In the end it’s not the years in your life that matter, but the life in your years.
Month: December 2008
Bible Facts and Statistics
BIBLE FACTS: The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing. A Bible in the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves. According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of… Continue reading Bible Facts and Statistics
Quoted: Thomas Fuller on Forgiveness
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
Quote on Holiness
Holiness needs to be in the heart not in the fist. (author unknown)
Quoted: Thomas Carlyle
Great souls are always loyally submissive, reverent to what is over them: only small mean souls are otherwise.
Quoted: Oscar Wilde on Friends
True friends will stab you in the front.
Quoted: George Washington
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Quoted: Mary Anne Vincent on Atheism
An atheist’s most embarrassing moment is when he feels profoundly thankful for something, but can’t think of anyone to thank for it….”
My First Good Cry
By Richard S Willoughby Sunday 14th December 2008 Today I had my first gut-wrenching cry since this odyssey of sickness began. It was deep and guttural. Once started, it washed over me in spasms. I ask God if I was doing anything wrong. I repented. I loathed my weaknesses and inconsistencies. I ask him why… Continue reading My First Good Cry
‘I’m not qualified to land plane,’ pilot tells passengers
This news article describes a pilot who was not certified to land this particular plane in the given climate conditions. There are several sermon uses for this article, from “I can do all things through Christ” to, “the 5 unprepared virgins”, to “flying blind (faith)” etc. If you have other thoughts, please leave them in… Continue reading ‘I’m not qualified to land plane,’ pilot tells passengers