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acclaimed One Man Dramas ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN CHARLES WESLEY, MARTIN LUTHER (NBC Special) click on the link
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Below
the thoughts below read a quote from Rev. Wyrick's applauded 9th book THE
SPIRITUAL ARAHAM LINCOLN...AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM AND ON KINDLE
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I got to thinking this morning of all the folk who have
purchased an alarm clock that is designed to ring so softly it never wakes them
up.
It's called a conscience.
And well...it does make sense in a devilish sort of
way. The 10 Commandments do keep getting
in the way of greed and other sins of like kin and kind.
So...what would the world be like if the
conscience volume was turned up and the conspiracy of moral silence was not
allowed to reign.
Would the world be a better place if unselfishness took
charge and if brotherhood wasn't constantly being beaten to death by those who
have nothing better to do but preach hate.
What would this oblate spheroid be like if morality was not
always on the auction block?
What if politicians signed on to a pledge of truth in
advertising? (Political promises)
What if labor
and management instigated what might be called "The New Math." Which can be defined by both sides saying,
"Neither of us is completely 100 right so lets work at meeting in the
middle OR AT LEAST SOMEWHERE NEAR."
What if the profit motive was merged with justice? Would that not be the results of a moral noisy alarm clock?
History has
already recorded two major magnificent accomplishments of noisy alarm clocks;
the abolishment of slavery and the civil rights movement.
But gaining equal human rights be it race, gender or
creed that are used to take them away...this battle never ends...for cruel misuse
of power is as old as the multitude of silent consciences that abound.
It is a divine
calling of God of which I speak and each and any of us who try to silence our
better selves should cry out in shame any time we do.
For the truth of the matter is that we can make a
difference in this world...for good or evil.
Yes...we can
square our lives with purpose or we will squander them.
There is a champion inside of each of us waiting to be
given life.
And part of the
champions life is a person who is more of giving than getting.
Part of a champions life is giving in exceptional ways...
such as helping someone escape poverty by teaching them how to read...
...or other
exceptional opportunities to give and serve that will not necessarily come
knocking at your door.
Nor should we sigh and say there is nothing we can
do...this big lie that hovers round every corner filled with excuses.
Much that
happens that is bad IS preventive...it just takes enough folk willing to go the
extra mile.
How?
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself
what makes you come alive, and go and do that, because what the world
needs is people who have come alive."
- Howard Thurman, African American pastor,
Remember to...
"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents,
it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our
Ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
- Ancient Indian Proverb
Because...
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment
before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank
There are few greater
truths than...
"This country will not be a good place for any of us to live
in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in."
- Theodore Roosebelt, 26th President of the United States
So...hold tight the truth that...
“We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us - and we
ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God's love abide in
anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need
and yet refuses to help?”
- 1 John 3:16-17
And...
“... Let us love, not just in word or speech, but in truth and
action.”
- I John 3:18
And...
"We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities
brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems."
- John W. Gardner, founder of Common Cause
So...
"Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of the
destitute. Speak out, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the poor and
needy."
- Proverbs 31:8-9
"
The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. This we know. All
things are connected, like the blood which unites one family. All things are
connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did
not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the
web, he does to himself." - Chief Seattle
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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
is remembered as one of the worst.
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
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
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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 ENTITLED
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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HIS WORLD FAMOUS ONE MAN DRAMATIZATIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN, CHARLES WESLEY AND MARTIN LUTHER
To
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SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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