Use soft words and hard arguments.
–English proverb
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If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap… for a day, go fishing… for a year, inherit money…. for a lifetime, give to others.
–Chinese proverb
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Proclaim the word more and argue about it less.
–William Cameron Townsend (1896-1982)
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A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous, they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue, then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.
–Samuel Adams (1722-1803)
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There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs.
–Thomas Sowell (1930- )
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Some parents try so hard to make everything easy for their children. But how can they grow up to be well-adjusted unless they sometimes have something they have to adjust to?
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Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles.
–Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881)
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Faith consists of accepting God without asking him to account for things according to our standard. Faith consists of reacting before God as Mary did: I don’t understand it Lord, but let it be done to me according to your Word.
–Oscar Romero (1917-1980), Archbishop of El Salvador, assassinated at the altar during worship, March 1980.
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Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things.
The new school of art and thinking breaks out everywhere into blasphemies, as if it required any courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage, and that is to speak the truth.
–G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
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How soon will some few years pass away, and then when the day is ended, and this life’s lease expired, what have men left of the world’s glory, but dreams and thoughts? O happy soul forevermore, who can rightly compare this life with that long-lasting life to come, and can balance the weighty glory of the one with the light golden vanity of the other.
–Samuel Rutherford
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The first bottle of Coca-Cola from 1894 contained 3.5 grams of cocaine. This explains why our great-grandparents could walk four miles, to and from school, uphill both ways, in the snow, barefoot.
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Be grateful that no matter how much chocolate you eat, your earrings will still fit.
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My wife is blaming me for ruining her birthday. That’s ridiculous. I don’t even know when her birthday is.
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A DOXOLOGY is a short expression of praise to God. Here are four from the King James Version of the Bible:
Psalm 72:18-19 — Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name forever; and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 — Now unto him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us; unto him be glory in the church by Jesus Christ throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Jude 24-25 — Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy; to the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
Revelation 7:12 — Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
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An old Gospel hymn for a Sunday morning:
In the Sweet By and By, 1868, by Sanford Fillmore Bennett (1836-1898):
1 There’s a land that is fairer than day,
and by faith we can see it afar;
for the Father waits over the way
to prepare us a dwelling place there.
Refrain:
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
2 We shall sing on that beautiful shore
the melodious songs of the blest;
and our spirits shall sorrow no more-
not a sigh for the blessing of rest. [Refrain]
3 To our bountiful Father above
we will offer our tribute of praise,
for the glorious gift of His love,
and the blessings that hallow our days. [Refrain]
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A PRAYER FOR SUNDAY MORNING:
Heavenly Father, we pray that we may be united with each other and with you, so that Christ’s presence in our lives may be evident in our every word and deed. Encourage us, equip us, forgive us and sanctify us. Strengthen our families at home and strengthen our congregational family. Give us perseverance to withstand Your trials, the grace to endure Your discipline, and the patience and faithfulness to await Your timing when You shall make all things new, freeing us from these bodies of sin that ever weigh us down and cause such suffering. We delight in the hope of our heavenly home, with bodies that will no longer age and weaken, and best of all, sin no more; a place where we shall see Christ as He is and fear no wrath or rejection, but where we shall remain in His love and delight for all eternity. In His name we pray. Amen.
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