{"id":2833,"date":"2026-03-16T07:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=2833"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:54:19","slug":"i-am-not-ashamed-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/i-am-not-ashamed-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"I AM NOT ASHAMED — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

I AM NOT ASHAMED <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

12-14-2016<\/p>\n

“I am not ashamed”, Apostle Paul wrote,
\nThat should be our battle cry as well,
\nFor if we knowingly deny Jesus Christ,
\nBefore His Father will He call us “pal”?<\/p>\n

Likewise, the Lord said in the Gospels,
\nUnder a bushel we can’t hide our light,
\nVery high on a candlestick we place it,
\nSo that it will brighten the darkest night.<\/p>\n

Thus we see we have a very sacred duty,
\nTho dark forces seek to smother us out,
\nWe must resist their tactics and pressure,
\nSo the world knows what Jesus is about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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