Many people treat their religion like a spare tyre: they never use it except in an emergency. This is tragic because God refuses to be placed in our trunk and only pulled out when we have a problem or face danger.
During the Second World War there was a common saying that “there were no athei…
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There are two categories of people who never will amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told and those who can do nothing else.
Why do those in these two categories fail to succeed? The first group is made up of those who are rebellious. They will not obey orders. The second group a…
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It has been said “never argue with a fool, he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience”. Comparable advice can be found in the book of Proverbs, “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself ”. It means that when tempted to argue a point with so…
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“Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.” It was Elihu who observed, “Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment”. There are some who have had twenty years’ experience, and there are others who have had one year�…
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It has been said that the thought is the father of the deed. This is so. No one ever robbed a bank without first thinking, “I’m going to rob a bank.” Every act, every crime, every good deed is first a thought and then a fact.
It may sound over simplified but all we have to do in order to do…
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There is an old saying that says, “Trifles make perfection but perfection is no trifle”.
When we contemplate this for a moment, we perceive its truth. In great works of art, it is that added touch that makes the ordinary painting a masterpiece. In athletics, a runner may win every race by a f…
Today we saw a copy of the Los Angeles Times of Sunday, December 17. 1905. That paper is almost 64[1] years old. In it were ads for ladies dresses for $2.00 each and men’s suits for $16.00. In the society section there was news of coming events while the obituary column listed those who had just d…
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Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” This quotation is taken from a plaque said to have been posted over the desk of General Douglas MacArthur. Someone else has sai…
The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God”, said Paul hundreds of years ago, and the world’s wisdom today is just as foolish in God’s eyes as it was then.
Since Paul penned these words man’s wisdom has increased many fold in almost every area except in the things concerning God. Kn…
CAN a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?” Solomon asked these questions thousands of years ago and mankind is still trying to get just as close to sin as possible thinking they can escape the flames of the fire that has…
