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To view Rev. Wyrick in 4 of his highly
acclaimed One Man Dramas ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN CHARLES WESLEY, MARTIN LUTHER (NBC Special) click on the link
below
Below
the thoughts below read a quote from Rev. Wyrick's applauded 9th book THE
SPIRITUAL ARAHAM LINCOLN
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The
train was speeding through the countryside and outside the window was a
wonderland for the little girl...her nose pressed against the glass.
"Look mommy, there's a sheep and a
horse."
"Look mommy there's an old
bridge."
"Look mommy a red barn."
Finally, the mother embarrassed by it
all, spoke to the man across the aisle and said, "She still thinks
everything is wonderful."
It was during World War II and people in
London were dying on a regular basis.
A father
and his son heard the air raid sirens and began to run from their front
porch to the Air Raid shelter.
The mother ran up the stairs to get their
baby who was asleep.
Later, when it all over, the father and
son returned to the shambles that had been their home.
In what was left of the living room the
young mother and child lay dead.
The father began to weep and then seeing
his young son Johnny looking up at the stars asked his young son, "What
are you doing Son?"
"Oh, I'm watching God hang out the stars."
"Oh, I'm watching God hang out the stars."
What would it be like to be born old and
each year grow younger?
Each day grow more innocent and wide
eyed.
Well, that isn't going to happen but you
can gain back some of that wonder if you work at it.
You and I can emulate perhaps with less
spontaneity but nevertheless with reality the attitudes of a child.
Did you know there are 40 species of
birds that never fly. They have wings
and feathers on those wings. They are
every inch a bird but they remain grounded.
Why?
Because they never extend their wings outward and upward.
Do you do that? Keep your wings tucked in. One day when you read the word
"adult" after your name did you divorce yourself from wonder...stop
seeking new sights to see...new hobbies to try....new worlds to conquer.
I know life can be hard and jobs
boring...but think of all the time you have to read new books...walk new
streets...search out new spiritual heights.
I learned to ride a bicycle early...then
one day I took it an extra notch...I led a 500 Youth Bicycle tour across
Europe...(you don't have to go to Europe to take a bicycle tour in all kind of
wonderful places)...I have friends who have taken up art in retirement rather
than retire to a rocking chair...and young couples who don't just walk their
babies but run them along the streets pushing a stroller...and those who plant
little farms in a backyard...and...(the list goes on)
You want to find wonder? You have to go searching for it.
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Below is a quote from Rev. Wyrick's 9th book
THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
It is little wonder that once the war was over,
wretched memories fed anger loud and long.
Neither side could be proud of some things that happened during the war
or at their many prison camps. The
meanness in some men had multiplied.
They felt their uniforms allowed it.
Andersonville, or Camp
Sumter as it was officially known, in
southwest Georgia
By the end of the war, it had held 50,000
prisoners on a piece of land no larger than twenty-six acres.
Some men had called pits in the ground
their home. During its short
fourteen-month existence, 13,000 soldiers who had survived in battle died in
captivity under the most terrible conditions.
When the war was over the superintendent
was hanged.
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BOOK
"Positive,
powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and appreciation
of Lincoln
Lt.
Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury
College
"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 Lincoln Lincoln
Dr.
Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York
"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 Lincoln Lincoln United States Lincoln America
Daniel Allen Butler, author
of "Unsinkable"; The Full Story of the RMS Titanic, The Lusitania
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Neil also writes for go60.us to check out his writings...
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)
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Some of the sermon titles
posted recently on Wyrick's Writings
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BELOW ARE MORE QUOTES FROM NEIL'S RECENTLY POSTED SERMONS
on Wyrick's Writings
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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!
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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
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QUOTES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL INSPIRING INFORMATIVE book
STILL RECEIVING RAVE
REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
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