Posts by Paul R. Blake (Page 6)
Moments Wisdom – April 22, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –An abundance of words does not constitute proof. –To be interested in and to appreciate the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. –The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment. –A man must first learn to govern himself before he can govern a family; he must learn to govern a family before he is fit to bear the government of a commonwealth. –The future is the time…
Sound Words, April 15, 2018
A Psalm for the Young Man By Kent Heaton “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have declared all the judgments of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in…
Moments Wisdom – April 15, 2018
A Moment’s Wisdom –We usually admire the other fellow more after we have tried to do his job. –The liquor vendor is a businessman who is ashamed of his best customers. –Often the chains of bad habits are too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. –Gossip always seems to travel fastest over grape-vines that are more sour. –Where one goes hereafter depends largely upon what one goes after here. –A breath of truth with…
Moments Wisdom – April 8, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –It is a poor plan that cannot be changed. –You are not responsible for the disposition you are born with, but you are responsible for the one you die with. –I am not young enough to know everything. –He who would learn only from himself has a fool for a teacher. –We are as close to the ears of God when in prayer, as we are to the commandments of God when reading His word. –We often…
Sound Words, April 8, 2018
Saying Amen in Our Assemblies By Paul R. Blake “Amen” may be one of the most ancient words in our language to remain in a nearly unchanged form from its earliest origins. It is one of the most well-known words across nearly all languages. Most of us use it every day, sometimes without realizing its significance. Tragically, men in the Lord’s Church do not say it often or loudly enough. “Amen” is not just a word we say, but a…
Moments Wisdom – April 1, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –“Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast, and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom you have been destined to live.” (Marcus Aurelius) –“We have become so addicted to pleasure that we won’t eat ordinary food or drink weak or stale liquids; we must have the best food and drink for our bodies, while our souls feed on empty and rotting things.” (William Penn, 1644-1718) –Our birth makes us mortal; our death…
Sound Words, April 1, 2018
I Am Still Learning By Paul R. Blake I am still learning from others. Coral asked and answered this question: “Is it okay for a Christian to be impatient? Think it through. Jesus was not patient with the merchants and money changers in the temple, or with the Pharisees, and certainly not with the fig tree. It was perfectly okay for Him; but, we must be careful to use impatience where it belongs or in a setting where it…
Sound Words, March 25, 2018
The God of Who By Kent Heaton “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:1-5; A Psalm of…