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NEVER MISS A CHANCE TO...

7/7/2015

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                                    NEVER MISS A CHANCE TO...
                                       Ask a pertinent question

                                 Buy less, save more
                                       Catch a silver star
                                       Drift off to sleep while reading
                                       Encourage someone to fully live
                                       Fight the right fight
                                       Give God full credit
                                       Help a Boy Scout cross the street
                                       Illuminate your heart with gladness
                                       Jingle jangle your spiritual spurs
                                       Keep on keeping (well, you know)
                                       Love life to the hilt
                                       Mow the grass before it rains
                                       Notice the good in everyone
                                       Open your doors to the hungry and poor
                                       Publish glad tidings at home and abroad
                                       Quit one bad habit every day
                                       Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice
                                       Sing a song of six pence
                                       Teach an old dog a new trick
                                       Use your mind and time wisely
                                       Verify a fact of life
                                       Wish the sinner well
                                       X the spot where love first bloomed
                                       Yearn for home
                                       Zestfully enjoy life
                               (Written on July 4, 2015)  
                                






    
                                

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READING THE SCRIPTURES

7/7/2015

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                                      READING THE SCRIPTURES

                                                                     One of the best gloom chasers I
                                          know of is... reading the scriptures.

                                          When we are disgruntled, down-
                                          hearted, or discouraged, the reading
                                          of the Scriptures lifts us up from
                                          the mire and gently places us down
                                          on solid ground.

                                          We especially enjoy these words
                                          of Paul which he wrote in his second
                                          letter to the Corinthians:

                                          "We are troubled on every side
                                          Yet not distressed,
                                          We are perplexed
                                          But not in despair,
                                          Persecuted
                                          But not forsaken,
                                          Cast down
                                          But not destroyed." (II Cor. 4:8)
   
                                          Today, we shall read the scriptures,
                                          and our spirits shall be uplifted.
 
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FOURTH OF JULY (1978)

7/6/2015

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                                                 FOURTH OF JULY (1978)

                                                                      You may never visit Lexington    
                                         Where freedom's banner was unfurled
                                         Or see that trusty flintlock
                                         That fired the shot heard around the world


                                         Or visit Fort McHenry  
                                         Near the town of Baltimore
                                         Where Sir Francis penned an anthem
                                         As he saw Old Glory soar

                                         Or travel down the Mighty Miss
                                         To the town of Cajun queens
                                         Where Andy Jackson stood his ground
                                         At the battle of New Orleans


                                         Or mosey down to South Caroline
                                         Where a bloody feud began
                                         That pitted brother against brother
                                         In Civil War throughout the land

                                         Or ever stand at Gettysburg
                                         Where so many fought and died
                                         And Lincoln spoke of unity
                                         From his conscience, deep inside

                                         Or stand on top of San Juan Hill
                                         Where Teddy grinned with pride
                                         And spoke of America's greatness
                                         To those Rough Riders by his side

                                         Or roam the woods of Argonne
                                         And hear liberty's bugle blow
                                         Where crosses rose like poppies
                                         In row after row after row

                                         Or feel the sands of Normandy
                                         And walk along its shore
                                         Where freedom made a landing
                                         In June of forty-four

                                         Or ever see Korea
                                         Where there's blood on every hill
                                         And many a mother's son
                                         Is gone and buried still

                                         Or ever fly to Vietnam
                                         That far flung distance land
                                         Where the odds were all against us
                                         But we dared to take a stand

                                         Now perhaps you will never visit
                                         These places we've spoken of
                                         But their legacy of courage
                                         Speaks of a land we dearly love

                                         A land whose beacons cast a light
                                         That shines from sea to sea
                                         A land I'm proud to boast about
                                         Its America, America for me

                                                 

 
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PSALM 68:1,3,5,17,19,32,34

7/2/2015

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                                 PSALM 68:1,3,5,17,19,32,34

                                                          
                                       Let God arise 
                                              Let his enemies 
                                                be scattered
                                                  Let them also 
                                                     that hate him  
                                                      flee before him
                                            But let the righteous be glad 
                                            Let them rejoice before God
                                           Yea, let them exceedingly             
                                                     rejoice

                                           A father of the fatherless
                                         and a judge of the widows
                                       is God in his holy habitation

                                               The chariots of God
                                              are twenty thousand
                                              even thousands of angels
                                           The Lord is among them
                                         as in Sinai, in the holy place

                                         Blessed be the Lord
                                         who daily loadeth us with benefits
                                         even the God of our salvation Selah

                                                     Sing unto God
                                                     ye kingdoms of the earth
                                                     O, sing praised unto the Lord
                                                     Selah
                                         Abscribe ye strength unto God 
                                         His excellency is over Israel
                                         and his strength is in the clouds
                                                       
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JUNE BUG 

7/2/2015

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                                                       JUNE BUG

                                      "Spring being a tough act to follow,
                                      God created June." So wrote Al Berstein.

                                      Just as we began to write, we noticed 
                                      right below our high intensity lamp...
                                      a June Bug. (At least we think it was a
                                      June Bug. Our bugology is not the 
                                      greatest.)

                                      As we began writing, this shiny shelled
                                      friend of ours crawled up a stack of memo
                                      papers, meandered down the other side, 
                                      stepped lively across our Thesaurus and 
                                      finally disappeared over the side of our
                                      desk.
                        
                                      Like most of us, June Bug appeared to 
                                      be in a big hurry but did not seem to know 
                                      where he wanted to go.We appreciate his
                                      short visit. He helped us to marvel at the
                                      immense variety of God's creatures.
                                      Hail and farewell, June Bug!



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