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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
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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 hope such signs show in your daily life...these
trustworthy thoughts, deeds and improvements in your personal history... to be
remembered for generations to come.
Because if trust
is a shining star then betrayal is a dark, stormy and destructive cloud.
While the
slime of betrayal does exist the cleaning effort of trust is also always alive
and well in those good men and women who hold its flaming touch on high.
I glory in
and lift up before the throne of grace... such people whom I have met... people
who I know I can trust with never a thought of regret.
"Hey Dad! Catch me!"
And the young man
looked up to see that his son had jumped off the small cliff and was plummeting
toward his arms.
He had no time to
consider what to do. The small body was
his son and so catch him or not he would make his body a buffer to protect his
small boy from injury.
They fell to the
ground in an uninjured heap.
With exasperation
the father gasped, "Can you give me one reason why you did that?"
The response was remarkably calm,
"Sure because you're my dad."
Are you somebody's dad? Do they daily trust you to protect them no
matter what arises?
Can your friends trust you?
Can your boss trust you?
In a world where the
muscles of dishonesty too often engage are you one of those shining stars who
are so trustworthy you can be trusted to do what is right even if no one is
watching or aware.
Can God trust you?
...when his name is being taken in vain?
...when as a Christian your choice of
what to do will bring glory to your Christian faith?
...to proclaim your faith without
hesitation wherever you stand.
Do you trust in
God?
In the midst
of the great stretches of time and eternity do you believe in and lean heavily
on the everlasting arms of your creator?
Do you by
prayerful acceptance daily turn your life over to the initiatives of God?
Are you wise and
filled with wonder in describing your heavenly relationship?
Do you allow
the significance of your Savior to flavor your days and deeds?
Have you made a
covenant with God and kept it alive and well by underlying with prayer how it
can and should so greatly influence your life?
It is a precarious world we live in and
the greater our destructive technologies become the more need there is of "trust
in all directions."
We must learn
more of brotherhood and less of foolish hates and behavior more suitable to
dogs, demons and devils.
Otherwise we make moral hesitation an art
form and trust a truth we refuse to practice or promote.
I remember when I
first learned to swim...it was the same year I stood in my church and
proclaimed my faith.
Both times it was a time of commitment
and trust...swim or sink... and so I trusted in my new knowledge and
what had become my living Lord...and I prospered in both my physical and
spiritual well being.
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said, “But seek ye first
his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you.” (Matt. 6:33).
And
I, in trust, have done that...and the word and the meaning of trust has
filtered through to so many parts of my life...and it is good....for me...and
for those I love...and also the life of the word trust.
QUOTES ON TRUST
You may be deceived if you
trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough. ~
Frank Cane
To be trusted is a greater
compliment than to be loved. ~ George MacDonald
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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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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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STILL RECEIVING RAVE
REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
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