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acclaimed One Man Dramas click on the below
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You have but one life to live so live
it. Give it your best. Raise rumbles of joy from exploring new ideas
and new opportunities. Never forget that
the secret of success is learning how to fail because failure is a teacher and
when you succeed what greater joy?
Who do you love and do you keep it a secret? Husband...would your wife appreciate a note
that said "I love you" inside the egg container she uses to fix your
breakfast or a note of thanks to you from your wife inside your tool box as you
prepare to fix that broken "whatever" you promised to fix.
In a year's time there are dozens and
more opportunities to say and show your love...(and yes saying is nicer still
on top of that doing) "I love you child of mine" (friend of mine)
(mate of mine).
How do you SPEND your time? Which means what are you PURCHASING with
your time? Lazy...you are purchasing
nothing for you are earning nothing.
Busy with dreams and deeds...ah good things come of effort...if nothing
more than a stronger body, mind or soul.
Would you do something for me.
Go to your computer and check out your bank balance. Why?
Because you will find that $86,400 was deposited
one
minute after midnight to your bank account.
And the same thing will happen tonight in
preparation for tomorrow...and it will happen every day for the rest of your
life...as has happened every day since the day you were born.
Oh..please pardon this
old preacher...I was making an analogy...I meant to say 86,400 seconds have
been and are being deposited each and every day of your life...and they are
yours to spend however you will...and when the day is gone you cannot go back
and make different choices on how you spent them...and before you are all the
things you have spent them on...good well meaning purchases...wasted
purchases...but fear not...tomorrow a new deposit will be made in your account
to be spent wherever...however you wish.
And now can we take a bit of these 86,400
seconds to see where you are planning on spending them tomorrow. It's called planning. Some call it goals. A few people call it "a mission."
How
many of those seconds will you spend helping other people...how many helping
self? How many praying to God? How many trying to prove you are the master
of your fate and the captain of your soul?
The boat was filled with day-trippers on the way to the Shetland
islands. Before they left, the young
people laughed at the old skipper as he prayed a departing prayer because. The
day was calm. Why they thought was he
wasting his time?
Before they reached the island it was
calm no more. A sudden storm had arisen
and they all were in terrible fear for their lives.
They came to the Captain and asked him to
join him in prayer.
He responded, "I say my prayers when it's calm. When it's rough I
attend to my ship."
In 1921 Lewis Lawes
became the warden of Sing Sing Prison, located in Ossining, NY, just 30 miles
north of NY City. At that time no prison was tougher than Sing Sing.
But
when Warden Lawes retired 20 years later, Sing Sing had been transformed into a
model penal institution of its time.
Those who studied the system said credit for the change belonged to Lawes. But when he was asked, he said, “I owe it all to my wonderful wife, Catherine, who is buried just outside the prison walls.”
Catherine Lawes was a young mother with 3 small children when her husband became the warden.
Those who studied the system said credit for the change belonged to Lawes. But when he was asked, he said, “I owe it all to my wonderful wife, Catherine, who is buried just outside the prison walls.”
Catherine Lawes was a young mother with 3 small children when her husband became the warden.
Everybody
warned her from the beginning never to set foot inside the prison walls, but
that didn’t stop Catherine!
When the first prison basketball game was held, she went – walking into the prison gym with her 3 small kids, & she sat in the stands with the inmates.
When the first prison basketball game was held, she went – walking into the prison gym with her 3 small kids, & she sat in the stands with the inmates.
She
said, “My husband is taking care of these men & I believe they will take
care of me.”
She insisted on getting acquainted with them & their records. She discovered one convicted murderer was blind, so she learned Braille & taught him how to read Braille.
She insisted on getting acquainted with them & their records. She discovered one convicted murderer was blind, so she learned Braille & taught him how to read Braille.
Then
Catherine found a deaf-mute in prison. So she went to school to learn how to
communicate with him in sign language.
To many, Catherine Lawes was the epitome of Jesus alive in Sing Sing from 1921-1937. Then she was killed in an automobile accident, & her husband rushed from the prison to his children’s side.
To many, Catherine Lawes was the epitome of Jesus alive in Sing Sing from 1921-1937. Then she was killed in an automobile accident, & her husband rushed from the prison to his children’s side.
The
next morning Lewis Lawes didn’t come to work, so the acting warden took his
place. It seemed that almost instantly the entire prison had learned what was
wrong.
The following day, her body was resting in a casket in her home, three-quarters of a mile from the prison.
The following day, her body was resting in a casket in her home, three-quarters of a mile from the prison.
As
the acting warden took his early morning inspection walk he was amazed to see a
large crowd of the toughest, hardest criminals gathered like a herd of animals
at the main gate.
As he came closer he could see tears streaking their faces. Realizing how much they loved Catherine, he said, “All right, men, you can go. Just be sure to check back in!”
Then he ordered the gates opened and a parade of criminals walked, without a guard, three-quarters of a mile to stand in line to pay their final respects to Catherine Lawes.
As he came closer he could see tears streaking their faces. Realizing how much they loved Catherine, he said, “All right, men, you can go. Just be sure to check back in!”
Then he ordered the gates opened and a parade of criminals walked, without a guard, three-quarters of a mile to stand in line to pay their final respects to Catherine Lawes.
And every one of them checked back in. Every
one!
If I were
looking for another life to use as a closing illustration for these thoughts on
utilizing to the utmost the gift of life...would
I be able...could I be able to use yours?
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LIVE THE GOOD LIFE
QUOTES
How wonderful it is
that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
~Anne Frank
Act as if what you do makes a difference.
It does. ~William James
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do
everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do
interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale
He who gives when he is asked has waited
too long. ~Sunshine Magazine
The
true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to
sit. ~Nelson Henderson
The difference between a helping hand and
an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist. ~Laurence Leamer, King of the
Night
I
expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can
show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not
defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. ~William Penn
Service to others is the rent you pay for
your room here on earth. ~Mohammed Ali
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A new
quote (posted OCT 23) below from Rev. Wyrick's 9th book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM
LINCOLN (read the rave reviews
below the quote)
If Lincoln Lincoln
Others may find it difficult to see so much of
a Pollyanna-future, had his life been spared.
Yet,
even the most negative should be willing to admit that more charity and less
malice could have begun to save some of the day.
This leader had so often spoken as much
like a
philosopher/theologian as a politician.
Not
haranguing the South for its foolishness or suggesting punishment, but rather
advocating too much forgiveness that never sat well with what was still a
divided house.
The death
of many of his dreams followed his death.
Hatred of the South was an easier sell.
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"Positive,
powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and appreciation
of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of his strength."
Lt.
Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is
an extremely well written book that investigates what might be
termed the spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very
readable. I came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the President and
with an altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction writer; author of Blood and Guile, and
Wild Thorn
"Wyrick has authored a wonderful
examination of the spirituality of one of American history's most devoutly
religious leaders...a pleasant and readable book that has a rich depth of
information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian
minister
"When it comes to invoking religion in
support of any of their decisions, politicians need to sit at the feet of
Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr once called him 'America's greatest
theologian.' Why so great? Because he invariably distinguished between human
works and the works of the Almighty. As Wyrick says, 'He wore
the mantle of humility easily: because he was more impressed with what God was
doing in the world than with what he, president of the United States in the
midst of an awful crisis, was doing. That is why in his last major speech he
distinguished between both human causes in the Civil War and the Almighty's
'own purposes.' Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to leave God-talk
out of politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity. This is a book
for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's career, Wyrick
compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety
transcends politics."
Dr.
Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics
"V. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham
Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history.
Should have a wide readership."
James
H. Smylie Professor
of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil
Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln should be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably
the most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often
expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a
Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this
faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel that
Lincoln would need in full measure as he led the United States through
the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear and unpretentious style of presentation is
very much in keeping with the character ofhis subject, and in so doing, Wyrick
makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the faith that formed
them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they were in 1863."
Daniel Allen Butler, author
of "Unsinkable"; The Full Story of the RMS Titanic, The
Lusitania and The Age o f Cunard
,
QUOTE BELOW IS FROM WYRICK'S
WRITINGS
There
is no other organization in the world like the church. It is a breed unto itself. It is a congregation of sinners, not a
country club for saints. To become a
member you have to profess your unworthiness.
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO TAKE YOU THERE
(These are selected sermons from over 50 years of ministry and as a worldwide evangelist Rev. Wyrick preached them all the United States and all over the
world)
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CLICK ON www.go60.us
IT WILL TAKE YOU A NEW WEBSITE FOR SENIORS....click on
"Voice" on the home page and then on the list of authors click
on Neil Wyrick
Recent articles Rev. Wyrick has written for this web site are:
REFLECTIONS
·
Here Comes Summer (July 2012)
·
Spring (May 2012)
·
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
(April 2012)
·
Wayward and Windy (April 2012)
Just
remember that “the pain of discipline will cost you pennies, whereas the pain
of regret will cost you millions.”
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How can
we keep our faith from being a weak and fruitless thing? How can we not be foolish little men and
women groveling in the dark shadows of overeager egos.
Well, first we must do more than just pray. We must believe in our own prayers.
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Anxiety
out of proportion makes us become like a centipede trying to put his best foot
forward.
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It's
an old joke, I went to the doctor and I said, “Doc, when I do this, it hurts.”
And the doctor said, “Then don't do that.”
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How many things have you been anxious
about that were things which you knew before you got into them were probably
going to create some problems for you?
And if you asked your doctor, or your minister, or common sense and your
God, all of them would have said, “Don’t do that.”
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To buy into the
community of accountability we have to realize that like bikers we are divided
into two categories. Those who have fallen and those who will fall for anything. None of us are perfect.
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Think
on it this way, some philosopher of old wrote it and it endures because there
is so much truth in it… every right
implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a
duty
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Some of the sermon titles
posted recently
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Before you decide
to purchase or not purchase his book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN.... view his Award Winning One Man
Dramatization of Lincoln (since he wrote the script
for this drama it will give you an insight into what you will find in the book
itself)
Available on
Amazon.com in printed form and on Amazon Kindle Books. and at
many other sites
TO VIEW THE LINCOLN
One Man DRAMA and 3 other dramas; Ben Franklin, Martin Luther & Charles
Wesley
click on the
following URL
http://www.speakerneil.com/
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BELOW
ARE MORE QUOTES FROM NEIL'S RECENTLY POSTED SERMONS
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A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY
OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ON SUNDAY APRIL 15. ENTITILED
Two stores faced each other across a very
busy street. Their owners were in constant competition
with each other. One day, the owner of
one store put out a sign that read – If
you want it, we have it!
Almost immediately the other owner put out a
sign –If we don’t have it, you don’t
need it!
A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY
OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ON THURSDAY APRIL 13TH. ENTITILED
WHO ARE
YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
Who are you? Whose are
you?
You influence and are influenced
according to the answer you give.
Are you are the flavor of the month because
you are determined to be like everyone else no matter what? If so, consider being more independent in our
thinking and actions...because God wants you to grow up.
It may be easier being someone's shadow but
wouldn't you really rather be a sun.
QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS THURSDAY APRIL 5 FROM THOUGHT ENTITLED "Who
Are You? Whose Are You?"
This is an old quote, and a romantic one
as well but, nevertheless, can anyone say of you, “I love you not because of who you are,
but because of who I am when I am with you.”
QUOTE FROM THOUGHT PIECE POSTED
ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS TUESDAY APRIL 3 FROM THOUGHT ENTITLED
" WHEN A NATION STRAYS TOO FAR FROM BEING MORAL IT IS WELL ON IT'S WAY
TO BECOMING A MESS
James 4:17
To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it,
to him it is sin.
Someone once said: “A
belief is what you hold, a conviction is what holds you!”
So what holds you,
constructs you, leads you with a push when needed?
Quotes
POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING THURSDAY MARCH 29th THOUGHTS ENTITLED WHO
ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
In a Peanuts
cartoon strip Peppermint Patty is shown talking to Charlie Brown.
“Guess what, Chuck? It’s the first day
of school and I got sent to the principal’s office.
And it’s your fault!”
Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How
could it be my fault? Why do you say everything is my fault?”
To which she declares, “You’re my
friend, aren’t you, Chuck? You should have been a better influence on me.”
In the comics, it’s funny… but in real life it’s much more
complicated.
Would you like to read the entire thought
piece? Then... TO TAKE YOU TO THE WYRICK'S WRITING'S
SITE
click on the following
Yes, God loves you the way you
are but he loves you too much to let you stay that way.
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Click on the URL below to WATCH NEIL IN
HIS WORLD FAMOUS ONE MAN DRAMATIZATIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN,
CHARLES WESLEY AND MARTIN LUTHER
To
Order and Read
Neil's 9th book THE
SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
GO TO amazon.com
QUOTES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL INSPIRING INFORMATIVE book
STILL RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
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