YOU TOOK MY PLACE

" 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

            THE DEVIL'S RULES FOR A GOOD CHURCH OFFICER
> 1. He shall think and talk big and do little.
> 2. He shall seek power and forget purpose.
> 3. He shall pray beautiful prayers and lead an unlovely life.
> 4. He shall seek agreement but seldom give it.
> 5. He shall stand outside after and before church service and talk
> about the weaknesses of the church.
> 6. He shall come late and leave early for all meetings (including the
> church service itself)
> 7. He shall vote "Yes" on church programs and then act as if he voted
> "No."
> 8. He shall plead ignorance and then proceed as if he knows all.
> 9. He shall be sure to demonstrate all his bad habits for the benefit
> of the Young People.
> 10. He shall daily pray a prayer of thanks that he is not like other
> men.
    BELOW IS...YOUR 'ONE A DAY' for Today

YOU TOOK MY PLACE

(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 was a normal day but then again it wasn’t.

A man drove his car into the church parking lot, parked it and as he was getting out a man quite distressed said to him, “You just parked in my place.” The man was somewhat distressed by such rude behavior but he moved his car without a word.

A man asked where Sunday School was being taught and finding the room sat down. A young lady from the church approached him and said, “That’s my seat.” The man was somewhat distressed by such rude behavior but he moved without a word.

Later the man walked in from the back of the church, found an empty seat, sat down and began to prepare for worship. A church member walked up and with a frown on her face said, “That’s where I always sit.” The man was somewhat distressed by such rude behavior but he moved without a word.

Later, as the congregation was praying for Christ to dwell among them, the visitor stood and his appearance began to change. Horrible scars became visible on his hands and sandaled feet.

Someone from the congregation noticed him and called out, “What happened to you?”

The visitor replied, “I took your place.”

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     And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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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 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