August 10
"If the whole world depends on today's youth, I can't see the world lasting
another 100 years." --Socrates
"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone
under." -- Ronald Reagan
"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women." -- Ronald Reagan
"I have never been a millionaire. But I have enjoyed a crackling fire, a glorious sunset, a walk with a friend and a hug from a child. There are plenty of life's tiny delights for all of us." -- Jack Anthony
"Until you give yourself to some great cause, you haven't really begun to fully live." -- Ray Lammie
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." -- Helen Keller
"It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." -- Chinese proverb
"Remember, a small light will do a great deal when it is in a very dark place. Put one little tallow candle in the middle of a large hall, and it will give a good deal of light." -- Dwight L. Moody
Though I have walked with God for several decades, I must confess I still find much about Him incomprehensible and mysterious. But this much I know: He delights in surprising us. He dots our pilgrimage from earth to heaven with amazing serendipities. --Charles Swindoll
According to the 2008 Coffee statistics report, coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. The U.S. imports more than $4 billion worth of coffee per year, and Americans consume some 400 million cups of coffee per day, as nearly 52 percent of Americans over the age of 18 drink coffee daily.
Achievers have an attitude of expectancy. They minimize their losses. They do not grieve over failures or what might have been. Achievers look around the corner in anticipation of the good things that still await them. -- Allan Cox, Business advisor and author
The real contest is always between what you’ve done and what you are capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else. -- Geoffrey Gaberino, Olympic swimmer
Be yourself...who else is better qualified?
Marriage Proverbs for those thinking of 'tying the knot.'. . .
1: Marriages are made in heaven, but so again are thunder and lightning.
2: If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.
3: Marriage is grand -- and divorce is at least 100 grand!
4: Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.
5: When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: Either the car is new or the wife is.
6: Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
7: Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you said. After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish.
8: Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical, and is a good cook, but the law allows only one wife.
9: Every woman wants a man who is handsome, understanding, economical and a considerate lover, but again, the law allows only one husband.
10: Man is incomplete until he marries. After that, he is finished.
In 1986 Bob Brenley was playing third base for the San Francisco Giants. In the fourth inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves, Brenley made an error on a routine ground ball. Four batters later he kicked away another grounder. And then while he was scrambling after the ball, he threw wildly past home plate trying to get the runner there. Two errors on the same play. A few minutes later he muffed yet another play to become the first player in the twentieth century to make four errors in one inning.
Now, those of us who have made very public errors in one situation or another can easily imagine how he felt during that long walk off the field at the end of that inning. But then in the bottom of the fifth, Brenley hit a home run. Then in the seventh, he hit a bases-loaded single, driving in two runs and tying the game.
Then in the bottom of the ninth, Brenley came up to bat again, with two outs. He ran the count to three and two and then hit a massive home run into the left field seats to win the game for the Giants. Brenley's score card for that day came to three hits and five at bats, two home runs, four errors, four runs allowed, four runs driven in, including the game-winning run.
Certainly life is a lot like that--a mixture of hits and errors. And there is grace in that.
- "In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity." - Konrad Adenauer
- Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming 1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it, 2. Whenever you're right, shut up. - Nash
- "You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do." -- Henry Ford
- Some folks are so eager to find fault, you'd think there's a reward.
We often try to fix problems with WD-40 and duct tape. God did it with a nail.
- It now costs more to amuse a child than it once did to educate his father.
- It rarely occurs to teenagers that the day will come when they'll know as little as their parents.
- Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch.
- Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.
- You can learn many things from children ... like how much patience you have.
- The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.
- There are three ways to get things done: 1) do it yourself 2) hire someone to do it 3) forbid your kids to do it.
- Those who say they "sleep like a baby" haven't got one.
- There would be fewer problems with children if they had to chop wood to keep the television set going.
We gather today as a community of doubters. We don't like to say that about ourselves, but it is true! And we are in good company. The lessons for today share doubting moments of Elijah and the disciples. Neither they nor we are rejected for our doubting. I am glad that you are here. Together we can celebrate God's great faithfulness and love to those He loves--even in the midst of doubts.
"Do you serve God but only in an advisory capacity?"
"Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." -- Og Mandino
another 100 years." --Socrates
"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone
under." -- Ronald Reagan
"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women." -- Ronald Reagan
"I have never been a millionaire. But I have enjoyed a crackling fire, a glorious sunset, a walk with a friend and a hug from a child. There are plenty of life's tiny delights for all of us." -- Jack Anthony
"Until you give yourself to some great cause, you haven't really begun to fully live." -- Ray Lammie
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." -- Helen Keller
"It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." -- Chinese proverb
"Remember, a small light will do a great deal when it is in a very dark place. Put one little tallow candle in the middle of a large hall, and it will give a good deal of light." -- Dwight L. Moody
Though I have walked with God for several decades, I must confess I still find much about Him incomprehensible and mysterious. But this much I know: He delights in surprising us. He dots our pilgrimage from earth to heaven with amazing serendipities. --Charles Swindoll
According to the 2008 Coffee statistics report, coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. The U.S. imports more than $4 billion worth of coffee per year, and Americans consume some 400 million cups of coffee per day, as nearly 52 percent of Americans over the age of 18 drink coffee daily.
Achievers have an attitude of expectancy. They minimize their losses. They do not grieve over failures or what might have been. Achievers look around the corner in anticipation of the good things that still await them. -- Allan Cox, Business advisor and author
The real contest is always between what you’ve done and what you are capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else. -- Geoffrey Gaberino, Olympic swimmer
Be yourself...who else is better qualified?
Marriage Proverbs for those thinking of 'tying the knot.'. . .
1: Marriages are made in heaven, but so again are thunder and lightning.
2: If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.
3: Marriage is grand -- and divorce is at least 100 grand!
4: Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.
5: When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: Either the car is new or the wife is.
6: Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
7: Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you said. After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish.
8: Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical, and is a good cook, but the law allows only one wife.
9: Every woman wants a man who is handsome, understanding, economical and a considerate lover, but again, the law allows only one husband.
10: Man is incomplete until he marries. After that, he is finished.
In 1986 Bob Brenley was playing third base for the San Francisco Giants. In the fourth inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves, Brenley made an error on a routine ground ball. Four batters later he kicked away another grounder. And then while he was scrambling after the ball, he threw wildly past home plate trying to get the runner there. Two errors on the same play. A few minutes later he muffed yet another play to become the first player in the twentieth century to make four errors in one inning.
Now, those of us who have made very public errors in one situation or another can easily imagine how he felt during that long walk off the field at the end of that inning. But then in the bottom of the fifth, Brenley hit a home run. Then in the seventh, he hit a bases-loaded single, driving in two runs and tying the game.
Then in the bottom of the ninth, Brenley came up to bat again, with two outs. He ran the count to three and two and then hit a massive home run into the left field seats to win the game for the Giants. Brenley's score card for that day came to three hits and five at bats, two home runs, four errors, four runs allowed, four runs driven in, including the game-winning run.
Certainly life is a lot like that--a mixture of hits and errors. And there is grace in that.
- "In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity." - Konrad Adenauer
- Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming 1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it, 2. Whenever you're right, shut up. - Nash
- "You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do." -- Henry Ford
- Some folks are so eager to find fault, you'd think there's a reward.
We often try to fix problems with WD-40 and duct tape. God did it with a nail.
- It now costs more to amuse a child than it once did to educate his father.
- It rarely occurs to teenagers that the day will come when they'll know as little as their parents.
- Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch.
- Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.
- You can learn many things from children ... like how much patience you have.
- The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.
- There are three ways to get things done: 1) do it yourself 2) hire someone to do it 3) forbid your kids to do it.
- Those who say they "sleep like a baby" haven't got one.
- There would be fewer problems with children if they had to chop wood to keep the television set going.
We gather today as a community of doubters. We don't like to say that about ourselves, but it is true! And we are in good company. The lessons for today share doubting moments of Elijah and the disciples. Neither they nor we are rejected for our doubting. I am glad that you are here. Together we can celebrate God's great faithfulness and love to those He loves--even in the midst of doubts.
"Do you serve God but only in an advisory capacity?"
"Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." -- Og Mandino
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