At a nursing home in Florida, a resident group was discussing ailments:

“My arms are so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee,” said one.

“Yes, I know, my cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee,” replied another.

“I can’t turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck,” said a third, at which several others nodded weakly.

“My blood pressure pills make me very dizzy,” another went on.

“I guess that’s the price we pay for getting old,” winced an old man.

There was general agreement and a short moment of silence ensued. “Well, it’s not that bad,” said one woman cheerfully. “Thank God we can all still drive!”

Ecclesiastes 4:13

Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

Careful out there. Never know whom you’ll run into.

Give it some thought.

Gary

A small storeowner was being pressured to sell his store to the owners of a large department store who had bought every building on the block, except his. Frustrated by the man’s refusal to sell, they eventually opened their huge store on either side of the small one, with a big banner running from one side to the other, proclaiming in huge letters, “GRAND OPENING.”

Feeling equally frustrated, the small storeowner did finally outsmart the large department store owners. Below the grand opening sign, across the front of his small store, the man put up a small banner over his door: “MAIN ENTRANCE.”

There are a great number of Christian cults just like that. The sad part is you won’t know until you’re in there that it is the wrong place.

Acts 4:12

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

 Give it some thought before you step in.

Gary

If we tell people the brain is an app, maybe they’ll start using it.

–       Louise Myers

Proverbs 18:2

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

 Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

Like the President says so often, “Come on, man.”

Give it some thought.

Gary

“I’m sick of following my dreams, man. I’m just going to ask where they’re going and hook up with ‘em later.”

Mitch Hedberg

Considering that dreams have an expiration date, this is probably not a good step to take. Paul the Apostle would not have embraced that philosophy.

2 Chronicles 15:7 

But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.”

Philippians 3:14 

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Luke 14:28 

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

It is a sad affair when you knock on the door of the dreams of your youth and they left with no forwarding address.

Give it some thought.

Gary

Evans Carlson in 1937 was a Marine observer in China, studying the Chinese army. Carlson was impressed by how well the Chinese troops worked together using a system of cooperation they called gung-ho, which means work together. This is a term that should be used by Christians.

Psalm 133:1

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!”

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

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Give it some thought.

Gary

John Baker died in 1868 and is interred in Fort Fairfield, Maine. It might not mean much to you, but it does for me. Because of Mr. Baker’s tenacity, I live under the American flag instead of the Canadian flag. Also, we have Fort Kent and Fort Fairfield because he put up an American flag and stated the land belonged to the United States. That act put him into a New Brunswick jail, but he knew where his citizenship lay. There is a Christian song that contains the words: It only takes a spark to get a fire going.

If one Christian would stand for his citizenship, what a change it could bring on future generations.

Philippians 3:20 

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Ephesians 2:19 

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

Is home worth taking a stand for, no matter what the cost?

Give it some thought.

Gary

“I have no special talent; I am just passionately curious.”

Albert Einstein, Theoretical physicist

The smartest man of his generation recognized we must dig if we want gold. We must dive if we want pearls.

Proverbs 25:2-3 

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out. As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs 28:9 

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

What would have been the future if Moses had not checked out why that bush wasn’t burning up. Be curious and open “The Book.”

Give it some thought.

Gary