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I SMELL SMOKE!

9/26/2021

      I SMELL SMOKE!

Is it just my imagination, or am I actually
beginning to smell a few, putrid odors
coming up from the political, cultural, religious
depths of depravity leading to America's demise
before permanently settling into the abyss?

I (barely) hold out hope that those knowledgeable
and informed countrymen of mine may continue to
rise up and in any election defeat any candidate who
will not support the U.S. Constitution and its Amendments
containing the Bill of Rights and the liberties which
they guarantee.

  "... Lo! Freedom weeps. Wrong rules the land.
And, waiting justice sleeps."
(Josiah Gilbert Holland: God Give Us Men)

AT THE ALTAR

9/26/2021

AT THE ALTAR

Have you got burdens that bother
Have you got troubles and woe
Give them to your Master and Savior
Just drop them at the altar and go

With a heart that's filled with mercy
Jesus is looking for you
He knows all your faults and follies
So there's only one thing to do.

Drop your sins at the altar
Your years of battle and strife
Come, take the hand of your Master
Let Jesus be Lord of your life.
(First published on September 21, 2021)

FALL GUY

9/25/2021

   FALL GUY

                                 Once again, it is that season of the year
                                which we enjoy bragging about so much
                                 if we had a great deal to do with bringing
                                 it about).

                                 Autumn has arrived once again...
                                 With flamboyant flare the eastern skies
                                 are aflame with splashes of tangerine and gold.
Here are plucky pecans and orange plastered
                                 plump pumpkins, hot apple pie alamode.
                                 Brisk, invigorating walks down tawny leaved
                                 lanes. Yesterday remembered winding down
golden green roads.

                                 Each year we bask in the beauty of this wonderous
                                 season. With deep breaths we inhale the expectant
                                 exhilarating air as the passage of each day pushes
                                 us closer toward Thanksgiving and Christmas.

                                 Street lights, porch lights, parlor lights take on a
                                 warm after glow and homes once again become
                                 our safe harbor.

                                 To all of you who would join with us in celebrating
                                  this glorious season...We salute you...as one fall
                                  guy to another.

(First published on September 26, 2012,
with revisions made on September 25,2021)

WONDERFUL ME

9/24/2021

   WONDERFUL ME

Wrote S. Lee Luchansky...

"Humility is the ability to act
embarrassed when you tell people
how wonderful you are."

Seriously though, there is something
to be said for humility...and honest
embarrassment...and being truly wonderful.

Even in this technological, overly sophisticated
age of ours, we still admire the humble man
or woman.

And, perhaps the mark of a
real man or lady is their ability
to blush in compromising situations.

One of the better character traits
of my father was his ability to be humble
when others were complimenting him.

We also suspect that those fortunate
inhabitants of the Kingdom of God will
have to readily admit that they arrived
at their heavenly station because, in this
life, they were surrounded...by humble souls.

COURTESY

9/11/2021

COURTESY

                                                    Courtesy conquers crabbiness
                                                    Courtesy constitutes chivalry
                                                   in its finest form
                                                    Courtesy encourages kindness
                                                   in times of disagreement
                                                    Courtesy overcomes outrage
                                                    and instills confidence
                                                    Courtesy greets all people as friends
                                                    Courtesy graciously gives and
                                                    amiably appreciates
                                                    Courtesy eradicates impudence
                                                   while pursuing politeness
                                                    Courtesy never lost a client
                                                    Courtesy is gentility bathed
                                                    in the oil of elegance
                                                    Courtesy is not a natural pearl,
it must be cultivated.

CONTENTMENT

9/11/2021

  CONTENTMENT

Many have searched all their lives
                                  for that contentment that leads
to peace of mind.

Perhaps contentment comes from giving up
those things we cannot keep...while keeping
  those things that money cannot buy.

It was said that "A tub was large enough
for Diogenes, but a world was too little for
Alexander."

As of late, we have become aware of the
pricelessness...
Of a silent starry sky.
Of the dawn's early blush.
Of children laughing innocently.
Of the burden lifting power of prayer.

Only as we learn to be content...shall
we be able to widen the channels of
our creativity.

(First published on September 23, 2012)

TICK-TOCK 232

9/11/2021

TICK-TOCK 232

     "It is possible to own too much,"
suggested Gene Brown, "A man
with one watch knows what time
it is; a man with two watches
is never sure."

This is similar to the statement
by the Apostle James (1:8)...
"A double minded man is unstable
in all his ways."

It is perhaps difficult for many of us
to consistently remain stable in our
everyday, often-changing, challenging
and oft-times threatening world.

Perhaps one reason for our continued
inconsistencies in moral and spiritual living
is that...we fail to recognize that while all
of our parts are important ones, we could
                             not run for a second if our Creator failed
                             or refused to set our mainspring and minor
wheels in motion.

As in some watches, as also in most men,
it is very difficult for us to be ticking while
we're tocking.

                             To be in harmony with the Harmonizer of
the Universe, we would suggest we need...
a steady hum...which only He can give us.

(First published on October 21, 1976...
Obviously has no resemblance today's
tic-toc craze. 4.17.2020)

MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

9/7/2021

MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

      My country, my country
With freedom and liberty
Long may you stand
Through tribulation, trials and strife
You bring forth abundance
And a brand new life
Time will pass, time will tell
With America, all is well
All is well

(Written and published on September 7,
   2021, after watching "Yannick: An artist's
Journey," originally presented by PBS
on September 3, 2021.)