Five Poems to Read on Veteran's Day
In Flanders Fields by John Mccrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the...
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Apr 4, 2011
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Feb 22, 2011
Song of the Day: Andrew Osenga
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Feb 15, 2011
Song of the Day: Andy Gullahorn
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Feb 9, 2011
Song of the Day – Instrumental: What a Friend We Have in Jesus
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This Mourning (and Song of the Day)
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Jan 21, 2011
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