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Poems

  • Stop Making Excuses So You Can Wake Up and Finally Say Yes

    Stop Making Excuses So You Can Wake Up and Finally Say Yes

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    Chad Gramling

    What if you were to quit making excuses and said yes to God?  It’s a simple question. And, it’s a question you might think doesn’t apply to you. But let’s ask another question… how often has your desire for what could be been held in check because you won’t give up the behaviors keeping…

  • Thankfulness; A Poem by Frank Carleton Nelson

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    Chad Gramling

    Thankfulness was written by Auburn, Indiana author, Frank Carleton Nelson and appeared in his 1927 compilation called Along Life’s Road. It’s the first of two poems by Nelson I am sharing this week. I first learned on FC Nelson when I was writing my book, Legendary Locals of Auburn. In short order, I had…

  • Praylist: Next Thing You Know by Matthew West

    Praylist: Next Thing You Know by Matthew West

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    Chad Gramling

    The story within the song is sometimes laid all out with no need for reading between the lines for the listener. Matthew West’s “Next Thing You Know” is one of them and in so doing, it provides a wonderful illustration of God’s work in our lives. In the first verse, West shares the details of his age…