Do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do. Waste not, want not, is a maxim I would teach. Let your watchword be dispatch and practice what you preach. Do not let your chances like sunbeams pass you by, For you never miss the water till the well runs dry. Rowland Howard, c.1876 Never take a cross-country car trip with a kid who has just learned to whistle. In 1789, when George Washington became our first President, there was a King of France, a Holy Roman Emperor who ruled most of Europe, a Czarina in Russia, a Shogun ruling Japan, and an Emperor of China. Of all these powerful offices, only the Presidency still exists. Every household should have a big filing cabinet upon which to stack important papers.
November 24, 2020 Verse of the Day Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. Proverbs 12:25 NIV
Nostalgia is like sex: every generation thinks it is discovering it for the first time. A laugh is a smile that bursts. The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind. William James God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man till he is dead. So why should I? Samuel Johnson Chose rather to be not a justice of the peace, but an angel of peace. Most often the first screw that works loose in a person’s head is the one that holds the tongue in place.
November 25, 2020 Verse of the Day I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. Psalms 9:1-2 NIV
November 26, 2020 Verse of the Day Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalms 100:4-5 NIV
A sermon should tell people how to get on, not where to get off. Egotism is an alphabet of one letter. Scottish proverb An atheist is a fellow who watches a Notre Dame-SMU football game and doesn’t care who wins. Dwight D. Eisenhower Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. What we love we shall grow to resemble. Mother Teresa used to carry a Business card. It read: The fruit of silence is Prayer. The fruit of prayer is Faith. The fruit of faith is Love. The fruit of love is Service. The fruit of service is Peace.
November 28, 2020 Verse of the Day “ ‘ “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ’ Numbers 6:24-26 NIV
November 27, 2020 Verse of the Day Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:10 NIV
Those who fail in life often pursue the path of least resistance. Keep your words sweet; you may have to eat them sometime. Forbidden fruit can make an awful jam. Swallowing pride is non-fattening. Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall long be surprised to find out how little remains that we cannot do. Samuel Butler
November 29, 2020 Verse of the Day Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; Psalms 95:6 NIV
November 30, 2020 Verse of the Day For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, Colossians 1:13 NIV
December 1, 2020 Verse of the Day For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 NIV
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all this were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And ge is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. Colossians 1:15-20 Dont be afraid of what's going on in the world, the king is still on the throne.
December 2, 2020 Verse of the Day For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV
December 4, 2020 Verse of the Day The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. Jeremiah 31:3 NIV
December 5, 2020 Verse of the Day Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— John 1:12 NIV
December 6, 2020 Verse of the Day as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”— “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ” And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Mark 1:2-4 NIV
December 7, 2020 Verse of the Day For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. Romans 15:4 NIV
