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PSALM 59:1,2,16,17 Deliver me from my enemies O my God Defend me from them that rise up against me Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men I will sing of thy power Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble Unto thee, O my strength will I sing for God is my defence and the God of my mercy
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SPRING SLIDES DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDES The snow is melting Green grass is showing Slowly spring slides down the mountain sides and takes us from our winter's ride Slide, spring, slide Don't stop now Come on into view As humming birds take wing Let the mockingbirds sing Let there be joy in the budding and rejoicing in the blossoms of spring's flowers everywhere And at eventide Let the full moon shimmer O let the full moon shimmer, all the while (Written on April 30, 2015, my wife's, Donna's, birthday) NO DENTAL FLOSS Recently, we kept an 8:00 am dentist appointment. We were in the chair for 8 minutes and the cost was sixteen dollars. That's two dollars a minute! Later, as we reflected on this canine incident we asked ourselves, "How much would we be willing to pay to have all of our spiritual cavities filled and our sacred teeth in perfect working condition? What would we be willing to pay to have our souls as clean as a hound's tooth? Would we be willing to accept newfangled ideas? Listen now, let's get serious. It's time we stopped chewing the fat. Now is the time to drill out all that's rotten and decayed within our souls. Bicuspid, now's the time to be clean mouthed and clean hearted. Because... There ain't no dental floss in heaven. PSALM 58:1,10,11 Do you indeed speak righteousness O congregation Do you judge uprightly O ye sons of men The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth thy vengeance So that a man shall say Verily there is a reward for the righteous Verily He is a God that judgeth the earth BE MY LAMP, LORD "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." (Psalm 119:105) Be my lamp, Lord Be my light Go before me Both day and night. With calm assurance, Lord Lead me along Let thy peace Become my song. Be my light, Lord Be my guide Let me walk By thy side. Guide my feet, Lord Mark my way Guide my feet Both night and day. PROSECUTION BY LEAK All we did was innocently, and, somewhat jokingly, remark: "Don't listen to your mother, kids, she doesn't know what she's talking about." That did it! Said our wife, "I deplore your prosecution by leak, and believe it is beginning to undermine the confidence needed in the governing of our family." "What? What did you say?" "It's not fair of you to bandy about unsubstantiated, erroneous allegations right in front of your own children." "I thought I had placed our conversation in a a confidential context," we said. "Confidential? Your voice was twice as loud as the TV. If I didn't know better, I'd almost believe you have a siege mentality." "Have you been reading the Washington Post again? Listen, we made a dumb mistake, that's all." "I certainly agree with that analysis," said our wife. "We apologize." "Thats all right dear. It was probably just an overreaction on your part, based on our close relationship. As far as I'm concerned, it is forgotten." "Ah, you're very gracious. And, I'll promise, on a stack of Bibles, that it'll never happen again... (At least not this week!)." "What did you say?" "Nothing, dear!" PSALM 57:1,5,9,10 Be merciful unto me O, God Be merciful unto me For my soul trusteth in thee Yea In the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge until these calamities be overpast Be thou exalted, O, God, above the heavens Let thy glory be above all the earth I will praise thee, O, Lord among the people I will sing unto thee among the nations For thy mercy is great unto the nations and thy truth unto the clouds ME WITHOUT GOD Without God I cannot see Without God I cannot hear Without God I cannot talk Without God I cannot walk Without God I cannot taste Without God I cannot feel Without God I cannot think Without God I cannot be Me Without God (Written on March 15, 2015) GOLDEN LOVE AWARD Some say there are no more modern day heroes, but we we think there are literally thousands in our country, today. Brooks Robinson is an excellent case in point. His 16 Golden Glove Awards and his 15 All-star performances will someday be duly noted in the Baseball Hall of Fame. But, if there was a Golden Love Award, Brooks probably should be its first modern day recipient. For he gave millions of fans a love of baseball when televised promotion of football was on the ascendency and when baseball seemed to be heading for the showers. Brooks gave us a high-quality, dignified Christian witness on and off the field. In our record book, we believe Brooks is well deserving of the ...Golden Love Award. (This article was written in 1977, when Brooks announced his retirement.) PSALM 56:1,3,4,8,10,11,13 Be merciful to me, O God The man would swallow me up He fighting, daily oppresseth me What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee In God, I will praise his word In God I will put my trust I will not fear what flesh can do unto me Thou tellest my wanderings Put thou my tears into thy bottle Are they not in thy book In God I will praise his word In the Lord will I praise his word In God I have put my trust I will not be afraid what man can do unto me, for thou hast delivered my soul from death Will thou not deliver my feet from falling that I may walk before God in the light of the living |
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