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Archive - March 2005

TIM

Tim, Tim The comic’s friend E-mails everyday Reaching out to others So they might know he cares And maybe lighten their day Tim has seen great trouble Risked his life more than once In places full of rubble And humans that acted like dung...

AVNER

Avner is a great driver He anticipates the day Planning as we forecast The places we would go Only so much time So many places to go Every road an experience Of ancient and modern flow Avner knows We are seekers Studying the Word of God Wanting...

HINNOM

Look out your door Towards Jaffa Gate Standing in between you A place the ancients hate Babies killed for Moloch The place of great depth Running into the desert Where evil demons dwelt I’ve often felt the shadows Inherent in this place...

JERUSALEM’S STREETS

I had trouble with Jerusalem’s streets Here and there The ends never seemed to meet I was always lost I studied a map Still no luck It was just tough Nothing seemed to match Driving through the streets one day I noticed all the hills God...

A DUSTY OLD ROAD

It is a winding old road Gathering dust One lane and not big enough Few folks travel the Old Roman Road Armies came this way Jerusalem to Jericho Jericho to Jerusalem Destruction both ways Trade through here It was a grand route One to be...

JOHN’S HOME

Zechariah was a priest Who served the Lord well Walked from Ein Karem Each time his service fell Barren for a long time An angel came to tell God had answered his prayer John would be his son I like Ein Karem Nestled on a hill Just a few miles...

CITY OF DAVID

Looking up from Silwan Straight at David’s place The Holy Ark was lodged here Also David’s disgrace Saint and sin lived within David’s city grew Israel split Who knew? So much history Forgotten for 2,000 years Many thought...

WESTERN WALL

Looking at the Western Wall I see the pain and grief Etched in the ancient stones Man’s love and relief Willing all these ages To stand and seek God’s face Coming to the Western Wall And celebrate disgrace Failure for the people...

MEGIDDO

Soon we will see Megiddo Head of the Jezreel A place of many battles Civilizations lived and died here So many armies So much trade Consumer wealth exploited Evil men raged The stage is set for one day The mountain will be the stage Armageddon...

JERUSALEM AHEAD

One, two, three-We go today Jerusalem’s gates just miles away The city of the great King The city of the Lord Jerusalem we hear you Now we come with one accord We want to see the stones That took the prophets lives To see the place where...