Posts from January 2018
Sound Words, January 28, 2018
Thinking about God By Kent Heaton “But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; the Lord will hear when I call to Him. Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still: (Psalm 4:3-4). Dee Bowman said, “It is hard to sin when you are thinking about God.” Sin always follows a familiar path. Desire draws the heart to a need that must be filled and if…
Moments Wisdom – January 28, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –He who buys what he does not need steals from himself. –The proud man has no God; the envious man has no neighbors; the angry man does not have himself. –Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. –When you are confronted by an opponent, conquer him with love. –Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of great and important questions, everyone should be serene, slow-pulsed, and calm. –If we could read…
Sound Words, January 21, 2018
The Sermon Preached by the Snow By Paul R. Blake It dropped seven and a half inches of snow Friday evening and Saturday morning last week. I went out and shoveled the snow from the sidewalks, porch, and driveway. We had the parking lot plowed and the Rhodes family salted it. It started snowing again last Monday afternoon, and by Tuesday morning we got an additional six inches. I heaved a large sigh that morning, put on my boots, coat,…
Moments Wisdom – January 14, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –It is not necessary to tell your friends about your indigestion or backache. “How are you?” is a greeting, not a question. –An apology is a friendship preserver, an antidote for hatred, never a sign of weakness; it costs nothing but one’s pride, always saves more than it costs, and is a device needed in every home. –Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about themselves, and small people talk about others. –Most people talk too…
Sound Words, January 14, 2018
No Guarantee By Coral Blake There is nothing quite like taking care of someone who is your own age and is also dying of cancer. My first thought was, “He/she is too young to die,” and my second was, “So am I.” The whole shift was spent tearing at my heart, and quite honestly I could not figure out just why is was so painfully personal. Not while I was at the task, anyway. Then hours or maybe even a…
Sound Words – January 7, 2018
Who is My Enemy? By Stephen Auman A lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, and asked, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” In the ensuing dialog, they quickly agreed that one of the requirements was to love one’s neighbor as one’s self. But the lawyer, wanting to justify himself, asked, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus then told the parable of the Good Samaritan, which demonstrated that everyone should be considered one’s neighbor. Unfortunately,…
Moments Wisdom – January 7, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –Pain nourishes courage. You cannot be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you. –It is innocence when it charms us; it is ignorance when it irritates us. –If you are suffering from a bad man’s injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men. –There are two types of people in this world: those who come into a room and say, “Well, here I am” and those who come into the room and say,…