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Serialization of Neil’s Internationally Distributed Novel (Rust On My Soul) (Published by Bridge Press (1985) starts on his blog Wyrick’s Writings Tuesday April 13th and continues each Tuesday until finished. Thursday and Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects.
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http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
Serialization of Neil’s Internationally Distributed Novel (Rust On My Soul) (Published by Bridge Press (1985) starts on his blog Wyrick’s Writings Tuesday April 13th and continues each Tuesday until finished. Thursday and Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects.
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http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
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During the Civil War, a Yankee Commodore was put in charge of a blockade on the Mississippi with strict orders to allow no cotton to pass down the river. In a very short time the inevitable took place. Speculators were in hot pursuit of a weak or non-operating conscience.
The bribe machine was soon in full working order.
Which is why on a rainy afternoon three men stood before the Yankee commodore and offered a large sum of money to allow cotton to pass down the river.
What happened next is worth relating.
Three barges were still unmoving as the afternoon hours faded away. The men kept raising their offer and the Commodore kept saying “No!”
After yet another offer he rose from his chair and shouted “Get out of here. All of you get out. You are getting to close to my price.
Judas had his price. It was thirty pieces of silver.
A modern day Judas may sell his soul for money or power or some title to affix before his name. The temptations are many and they are relentless.
There are those who would argue that conscience is a jail cell that restricts and restrains to a degree that life is no longer pleasant. There are others who declare that conscience is old fashion and that a better guideline is to ask “Does it make me feel good?” Or “There is no right nor wrong, only what I say is right on wrong.”
Martin Luther King, as he did so well with so many subjects, spoke the following “…When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered. A nation can flounder as readily in the face of moral and spiritual bankruptcy as it can through financial bankruptcy.”
Acts 24:16 “And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.”
The bribe machine was soon in full working order.
Which is why on a rainy afternoon three men stood before the Yankee commodore and offered a large sum of money to allow cotton to pass down the river.
What happened next is worth relating.
Three barges were still unmoving as the afternoon hours faded away. The men kept raising their offer and the Commodore kept saying “No!”
After yet another offer he rose from his chair and shouted “Get out of here. All of you get out. You are getting to close to my price.
Judas had his price. It was thirty pieces of silver.
A modern day Judas may sell his soul for money or power or some title to affix before his name. The temptations are many and they are relentless.
There are those who would argue that conscience is a jail cell that restricts and restrains to a degree that life is no longer pleasant. There are others who declare that conscience is old fashion and that a better guideline is to ask “Does it make me feel good?” Or “There is no right nor wrong, only what I say is right on wrong.”
Martin Luther King, as he did so well with so many subjects, spoke the following “…When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered. A nation can flounder as readily in the face of moral and spiritual bankruptcy as it can through financial bankruptcy.”
Acts 24:16 “And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.”
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Below are recent Titles on Neil’s other blog Wyrick’sWritings blog To read them go to Google and where it says “Google Search” type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
March 13 A MASTERPIECE OR A MESS?
March 9 DO YOU COURT DIVINE MADNESS?
March 7 WHAT IS A PRAYER FENCE?
Jan 20 THE LOUD SOUND OF SILENCE
Jan 12 WHAT IS SO DIFFERENT ABOUT STARS?
Dec 10 TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND PUNT
Dec 3 GOD HAD A DREAM
Nov 11 LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FOREVER,
Nov 4…AN UNEXPECTED HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS
Nov 1 …ARE YOU SNIFF AND SNUFF OR HEM AND HAW
Have you considered sharing this site with family or friends?
ANOTHER WAY IS just to have them go to Google Search and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”
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.
Below are recent Titles on Neil’s other blog Wyrick’sWritings blog To read them go to Google and where it says “Google Search” type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
March 13 A MASTERPIECE OR A MESS?
March 9 DO YOU COURT DIVINE MADNESS?
March 7 WHAT IS A PRAYER FENCE?
Jan 20 THE LOUD SOUND OF SILENCE
Jan 12 WHAT IS SO DIFFERENT ABOUT STARS?
Dec 10 TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND PUNT
Dec 3 GOD HAD A DREAM
Nov 11 LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FOREVER,
Nov 4…AN UNEXPECTED HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS
Nov 1 …ARE YOU SNIFF AND SNUFF OR HEM AND HAW
Have you considered sharing this site with family or friends?
ANOTHER WAY IS just to have them go to Google Search and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”
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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