

As it is about yesterday,

And it is much about tomorrow

As it is about all of our todays

As it is about all of the yesterdays.

As I read I wondered about tomorrow

And what may lead to our sorrow,

But then I remembered that tomorrow

Will worry about itself.

We are told not to worry

So why do we have to hurry

To get through today?

Maybe I need to pray.

No matter where I have read

God’s word it has kept me fed.

I just have to remember

That as a family member

I live with God, through his grace.

I may fail today in so many ways,

But with God, tomorrow is a new day.

Discussion

Tim read from "Living in God's Rhyme" book the following poem from Page 117

Corners

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 6, Episode 6, God's Perfection

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 13 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

56.6-6, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS,

Unpublished poems from the Last Notebook manuscript. The poems were written in March and April of 2020.

THE LAST NINE PAGES

Over the years there have been written

Many pages of the times I was bitten,

More pages of when I was smitten

While living in Michigan, the mitten.

Now though has come the time

To confess all my crime,

Days when out of a rhyme

I was covered with grime.

No point in looking back;

The time I got sacked

Or the book on the rack,

So much still in the stack.

Now I must look ahead

At tomorrow instead,

Not forgetting today

To let God set the way.

When confessed God will forgive

Yesterday’s sins I did live.

And I must repent

Of those days spent.

I will write of this no more

Knowing what may be in store

For my tomorrows

Will not be sorrows.

The last nine pages in this notebook

Have now become seven,

The number of God’s perfection,

Living in His resurrection.

My prayer this day:

May God bless you

In all you do.

May those you meet

On the city street

Feel His love

Rain from above.

As you live

May you give

All you have

Because you have

LOVE!

7/16/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

Monday, March 23, 20

After much reading and listening to the issues surrounding the COVID-19 virus, the following words came to me.

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE

When one is lost

Is there a cost

That must be paid,

Confession made?

As this virus

Does tire us

Do we pray

Night and day?

Without words to say

In those times we pray

It is through God’s Spirit

Our prayer, He does hear it.

Lord, there are those ill

And so many still

Waiting in fear

Of what is near.

Lord, may Your will be done,

May we follow Your Son,

May we see Your grace

In the world we face.

Lord, draw us near.

Lord, wipe the tear

So our eyes may see

What tomorrow will be.

Save us,

Jesus,

You our Lord,

From discord.

Heal us,

Jesus,

Save us,

Jesus

From our ills

As you fill

Our hearts with the love

From Heaven above.

May we not be afraid,

The ransom has been paid.

3/22/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

The next two poems are part of a series is must have written for Facebook. They are part 3 and 4. I couldn’t find Parts 1 and 2. But I did’nt look at every poem in the manuscript either.

Day 3

IN THIS WORLD WE FACE

I. TODAY

Through our years

We have faced our fears.

We have overcome

Better than some.

And on one asks why.

It is we who must try

In this world we face

To share God’s grace

And stand and pray

Before the end of the day

For healing

From the reeling

Of this world’s disease

And lead them to believe.

II. TOMORROW

They will see the Son

Rises in the morning,

In gray clouds storming.

They will be set free,

Forever with Jesus be.

III. AFTER THOUGHTS

A virus, Covid19, is our world for this season.

Surely for the confusion we see there is a reason.

As followers of Christ we must do more than pray.

Knowing the love of God we must lead the way

By living in the Truth, the Way and the Life

So those now living in fear and strife

Will find comfort and peace, healing of their souls

As they encounter life’s rocky knolls.

May we live a prayer,

May we live to share

Our faith in Jesus

Who died to save us.

4/2/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

Day 4

NEVER FORSAKEN

Those who know Your name trust You, for You, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek You.

Psalm 9:10

What words of hope

As we live to cope

In the world that surrounds us.

Never forsaken, God sent us Jesus.

We believe,

We receive

God’s loving grace.

We do run our race

Knowing we will fall.

We will hear His call

As our bodies raise.

It is God we do praise,

His forgiving ways

As we live our days.

Seek and you shall find.

Knock and the door will be opened.

Having done so,

He will never forsake us.

And this we know

Because we walk with Jesus.

4/3/2020, tcarter

Discusssion:

We’ll end with this one.

March 3, 2020

It has been a time of waiting these last few months. Three books and I have almost completely stopped writing. The last sentence is why I do not write prose. Too many sentences arose and I had to serve my time. A devotional I read today resulted in the following.

THIS TIME

In this time of rest

I have been blessed.

I have not written

Nor even smitten

To want to pursue

Anything new.

There have been storms raging

As I walked through my days aging.

And there have been days of peace

As I kneel and pray for release

From me

So I will see

The strength gained

As I strained

Through the miles

Of oft fought trials.

Through this all

I hear His call.

And if I ever fall

It will only and always

Be on my knees to pray.

The Lord has my hand

So that I may stand

And with faith praise

The Son He did raise.

3/3/2020, tcarter

The 2 poems Tim read from the Books

TWO - from God's Rhyme

An Introverts Voice - Living in God's Rhyme

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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If you give

Him the times

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 6, Episode 5, From the Notebooks

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 06 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

55, 6-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (5/6/2022)

Today we have poems the unpublished THE NEXT NOTEOOK and THE LAST NOTEBOOK.

The first one is from April 26, 2020, Facebook

UNFINISHED

Thought One:

Drive on through the rain

Whatever the pain.

At the end of the day

It is His way.

As I drive the highways

I often find

Thoughts of my ways

Litter my mind.

The byways of life

At times lead to strife.

Do I turn left or right

To take me through life.

Through the fog and haze

It is Jesus I praise.

He is never wrong.

He is my song.

Thought Two:

Let us now sing

Jesus is King

His name be praised

With our hands raised

Thought Three:

The end is near

The end of days

Though have no fear

Following His ways

The world

Has swirled

Cast adrift

From the rift

A Special Thought:

There was a schedule,

Surgery to be performed.

She was prepared,

Then words were spoken

Leaving her broken.

Her life had been blessed,

Children and grandchildren,

Family and friends always,

And always her Lord, Jesus

There were times of distress,

A loved one’s death.

Perhaps times of doubt,

But there was her Lord, Jesus.

As always she will pray

That He lead the way

Through each and every day

Walking with her Lord, Jesus.

Let us all pray

That in His loving embrace

She will know His healing grace

Throughout her days.

Tim Carter

From April, 2020

Yesterday I happened upon a music video of Simon and Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence. I find it haunting and thought provoking. The thought of this poem have been in my mind for years. What will we find in the silence?

Jesus said, knock and the door shall be opened. As a nation we at some time shut the door. And so many ask where God is today and question His silence. My prayer today is that as a nation we are healed of the divisions in our lives, of the hatred for others, of our trust in our leaders, and as sheep having the wool pulled over our eyes. We ask why and where, but do we care? Lord God, Heavenly Father I pray for the healing of this country and the hearts and minds of its citizens.

I pray the we open the door, take it off the hinges and break it apart so it can never to be closed again. I pray Father in the name of Your son, our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus.

DO WE HEAR THE SILENCE

Amid the noise do we hear

The silence of the sound

That is only to be found

When to one we are near?

Voices today shout

And throw word about

Rights and wrongs.

Who writes these songs?

Death and destruction

Led us to obstruction

Of what was understood

To be sought after and good.

Today people take Him to task

As they have the audacity to ask,

“If You are a God of love,

Why not descend from above.”

Then a voice was heard

And He spoke these words,

“I have been here,

But you refuse to hear.

You did not want Me near

Because of your fear

The truth would be found

In the voices of the silent sound.”

God’s word is clear:

Let he who has eyes see

And he who has ears hear.

What more do we need

Than His word to heed?

What could this world be?

4/16/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

Links to Sounds of Silence videos

Simon & Garfunkel

https://youtu.be/NAEppFUWLfc

Disturbed

https://youtu.be/Bk7RVw3I8eg

December 4, 2019 – More from The Last Notebook

Many times I start a poem an a scrap of paper just so I remember my thoughts when I sit down to finish the poem hours later. I never got to those hours later with these 4 beginnings. I finally realized they are finished, they stand on their own.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

When life bodes ill,

pray that it is God’s will

not that of ours.

In the passing hours

we will see

what will be.

Over times I have changed,

Priorities rearranged.

But as I have changed

God is still the same.

When yesterday was tomorrow

there was occasional sorrow

& when again comes tomorrow

will there be time one can borrow?

In times of temptation

We have our redemption

Through Jesus

Who saved us

Dying on a cross

Not for our loss

But for our gain

Living in God’s reign.

Write your story

In God’s Glory

misc/2019, Tim Carter

(100/32)

Discussion:

Tuesday night, December 10, 2019

There are personal journeys we all take that are personal. We keep the stuff to ourselves. It isn’t always easy to admit as a Christian that we struggle with our struggles. After reading and being led to writing I must admit that the poems of The Last Notebook are a diary of a season of struggle. My struggle has been between my faith in God and another’s attack on my perceived failures. I have lately thought it is time to stop writing, but through this season God has continued to give me the words. Though I my not in prayer ask for the words to finish my thought, lately as I write God is there.

I have been ready to give up the writing and not do anything. But tonight I heard God’s voice say, “Tim, you are not giving up on writing or your faith.” Tonight I can’t not write. I can feel Him tightly holding me, encouraging me and loving me. I know that he is leading me into a new season. Will it come tomorrow? It will come is all I need to know. The last four months God has used to strengthen my faith and my trust. Without those four months tonight would not have come.

There are challenges I have refused to take on. Now it is time, I know, to allow God to finish His work.

RISING ABOVE

Something is happening,

Of what I am not knowing,

But I can feel it growing

Ever so sharpening

A sense of relief

Coming from belief

That in the waiting moments

The threatening torrents

Will like the wind and seas

Become calm so I may seize

The Heavenly gift

That will then lift

This long lived plight

And make all right.

There will be a calming breeze

That will gently ease

The anguish of my soul.

I will be complete and whole.

And though the sea may rise

The fear I have, it dies.

There was a reason

Living that season.

Strength will be found,

Peace will abound.

Through the pain

There has been gain.

As I am living

In thanksgiving

I offer my praise

For the life He did raise.

After thought: How God does work, His blessing between Thanksgiving Day and this season we celebrate the birth of His Son among us, Jesus.

Final thought: I know that I am able to share my struggles with you. If I could share the first poem in the last book, Living in God’s Rhyme, I am safe and comfortable in sharing anything with you. Thank you.

12/10/19, Tim Carter (no word or line count, only God counts.)

PS: There might be a guest posting later in the week.

Discussion:

December 12, 2019, Facebook

I mentioned yesterday that there might be a GUEST POST this week. Well, there is and here it is. Enjoy.

Hallo Facebook readers and viewers and the such. My name be Kermit but don’t go calling me no frog cuz I’s don’ts wants to croak. Now remember what I jus toad ya. Thank ya..

I have know’d dis guy ya been readin for lots of years, yeah for some time. Ya could say we’s friends, but it probly be more than that. Use’ly when I meet some one new I’s tell them to mind they’s own bidnesss and I will mind my own bidness. But that don’ts matter here cuz I be writing about his bidness. Oh man, I could tell ya stories but then ya probly would’t buy the book I wrote next year. Anyhows, time to get down to bidness, his.

Me and the boys, we be watchin him for a bunch of years. We been bounced around by his ups an downs. He thinks he gots a headache, he ain’t felt a headache like what he give us. But me an the boys, we has come to understand all this bouncin about. He be taken the road headin for Heaven. An we’s certainly hope we’s goin with him.

Now he claim to be one of them, what be the word? Oh yeah, one of them introverted peoples. Probly cuz he was borned inside out. Man oh man, that poor doctor. So we boys makes it our bidness to be his opposite, nosey, noisy, talktive, ridicalus voice. An we’s been successful I don’ts mind sayin so.

So where all this be goin,ya askin. Well, I, l’ll let ya in on some of our bidness. God, He make us all to do different stuff. We’s been to the top of the mountin and been ta the bott’m of the deep ragin and, oh man, wet oceans. Ya understand we’s got no choice. Here’s be a little secret, we’s got no choice cuz he’s gots our voices. We’s seen him laugh and we’s seen him cry. We’s seen him shut the door and suddenly op’n it agin. We’s may not use them words he be usin but we’s be parts of the rhymes he be given by His God, by his Savior.

If’n ya ever gets the chance to say hi, we’d surly make it our bidness to say hi to ya and maybe take some time for conversatin. That’d be good bidness.

I’s like ta say thank ya to him, buts I’s think he done left the room. Yeah, that be right, left then right out the door. Yeah, but he can’t never leave us’n behinds.

Thank your Kermit for your words of . . .for your words of understanding. Well said my friend. I want to thank you for not mentioning the empty space you and the boys live in. To put it in your words, that be nobody bidness.

Yes, I’ve kept secrets from you

Concerning the things they do,

Like exist to resist,

Jest, rather living in rest.

You may ask, where is God in all of this.

He is living in my heart.

Rising at my day’s start

I pray that this joy I will not miss.

12/11/19, Tim Carter

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 6, Episode 4, Follow His Rhymes

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

54, 6-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/29/2022)

Today, we will be reading and discussing unpublished poems, no planned theme. We’ll just see where we are led.

THIS WORLD AND THE DOOR

He made an about face

And then he found his faith.

His journey has been long.

Among friends he felt strong,

Living, loving the days

And his carefree ways.

One day he stood still.

He then looked around

Hearing such strange sounds.

Had he had his fill?

Now empty to the core.

There had to be more,

More than he knew

From his world view.

He looked toward the sky

And shouted out loud, why;

Why must this be,

This world I see,

The evil that does live,

The wrong we do give?

Uncertain, to home he rambled,

His thoughts and desires scrambled.

He rummaged through the attic.

Thinking he had been an addict,

Knowing he had to look

For that long lost book.

In letters bold he saw

As he looked in awe

A family heirloom

In that dusty, dark room.

He picked up the book

And his hands, they shook.

God’s Holy Word

He once had heard

Will change your life,

Erasing the world’s strife,.

Opening the Bible he began to read.

And as he read God planted a seed.

One day a door did appear.

He felt a calm and did not fear.

He knocked on the door,

Then he turned away.

And when the door was opened . . .

6/8/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

CALM IN MY DAY

The constant motion,

Then the commotion

From dawn through evening,

Not ever leaving,

Ever testing my devotion

That leads me from my grieving.

In the smog covered hue

Of the morning sky

Another day may be new.

I again ask why.

Then the Lord said to me,

“Sit quietly and reflect

On what is and what you see.

As your thoughts you collect

There is more for you and Me.

As you pray I will protect.

It is not the color of the sky.

It is not the reason why.

If you need, take time to cry.

The days will still be young.

There are hymns to be sung

And church bells to be rung.

Remember my child,

Through your faith

And by My grace

You run the race

With your faith.

Know you are my child.”

Salvation has been won

Through Jesus, God’s Holy Son.

Now at the rising sun

My worry is done.

In this world I no longer live alone,

My life now built on the cornerstone.

Now as I live,

As I believe,

I do receive

What God does give.

8/31/19, tcarter

Discussion:

EVER THE SAME

Your love is ever the same

As is your Holy Name.

Your love is ever growing,

Constantly flowing

Through my heart

From day’s start.

Your love knows my needs,

Feeds my needs.

Your love grows,

Your love sows

Seeds in me

For others to see.

Your love is all I need,

Every minute of every moment

Of every day in every way.

Your love forgives

The way I love.

I live without scorn,

I have been reborn.

7/12,13/19, tcarter

Discussion:

GO GENTLE

Go gentle into the night

And into the fading light.

There is no more fight

Surviving on God’s might.

The shadows will fall

As you hear God’s call.

There will come a time

When you hear His rhyme.

Worry not about the morning dew

Knowing that God loves you.

Go gentle into your living,

Embrace what God is giving.

7/30/19, tcarter

Discussion:

THE LIFE I FOUND

My ear to the ground

I heard not a sound.

Then looking around,

It was then I found

The way,

The truth

And the light.

All I saw

Was God’s awe,

The sun,

The moon

And the stars.

The life I now live,

The life He did give.

With Jesus alive

I will now survive

Beyond the end,

Living in hope,

Rising with Him.

9/20/19, tcarter

Discussion:

WALK IN THE LIGHT

There is a time

& there is a place

in this world we face

to hear His rhyme.

As we look around

we do hear the sound

of many voices

speaking their choices.

Whether slight or wrong,

their words ever strong,

spoken with the starkness

of living in darkness.

While those living in God’s sight

now live in His constant light.

With their eyes they see,

with their ears they hear,

knowing that fear

will never be.

Walking in the light,

always in God’s sight

throughout your earthly time

He will give you His rhyme.

4/5/2022, tcarter

This poem came to me in the Gospel of John, Chapter 11, where Jesus brings Lazarus back from the dead. Then after 2 days He told the disciples, “. . . Let us go to Judea again.” (John 11:7, NKJV) The disciples questioning this and He replied, . . . if anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” (John 11: 9-10, NKJV). Read Chapter 12: 42-50 for more on walking in the light.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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Tim and Dave

"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

Season 6, Episode 3, Sing a Song of Praise

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

53, 6-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (4/22/2022)

Today’s podcast is about song lyrics. I have written lyrics for a few songs, but only a few with music also. I played the trombone from 5th through 8th grades. I college I bought an alto recorder and eventually graduated to a tenor recorder. I was able to play songs by ear. Later I was able to write the music to a couple of songs by giving the fingering positions on the recorder the same numbers I gave to the lines on the musical staff.

I had actually thought of writing a musical play at one time using the songs.

2/15/17 (Facebook)

I guess I will have to brush up on my music skills. This is going better than I thought.

WHO IS THIS ONE

Verse 1

Born of Mary’s womb the Son of God became the son of man (15)

No room but the manger for the Word of God born of woman (15)

Like you, like me the Word living like you, like me, just as we (15)

Living our lives from morning through night, seeking to hear God’s word (15)

Refrain

Who is this one, who is this son (8)

The Son of God, the son of man (8)

A lowly birth born on this earth (8)

He came for us, God’s Son Jesus (8)

Verse 2

He became the son of a carpenter with hands holding nails (15)

The nails of a carpenter who builds a roof for protection (15)

This Son who would build a temple with nails driven through his hands (15)

When did he know he would one day be the salvation of man (15)

Refrain

Who is this one, who is this son

The Son of God, the son of man

A lowly birth born on this earth

He came for us, God’s Son Jesus

Verse 3

From carpenter to shepherd building the temple within man (15)

Becoming the Good Shepherd gathering the lost sheep of God (15)

Straying, having lost the way he lived that we might see our hope (15)

Saving then building our hope, preparing a room in Heaven (15)

Refrain

Who is this one, who is this son

The Son of God, the son of man

A lowly birth born on this earth

He came for us, God’s Son Jesus

Who is this one, who is this son

The Son of God, the son of man

A lowly birth born on this earth

He came for us, God’s Son Jesus

2/14/18, tcarter

THE BEGINNING

In the beginning was the word,

and the Word was with God,

and the Word was God,

He was with God in the beginning.

John 1:1-2

Verse 1

Six days in His creation, then one to rest, (12)

Seven became the number of completion (11)

Of His creation, His divine perfection. (11)

Then those created in His image began their quest. (12)

Refrain

Did the angels sing (5)

When creation was done? (6)

Did they spread their wings (5)

Bowing before the Son? (6)

Verse 2

The prophets of the old days foretold of his birth, (12)

Of his life as a man living on this earth. (11)

To us a child is born, a son is given (11)

By the virgin so mankind will be forgiven (12)

Refrain 2

Did the angels sing (5)

At the birth of this one? (6)

Did they spread their wings (5)

Bowing before the Son? (6)

Verse 3

Was it God now living on this earth among us (12)

To live with our temptation this man Jesus? (11)

Never changing from the beginning God’s word (11)

Living among us on this earth, yes we have heard. (12)

Refrain 3

Hear the angels sing

At the life of God’s Son.

See them spread their wings

Knowing what he has done.

Then God said, Let us make mankind in our own image . . .”

Genesis 1:26

2/11,12/18, tcarter

Words and numbers, sometimes there is a reason. I started this while at a fundraiser Saturday night. I’m not sure what was being said for part of the time. I wrote the last verse when I got home. I have never done this before; I had to start with the last line and write the lines from end to beginning.

GOD’S SONG IS OUR SONG

Verse 1

Just sit and listen to the song, (8)

The words that beautifully belong (9)

In our heart at the days start, (7)

Words that are true, that will renew (8)

God’s spirit in us as we hear it (9)

Sung over and over, again and again (11)

Leading us each day away from our sin. (10)

Refrain

Let us raise up the Heavenly cup (9)

As we eat of the bread of life, (8)

The blood of the new covenant (8)

The body sacrificed to lift us up. (9)

Verse 2

Hear his song when we are forlorn. (8)

When the world leaves us tattered and torn (9)

Feel the warmth of His embrace (7)

Shielding us from our daily race. (8)

God is grace full so we are grateful. (9)

May we be covered by the blood Jesus shed (11)

As we rise up to face the day ahead. (10)

Refrain

Let us raise up the Heavenly cup (9)

As we eat of the bread of life, (8)

The blood of the new covenant (8)

The body sacrificed to lift us up. (9)

Verse 3

At the end of the day we pray, (8)

Praying that tomorrow we will stay (9)

Walking again by His side, (7)

That our face we will never hide, (8)

One step forward following Your word. (9)

Saving us forever without fear and dread (11)

The Son of God, Jesus, raised from the dead. (10)

Refrain

Let us raise up the Heavenly cup (9)

As we eat of the bread of life, (8)

The blood of the new covenant (8)

The body sacrificed to lift us up. (9)

2/10/18, tcarter

The next one is not song lyrics, but is a poem about song.

2/20/18, if I could sing, I would write you a song. But I can’t carry a tune, let alone sing one.

THE POWER OF SONG

How many of David’s psalms were written as a song,

The singing of which calms aches we’ve had for too long?

There is the spoken word that we have heard,

Then add to that the sound of singing and bask in the joy it is bringing.

There is something about a song if the music is as strong

As the words that are sung after the bells have been rung

When Sunday worship has come to a close.

Throughout the week, no matter where we are,

God’s word in the songs, we remember those.

Every age has its chords that glorify the Lord’s

Love for those of us who have come to know Jesus.

Through faith and God’s grace we will feel the pace

Of our hearts as they beat and the moving of our feet.

Yours and mine and ours can listen for hours

While working and playing we also can be heard saying

Words of the Lord of heavenly chords.

We need no book at which to look.

We sing the words, in or out of tune.

No matter, it won’t be long, but soon

That we are praising God and all his forgiving,

Thus filling ourselves with his grace in our living.

2/19/18, tcarter

Discussion:

The next lyrics have been put to music. Sorry, but we won’t be playing the music to it. I may sing the Refrain if Dave asks me really nicely, pretty, pretty, pretty please.

The introduction to the song is from a Facebook post.

In February of 1983 a man I know wrote a song for Easter. He had put a lot of effort into it. He showed me his notes from Bible verses that he had written before attempting to write the song. He hadn’t played music since junior high school, which had been more than a few years before this. But he found a way to get from his system of numbers to musical notes. He told me that only one person has played and sung the song other than himself. That friend recently passed away. Why he waited until 2009 to copyright the song, you will have to ask him. He asked me to share it. (Interesting note: He claims that he can only sing the 3rd verse because that is the verse he used when writing the music. He can’t sing the other verses with the music.)

May you enjoy the blessings of Easter.

SPIRIT OF THE RESURRECTION

God’s angel said, have no fear of me.

I know the crucified one you hope to see.

He is not here, He has been raised,

Oh, our God in Heaven be praised.

Refrain

He took the place of so many sinners

And prayed that they might be forgiven.

By His suffering we have been healed.

Sing Hallelujah, Jesus Christ is risen.

By the power of the Father of all glory

Jesus, the Lamb, was raised from death in three days.

As in Old Testament stories

He has been faithful to God’s ways.

Refrain

He took the place of so many sinners

And prayed that they might be forgiven.

By His suffering we have been healed.

Sing Hallelujah, Jesus Christ is risen.

We do praise you God, the Father of our Savior.

By your boundless mercy with ease we can cope.

Ever living life we savor

Through Jesus Christ our risen hope.

Refrain

He took the place of so many sinners

And prayed that they might be forgiven.

By His suffering we have been healed.

Sing Hallelujah, Jesus Christ is risen.

By giving to Jesus our spirit and soul

In the resurrection with Jesus we share

A new life with Him as God’s heirs.

Through Jesus we are now made whole.

Refrain

He took the place of so many sinners

And prayed that they might be forgiven.

By His suffering we have been healed.

Sing Hallelujah, Jesus Christ is risen.

I wrote the words in February of 1983. I wrote the music February 24th while Mary Lou was in the hospital after delivering daughter number three, also know as child number 4.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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Season 6, Episode 2, Friday was not the End

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

52, 6-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (4/15/2022)

Today is Good Friday and we prepare for the celebration of Easter this Sunday, the resurrection of the Son of God, Jesus. Today we have poems from all three books that were written about this time.

Discussion:

The first one is from God’s Rhyme, pg. 99

WHEN DID JESUS PRAY ABBA?

Someone asked, “Did Jesus call out Abba while on the cross?”

“Abba?” was the next question to be spoken.

“Yes, Abba, if one were to be speaking in Hebrew,

to call out Abba would one be calling out daddy?”

And more

Time and

Translations

Languages

From one

To another

To the Greek, Abba is father;

it’s origin from the Aramaic.

Abba,

Father of a child,

as in YAHUAH,

the Creator of Heaven,

the stars, the sun, the earth,

the Father of our Lord

and Saviour, Jesus.

Then the search becomes research,

which is all well and good

as long as it doesn’t get in the way

by making the simple harder to say.

Simply put as would a child

calling out to his father,

calling out to Abba, his papa

shows a child’s endearing love.

And so it was in the garden,

where before the cross, Jesus prayed.

knowing the end was the beginning.

knowing, both as man and God.

He fell to the ground and prayed,

“Abba, Father", he said,

"everything is possible through you.

Take this cup from me.

Yet not what I will,

but what you will.” (Mark 14:35,36, NIV)

Abba, Father, Daddy, Father.

Abba, the personal intimacy.

Father, the proper sign of respect.

Together, a cry of understanding.

So it was at Gethsemane.

in the garden while the disciples slept.

It was here that He did pray

so that the very next day

while on the cross,

dying for the lost,

His prayer would be heard,

“Father, forgive them,

for they do not know

what they do.” (Luke 23:34)

Sometime near the end of 2011 I had gotten restless, not with God, but in my celebrating God. Many more times than not, I felt worse when I left church than when I left the house to go to church. I had the opportunity to talk to a good friend about this. His memories of our friendship are philosophizing, and sitting on the front porch. I told him that I needed to find peace in my worship. He told a friend who told a friend who called me one day and asked if I would like to attend a weekly Bible study group. I said yes. This was a new experience for me. I felt alive and experience more growth in my faith than I had in years. This became my church, at least for awhile.) At on meeting the question came up, when did Jesus use "Abba." Dan, the friend of a friend, asked me to research this for the next week's meeting. I'm pretty sure he knew it would be written in poetic form.

PS: Dan and I lived on the same block, just around the corner. Even though our daughters played together and our wives knew each other, we had never met until Bible study.

Discussion:

As I was preparing the Show Notes, the words from Luke 23:34, “Father, forgive them,

for they do not know what they do,” struck a chord with me. I asked myself, what am I willing to forgive.

The next poem is from God Still Rhymes, pg. 103.

LOVE

I can’t help but cry,

No matter how I try

As I wonder why

He was the one to die.

To endure the pain

That he may reign,

His love to give

That I might live.

At the cross

My life’s loss

Now forever lost

As he paid the cost.

There is a song about being

Before God in Heaven,

“I Can Only Imagine.”

Well, his sacrifice

For the sin of my life,

That I can never imagine.

The praying in the garden,

The emotional turmoil

The fears of man.

Then as the Son of God

Praying to the Father,

“Not my will, but yours.”

Man and Deity,

Knowing the end

He endured

The brutality of a Roman flogging,

The braided whip laced with metal balls,

Tearing through the skin

From shoulders to legs,

Exposing muscle, sinew and veins,

The human blood loss

On the way to the cross.

Weakened beyond thought and words,

Falling, as we should too.

A man named Simon

Took up Jesus’ cross.

Nails driven through His wrists and feet,

With excruciating pain nerves were severed,

Severed that I might be delivered

From the pain that is rightly mine.

Each and every intake of breath

An agonizing feat

To be repeated over and again

As he did exhale.

His human heart thirsting for blood,

Blood that was no longer there

Having been left on the trail,

Causing the heart of this man to fail.

The heart of God stopped

Because of me.

A sacrifice

That I might be forgiven

For the life I have been living.

His last words,

“Forgive them, Father”.

Because He loves me.

Reflection on Love

Discussion:

The next poem is also from God Still Rhymes, pg. 106.

THE JOY OF SADNESS

PREFACE

A priest once told me he needed to find

Something new for his Easter homily.

Something that that went beyond the mind,

To remind his flock one last time

That we are part of God’s family

Not just on Easter, but every day we live.

How we give,

What is mine,

What is ours.

As the hours

Pass us by

We must try

To live as Jesus

Has showed us,

Not just today,

But everyday.

THE STORY

Friday, mid-afternoon, the Son of God died for me.

This should not come as a surprise.

The prophets of the Old Testament foretold this,

That he would die then rise.

We go to Church, we read the Gospel story

Of his betrayal, arrest, trial and execution.

We read how those who loved him

Wondered how in this there was any glory.

Wasn’t this the Son of God who had come to save,

To save the chosen people of God once and for all time?

Was he only a prophet, sent to . . .

No one understood the life he gave.

Since the time in the Garden, after creation,

Those made in his image turned from him.

Year after century turning their back on God

They continued to live in and worship sin.

An atonement was made every year,

A spotless lamb sacrificed.

But always in God’s eye was a tear,

Sorrow for those he created.

Be thankful God’s ways are not our ways

And that our ways are not God’s ways.

Would we have sent our only child

To die for others transgressions?

When Jesus uttered those words, “It is done”

And his mortal body died,

The veil in the Temple was torn,

That we might see more than the Son.

We can now see God, the love He has for us,

Through Jesus, we see God, a loving God

That loved us enough to be

The ultimate sacrifice for eternity.

The story does not end there.

After three days in the tomb

A risen Jesus appeared,

The living being, the Son of God.

Conquering death and sin forever,

Jesus rose that we might be redeemed,

That through faith in the risen Christ

We are made righteous in his sight..

God’s gift – his grace,

Salvation and the promise

Of life with him

As we run this race.

On this Easter day we pray,

Pray to the Lord of Heaven above,

A prayer of thanksgiving

For loving us so much

That he was able to turn

His sorrow into our joy.

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

We should live every day as if it were Easter.

When we rise in the morning, Jesus is with us.

Because he is risen, we have been given

The hope we need in our lives to cope.

Let the risen Jesus be with you every day,

every moment you breathe.

Discussion:

The next poem is also from Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 140

The VEIL TORN

A Time Before

An when Jesus had cried out again

in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

At that moment the curtain in the temple

was torn in two from top to bottom.

Matthew 27: 50,51

The veil in the Temple of the Old Testament

Concealed the Holy of Holies, the place

where the Ark of the Covenant

and God’s presence rested.

One time each year the priest entered

To offer atonement for the sins of God’s people.

Then Today

The veil is taken away. But whenever

Anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

2 Corinthians 3:16

The veil was torn, God’s presence now shown

To those who believe in his atonement for our sin.

It is now through Jesus that we see the face of God,

That we can live in his presence, that his face is known.

Jesus is the high priest that sits at God’s right hand

Making intercession for us as our prayers we present.

It is through his atonement for our sin that we now stand

Knowing that through his Son, we are always in God’s presence.

If we accept God’s gift,

The grace of his love,

The death of hIs Son

In a way that by us

Could never be done,

We will not see the veil,

We will see only his love.

We now come to God through Jesus

Who lived facing the temptations

We live with each and every day.

He understands our weaknesses.

Now and Forever

Therefore, since we have a great high priest

who has ascended into heaven, Jesus, the Son

of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable

to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have

one who has been tempted in every way,

just as we are – yet he did not sin.

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace

with confidence, so that we may receive mercy

and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:14-16

It is through Jesus that we are now able to be in God’s presence.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

May today and the two day that follow, leading to the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the living Son of God be filled with love beyond our understanding.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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As you live

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And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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Season 6, Episode 1, Here Today, Where Tomorrow

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

51, 6-1, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (4/8/22)

Season 6, Episode 1, who would have thought? Only with God. Amen

Reflection of the previous seasons:

Today we have one poem from God Still Rhymes and 3 unpublished poems. My hope is that these poems will lead us to Palm Sunday and Easter.

We’ll start with an unpublished poem,

I WEPT

I wept

As a thought crept

Through my mind

Only to find

I had left behind

What did bind

My heart

At the day’s start.

It was forgiveness,

In which I had been living,

But had not been giving

To another.

That guilt did smother

The joy of my day.

So I knelt to pray

That as God does forgive

That I may live

As God has done

Through Jesus His Son,

Forgive

And live.

Who knows why this came before I went to sleep. Then as I wrote the last sentence I understood. 4/14/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

Another unpublished poem. First the reflection at the end:

Leading up to Easter Sunday I read the accounts of the Jesus’ triumphant entry int Jerusalem, the last supper, His rejection by the people, His being nailed to the cross, dying and His resurrection in the four Gospels. Putting them all together was quite eye opening. Easter Sunday I started reading the Book of Acts. Following my previous days reading, it also was eye opening. Then on Monday I watched the evening news before reading further in Acts. This is the result of the news colliding with God’s word.

OUR ACTIONS TODAY

“Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to

speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your

hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the

name of your holy son Jesus.” (Acts 4: 29,30, NIV)

Yesterday, today and tomorrow

The world does live in sorrow,

By many accepted,

By others rejected,

The decrees of man

Demanding what never can

Bring everlasting relief,

Just an everlasting grief.

As followers of Christ

His name we praise.

Risen from the grave

We live with God given rights.

In pain the world squeals

Not knowing Jesus heals.

For others we must pray

Each and every day

That God’s word is heard

And help those in need

So they may overcome

What the world has done.

Through Jesus they can have life

No longer living in strife. 3/5/21, tcarter

Discussion:

Our next poem is from God Still Rhymes, pg 61,

THE TREES

From the garden to the cross,

From the fruit that gave man loss,

Thru Mary, the first fruit of her womb,

And resurrection from the tomb,

The Garden of Eden, where life began,

It was here that God breathed life into man.

And of the fruit of the trees they did eat;

Nourished, their needs God did meet.

There were two trees unlike the rest,

One whose fruit gave life eternal,

Constant blessing, forever in God’s love,

The fruit of his blessings, nourishing eternal.

The fruit of the second was forbidden;

The tree of knowledge of good and evil let sin in

So that once eaten death would arrive,

Man for eternity would not survive.

Was it pride,

Was it rebellion,

Was it doubt

That created sin?

Banished from the garden,

Now living guilty in sin.

Banished as perfection they did destroy.

Knowing of death in their spirit

And facing the death of their existence,

Knowledge allowed them no more joy.

So, for centuries in man’s time

For sin man had to atone

Lest he be left to walk alone.

Was it a day or more in God’s time?

Then God said after many years,

I have shed too many tears,

I will make a way

For man to stay.

The fruit of thy womb Jesus prayed

As faithful to God he stayed

Always and forever sinless

In a world that was winless.

So, it was on the day of that sacrifice,

The final payment that did suffice

For the knowledge of the good and the bad,

The suffering and the death man had,

It was on this day for all who could see

That from sin man was finally set free.

For on this day the fruit of the tree of life

Was nailed to a tree filled with strife,

Dying, sacrificed on a tree for the sin of man;

An act of love we never could and never can.

Sin started with the fruit of a tree

And ended with the death on a tree.

Dying for me

Jesus set me free.

Epilogue

From the tree of life in the garden

To the tree on which Jesus gave his life

For me, for you, for those who will believe.

Death nailed to a tree to set us free.

The final tree of life, the cross of Jesus,

The cross he did bear

To a world unaware.

Salvation through death,

The Tree of Life still stands

Bearing fruit and blessings.

Discussion:

We’ll end with another unpublished poem that I know I need to remember ever day I live.

In wonder I did lay

Not knowing the words

And before I could pray

A voice I heard,

“Be still, and know that I am God.”

Psalm 44:10

4/16/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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Season 5, Episode 10, A Prayer for You

Dave Carter, Tim Carter — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

50, 5-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/1/2021)

Revised 3/24/22, 3/27/28

Today we are going to read poems about prayer. After praying for guidance, I found five poems that are about prayer. Prayer is in the title. And if we have time I’ii read a poem about prayer that I wrote after the five prayers were chosen.

We’ll get April Fool’s day out of the way so we can move on to our theme for the day.

Today, April fools,

I wonder who rules,

The don’ts or do’s.

Is it April

Who does fill

Our minds with nonsense,

Not dollars and sense?

Is it April herself,

Now off the shelf,

Who has the last laugh

When it starts to rain

On our parade,

Turning our tears of laughter

Into raindrops falling on my head?

Sorry if you were expecting a joke. April Fool’s day is no joke, You better be prepared for it.

Discussion:

Our first poem is from God Still Rhymes, pg. 57

MY PRAYER TODAY

Lord, tell me what to pray.

Tell me what I should say.

May your Spirit that is holy

Be at my side, my guide solely.

What I do learn

I do not earn,

But by your grace

I now have faith.

You lead me not astray.

You show me the path to stay.

It is thru your Spirit

That I now can learn it.

Lead me, guide me,

Take my life and set me free.

Discussion:

The next poem is also from Living In God’s Rhyme, pg 85

THE STORY OF MY PRAYER

Dear Father in Heaven I pray that I live for you today.

Dear God I pray that all I say

Is that your will be done, that I live for your Son,

That with the setting sun, your will has been done.

My heartfelt hope, my desire

Is that I not deserve your ire,

That by your indwelling spirit,

The voice of your words, I hear it.

So why today do I feel defeated?

Why do I know there is a distance

Between you and me, and what I see?

Why do I know it is all because of . . .?

As I am lay my head upon my bed

I feel the fear that you are not near.

The fear that I know is that of what I did sow,

That when I shut the door, I feel your presence no more.

It is time that is wasted,

In a vast waste land that is my mind.

It is blessings that are squandered

As not trying, you I did not find.

Then your word as I pray to repent:

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy

and to walk humbly with your god.

(Micah 6: 8, NIV)

As I get ready for sleep, as my soul does weep,

I pray that what I did sow, tomorrow will not grow.

As I get ready for sleep, I pray that my soul you keep,

Keep it from the dust, that I do what I must.

Yes, Lord I pray for your help in living my life

In a way that pleases you and those I meet.

I do pray for your help keeping me from strife,

From falling in the gutter of the crowded city street.

But more than that prayer

I pray that you remove the door,

The one that I keep closing,

That when closed keeps you out.

When that door is closed

My voice is silent

And my hearing deaf,

My sight is blinded.

So I ask Lord that this be my prayer:

But for me, I watch in hope for the LORD,

I wait for God my Savior;

my God will hear me

(Micah 7: 7, NIV)

Discussion:

One more from Living in God’s Rhyme, pg. 170. We’ll start with the reflection at the end of the poem in the book.

Reflection on Pray Always:

Again this is not what I thought I would be writing about today. It was two nights before this would be posted, Labor Day evening. It wasn’t a busy day, but it wasn’t a wasted day either. I was trying to think about what to write and came up with a couple of ideas.I even had the title of the poem typed on the page. After a minute or two of looking at the titles of the other poems I had written for the book, this poem was written. Again a asked for help and guidance and got it. Prayer is always there.

PRAY ALWAYS

I started my day with a prayer

Knowing that I would also receive.

I know that I must always pray for others,

Pray for the needs of my sisters and brothers.

Through my daily prayer I have found

Prayer can be ever mending.

With the many needs that abound

Prayer we should be never ending.

As my thoughts will wander

And my heart does ponder

My first prayer is to Heaven above

That my prayer will reflect his love.

God knows our needs.

Through prayer he feeds

Those in need

As we heed.

We are commanded to pray,

To pray, pray without ceasing.

Asking the Holy Spirit for the words to say

We can experience God’s power releasing.

No, we do not release God’s power.

But through our prayer we do not cower

As we feel the spirit within us,

The compassion that comes from Jesus.

While praying I know that God is with me

As I go through my day, in all I see.

As I prayed for the needs of another

He has blessed me along with the others.

I am in the presence of God

And as he listens I do too.

As I pray I am blessed by God

As all who pray will be too.

Everyone needs a prayer.

Everyone needs to pray.

Discussion: I pray through my day. Asking for forgiveness, to feel God’s presence in my day and to thank God for the good things that happen, especially the unexpected blessings.

One more if we have time from God’s Rhyme, pg. 33.

PRAYER

Dear Jesus, how do I pray,

what do I say?

What words do I speak

for the peace that I seek?

I give thanks to You

for all that You do,

for the blessings You are giving

in this life I am living.

I praise Your blessed name,

forever & always it is the same.

Yesterday You guided me,

today You helped me see.

Forgive me for all the wrongs,

keep me singing happy songs.

From temptation set me free

so that in You I can be.

I praise You

I thank You

I worship You

I honor You

Jesus, You set me free,

now I can see.

When my vision is blurred

You show me Your word.

As I have been blessed,

now I pray for the rest,

for my sisters & brothers

who think they have no other.

For our salvation You are risen,

for us new life You have given.

Use me as You would

that others may have what they should.

I praise You

I thank You

I worship You

I honor You

On bended knee or with hands upraised,

it is Your life that is praised.

And as I give You my life

You take from me my strife.

You have given me so much;

joy, life, love & the such.

& all You have taken

is my life’s burden.

You are all the love

from Heaven above.

& Jesus, each time I pray

there is not enough to say.

Except,

I praise You

& Your holy name,

I thank You

for what You have done,

I worship You

as my Savior & Lord,

I honor You

as only You deserve,

& I do Love you,

my Jesus, my Lord,

my Savior, my friend.

Amen

Discussion:

And if we really have time, one I wrote while putting the Show Notes together.

MY PRAYER MARCH 22. 2022

We are told by the Apostle Paul

To pray always, without ceasing.

Pray that we hear God’s call,

That our faith keeps increasing.

May we remember in our prayer

That beyond those moments God is there.

So we do give Him praise

For the life He did raise.

Death over the grave

From sin he does save.

Knowing our prayer, he does hear it.

And living within us His Holy Spirit,

We can pray that as the winds are swirled

We will not be overtaken by the world.

As we pray to be forgiven

For the life we live in,

God is true to forgive

So with Him we can live.

There is a world in need,

So we pry as we heed

What He does command.

May we pray and understand.

We will pray for others,

For children and mothers,

That the lost will be found.

And that His love may abound.

Pray without ceasing

As love is deceasing.

Pray we become

Greater than the sum

Of death and in

this world we live in.

tcarter 3/22/22

Discussion:

PRAYER FOR UKRAINE AND THIS WORLD

Dear Heavenly Father,

We find that every day

We must kneel and pray.

And in this season

We daily find

More of a reason

We must not be blind.

We pray for peace

As the world does shout,

Now led by one

Who is not God’s Son.

The battle has begun,

The battle hymns sung.

Lines have been erased

And sovereignty defaced.

Lord, we pray for Ukraine.

We pray, remove their pain,

Rebuke the lies

Falling from the skies.

Lord, We pray that Your word

Is spoken and heard

Beyond this day

Oh Lord, lead me as I pray.

We pray, Lord, God, Father in Heaven.

We pray . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

Lead us Lord

Beyond the horde.

Lord, bless Ukraine, its people, leaders and warriors. May their example in their faith of their sovereignty be an example to the world. And may the faith of Christians in prayer lift them up to overcome.

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