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Collected Proverbs
From a netfriend: A few Proverbs, thoughts and sayings, which I have collected over the years. —– Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education. Victor Hugo —– As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. Solomon —– The year’s […]
Power of One
ONE SONG CAN SPARK A MOMENT, ONE FLOWER CAN WAKE THE DREAM. ONE TREE CAN START A FOREST, ONE BIRD CAN HERALD SPRING. ONE SMILE BEGINS A FRIENDSHIP, ONE HANDCLASP LIFTS A SOUL. ONE STAR CAN GUIDE A SHIP AT SEA, ONE WORD CAN FRAME THE GOAL. ONE VOTE CAN CHANGE A NATION, ONE SUNBEAM […]
Pursuing Relevance
From “Teaching As A Subversive Activity” by Neil Postman & Charles Weingartner ( Penguin Educational Specials: 1969) pp. 48 – 50. Pursuing Relevance Picture this scene: Dr Gillupsie has grouped around him several of the young resident surgeons at Blear General Hospital. They are about to begin their weekly analysis of the various operations they […]
ST. VALENTINE – A BRIEF HISTORY
Saturday, February 14 is St. Valentine’s Day. This day has come to mean flowers and candle light for lovebirds, crunchy little hearts and cards for gradeschoolers, and bitterness for those left behind. However, the name behind the mushy cards and flower sales belonged to a few separate godly men who served Christ early in Church […]
If we feel…
If we feel… …it is not fair that some are better off although undeserved, …it is not fair that some are always more lucky for no good reason, …it is not fair that some get away with anything while we have have to account for everything, then we should ask ourselves… …is it fair that […]
Hurry
There once was a fellow who, with his dad, farmed a little piece of land. Several times a year they would load up the old ox-drawn cart with vegetables and go into the nearest city to sell their produce. Except for their name and patch of ground, father and son had little in common. The […]
If Christians condemn those whose lifestyles and views differ from their own?
How can Christianity be called a religion of love if Christians condemn those whose lifestyles and views differ from their own? from http://www.explorefaith.org/views.html ……………… ‘I might be a Christian except for the Christians I have met.” That or a similar statement is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. Compiling a list of individuals or groups who have […]
In the Mood
Do you ever avoid what must be done because you’re just not in the mood? How many opportunities and possibilities are never fulfilled because you were not in the mood when it was time for action? Whose mood is it, anyway? It’s yours, and you have the option of adjusting your mood to serve your […]
Germinate your Ideas!
GERMINATE YOUR IDEAS!! As we grow up it is very important to make up our own minds, to set our own values, moral codes, ideologies, so that we can become our own person. Discovering who I AM has been wonderfully enriching for me, and I know it is for all of us. Most of us […]
Dust if you must
Message Dusting “A house becomes a home when you can write “I love you” on the furniture.” I can’t tell you how many countless hours that I have spent CLEANING! I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend making sure things were just perfect -“in case someone came over”. Then I realized one […]
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