Posts by Paul R. Blake (Page 7)
Moments Wisdom – March 18, 2018
A Moments Wisdom on Goodness –Saul Bellow… A man is only as good as what he loves. –Pearl S. Buck… When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, the evil men prevail. –Charles Lamb… The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident. –Abraham Lincoln… Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who know me best, that I have always…
Sound Words, March 18, 2018
Enslaved To the Whims of Others By Kent Heaton “You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men” (1Cor. 7:23). There is a need to feel accepted by others almost from birth. A child is born dependent on the care of parents that build a bond of trust and security which grows to a desire to be liked and recognized by peers. Often the identifying characteristics of a person come from the pressure put on them by…
Moments Wisdom – March 11, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –People who say it cannot be done should stop interrupting those who are doing it. –Changing fashions is the tax the garment industry imposes on the vanity of the rich. –Most people who seek for you advice are actually looking for praise. –To profit from good advice sometimes requires more wisdom than to give it. –Those who don’t read are no different from those who can’t read. –The important thing is not so much that every child…
Sound Words, March 11, 2018
The Difference Between a Hypocrite and a Good Person Making a Mistake By Clarence Johnson “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1John 1:8-9). This passage clearly shows that no one is sinlessly perfect, but it does not brand all as hypocrites. The word hypocrite comes from…
Sound Words, March 4, 2018
Did You Remember To Say ‘Thank You’? By Paul R. Blake Sound familiar? It does to me. I remember hearing my parents asking me if I remembered to say thank you to those who had given me something or who had done something for me. My folks were right to ask, for often children do forget to express gratitude and need to be taught to do so. Both courtesy and honor demand that we acknowledge the gift and the giver.…
Sound Words, February 25, 2018
I Feel So Unnecessary By A. C. Grider Three things happened in the last several days which made me feel real important. I preached a hard sermon on Jesus Christ Super Star. I denounced the Rock Opera as a blasphemous thing. The Opera, which was to be presented on stage here in Owensboro, suddenly canceled the date. I wrote to a Baptist preacher and challenged him to publicly defend what he preached on the radio. He suddenly quit his program…
Moments Wisdom – February 25, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –So much has been given to me, I have no time to think about the things denied to me. (Helen Keller) –A wolf will gladly hire himself out cheaply as a shepherd. –Happy is harder than money. Anyone who thinks money will make him happy hasn’t got any money. –It is better to suffer injustice than to commit it. –When we die we leave behind all that we have and take with us all that we are.…
Moments Wisdom – February 18, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –If you set out to keep the Word of God, it will also keep you. –Patience is the ability to count down before blasting off. –The way to get anywhere is to start from where you are. –No one finds life worth living; he must make it worth living. –Christ established His church to save sinners, not to serve dinners. –Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility. –Some people are like…