ALAN NORDSTROM'S BLOG
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
SAVED
It matters not what doctrine you believe,
But how your credo leads you to behave;
What counts are deeds of goodness you achieve
That save you from the terror of the grave.
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ALAN NORDSTROM
Licensed Verse Practitioner anordstrom@rollins.edu