A Thought to Ponder:
"Remember, you may be the only light in someone's darkness!"
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Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence; as fire burns brushwood, as fire causes water to boil; to make Your name known to Your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at Your presence!
Isaiah 64:1,2
"For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist."
Luke 21:15 (NKJV)
So live that people will want your autograph and not your fingerprints!
God and Billboards!All over the country they were popping up along the roadside and in cities -- those billboards with black backgrounds and bold white letters with a question or suggestion and then in lower right corner the following appears " - God"
A sample of these:
"What part of 'Thou shalt not...' didn't you understand? -- God"While the sentiment expressed in these is sincere, why is it that not one to this point in time has contained something like the following?
"Have you met my Son, Jesus? -- God"To refer to "God" in our culture and even to take His name in vain is not all that offensive to a majority, but to bring Jesus Christ into the picture -- that is definitely a "no-no!" And do you know why? If you wonder about it, send an email to CR and ask.
Church Bulletin BlooperNo kidding folks -- this actually appeared in print in that sacred domain known as the "Church Bulletin" --- "Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance."
Chuckle for the WeekElections are won by men and women chiefly because most peopole vote against somebody, rather than for somebody!
Franklin P. Adams
A Word to the Wise????"99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name!"
[Source: Long time friend, Charlie Phillips who has gone on to be with our Lord, and who gave me my first airplane ride in a Piper Cub when I was about 14 years old - I held on to my seat the whole time "to keep from falling out" -- it was a long way down to the ground!]
Serious Questions of the Week????"Last night I played a blank tape at full blast -- could that be the reason the mime next door went nuts?"
[Source: Rev. Tami from West Virginia originally!]
"If you throw a cat out the car window, does it become kitty litter?"
[Source: People circulation on Internet]
Oxymoron of the Week!
Oxymoron: a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined.Business ethics!
[Source: People circulation on Internet]
Cowboy Philosophy That Works!
- It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep!
- Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think!
[Source: Max Tyner who hails from where else but the Lone Star State!]
Max also says that you will know you are probably in a Texas church when:
- People grumble about Noah letting coyotes on the ark.
- Never in its entire 100-year history has one of its pastors had to buy any meat or vegetables.
Oh yes, sometimes Texas gets so hot that:
- You realize that asphalt has a liquid state!
- You discover you can get a sunburn through the car window!
Seen on bumper stickers:
"Know Jesus - Know Peace!
No Jesus - No Peace!"
"Eternity? Smoking or Non-Smoking?"
Here's Alvin!
"Hello -- I arrived here recently and if you didn't know it, my name is Alvin, and I am from a very far away place! I feel I need to explain something about my appearance. Your first impression is that I look strange or weird, or even ugly! As I will explain in some other areas of the Range, things are very different where I come from. You see, we don't create judgment calls on appearances and images when it comes to other creatures. You earthlings allow your prejudices to form because when you see another of your kind you immediately pass judgment -- the other person is attractive, handsome, or unattractive or ugly and you often refer to parts of one another's bodies -- for instance you may refer to a person's funny nose or eyes or ears or to a person's size or weight or even the clothes they wear! Your young ones at times have tendencies to exhibit this abomination -- they can be very cruel to some of their classmates at school over things such as this, creating a serious problem for the victims of their crude and insensitive remarks! You probably have done that already with me -- obviously my eyes are different and you have formed a judgment opinion about that -- right? Of course in the midst of all this you are victims of your own depraved nature and that creates problems for you from the beginning. I don't see you as one who looks strange or different or odd or ugly -- I see you as one whom our God loves dearly and for whom He has a most wonderful plan in mind! I am also overwhelmed as I have learned more about God willing to become human, that He was known on earth as Jesus of Nazareth, and that eventually He was crucified and paid the penalty for the sins of the entire human race so that you could be forgiven. On our planet we see each of our fellow citizens as one whom God loves dearly also and that God has a wonderful plan for each of us -- never are we are hindered with adjectives which you earthlings use such as beautiful, handsome, unattractive, ugly, gross etc. Do you get the picture as to how we relate and regard one another on my planet and how I look at you and regard you? Rest assured, I come in peace with a deep desire that God's wonderful plan will be completely fulfilled for you just as back on my planet each of my fellow citizens desires that very same thing for one another. You see, the reason that we are able to regard each other in that fashion is that we are pure in our motives and thoughts regarding each other. I'll tell you more about how different we are in other areas such as the "special place" Circuit Rider has arranged for that Theo fellow who is his Administrative Assistant!"
Hello again -- Theo here -- how's the tour going? Have you tried some side trips -- just click on the colored underlined names or places which you will find as you ride through the ranges and go there. There is no additional cost for this amenity -- my boss, the Circuit Rider, is very generous. Uh, that is, if he's in a good mood...!
Without A Word
A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor's visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a big chair near the fireplace and waited.
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
(Hebrews 10:19-27 NKJV)
Theo's Appeal
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they needed a little lubrication -- got to keep things running smoothly you know!Come to think of it, didn't I see you come in on Range 1? Anyway, how's it been going on your travels here? Probably much better than it has been for me! That Circuit Rider has me running all over the place working here and there -- gives me orders to do something on one part of the Range and then tells me to run over to some other area tend to something there! There's always some construction and changing going on somewhere and guess what? I'm the one that's expected to get it done -- CR just jumps on that ATV and goes roaring off with those 2 dogs, Fritz and Cody! And he hasn't promoted me nor given me a raise yet either -- I just know that he's still punishing me for my many failures of the past -- you know, those things I confess to over on Circuit Rider's Closet and at that "special place" he assigned to me! Oooops - please excuse me -- you probably haven't been there yet to hear the gory details, have you? Oh well, maybe one of these days things will get better for me. You can send him a message and tell him to take it a bit easy on me -- I can tell by your moistening eyes that you are sympathetic to my problem.
Sorry -- I didn't mean to unload on you about my frustration. Oh yes, as you travel about, please be very careful -- never know when you might come on a construction zone -- one guy tried going through like he was in the Indianapolis 500 -- bad scene -- we got a photo before they hauled it off to the junk yard -- look and see for yourself! So, please take it easy -- see the sights -- digest the information -- and be challenged in your faith journey here on Planet Earth!
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