"
ONE LINERS FOR YOUR SOUL" & ONE A DAY
Take these two seeds of thought
below and turn THEM into a wisdom tree.
one liners FOR THE SOUL
for thurs may 8
Excessive
Pride must always sit at the head of the table.
It has been suggested that excessive Pride
is really only “Enlightened selfishness.”
Excessive Pride is the donkey that carried
Christ into Jerusalem
and thought that all the loud hosannas were for him.
Excessive Pride stands in the vestibule of
the church and does not say, “Let me tell you what my Lord has done for me.”
Rather, it shouts, “Let me tell you what I
have done for the Lord. Indeed, let us
see if I can find my pedestal; I always speak better when I am standing up
there.” Excessive Pride is a loud mouth
that doesn’t know when to shut up.
What are the causes of Excessive Pride
?
Excesive
Pride of birth? Was not Christ the Son
of a carpenter?
Excessive Pride of wealth? Did not Jesus have but one seamless garment
to his His name?
Excessive Pride of reputation? This Son of man, did He not eat with
publicans and sinners?
Excessive Pride of self? In the garden, did not this Master Workman of
the race pray, “Not my will but Thine be done.”
Excessive Pride in death? Was not “Jesus the Nazarene” crucified on a
cross between two thieves?
BELOW IS...YOUR
'ONE A DAY' for Today
(These thoughts are added to each day. Scroll down and read previous One A Days.)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters) (365 stories a year)
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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It happened a number of years ago but it has found a place in my memory that warms my heart every time I bring it back up to think upon.
The wife of a missionary repaid a $500 debt to a church that had been owed for 40 years. It had been long written off the books; she had concluded that since it was forgotten her years of service were payment enough. But then she prayed one day with a new depth and she then could not rest until the debt was paid.
"Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:10-12
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And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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click on the FOLLOWING URL
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And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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click on the FOLLOWING URL
to go to Rev. Wyrick's
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on amazon.com.
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BELOW ARE SOME OF THE RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT
"THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
++++++++++++++++
"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 Lincolnshould 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 fullmeasure 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
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