September 20
"A life is not measured by years lived, but by its usefulness. If you are giving, loving, serving, helping, encouraging, and adding value to others, then you're living a life that counts." -- John Maxwell
"One person with passion is better than 40 who are merely interested." -- Thomas Connellan
"The important point to remember is that for the government to give, it must first take away." -- John S. Coleman
"If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree." -- English Proverb
"Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them." -- W. Clement Stone
"Some of the best tasting and nutrient rich fruits are rather small. We don't need to do big things; we just need to do things that bear fruit." -- Ray Lammie
"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one." -- Maya Angelou
"During a stay with grandparents, my five-year-old niece Michaela pulled corn on a neighbor's farm for the first time. Her grandparents used the experience as a teaching tool, explaining to Michaela that the corn was God's blessing to them. At first, the work was great fun, but after only a few minutes Michaela looked at her grandmother and commented, 'You know you can buy this in the grocery store, don't you?'"
It is still true. For want of a quiet, caring intimacy, a child's primary sense of self-worth is lost. And for want of security and self-worth, the child is lost. In most churches I've known, members find it quite easy to pass a youth by; they are more timid to engage a child than a stranger in conversation. Frequently, when youth are on committees, little sensitivity is expressed toward making them comfortable and enabling them to contribute.
Borrowed Faith Has No Power
Somewhere recently I read this statement: "Most of the 500 wealthiest Americans got their money the old-fashioned way: they inherited it." That may be the case with money, but it is not true with the most important things in life. It's not true of character. Of course we are influenced by character by our parents, but our own character is our own doing by our own choices and the way we choose to live.
We may inherit money, but we do not inherit faith. Someone put it in a catchy line, "God has no grandchildren." Faith needs to be first-hand, personal, and appropriated by each person. Too many of us are seeking to live on borrowed faith. The 500 wealthiest Americans may have received their wealth the old-fashioned say--by inheriting it--but we don't obtain character and faith that way. These are not inherited--they are personally claimed and cultivated.
Take time to think--it is the source of power.
Take time to play--it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read--it is the fountain of wisdom.
Take time to pray--it is the greatest power on earth.
Take time to love and be loved--it is a God-given privilege.
Take time to be friendly--it is the road to happiness.
Take time to laugh--it is the music of the soul.
Take time to give--it is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to work--it is the price of success. Author Unknown.
Thoughts of a Blood Donor
I gave my blood; Christ gave His.
I gave a pint; He gave all.
The needle was small and sharp; the nails were large and dull.
The table was soft and relaxing; the cross rough and painful.
The nurses were kind and gentle; the soldiers were cruel and mean.
The crowd applauds my sacrifice; they that passed by reviled Him.
Mine is O positive; His for positively all.
Mine, at best, will prolong a life for a while;
His, without doubt, can save all forever.
A persistent judgment leveled against parents today is this: they gladly provide their children with every resource: Leaders, coaches, teachers, tutors, and youth workers. Certainly children should be happy and well-adjusted. They have everything money can buy. But they do not have the listening ear of Mom and Dad. "Too busy, later, not now, I'm working hard for your good." Recall the old saying:
"For the want of a nail the shoe was lost;
for the want of a shoe the horse was lost;
for the want of a horse the rider was lost;
for the want of the rider the battle was lost."
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
William A. Ward
Why God Will Never Get Tenure at Any University
1. Only published one book.
2. It was in Hebrew.
3. It had no references.
4. He did not publish it in referenced journals.
5. Some doubt He even wrote it Himself.
6. He is not known for His cooperative work.
7. Sure, He created the world, but what has He done lately?
8. He did not get permission from any review board to work with human subjects.
9. When one experiment went awry, He tried to cover it up by drowning all the subjects.
10. When sample subjects do not behave as predicted, He deletes the whole sample.
11. He rarely comes to class-just tells His students to read the Book.
12. It is rumored that He sometimes lets His Son teach the class.
13. Although He only has 10 requirements, His students often fail His tests.
14. He expelled His first two students for learning.
15. His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountain top.
Great website: http://ebizarre.com/
Life is a matter of building. Each of us has the opportunity to build something -- a secure family, a good reputation, a career, a relationship to God. But some of those things can disappear almost overnight due to financial losses, natural disasters and other unforeseen difficulties.
What are we to do? Daniel Webster offered excellent advice, saying, "If we work on marble it will perish. If we work on brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble to dust. But if we work on men's immortal minds, if we imbue them with high principles, with just fear of God and love of their fellow-men, we engrave on those tablets something which time cannot efface, and which will brighten and brighten to all eternity.
A group of European theologians once visited Mother Teresa in Calcutta. She said to them, "You try to do what I am doing, then you will be able to enjoy what I am doing." She took them to one of her childcare centers and picked up a child who was playing in the mud and gave the child a kiss. She waited for her guests to do the same. None of them did.
I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a lot more if I had been understood." Famous Trial Lawyer Clarence Darrow
A Father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked how electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles. "I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity." A few blocks farther on, the boy asked what caused lightning and thunder. "That too has puzzled me," came the reply. The youngster continued to inquire about many things, none of which the father could explain. Finally, as they were nearing home, the boy said, "Pop, I hope you didn't mind all those questions." "Not at all," replied his father. "How else are you going to learn!
Gambling Addiction and Seniors
As many as one in 10 seniors may be addicted to gambling, according to some researchers. Even a small loss at a slot machine or bingo table could mean financial trouble for those on a fixed income. "When we talk about gambling for this age group, it isn't just going to a casino, but it's also things like lottery, sweepstakes, that kind of thing," said Dr. Dennis McNeilly, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. McNeilly indicated that what some senior citizens see as entertainment may end up being a path to addiction. Some signs to look for are: cashing in life insurance, asking for money to pay for everyday expenses and neglecting personal needs and family. [CitizenLink.com]
Having exchanged Biblical Correctness for Political Correctness, we are in the process (like the frog in the kettle) of slowly but surely self-destructing."
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." -- William Jennings Bryan
"You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you. -- Barbara Sher
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." -- Mother Teresa
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have" -- Thomas Jefferson
Sign on an Irish gate: "Farmer allows walkers across the field for free, but the bull charges."
"One person with passion is better than 40 who are merely interested." -- Thomas Connellan
"The important point to remember is that for the government to give, it must first take away." -- John S. Coleman
"If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree." -- English Proverb
"Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them." -- W. Clement Stone
"Some of the best tasting and nutrient rich fruits are rather small. We don't need to do big things; we just need to do things that bear fruit." -- Ray Lammie
"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one." -- Maya Angelou
"During a stay with grandparents, my five-year-old niece Michaela pulled corn on a neighbor's farm for the first time. Her grandparents used the experience as a teaching tool, explaining to Michaela that the corn was God's blessing to them. At first, the work was great fun, but after only a few minutes Michaela looked at her grandmother and commented, 'You know you can buy this in the grocery store, don't you?'"
It is still true. For want of a quiet, caring intimacy, a child's primary sense of self-worth is lost. And for want of security and self-worth, the child is lost. In most churches I've known, members find it quite easy to pass a youth by; they are more timid to engage a child than a stranger in conversation. Frequently, when youth are on committees, little sensitivity is expressed toward making them comfortable and enabling them to contribute.
Borrowed Faith Has No Power
Somewhere recently I read this statement: "Most of the 500 wealthiest Americans got their money the old-fashioned way: they inherited it." That may be the case with money, but it is not true with the most important things in life. It's not true of character. Of course we are influenced by character by our parents, but our own character is our own doing by our own choices and the way we choose to live.
We may inherit money, but we do not inherit faith. Someone put it in a catchy line, "God has no grandchildren." Faith needs to be first-hand, personal, and appropriated by each person. Too many of us are seeking to live on borrowed faith. The 500 wealthiest Americans may have received their wealth the old-fashioned say--by inheriting it--but we don't obtain character and faith that way. These are not inherited--they are personally claimed and cultivated.
Take time to think--it is the source of power.
Take time to play--it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read--it is the fountain of wisdom.
Take time to pray--it is the greatest power on earth.
Take time to love and be loved--it is a God-given privilege.
Take time to be friendly--it is the road to happiness.
Take time to laugh--it is the music of the soul.
Take time to give--it is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to work--it is the price of success. Author Unknown.
Thoughts of a Blood Donor
I gave my blood; Christ gave His.
I gave a pint; He gave all.
The needle was small and sharp; the nails were large and dull.
The table was soft and relaxing; the cross rough and painful.
The nurses were kind and gentle; the soldiers were cruel and mean.
The crowd applauds my sacrifice; they that passed by reviled Him.
Mine is O positive; His for positively all.
Mine, at best, will prolong a life for a while;
His, without doubt, can save all forever.
A persistent judgment leveled against parents today is this: they gladly provide their children with every resource: Leaders, coaches, teachers, tutors, and youth workers. Certainly children should be happy and well-adjusted. They have everything money can buy. But they do not have the listening ear of Mom and Dad. "Too busy, later, not now, I'm working hard for your good." Recall the old saying:
"For the want of a nail the shoe was lost;
for the want of a shoe the horse was lost;
for the want of a horse the rider was lost;
for the want of the rider the battle was lost."
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
William A. Ward
Why God Will Never Get Tenure at Any University
1. Only published one book.
2. It was in Hebrew.
3. It had no references.
4. He did not publish it in referenced journals.
5. Some doubt He even wrote it Himself.
6. He is not known for His cooperative work.
7. Sure, He created the world, but what has He done lately?
8. He did not get permission from any review board to work with human subjects.
9. When one experiment went awry, He tried to cover it up by drowning all the subjects.
10. When sample subjects do not behave as predicted, He deletes the whole sample.
11. He rarely comes to class-just tells His students to read the Book.
12. It is rumored that He sometimes lets His Son teach the class.
13. Although He only has 10 requirements, His students often fail His tests.
14. He expelled His first two students for learning.
15. His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountain top.
Great website: http://ebizarre.com/
Life is a matter of building. Each of us has the opportunity to build something -- a secure family, a good reputation, a career, a relationship to God. But some of those things can disappear almost overnight due to financial losses, natural disasters and other unforeseen difficulties.
What are we to do? Daniel Webster offered excellent advice, saying, "If we work on marble it will perish. If we work on brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble to dust. But if we work on men's immortal minds, if we imbue them with high principles, with just fear of God and love of their fellow-men, we engrave on those tablets something which time cannot efface, and which will brighten and brighten to all eternity.
A group of European theologians once visited Mother Teresa in Calcutta. She said to them, "You try to do what I am doing, then you will be able to enjoy what I am doing." She took them to one of her childcare centers and picked up a child who was playing in the mud and gave the child a kiss. She waited for her guests to do the same. None of them did.
I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a lot more if I had been understood." Famous Trial Lawyer Clarence Darrow
A Father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked how electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles. "I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity." A few blocks farther on, the boy asked what caused lightning and thunder. "That too has puzzled me," came the reply. The youngster continued to inquire about many things, none of which the father could explain. Finally, as they were nearing home, the boy said, "Pop, I hope you didn't mind all those questions." "Not at all," replied his father. "How else are you going to learn!
Gambling Addiction and Seniors
As many as one in 10 seniors may be addicted to gambling, according to some researchers. Even a small loss at a slot machine or bingo table could mean financial trouble for those on a fixed income. "When we talk about gambling for this age group, it isn't just going to a casino, but it's also things like lottery, sweepstakes, that kind of thing," said Dr. Dennis McNeilly, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. McNeilly indicated that what some senior citizens see as entertainment may end up being a path to addiction. Some signs to look for are: cashing in life insurance, asking for money to pay for everyday expenses and neglecting personal needs and family. [CitizenLink.com]
Having exchanged Biblical Correctness for Political Correctness, we are in the process (like the frog in the kettle) of slowly but surely self-destructing."
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." -- William Jennings Bryan
"You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you. -- Barbara Sher
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." -- Mother Teresa
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have" -- Thomas Jefferson
Sign on an Irish gate: "Farmer allows walkers across the field for free, but the bull charges."
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