It is terrible to think what the churches do to men. But if one imagines oneself in the position of the men who constitute the Church, we see they could not act differently. The churches are placed in a dilemma: the Sermon on the Mount or the Nicene Creed–the one excludes the other. If a man sincerely believes in the Sermon on the Mount, the … Continue reading Tolstoy & Christianity…
My inspiration for this post comes from various quotes but has the same theme. It is easy to sit back and complain about this or that. We all do it and I am certainly no exception. But just complaining about something seldom has the effect of actually resolving what you complain against. Here are some words from those much more famous than I am regarding … Continue reading Quit Complaining And…
I VERY much suspect that if thinking men would have the courage to think for themselves, and to speak what they think, it would be found they do not differ in . . . opinions as much as is supposed. — Jefferson, Thomas We all recognize that gridlock has frozen our government processes. If only the people who represent each of us were to take … Continue reading Gridlock Because…..
A DECALOGUE of canons for observation in practical life: 1. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day. 2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. 3. Never spend your money before you have it 4. Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap: it will be dear to you. 5. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, … Continue reading Inspiring Words From Thomas Jefferson
I have always regretted that I didn’t live about 30 or 40 years earlier, and in the same old Country, the Indian Territory. I would have liked to got here ahead of the ‘Nestors,’ the Bob wire fence, and so called civilization. – Will Rogers I have mentioned on the right column of this blog that I am part native American and proud of … Continue reading Ahead of Civilization…
I am a collector of quotes. That is just who I am at this point in my life. I look for quotes that are short and to the point. So I thought for this “inspiration” Sunday I would compile a list of quotes that are central to my life. I apologize for the long letter but I didn’t have the time to write a … Continue reading The Menagerie of Life
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with … Continue reading The Love of God….
When a fellow don’t have much mind it don’t take him long to make it up. – November 3, 1935 Will Rogers As Will mentions here it doesn’t seem like many today have much mind and what they have is most often closed. They are fixated on one tunnel vision world view and absolutely nothing will shake them from that view. They have made up … Continue reading A Mind Is a Terrible Thing To Waste…..
Let’s close out the month with a quote by one of my heroes, Woodrow Wilson. If you want to make enemies, try to change something. Woodrow Wilson Change, even though it is coming at such a fast pace in the twenty-first century makes just as many enemies today as it did one hundred years ago when Wilson made this comment. Continue reading Closing Out the Month with Woodrow….
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