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Love? If I love you and you love me as much as we should, it isn’t that we will never have to say, “I’m sorry.” It is rather that each of us will accept the two word apology with a three word reply, “I forgive you,” said either by word or deed or both.
Love? It is a roof over our head that never leaks no matter how hard the rains of sorrow fall.
Love? It is more than a truce. It is a heavenly transaction with the signatures signed at the cross.
Love? It is humanity with a halo. It is flawed man with his psyche rubbed raw from giving the 13th chapter of 1st Corinthians his all.
Love? When it happens, it is the miracle your Lord and mine promises it to be.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
HOW MANY SHEPHERDS DO YOU HAVE? (JAN 29)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
PREJUDICE IS A FIRST CLASS PAIN
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Prejudice is certainly nothing knew. It has been around ever since God peopled the earth.
Insecure men and women, seeking to make some other folk even more insecure, have courted this piece of hell and unfortunately kept it alive and well.
Prejudice was rampant in Jesus’ time. Not that He liked it. Not that He supported it. But it was there. And so it was that one day on a trip through Samaria He had a beautiful opportunity to ignore one of the prejudices of the time, and He did.
There was a well and it was filled with water. He was thirsty but had no rope nor bucket. Along came a Samaritan woman who did have a rope and bucket.
But talk to a Samaritan? Bad scene. Talk to a woman? Even worse. Men weren’t suppose to address women in public.
However, Jesus had his own sense of proper protocol and this opportunity to break two prejudices at the same time was just too good to pass by.
This Master of love and light was thirsty, so He did what common sense demanded and prejudice would have denied. He asked her for a drink of water.
Oh, the story goes a lot further than that.
Since they were now talking, communication ensued.
“Where do I find God?” she asked and it was all uphill from there.
But that is not the point I want to make. I want to call attention to the fact that if Jesus had followed the guidelines of prejudice currently in vogue, there would have been no water for His thirsty lips and no discussion to benefit her thirsty soul.
Prejudice does that. It keeps people from talking to each other and learning from each other and benefiting from each other. Prejudice is a first class pain and too often we don’t have the sense to shove it away and tell it to get lost.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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(Scroll down to read previous thoughts)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters)
STARTING ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER ON MY “One A Day…BLOG. SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
Prejudice is certainly nothing knew. It has been around ever since God peopled the earth.
Insecure men and women, seeking to make some other folk even more insecure, have courted this piece of hell and unfortunately kept it alive and well.
Prejudice was rampant in Jesus’ time. Not that He liked it. Not that He supported it. But it was there. And so it was that one day on a trip through Samaria He had a beautiful opportunity to ignore one of the prejudices of the time, and He did.
There was a well and it was filled with water. He was thirsty but had no rope nor bucket. Along came a Samaritan woman who did have a rope and bucket.
But talk to a Samaritan? Bad scene. Talk to a woman? Even worse. Men weren’t suppose to address women in public.
However, Jesus had his own sense of proper protocol and this opportunity to break two prejudices at the same time was just too good to pass by.
This Master of love and light was thirsty, so He did what common sense demanded and prejudice would have denied. He asked her for a drink of water.
Oh, the story goes a lot further than that.
Since they were now talking, communication ensued.
“Where do I find God?” she asked and it was all uphill from there.
But that is not the point I want to make. I want to call attention to the fact that if Jesus had followed the guidelines of prejudice currently in vogue, there would have been no water for His thirsty lips and no discussion to benefit her thirsty soul.
Prejudice does that. It keeps people from talking to each other and learning from each other and benefiting from each other. Prejudice is a first class pain and too often we don’t have the sense to shove it away and tell it to get lost.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
IT ISN'T THAT HE HASN'T TOLD US
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STARTING ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER ON MY OTHER BLOG. SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
Christ has told us. We have listened. The behavioral habits expected of us as Christians are crystal clear.
Why then do we take so many circuitous routes on the way to the straight and narrow? Why do we too often clamor for excuses rather than commitments?
Is it truly because of our childhood or culture we so easily falter?? Can we blame society or must we lay at least some of the blame at our own doorsteps? In short, is it internal or external motivation that drives our lives?
“I just can’t get control of my life.” pled the woman who sat before me. And then we began to discuss the issue.
Of how we are in control even when we are out of control.
The questions and subsequent answers are the same for all of us. Should we see a doctor, take a medicine, have an operation, participate in some skullduggery, read the bible or an inspirational book, pray another prayer? Should we do all we can or give up and do nothing? What does our value system look like? How deep, wide and spiritually handsome is our faith?
We are never without choices to be made. The issue then is how effectively and efficiently we come to conclusions.
Certain facts are too basic. If our way of life is beneficial we can expand it. If it is detrimental we can administer a shrinkage program.
Each day we make out a new guest list for who and what we are going to invite into our hearts. A little bit of greed or generosity. A brief or lengthy visit with God or the devil. A good morning Jesus day. Or a get out of my life Lord foolish but persistent decree.
Unfortunately, some worship at an altar of ghostly remnants. Airy echoes of a religious past. Caught up in the world with all its clamoring for time and energy God is deposited in a holy hat box. To be worn again some day. Brought out in the open again some day. But not utilized in the control center of the soul.
Ala the old Abbott and Costello joke. Who’s on first? Whats on second? In making our decisions is that which matters most often at the mercy of that which matters least?
“He leadeth me,O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be
Still’ tis God’s hand that leadeth me.
But not if we don’t follow. Not if we don’t number our choices in proper order. And following one’s conscience is of little value if it is dead or dying. Or quoting the Golden rule when it is made of dross.
What then to do? Tag on to the miraculous in our Christian faith, the optimism of its’ promises. Remember the unlikely individuals down through the centuries who have overcome their backgrounds as they put Christ in their foreground..
Laugh rather than lament in the face of moral obstacles.
Life’s a super bowl. Win it. Let Christ be your coach. Study his playbook called the Bible. Don’t add lib on the way toward heaven rather than hell.
Look less at outward pressures and more on inner resources. Because it isn’t always where you are physically that makes the difference but where you’re soul has put down its’ roots. Paul wrote his letter to the Phillipians from the dismal settings of a prison. John Bunyan did the same when he wrote Pilgrims Progress.
No matter what the circumstances of life there are barriers to being better, obstacles to being good and doing good. The rich man with too much. The poor man with too little. The top notch athlete with his excessive millions and excessive ego. The clod with his burden of self depreciation.
What to do? Remember that we are travelers and we get but one chance at choosing right paths and noble efforts. Sorting out what is worth keeping and throwing away that not worth keeping at all.
Yes, it is far too easy to burden a life with hates and hurts, foolish sins and he consequences thereof. a closing prayer needs saying at the end and beginning of each day. “Dear Lord, Help me to be heroic more often than struggling. Marching more often than meandering. Pursuing angels rather than devils.” Amen. And again amen.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
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(Scroll down to read previous thoughts)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters)
STARTING ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER ON MY OTHER BLOG. SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
Christ has told us. We have listened. The behavioral habits expected of us as Christians are crystal clear.
Why then do we take so many circuitous routes on the way to the straight and narrow? Why do we too often clamor for excuses rather than commitments?
Is it truly because of our childhood or culture we so easily falter?? Can we blame society or must we lay at least some of the blame at our own doorsteps? In short, is it internal or external motivation that drives our lives?
“I just can’t get control of my life.” pled the woman who sat before me. And then we began to discuss the issue.
Of how we are in control even when we are out of control.
The questions and subsequent answers are the same for all of us. Should we see a doctor, take a medicine, have an operation, participate in some skullduggery, read the bible or an inspirational book, pray another prayer? Should we do all we can or give up and do nothing? What does our value system look like? How deep, wide and spiritually handsome is our faith?
We are never without choices to be made. The issue then is how effectively and efficiently we come to conclusions.
Certain facts are too basic. If our way of life is beneficial we can expand it. If it is detrimental we can administer a shrinkage program.
Each day we make out a new guest list for who and what we are going to invite into our hearts. A little bit of greed or generosity. A brief or lengthy visit with God or the devil. A good morning Jesus day. Or a get out of my life Lord foolish but persistent decree.
Unfortunately, some worship at an altar of ghostly remnants. Airy echoes of a religious past. Caught up in the world with all its clamoring for time and energy God is deposited in a holy hat box. To be worn again some day. Brought out in the open again some day. But not utilized in the control center of the soul.
Ala the old Abbott and Costello joke. Who’s on first? Whats on second? In making our decisions is that which matters most often at the mercy of that which matters least?
“He leadeth me,O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be
Still’ tis God’s hand that leadeth me.
But not if we don’t follow. Not if we don’t number our choices in proper order. And following one’s conscience is of little value if it is dead or dying. Or quoting the Golden rule when it is made of dross.
What then to do? Tag on to the miraculous in our Christian faith, the optimism of its’ promises. Remember the unlikely individuals down through the centuries who have overcome their backgrounds as they put Christ in their foreground..
Laugh rather than lament in the face of moral obstacles.
Life’s a super bowl. Win it. Let Christ be your coach. Study his playbook called the Bible. Don’t add lib on the way toward heaven rather than hell.
Look less at outward pressures and more on inner resources. Because it isn’t always where you are physically that makes the difference but where you’re soul has put down its’ roots. Paul wrote his letter to the Phillipians from the dismal settings of a prison. John Bunyan did the same when he wrote Pilgrims Progress.
No matter what the circumstances of life there are barriers to being better, obstacles to being good and doing good. The rich man with too much. The poor man with too little. The top notch athlete with his excessive millions and excessive ego. The clod with his burden of self depreciation.
What to do? Remember that we are travelers and we get but one chance at choosing right paths and noble efforts. Sorting out what is worth keeping and throwing away that not worth keeping at all.
Yes, it is far too easy to burden a life with hates and hurts, foolish sins and he consequences thereof. a closing prayer needs saying at the end and beginning of each day. “Dear Lord, Help me to be heroic more often than struggling. Marching more often than meandering. Pursuing angels rather than devils.” Amen. And again amen.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
DO YOU EVER GET MAD ABOUT GETTING MAD?
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Someone once said of Jesus, “He had to be divine. No mortal man could have been that patient.” Indeed, Jesus could not have loved so much if He had not been patient so often.
Anyone can get mad, we all have. Paul knowing the problem first hand wrote, “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath”.
Jesus facing the fact that people get mad at each other said, “If thou bring thy gift to the altar and there is a grievance between thee and a neighbor, first reconcile and then bring thy gift”.
And perhaps an oyster is one of the finest examples of patience in action. It takes an irritation and makes it a pearl.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
(Scroll down to read previous thoughts)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters)
STARTING ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER ON MY OTHER BLOG. "Life is Not What It Is, But What You Make It". SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
Someone once said of Jesus, “He had to be divine. No mortal man could have been that patient.” Indeed, Jesus could not have loved so much if He had not been patient so often.
Anyone can get mad, we all have. Paul knowing the problem first hand wrote, “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath”.
Jesus facing the fact that people get mad at each other said, “If thou bring thy gift to the altar and there is a grievance between thee and a neighbor, first reconcile and then bring thy gift”.
And perhaps an oyster is one of the finest examples of patience in action. It takes an irritation and makes it a pearl.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
Thursday, January 21, 2010
THE LOUD SOUND OF SILENCE
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STARTING ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER ON MY OTHER BLOG. SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
Peter set a precedent that night he denied Christ. A precedent that has been followed by untold numbers of Christians down through the centuries.
A call to weakness went out from that lonely vigil of a frightened man. “Play it safe. Don’t ruffle the waters. If denial will save your skin, then deny.”
Peter knew what he oughta do. He just didn’t wanna.
And so the decision went out, echoing down through the ages, to all Christians who are unsure of their Christianity. “When you are between a moral rock and hard place be a sneak, be a deserter, be a weasel, be a liar about your faith. Deny, deny, deny.
Don’t worry about what you ought to do. Concentrate only on what you don’t wanna do.
“Christ? Never heard of Him.” It is the message Christians send out into the world all the time. At work, at play. Silent in the face of obscenities.
Silent when an ethical concept is being battered, bruised and finally destroyed.
Silent when someone in a group makes disparaging remarks about a Jesus freak.
Silent! And silently thinking the words, I don’t wanna be brave for Christ because they, the agnostics, the occasional atheist, the lukewarm Christians will think less of me. They’ll think I’m a holy Joe.
God forbid.
When the 19th century evangelist Dwight L. Moody* was once criticized for his style of evangelism he simply replied, “I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.”
Below are SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
VISIT THE ABOVE SITE FOR A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER THAT BEGAN ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
(Scroll down to read previous thoughts)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters)
STARTING ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER ON MY OTHER BLOG. SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
Peter set a precedent that night he denied Christ. A precedent that has been followed by untold numbers of Christians down through the centuries.
A call to weakness went out from that lonely vigil of a frightened man. “Play it safe. Don’t ruffle the waters. If denial will save your skin, then deny.”
Peter knew what he oughta do. He just didn’t wanna.
And so the decision went out, echoing down through the ages, to all Christians who are unsure of their Christianity. “When you are between a moral rock and hard place be a sneak, be a deserter, be a weasel, be a liar about your faith. Deny, deny, deny.
Don’t worry about what you ought to do. Concentrate only on what you don’t wanna do.
“Christ? Never heard of Him.” It is the message Christians send out into the world all the time. At work, at play. Silent in the face of obscenities.
Silent when an ethical concept is being battered, bruised and finally destroyed.
Silent when someone in a group makes disparaging remarks about a Jesus freak.
Silent! And silently thinking the words, I don’t wanna be brave for Christ because they, the agnostics, the occasional atheist, the lukewarm Christians will think less of me. They’ll think I’m a holy Joe.
God forbid.
When the 19th century evangelist Dwight L. Moody* was once criticized for his style of evangelism he simply replied, “I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.”
Below are SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
VISIT THE ABOVE SITE FOR A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER THAT BEGAN ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
ETERNITY! THE CONTINUATION OF YOU AND ME WITH THE GOD OF BOTH OF US
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I got to thinking the other day of how it is with me in this the 81st year of my life.
Of how it is that I began to talk before I could read, and walk before I could run.
I remember the day I puckered my lips and made funny little sounds I called a whistle before I could ever make a tune.
All my life, I have been doing things before I completely understood or mastered what I was doing.
It is the same with my faith. When I pray to my Lord, I don’t think about what my theology professor had to say in Seminary class, or the long complicated theological discussions we had, rather I seek to feel what God is speaking to my heart.
When I pray to my Creator I don’t understand exactly where I stand in His scheme of things, except that by His grace I am saved.
What I am really saying is that even as I know God, you know God. I may have read more books than some of you (but not more than many of you my ministerial friends who are reading this), listened to more teachers, written more sermons on the subject, but as I know Him with my heart, so too do you with your heart.
I may still be able to read some Greek and even stumble over some Hebrew, but what counts is not how great a scholar I am. Rather, what counts, is how good a Christian I am in accepting his forgiveness and becoming a better person out of a sense of overwhelming gratitude.
I know this. Each of us stands on a shore and gazes across an uncharted sea. It is called life - a life that began with God, ends with God, and then, with the promise of eternity, continues with God.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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(Use in your personal or church newsletters)
I got to thinking the other day of how it is with me in this the 81st year of my life.
Of how it is that I began to talk before I could read, and walk before I could run.
I remember the day I puckered my lips and made funny little sounds I called a whistle before I could ever make a tune.
All my life, I have been doing things before I completely understood or mastered what I was doing.
It is the same with my faith. When I pray to my Lord, I don’t think about what my theology professor had to say in Seminary class, or the long complicated theological discussions we had, rather I seek to feel what God is speaking to my heart.
When I pray to my Creator I don’t understand exactly where I stand in His scheme of things, except that by His grace I am saved.
What I am really saying is that even as I know God, you know God. I may have read more books than some of you (but not more than many of you my ministerial friends who are reading this), listened to more teachers, written more sermons on the subject, but as I know Him with my heart, so too do you with your heart.
I may still be able to read some Greek and even stumble over some Hebrew, but what counts is not how great a scholar I am. Rather, what counts, is how good a Christian I am in accepting his forgiveness and becoming a better person out of a sense of overwhelming gratitude.
I know this. Each of us stands on a shore and gazes across an uncharted sea. It is called life - a life that began with God, ends with God, and then, with the promise of eternity, continues with God.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (JAN 15)
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
AN OLD FASHION ATTACK OF GUILT!
These thoughts are added to each Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday)
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You know what America is badly in need of? An old fashioned attack of guilt. No more trips on a gravy train called excuses.
America needs repentance… followed by regeneration. A sense of responsibility followed by a need for solution. Of course, not followed by perfection, that’s for sure. But certainly accepting the reality that the only way to slow down some of the current crises for sinning is calling sin what it is.
My friends, God created us. He put above us the 3,500 stars we can see with our naked eyes and the millions upon millions we cannot see. He made an Adam, and that he might not be alone he created an Eve.
He made a mountain, and sent a Moses atop that mountain, and there gave the world Ten Commandments. He gave and gave and gave and keeps on giving, and I just keep on saying, “Thank you.” He offers me a feast and the least I can do is offer him a life that not a spiritual famine.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A NEW SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGAN ON THIS BLOG, ONFRIDAY JAN 15TH
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
(Scroll down to read previous thoughts)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters)
You know what America is badly in need of? An old fashioned attack of guilt. No more trips on a gravy train called excuses.
America needs repentance… followed by regeneration. A sense of responsibility followed by a need for solution. Of course, not followed by perfection, that’s for sure. But certainly accepting the reality that the only way to slow down some of the current crises for sinning is calling sin what it is.
My friends, God created us. He put above us the 3,500 stars we can see with our naked eyes and the millions upon millions we cannot see. He made an Adam, and that he might not be alone he created an Eve.
He made a mountain, and sent a Moses atop that mountain, and there gave the world Ten Commandments. He gave and gave and gave and keeps on giving, and I just keep on saying, “Thank you.” He offers me a feast and the least I can do is offer him a life that not a spiritual famine.
SOME RECENT POSTINGS ON MY OTHER BLOG “ONE A DAY YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS”…To view them go to “Google Search” type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins” Or type in the URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
A NEW SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER BEGAN ON THIS BLOG, ONFRIDAY JAN 15TH
WHOEVER SAID FUSSING AND FUMING WAS BEST? (Jan 8)
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T (Dec 28)
JUST AN ORDINARY INSECT (Dec 25)
ARE YOU WRITING HAPPINESS WITH FADING INK? (Dec 23)
HAVE YOU GONE BLIND OR IS IT THAT YOU JUST HAVEN’T OPENED YOUR EYES (DEC 11)
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE (Dec 10)
DON’T LOSE YOUR PRAYER WHILE PRAYING (DEC 9)
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
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