May 16
"My wife suggested a book for me to read to enhance our
relationship. It's titled: 'Women are from Venus, Men are
Wrong.'"
"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
-- Babe Ruth
Edward Gibbon, in his "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," suggests the following as the five major reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire:
Family life disintegrated. (2) Traditional ethical systems were ignored and discarded--"anything goes" became the prevailing attitude of the day. (3) Entertainment became perverse and immoral. (4) Vast amounts of money were spent on maintaining the military machine to defend the Empire. (5) The Empire’s economy collapsed.
"I've never met a man who has given me as much trouble as
myself." - Dwight Moody
Anything that is of concern to you is fair grounds for prayer. The
power and beauty of prayer will come shining through in the
specificity of your praying. God will cease to be "out there" or "up
there" and will come to reside in your everyday life. God will not be
Creator only but will become Companion.
-- Steve Harper
When you are in the final days of your life, what will you want?
Will you hug that college degree in the walnut frame?
Will you ask to be carried to the garage so you can sit in your car?
Will you find comfort in rereading your financial statement?
Of course not. What will matter then will be people.
If relationships will matter most then, shouldn't they matter most now?
Max Lucado
I choose gentleness...
Nothing is won by force.
I choose to be gentle.
If I raise my voice may it be only in praise.
If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer.
If I make a demand, may it be only of myself. Max Lucado
"The greatest conflicts are not between two people, but between one person and himself." -- Garth Brooks
"The greater part of our happiness depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." -- Martha Washington
"The amount of satisfaction you get from life largely depends on your own ingenuity, self-sufficiently, and resourcefulness. People who wait around for life to supply their satisfaction usually find boredom instead." -- Dr. William Menninger
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." -- Thomas Jefferson
"Never Complain About What You Permit." -- Unknown
"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it." -- Benjamin Franklin
On the Lighter Side
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.
Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.
How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on.
Ever notice that the people who are late are often much jollier than the people who have to wait for them?
If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?
Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.
If Walmart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?
You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.
We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors ... but they all have to learn to live in the same box.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
"Only one life
'Twill soon be passed.
Only what's done for Christ
Will last."
"He who constantly looks back loses sight in one eye.
He who never looks back loses sight in both eyes." --
Russian Proverb
"Too soon old. Too late 'schmartz.'" -- German
Proverb
"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what
my bank account was, how big my house was, or what
kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little
better, because I was important in the life of a
child." -- Forest Witcraft
On the Lighter Side
From a church bulletin: "Our minister is leaving the
church this Sunday. Will you please send in a small
donation? The congregation wants to give him a little
momentum."
From a sign on a church property: "The gospel is free,
but this church is for sale."
From a newsletter: "What God couldn't do if only he
had the money!"
From a church notice board: "Hear our pastor preach
tonight on the subject: 'What is Hell Like.' Come
early and hear our choir sing!"
Accidental Evolution--Believe It or Not
The evolutionist puts it thus: "Once upon a time under
a deadly sun, in an ammoniated ocean topped by a
poisonous atmosphere in the midst of a soup of organic
molecules, a nucleic acid molecule came accidentally
into being that could somehow bring about the
existence of another like itself."
From The Wells-Springs of Life, by
Isaac Asimov
relationship. It's titled: 'Women are from Venus, Men are
Wrong.'"
"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
-- Babe Ruth
Edward Gibbon, in his "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," suggests the following as the five major reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire:
Family life disintegrated. (2) Traditional ethical systems were ignored and discarded--"anything goes" became the prevailing attitude of the day. (3) Entertainment became perverse and immoral. (4) Vast amounts of money were spent on maintaining the military machine to defend the Empire. (5) The Empire’s economy collapsed.
"I've never met a man who has given me as much trouble as
myself." - Dwight Moody
Anything that is of concern to you is fair grounds for prayer. The
power and beauty of prayer will come shining through in the
specificity of your praying. God will cease to be "out there" or "up
there" and will come to reside in your everyday life. God will not be
Creator only but will become Companion.
-- Steve Harper
When you are in the final days of your life, what will you want?
Will you hug that college degree in the walnut frame?
Will you ask to be carried to the garage so you can sit in your car?
Will you find comfort in rereading your financial statement?
Of course not. What will matter then will be people.
If relationships will matter most then, shouldn't they matter most now?
Max Lucado
I choose gentleness...
Nothing is won by force.
I choose to be gentle.
If I raise my voice may it be only in praise.
If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer.
If I make a demand, may it be only of myself. Max Lucado
"The greatest conflicts are not between two people, but between one person and himself." -- Garth Brooks
"The greater part of our happiness depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." -- Martha Washington
"The amount of satisfaction you get from life largely depends on your own ingenuity, self-sufficiently, and resourcefulness. People who wait around for life to supply their satisfaction usually find boredom instead." -- Dr. William Menninger
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." -- Thomas Jefferson
"Never Complain About What You Permit." -- Unknown
"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it." -- Benjamin Franklin
On the Lighter Side
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.
Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.
How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on.
Ever notice that the people who are late are often much jollier than the people who have to wait for them?
If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?
Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.
If Walmart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?
You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.
We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors ... but they all have to learn to live in the same box.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
"Only one life
'Twill soon be passed.
Only what's done for Christ
Will last."
"He who constantly looks back loses sight in one eye.
He who never looks back loses sight in both eyes." --
Russian Proverb
"Too soon old. Too late 'schmartz.'" -- German
Proverb
"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what
my bank account was, how big my house was, or what
kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little
better, because I was important in the life of a
child." -- Forest Witcraft
On the Lighter Side
From a church bulletin: "Our minister is leaving the
church this Sunday. Will you please send in a small
donation? The congregation wants to give him a little
momentum."
From a sign on a church property: "The gospel is free,
but this church is for sale."
From a newsletter: "What God couldn't do if only he
had the money!"
From a church notice board: "Hear our pastor preach
tonight on the subject: 'What is Hell Like.' Come
early and hear our choir sing!"
Accidental Evolution--Believe It or Not
The evolutionist puts it thus: "Once upon a time under
a deadly sun, in an ammoniated ocean topped by a
poisonous atmosphere in the midst of a soup of organic
molecules, a nucleic acid molecule came accidentally
into being that could somehow bring about the
existence of another like itself."
From The Wells-Springs of Life, by
Isaac Asimov
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