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Sound Words, September 23, 2018
Life’s Little Lessons XXIV Three Crosses “Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.’ But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.’ Then he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.’…
Sound Words, September 16, 2018
Am I Robbing God? By Ken Fleeman King David is described as a man after God’s own heart. As David contemplated his blessings as king he realized that he lived in a cedar house while God “lived” in a tent. The inequity weighed on David, so he purposed to build God a house. God had never asked for a house, yet He ultimately allowed it. David laid up treasures and supplies to build the temple. Solomon also provided abundantly for…
Moments Wisdom – September 16, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –Good timber and good men do not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees. –Knowledge humbles the great man, astonishes the common man, and puffs up the little man. –The goal in marriage is not to think alike, but to think together. –A thing moderately good is not as good as it should be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in morality is always a vice. –Failure seldom stops you.…
Sound Words, September 09, 2018
Life’s Little Lessons XXIII Only One Citizen “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). The King of Abyssinia once took a British subject named Cameron prisoner and incarcerated him in the high fortress of Magdala. No cause was assigned for his confinement. When Great Britain found out, she demanded an immediate release for her citizen. King Theodore refused. Within ten days after the refusal was received, ten thousand…
Moments Wisdom – September 09, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be a stronger person. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work will not be a miracle, but you shall be the miracle. –Admonish your friends in private and praise them in public. –Many people know how to make a good living. Few know what to do with it once they have made it. –In…
Sound Words, September 02, 2018
Life’s Little Lessons XXII Well Motivated #1 “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62). When Cortez landed at Vera Cruz in 1519 to begin his conquest of Mexico with a small force of 700 men, he purposely set fire to his fleet of eleven ships. His men on the shore watched their only means of retreat sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. With…
Moments Wisdom – September 02, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow’s burden is added to the burden of today, that the weight is more than a man can bear. –If there is one thing that pierces the Master’s heart with unutterable grief, it is not the iniquities of the worldly, but the indifference of the religious. –Men often worry more about losing their hair than their tempers. –Learn the crucial shopping discipline: to know…
Sound Words, August 26, 2018
The Devil’s Yard Sale By Alan Tison and James Fifth One day, the Devil laid out his gleaming, razor-edged tools upon a worn and ancient wooden table. He announced a “fire” sale and carefully marked the price upon each tool: ANGER: $100, RESENTMENT: $400, HATRED: $600, etc. Each tool sold almost as quickly as it was placed upon the table. Toward the end of the day, a crooked old man in tattered rags approached. The man eyed the tools that…